diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index e0d602bd2cb..9c2130f237b 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -4492,11 +4492,8 @@ Field *Item::tmp_table_field_from_field_type(TABLE *table, bool fixed_length)
       field= new Field_blob(max_length, maybe_null, name, collation.collation);
     break;					// Blob handled outside of case
   case MYSQL_TYPE_GEOMETRY:
-    field= new Field_geom(max_length, maybe_null, name, table->s,
-                          (Field::geometry_type)
-                          ((type() == Item::TYPE_HOLDER) ?
-                           ((Item_type_holder *)this)->get_geometry_type() :
-                           ((Item_geometry_func *)this)->get_geometry_type()));
+    field= new Field_geom(max_length, maybe_null,
+                          name, table->s, get_geometry_type());
   }
   if (field)
     field->init(table);
@@ -6621,9 +6618,7 @@ Item_type_holder::Item_type_holder(THD *thd, Item *item)
     decimals= 0;
   prev_decimal_int_part= item->decimal_int_part();
   if (item->field_type() == MYSQL_TYPE_GEOMETRY)
-    geometry_type= (item->type() == Item::FIELD_ITEM) ?
-      ((Item_field *)item)->get_geometry_type() :
-      (Field::geometry_type)((Item_geometry_func *)item)->get_geometry_type();
+    geometry_type= item->get_geometry_type();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sql/item.h b/sql/item.h
index fa5b5b0499a..9cf9076d69d 100644
--- a/sql/item.h
+++ b/sql/item.h
@@ -1001,6 +1001,8 @@ public:
   */
   virtual bool result_as_longlong() { return FALSE; }
   bool is_datetime();
+  virtual Field::geometry_type get_geometry_type() const
+    { return Field::GEOM_GEOMETRY; };
   String *check_well_formed_result(String *str);
 };
 
@@ -1470,7 +1472,7 @@ public:
   int fix_outer_field(THD *thd, Field **field, Item **reference);
   virtual Item *update_value_transformer(uchar *select_arg);
   void print(String *str);
-  Field::geometry_type get_geometry_type()
+  Field::geometry_type get_geometry_type() const
   {
     DBUG_ASSERT(field_type() == MYSQL_TYPE_GEOMETRY);
     return field->get_geometry_type();
@@ -2808,7 +2810,7 @@ public:
   Field *make_field_by_type(TABLE *table);
   static uint32 display_length(Item *item);
   static enum_field_types get_real_type(Item *);
-  Field::geometry_type get_geometry_type() { return geometry_type; };
+  Field::geometry_type get_geometry_type() const { return geometry_type; };
 };
 
 
diff --git a/sql/item_geofunc.cc b/sql/item_geofunc.cc
index 78741483c0b..332e88c950d 100644
--- a/sql/item_geofunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_geofunc.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Field *Item_geometry_func::tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
 {
   Field *result;
   if ((result= new Field_geom(max_length, maybe_null, name, t_arg->s,
-                              (Field::geometry_type) get_geometry_type())))
+                              get_geometry_type())))
     result->init(t_arg);
   return result;
 }
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ void Item_geometry_func::fix_length_and_dec()
   maybe_null= 1;
 }
 
-int Item_geometry_func::get_geometry_type() const
-{
-  return (int)Field::GEOM_GEOMETRY;
-}
 
 String *Item_func_geometry_from_text::val_str(String *str)
 {
@@ -163,9 +159,9 @@ String *Item_func_geometry_type::val_str(String *str)
 }
 
 
-int Item_func_envelope::get_geometry_type() const
+Field::geometry_type Item_func_envelope::get_geometry_type() const
 {
-  return (int) Field::GEOM_POLYGON;
+  return Field::GEOM_POLYGON;
 }
 
 
@@ -193,9 +189,9 @@ String *Item_func_envelope::val_str(String *str)
 }
 
 
-int Item_func_centroid::get_geometry_type() const
+Field::geometry_type Item_func_centroid::get_geometry_type() const
 {
-  return (int) Field::GEOM_POINT;
+  return Field::GEOM_POINT;
 }
 
 
@@ -333,9 +329,9 @@ err:
 */
 
 
-int Item_func_point::get_geometry_type() const
+Field::geometry_type Item_func_point::get_geometry_type() const
 {
-  return (int) Field::GEOM_POINT;
+  return Field::GEOM_POINT;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sql/item_geofunc.h b/sql/item_geofunc.h
index 068caa447ef..62be78eee9e 100644
--- a/sql/item_geofunc.h
+++ b/sql/item_geofunc.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public:
   void fix_length_and_dec();
   enum_field_types field_type() const  { return MYSQL_TYPE_GEOMETRY; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg);
-  virtual int get_geometry_type() const;
   bool is_null() { (void) val_int(); return null_value; }
 };
 
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ public:
   Item_func_centroid(Item *a): Item_geometry_func(a) {}
   const char *func_name() const { return "centroid"; }
   String *val_str(String *);
-  int get_geometry_type() const;
+  Field::geometry_type get_geometry_type() const;
 };
 
 class Item_func_envelope: public Item_geometry_func
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ public:
   Item_func_envelope(Item *a): Item_geometry_func(a) {}
   const char *func_name() const { return "envelope"; }
   String *val_str(String *);
-  int get_geometry_type() const;
+  Field::geometry_type get_geometry_type() const;
 };
 
 class Item_func_point: public Item_geometry_func
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ public:
   Item_func_point(Item *a, Item *b, Item *srid): Item_geometry_func(a, b, srid) {}
   const char *func_name() const { return "point"; }
   String *val_str(String *);
-  int get_geometry_type() const;
+  Field::geometry_type get_geometry_type() const;
 };
 
 class Item_func_spatial_decomp: public Item_geometry_func