diff --git a/core/assets/scaffold/files/example.settings.local.php b/core/assets/scaffold/files/example.settings.local.php
index 1397e9ddf4d7b37cd341f271bb747c9c18989cc0..7cb0e6857735d0493898ef24398b0f2617a91760 100644
--- a/core/assets/scaffold/files/example.settings.local.php
+++ b/core/assets/scaffold/files/example.settings.local.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * @see https://wiki.php.net/rfc/expectations
  */
 assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, TRUE);
-\Drupal\Component\Assertion\Handle::register();
+assert_options(ASSERT_EXCEPTION, TRUE);
 
 /**
  * Enable local development services.
diff --git a/sites/example.settings.local.php b/sites/example.settings.local.php
index 1397e9ddf4d7b37cd341f271bb747c9c18989cc0..7cb0e6857735d0493898ef24398b0f2617a91760 100644
--- a/sites/example.settings.local.php
+++ b/sites/example.settings.local.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * @see https://wiki.php.net/rfc/expectations
  */
 assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, TRUE);
-\Drupal\Component\Assertion\Handle::register();
+assert_options(ASSERT_EXCEPTION, TRUE);
 
 /**
  * Enable local development services.