Merge 5.1 => 5.5.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index 69821df986a..45ce1cac961 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -7078,20 +7078,12 @@ bool Item_insert_value::fix_fields(THD *thd, Item **items)
   }
 
   if (arg->type() == REF_ITEM)
+    arg= static_cast<Item_ref *>(arg)->ref[0];
+  if (arg->type() != FIELD_ITEM)
   {
-    Item_ref *ref= (Item_ref *)arg;
-    if (ref->ref[0]->type() != FIELD_ITEM)
-    {
-      my_error(ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR, MYF(0), "", "VALUES() function");
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-    arg= ref->ref[0];
+    my_error(ER_BAD_FIELD_ERROR, MYF(0), "", "VALUES() function");
+    return TRUE;
   }
-  /*
-    According to our SQL grammar, VALUES() function can reference
-    only to a column.
-  */
-  DBUG_ASSERT(arg->type() == FIELD_ITEM);
 
   Item_field *field_arg= (Item_field *)arg;