diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 647bf471..99baeeb1 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ lazy val commonSettings = Seq[Setting[_]](
         "-Xsource:3-cross",
         "-Wnonunit-statement",
         "-Wvalue-discard",
-      ) ++ (if (assertionsEnabled.value) Nil else List("-Xelide-below", "2001"))
+      ) ++ (if (assertionsEnabled.value) Nil else List("-Xelide-below", "1501"))
     } else {
       // 3.x:
       List(
diff --git a/internal-helpers/src/test/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/ChoamUtils2.scala b/internal-helpers/src/test/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/ChoamUtils2.scala
index 8aef2dc5..bc92ef4a 100644
--- a/internal-helpers/src/test/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/ChoamUtils2.scala
+++ b/internal-helpers/src/test/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/ChoamUtils2.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import scala.annotation.{ elidable, nowarn }
 @nowarn("msg=elidable")
 private[choam] abstract class ChoamUtils2 {
 
-  @elidable(elidable.ASSERTION)
+  @elidable(1500)
   private[choam] final def _assert(ok: Boolean): Unit = {
     if (!ok) {
       throw new AssertionError
diff --git a/internal-helpers/src/test/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/DisableAssertionsSpecScala213.scala b/internal-helpers/src/test/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/DisableAssertionsSpecScala213.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 432f613a..00000000
--- a/internal-helpers/src/test/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/DisableAssertionsSpecScala213.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- * Copyright 2016-2024 Daniel Urban and contributors listed in NOTICE.txt
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package dev.tauri.choam
-package helpers
-
-final class DisableAssertionsSpecScala213 extends BaseSpec {
-
-  test("The Scala 2.13 `-Xelide-below` also affects Predef.assert") {
-    Predef.assert(false)
-    Predef.assert(false, "foo")
-  }
-}
diff --git a/internal-helpers/src/test/scala/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/DisabledAssertionsSpec.scala b/internal-helpers/src/test/scala/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/DisabledAssertionsSpec.scala
index 11724789..e00eec82 100644
--- a/internal-helpers/src/test/scala/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/DisabledAssertionsSpec.scala
+++ b/internal-helpers/src/test/scala/dev/tauri/choam/helpers/DisabledAssertionsSpec.scala
@@ -25,15 +25,23 @@ final class DisableAssertionsSpec extends BaseSpec {
     _assert({ throw new Exception; false }) : @nowarn("cat=w-flag-dead-code")
   }
 
+  test("Predef.assert should still work".fail) {
+    Predef.assert(false)
+  }
+
+  test("Predef.assert should still work (with message)".fail) {
+    Predef.assert(false, "foo")
+  }
+
   test("munit assert should still work".fail) {
     this.assert(false)
   }
 
-  test("require(Boolean) should still work".fail) {
+  test("require should still work".fail) {
     require(false)
   }
 
-  test("require(Boolean, => Any) should still work".fail) {
+  test("require should still work (with message)".fail) {
     require(false, "foo")
   }
 
diff --git a/skiplist/shared/src/main/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/internal/ChoamUtils.scala b/skiplist/shared/src/main/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/internal/ChoamUtils.scala
index 0d3467e1..d79b876a 100644
--- a/skiplist/shared/src/main/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/internal/ChoamUtils.scala
+++ b/skiplist/shared/src/main/scala-2.13/dev/tauri/choam/internal/ChoamUtils.scala
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import scala.annotation.{ elidable, nowarn }
 @nowarn("msg=elidable")
 private[choam] abstract class ChoamUtils {
 
-  @elidable(elidable.ASSERTION)
+  @elidable(1500)
   private[choam] final def _assert(ok: Boolean): Unit = {
     if (!ok) {
       throw new AssertionError