diff --git a/src/runtime2/component/component.rs b/src/runtime2/component/component.rs
index d5712961e4599ebea7ed0b73bbdf3aa03a2d2c81..525613092199b6baf777c0a2e24ebe76e8f20631 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/component/component.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/component/component.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ pub(crate) fn create_component(
     arguments: ValueGroup, num_ports: usize
 ) -> Box<dyn Component> {
     let definition = &protocol.heap[definition_id];
-    debug_assert!(definition.kind == ProcedureKind::Primitive || definition.kind == ProcedureKind::Composite);
+    debug_assert_eq!(definition.kind, ProcedureKind::Component);
 
     if definition.source.is_builtin() {
         // Builtin component