diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILTypeExtensions.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILTypeExtensions.cs
index ca8da349a..1c0a436cb 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILTypeExtensions.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/ILTypeExtensions.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 // DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.TypeSystem;
@@ -215,17 +216,15 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 		/// If not returning UnknownType, must return a type that can store
 		/// the result of the instruction without loss of information.
 		/// </remarks>
-		public static IType InferType(this ILInstruction inst, ICompilation? compilation)
+		public static IType InferType(this ILInstruction inst, ICompilation compilation)
 		{
+			Debug.Assert(compilation != null);
 			switch (inst)
 			{
 				case NewObj newObj:
 					return newObj.Method.DeclaringType ?? SpecialType.UnknownType;
 				case NewArr newArr:
-					if (compilation != null)
-						return new ArrayType(compilation, newArr.Type, newArr.Indices.Count);
-					else
-						return SpecialType.UnknownType;
+					return new ArrayType(compilation, newArr.Type, newArr.Indices.Count);
 				case Call call:
 					return call.Method.ReturnType;
 				case CallVirt callVirt:
@@ -258,8 +257,6 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 					}
 					return new ByReferenceType(ldelema.Type);
 				case Comp comp:
-					if (compilation == null)
-						return SpecialType.UnknownType;
 					switch (comp.LiftingKind)
 					{
 						case ComparisonLiftingKind.None:
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions/CompoundAssignmentInstruction.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions/CompoundAssignmentInstruction.cs
index b456173ed..634ecf832 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions/CompoundAssignmentInstruction.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Instructions/CompoundAssignmentInstruction.cs
@@ -153,10 +153,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 		public bool IsLifted { get; }
 
 		public NumericCompoundAssign(BinaryNumericInstruction binary, ILInstruction target,
-			CompoundTargetKind targetKind, ILInstruction value, IType type, CompoundEvalMode evalMode)
+			CompoundTargetKind targetKind, ILInstruction value, IType type, CompoundEvalMode evalMode,
+			Transforms.ILTransformContext context)
 			: base(OpCode.NumericCompoundAssign, evalMode, target, targetKind, value)
 		{
-			Debug.Assert(IsBinaryCompatibleWithType(binary, type, null));
+			Debug.Assert(IsBinaryCompatibleWithType(binary, type, context));
 			this.CheckForOverflow = binary.CheckForOverflow;
 			this.Sign = binary.Sign;
 			this.LeftInputType = binary.LeftInputType;
@@ -166,14 +167,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 			this.IsLifted = binary.IsLifted;
 			this.type = type;
 			this.AddILRange(binary);
-			Debug.Assert(evalMode == CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToNewValue || (Operator == BinaryNumericOperator.Add || Operator == BinaryNumericOperator.Sub));
+			Debug.Assert(evalMode == CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToNewValue || Operator == BinaryNumericOperator.Add || Operator == BinaryNumericOperator.Sub);
 			Debug.Assert(this.ResultType == (IsLifted ? StackType.O : UnderlyingResultType));
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets whether the specific binary instruction is compatible with a compound operation on the specified type.
 		/// </summary>
-		internal static bool IsBinaryCompatibleWithType(BinaryNumericInstruction binary, IType type, DecompilerSettings? settings)
+		internal static bool IsBinaryCompatibleWithType(BinaryNumericInstruction binary, IType type, Transforms.ILTransformContext context)
 		{
 			if (binary.IsLifted)
 			{
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 				// If the LHS is C# 9 IntPtr (but not nint or C# 11 IntPtr):
 				// "target.intptr *= 2;" is compiler error, but
 				// "target.intptr *= (nint)2;" works
-				if (settings != null && !settings.NativeIntegers)
+				if (!context.Settings.NativeIntegers)
 				{
 					// But if native integers are not available, we cannot use compound assignment.
 					return false;
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 			}
 			if (binary.Sign != Sign.None)
 			{
-				bool signMismatchAllowed = (binary.Sign == Sign.Unsigned && binary.Operator == BinaryNumericOperator.ShiftRight && (settings == null || settings.UnsignedRightShift));
+				bool signMismatchAllowed = binary.Sign == Sign.Unsigned && binary.Operator == BinaryNumericOperator.ShiftRight && context.Settings.UnsignedRightShift;
 				if (type.IsCSharpSmallIntegerType())
 				{
 					// C# will use numeric promotion to int, binary op must be signed
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL
 				}
 			}
 			// Can't transform if the RHS value would be need to be truncated for the LHS type.
-			if (Transforms.TransformAssignment.IsImplicitTruncation(binary.Right, type, null, binary.IsLifted))
+			if (Transforms.TransformAssignment.IsImplicitTruncation(binary.Right, type, context.TypeSystem, binary.IsLifted))
 				return false;
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformAssignment.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformAssignment.cs
index 9fb4a948b..bf22be536 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformAssignment.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformAssignment.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.CSharp;
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.CSharp.Transforms;
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.TypeSystem;
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Util;
 
