diff --git a/libcxx/include/string b/libcxx/include/string
index d233369df1ab94..db29f21bdd599c 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/string
+++ b/libcxx/include/string
@@ -1763,11 +1763,7 @@ basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::__invalidate_all_iterators()
 template <class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Allocator>
 inline
 void
-basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::__invalidate_iterators_past(size_type
-#if _LIBCPP_DEBUG_LEVEL == 2
-                                                                        __pos
-#endif
-                                                                      )
+basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::__invalidate_iterators_past(size_type __pos)
 {
 #if _LIBCPP_DEBUG_LEVEL == 2
     __c_node* __c = __get_db()->__find_c_and_lock(this);
@@ -1787,6 +1783,8 @@ basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::__invalidate_iterators_past(size_type
         }
         __get_db()->unlock();
     }
+#else
+    (void)__pos;
 #endif // _LIBCPP_DEBUG_LEVEL == 2
 }
 
@@ -2361,12 +2359,11 @@ basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::assign(size_type __n, value_type __c)
         size_type __sz = size();
         __grow_by(__cap, __n - __cap, __sz, 0, __sz);
     }
-    else
-        __invalidate_iterators_past(__n);
     value_type* __p = _VSTD::__to_address(__get_pointer());
     traits_type::assign(__p, __n, __c);
     traits_type::assign(__p[__n], value_type());
     __set_size(__n);
+    __invalidate_iterators_past(__n);
     return *this;
 }
 
@@ -2498,13 +2495,12 @@ basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::assign(_ForwardIterator __first, _For
             size_type __sz = size();
             __grow_by(__cap, __n - __cap, __sz, 0, __sz);
         }
-        else
-            __invalidate_iterators_past(__n);
         pointer __p = __get_pointer();
         for (; __first != __last; ++__first, ++__p)
             traits_type::assign(*__p, *__first);
         traits_type::assign(*__p, value_type());
         __set_size(__n);
+        __invalidate_iterators_past(__n);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_assign/iterator.pass.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_assign/iterator.pass.cpp
index 981350f5000526..f8b10c6e056cdd 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_assign/iterator.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_assign/iterator.pass.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
-// XFAIL: LIBCXX-DEBUG-FIXME
-
 // <string>
 
 // template<class InputIterator>