diff --git a/api/sequence_checker.h b/api/sequence_checker.h
index b9f466b9a7..a79d04f61f 100644
--- a/api/sequence_checker.h
+++ b/api/sequence_checker.h
@@ -107,9 +107,15 @@ class RTC_LOCKABLE SequenceChecker
 #define RTC_RUN_ON(x) \
   RTC_THREAD_ANNOTATION_ATTRIBUTE__(exclusive_locks_required(x))
 
+// Checks current code is running on the desired sequence.
+//
+// First statement validates it is running on the sequence `x`.
+// Second statement annotates for the thread safety analyzer the check was done.
+// Such annotation has to be attached to a function, and that function has to be
+// called. Thus current implementation creates a noop lambda and calls it.
 #define RTC_DCHECK_RUN_ON(x)                                               \
   RTC_DCHECK((x)->IsCurrent())                                             \
       << webrtc::webrtc_sequence_checker_internal::ExpectationToString(x); \
-  webrtc::webrtc_sequence_checker_internal::AssertHeld(x)
+  []() RTC_ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK(x) {}()
 
 #endif  // API_SEQUENCE_CHECKER_H_
diff --git a/rtc_base/synchronization/sequence_checker_internal.h b/rtc_base/synchronization/sequence_checker_internal.h
index 3457765216..be89133a69 100644
--- a/rtc_base/synchronization/sequence_checker_internal.h
+++ b/rtc_base/synchronization/sequence_checker_internal.h
@@ -19,21 +19,9 @@
 #include "rtc_base/system/rtc_export.h"
 #include "rtc_base/thread_annotations.h"
 
-namespace rtc {
-class TaskQueue;
-}  // namespace rtc
-
 namespace webrtc {
-class SequenceChecker;
 namespace webrtc_sequence_checker_internal {
 
-inline void AssertHeld(const SequenceChecker* checker)
-    RTC_ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK(checker) {}
-inline void AssertHeld(const TaskQueueBase* task_queue)
-    RTC_ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK(task_queue) {}
-inline void AssertHeld(const rtc::TaskQueue* task_queue)
-    RTC_ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK(task_queue) {}
-
 // Real implementation of SequenceChecker, for use in debug mode, or
 // for temporary use in release mode (e.g. to RTC_CHECK on a threading issue
 // seen only in the wild).