@@ -263,9 +264,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 			return inst;
 		}
 
-		static bool ValidateCompoundAssign(BinaryNumericInstruction binary, Conv? conv, IType targetType, DecompilerSettings settings)
+		static bool ValidateCompoundAssign(BinaryNumericInstruction binary, Conv? conv, IType targetType, ILTransformContext context)
 		{
-			if (!NumericCompoundAssign.IsBinaryCompatibleWithType(binary, targetType, settings))
+			if (!NumericCompoundAssign.IsBinaryCompatibleWithType(binary, targetType, context))
 				return false;
 			if (conv != null && !(conv.TargetType == targetType.ToPrimitiveType() && conv.CheckForOverflow == binary.CheckForOverflow))
 				return false; // conv does not match binary operation
@@ -381,13 +382,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 				}
 				if (!IsMatchingCompoundLoad(binary.Left, compoundStore, out var target, out var targetKind, out var finalizeMatch, forbiddenVariable: storeInSetter?.Variable))
 					return false;
-				if (!ValidateCompoundAssign(binary, smallIntConv, targetType, context.Settings))
+				if (!ValidateCompoundAssign(binary, smallIntConv, targetType, context))
 					return false;
 				context.Step($"Compound assignment (binary.numeric)", compoundStore);
 				finalizeMatch?.Invoke(context);
 				newInst = new NumericCompoundAssign(
 					binary, target, targetKind, binary.Right,
-					targetType, CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToNewValue);
+					targetType, CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToNewValue, context);
 			}
 			else if (setterValue is Call operatorCall && operatorCall.Method.IsOperator)
 			{
@@ -887,7 +888,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 						targetType = SwapSign(targetType, context.TypeSystem);
 				}
 
-				if (!ValidateCompoundAssign(binary, conv, targetType, context.Settings))
+				if (!ValidateCompoundAssign(binary, conv, targetType, context))
 					return false;
 				ldloc = binary.Left as LdLoc;
 			}
@@ -920,7 +921,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 			if (binary != null)
 			{
 				block.Instructions[pos] = new StLoc(stloc_outer.Variable, new NumericCompoundAssign(
-					binary, target, targetKind, binary.Right, targetType, CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToNewValue));
+					binary, target, targetKind, binary.Right, targetType, CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToNewValue, context));
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -972,7 +973,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 						targetType = SwapSign(targetType, context.TypeSystem);
 				}
 
-				if (!ValidateCompoundAssign(binary, conv, targetType, context.Settings))
+				if (!ValidateCompoundAssign(binary, conv, targetType, context))
 					return false;
 				stloc = binary.Left as StLoc;
 			}
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 			if (binary != null)
 			{
 				block.Instructions[pos] = new StLoc(stloc.Variable, new NumericCompoundAssign(
-					binary, target, targetKind, binary.Right, targetType, CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToOldValue));
+					binary, target, targetKind, binary.Right, targetType, CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToOldValue, context));
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -1080,12 +1081,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 					// Change the sign of the type to skip implicit truncation
 					stObj.Type = targetType = SwapSign(targetType, context.TypeSystem);
 				}
-				if (!ValidateCompoundAssign(binary, conv, targetType, context.Settings))
+				if (!ValidateCompoundAssign(binary, conv, targetType, context))
 					return false;
 				context.Step("TransformPostIncDecOperator (builtin)", inst);
 				finalizeMatch?.Invoke(context);
 				inst.Value = new NumericCompoundAssign(binary, target, targetKind, binary.Right,
-					targetType, CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToOldValue);
+					targetType, CompoundEvalMode.EvaluatesToOldValue, context);
 			}
 			else if (value is Call operatorCall && operatorCall.Method.IsOperator && operatorCall.Arguments.Count == 1)
 			{