diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
index 9cd5adcb11..a26666e863 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
@@ -1058,12 +1058,14 @@ public static function bootEnvironment($app_root = NULL) {
         // the internal browser.
         define('DRUPAL_TEST_IN_CHILD_SITE', TRUE);
 
-        // Web tests are to be conducted with runtime assertions active.
-        // phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated
-        assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, TRUE);
-        // Force assertion failures to be thrown as exceptions.
-        // phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated
-        assert_options(ASSERT_EXCEPTION, TRUE);
+        if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 80300) {
+          // Web tests are to be conducted with runtime assertions active.
+          // phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated
+          assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, TRUE);
+          // Force assertion failures to be thrown as exceptions.
+          // phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated
+          assert_options(ASSERT_EXCEPTION, TRUE);
+        }
 
         // Log fatal errors to the test site directory.
         ini_set('log_errors', 1);
diff --git a/core/tests/bootstrap.php b/core/tests/bootstrap.php
index 6b3dcef294..18b35cf3c7 100644
--- a/core/tests/bootstrap.php
+++ b/core/tests/bootstrap.php
@@ -176,8 +176,10 @@ class_alias('\Drupal\Tests\DocumentElement', '\Behat\Mink\Element\DocumentElemen
 // Runtime assertions. PHPUnit follows the php.ini assert.active setting for
 // runtime assertions. By default this setting is on. Ensure exceptions are
 // thrown if an assert fails.
-// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated
-assert_options(ASSERT_EXCEPTION, TRUE);
+if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 80300) {
+  // phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated
+  assert_options(ASSERT_EXCEPTION, TRUE);
+}
 
 // Ensure ignored deprecation patterns listed in .deprecation-ignore.txt are
 // considered in testing.
diff --git a/sites/example.settings.local.php b/sites/example.settings.local.php
index 82ad823525..1e18af9f21 100644
--- a/sites/example.settings.local.php
+++ b/sites/example.settings.local.php
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@
  *
  * @see https://wiki.php.net/rfc/expectations
  */
-// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated
-assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, TRUE);
-assert_options(ASSERT_EXCEPTION, TRUE);
+if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 80300) {
+  // phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated
+  assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, TRUE);
+  assert_options(ASSERT_EXCEPTION, TRUE);
+}
 
 /**
  * Enable local development services.