diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
index 85fe30c252..69efe33d72 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
@@ -482,36 +482,22 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             AZStd::unique_ptr<Instance>& sourceInstance, TemplateId targetTemplateId, UndoSystem::URSequencePoint* undoBatch)
         {
             LinkReference nestedInstanceLink = m_prefabSystemComponentInterface->FindLink(sourceInstance->GetLinkId());
-            if (!nestedInstanceLink)
-            {
-                AZ_Assert(
-                    false,
-                    "A valid link was not found for one of the instances provided as input for the CreatePrefab operation.");
-                return;
-            }
+            AZ_Assert(
+                nestedInstanceLink.has_value(),
+                "A valid link was not found for one of the instances provided as input for the CreatePrefab operation.");    
 
             PrefabDomReference nestedInstanceLinkDom = nestedInstanceLink->get().GetLinkDom();
-
-            if (!nestedInstanceLinkDom)
-            {
-                AZ_Assert(
-                    false,
-                    "A valid DOM was not found for the link corresponding to one of the instances provided as input for the "
-                    "CreatePrefab operation.");
-                return;
-            }
+            AZ_Assert(
+                nestedInstanceLinkDom.has_value(),
+                "A valid DOM was not found for the link corresponding to one of the instances provided as input for the "
+                "CreatePrefab operation.");
 
             PrefabDomValueReference nestedInstanceLinkPatches =
                 PrefabDomUtils::FindPrefabDomValue(nestedInstanceLinkDom->get(), PrefabDomUtils::PatchesName);
-
-            if (!nestedInstanceLinkPatches)
-            {
-                AZ_Assert(
-                    false,
-                    "A valid DOM for patches was not found for the link corresponding to one of the instances provided as input for the "
-                    "CreatePrefab operation.");
-                return;
-            }
+            AZ_Assert(
+                nestedInstanceLinkPatches.has_value(),
+                "A valid DOM for patches was not found for the link corresponding to one of the instances provided as input for the "
+                "CreatePrefab operation.");
 
             PrefabDom patchesCopyForUndoSupport;
             patchesCopyForUndoSupport.CopyFrom(nestedInstanceLinkPatches->get(), patchesCopyForUndoSupport.GetAllocator());