diff --git a/production/catalog/gaiac/src/command.cpp b/production/catalog/gaiac/src/command.cpp
index 0541cacec04d..a83819c728f9 100644
--- a/production/catalog/gaiac/src/command.cpp
+++ b/production/catalog/gaiac/src/command.cpp
@@ -221,15 +221,6 @@ void describe_table(const string& name)
     cout << "Parent references:" << endl;
     output_parent_references.print(cout);
     cout << endl;
-#ifdef DEBUG
-    // Hide FlatBuffers related content in release build.
-    {
-        cout << endl;
-        cout << "Binary FlatBuffers Schema (in hex):" << endl;
-        auto_transaction_t tx;
-        cout << gaia_table_t::get(table_id).binary_schema().data() << endl;
-    }
-#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -239,7 +230,7 @@ void generate_table_fbs(const string& name)
     gaia_id_t table_id = c_invalid_gaia_id;
     {
         auto_transaction_t tx;
-        for (auto table : gaia_table_t::list())
+        for (auto& table : gaia_table_t::list())
         {
             string table_name{table.name()};
             string qualified_name{table.gaia_database().name()};
diff --git a/production/inc/gaia/direct_access/edc_array.hpp b/production/inc/gaia/direct_access/edc_array.hpp
index b63147ef1050..bbc325d1ba4b 100644
--- a/production/inc/gaia/direct_access/edc_array.hpp
+++ b/production/inc/gaia/direct_access/edc_array.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include "gaia/direct_access/edc_object.hpp"
 
+#include "gaia_internal/common/retail_assert.hpp"
+
 namespace gaia
 {
 
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ template <typename T_type>
 class edc_vector_t
 {
 public:
+    edc_vector_t() = delete;
+
     const T_type* data() const
     {
         return m_vector->data();
@@ -43,13 +47,14 @@ class edc_vector_t
 
 private:
     // Make the edc_object_t a friend so it can call the private vector constructor.
-    template <gaia::common::gaia_type_t T_gaia_type, typename T_gaia, typename T_fb, typename T_obj>
+    template <gaia::common::gaia_type_t gaia_type, typename T_gaia, typename T_fb, typename T_obj>
     friend struct edc_object_t;
 
     explicit edc_vector_t(const flatbuffers::Vector<T_type>* vector_ptr)
         : m_vector(vector_ptr)
     {
-        static_assert(std::is_arithmetic<T_type>::value, "Only support arrays of basic types.");
+        static_assert(std::is_arithmetic<T_type>::value, "edc_vector_t only supports basic types!");
+        common::retail_assert(vector_ptr != nullptr, "edc_vector_t does not support null-valued array pointers!");
     };
 
     const flatbuffers::Vector<T_type>* m_vector;