diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.c
index be15a0a4dff1..f043eed51f50 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.c
@@ -450,19 +450,17 @@ free_dbtable(void *vtb)
     erts_flxctr_add(&tb->common.counters,
                     ERTS_DB_TABLE_MEM_COUNTER_ID,
                     -((Sint)erts_flxctr_nr_of_allocated_bytes(&tb->common.counters)));
+
     if (!DB_LOCK_FREE(tb)) {
         ERTS_DB_ALC_MEM_UPDATE_(tb, erts_rwmtx_size(&tb->common.rwlock), 0);
+        erts_rwmtx_destroy(&tb->common.rwlock);
+        erts_mtx_destroy(&tb->common.fixlock);
     }
 
-    ASSERT(erts_flxctr_is_snapshot_ongoing(&tb->common.counters) ||
-           sizeof(DbTable) == DB_GET_APPROX_MEM_CONSUMED(tb));
-
     ASSERT(is_immed(tb->common.heir_data));
 
-    if (!DB_LOCK_FREE(tb)) {
-        erts_rwmtx_destroy(&tb->common.rwlock);
-        erts_mtx_destroy(&tb->common.fixlock);
-    }
+    ASSERT(erts_flxctr_is_snapshot_ongoing(&tb->common.counters) ||
+           sizeof(DbTable) == DB_GET_APPROX_MEM_CONSUMED(tb));
 
     if (tb->common.btid)
         erts_bin_release(tb->common.btid);