diff --git a/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/mod.rs b/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/mod.rs
index 6c8a588eb58f3..1a836f11499ec 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/mod.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ trait Recover<Q: ?Sized> {
     fn replace(&mut self, key: Self::Key) -> Option<Self::Key>;
 }
 
+/// Same purpose as `Option::unwrap` but doesn't always guarantee a panic
+/// if the option contains no value.
+/// SAFETY: the caller must ensure that the option contains a value.
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn unwrap_unchecked<T>(val: Option<T>) -> T {
     val.unwrap_or_else(|| {