diff --git a/compiler/luci/pass/src/RemoveUnnecessaryTransposeNetPass.cpp b/compiler/luci/pass/src/RemoveUnnecessaryTransposeNetPass.cpp
index c1b09f437e8..8d99816c332 100644
--- a/compiler/luci/pass/src/RemoveUnnecessaryTransposeNetPass.cpp
+++ b/compiler/luci/pass/src/RemoveUnnecessaryTransposeNetPass.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ bool TaggedShapeAnalyzer::init(const luci::CircleTranspose *front_transpose,
                                const luci::CircleReshape *mid_reshape,
                                const luci::CircleTranspose *back_transpose)
 {
-  _in = dynamic_cast<luci::CircleNode *>(front_transpose->a());
+  _in = loco::must_cast<luci::CircleNode *>(front_transpose->a());
   _front_transpose = front_transpose;
   _mid_reshape = mid_reshape;
   _back_transpose = back_transpose;
@@ -370,14 +370,10 @@ bool TaggedShapeAnalyzer::init(const luci::CircleTranspose *front_transpose,
  */
 template <loco::DataType DType> bool TaggedShapeAnalyzer::can_remove_transposes()
 {
-  assert(_in != nullptr || _front_transpose != nullptr || _mid_reshape != nullptr ||
+  assert(_in != nullptr && _front_transpose != nullptr && _mid_reshape != nullptr &&
          _back_transpose != nullptr);
 
-  // TODO: Update methods to use std::vector<int32_t&> intead of CircleNode ptr
-  // For example,
-  //  init_shape_with_tag(_in_shape_v);
-  //  analyze_transpose(_fornt_perm_v);
-
+  // TODO: Update under methods to use std::vector<int32_t&> intead of CircleNode*
   init_shape_with_tag(_in);
 
   analyze_transpose<DType>(_front_transpose);