diff --git a/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types.rs b/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types.rs
index 360b9a5546..d9d8ac2e9e 100644
--- a/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types.rs
@@ -4254,9 +4254,8 @@ impl<'db> Class<'db> {
                     //     (.., self.name, ..) = <value>
                     //     [.., self.name, ..] = <value>
 
-                    let inferred_ty = infer_unpack_types(db, *unpack)
-                        .get(*attribute_expression_id)
-                        .expect("Failed to look up type of attribute in unpack assignment");
+                    let inferred_ty =
+                        infer_unpack_types(db, *unpack).expression_type(*attribute_expression_id);
                     union_of_inferred_types = union_of_inferred_types.add(inferred_ty);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types/infer.rs b/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types/infer.rs
index 6f224b398d..3d4d9ad75b 100644
--- a/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types/infer.rs
+++ b/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types/infer.rs
@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@ impl<'db> TypeInferenceBuilder<'db> {
                 }
 
                 let name_ast_id = name.scoped_expression_id(self.db(), self.scope());
-                unpacked.get(name_ast_id).unwrap_or(Type::unknown())
+                unpacked.expression_type(name_ast_id)
             }
             TargetKind::Name => {
                 if self.in_stub() && value.is_ellipsis_literal_expr() {
@@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@ impl<'db> TypeInferenceBuilder<'db> {
                         self.context.extend(unpacked);
                     }
                     let name_ast_id = name.scoped_expression_id(self.db(), self.scope());
-                    unpacked.get(name_ast_id).unwrap_or(Type::unknown())
+                    unpacked.expression_type(name_ast_id)
                 }
                 TargetKind::Name => iterable_ty
                     .iterate(self.db())
diff --git a/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types/unpacker.rs b/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types/unpacker.rs
index f7782d4e6b..bd5baa982d 100644
--- a/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types/unpacker.rs
+++ b/crates/red_knot_python_semantic/src/types/unpacker.rs
@@ -268,8 +268,14 @@ pub(crate) struct UnpackResult<'db> {
 }
 
 impl<'db> UnpackResult<'db> {
-    pub(crate) fn get(&self, expr_id: ScopedExpressionId) -> Option<Type<'db>> {
-        self.targets.get(&expr_id).copied()
+    /// Returns the inferred type for a given sub-expression of the left-hand side target
+    /// of an unpacking assignment.
+    ///
+    /// Panics if a scoped expression ID is passed in that does not correspond to a sub-
+    /// expression of the target.
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub(crate) fn expression_type(&self, expr_id: ScopedExpressionId) -> Type<'db> {
+        self.targets[&expr_id]
     }
 }