diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9803782..ae2ef08 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,4 +54,3 @@ wait-timeout = "0.2"
 
 [profile.dev]
 split-debuginfo = "unpacked"
-
diff --git a/crates/eww/src/state/one_to_n_elements_map.rs b/crates/eww/src/state/one_to_n_elements_map.rs
index 91834e0..fb7a814 100644
--- a/crates/eww/src/state/one_to_n_elements_map.rs
+++ b/crates/eww/src/state/one_to_n_elements_map.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ impl<I: Copy + std::hash::Hash + std::cmp::Eq + std::fmt::Debug, T> OneToNElemen
         result
     }
 
+    #[cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), allow(dead_code))]
     pub fn validate(&self) -> Result<()> {
         for (parent, children) in &self.parent_to_children {
             for child in children {
diff --git a/crates/eww/src/state/scope_graph.rs b/crates/eww/src/state/scope_graph.rs
index a0de7ee..3af08fa 100644
--- a/crates/eww/src/state/scope_graph.rs
+++ b/crates/eww/src/state/scope_graph.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ impl ScopeGraph {
         self.graph.remove_scope(scope_index);
     }
 
+    #[cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), allow(dead_code))]
     pub fn validate(&self) -> Result<()> {
         self.graph.validate()
     }
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ mod internal {
             Ok(())
         }
 
+        #[cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), allow(dead_code))]
         pub fn validate(&self) -> Result<()> {
             for (child_scope, (parent_scope, _edge)) in &self.hierarchy_relations.child_to_parent {
                 if !self.scopes.contains_key(child_scope) {