diff --git a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
index 42e79754b95..e6cc3272ceb 100644
--- a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2000, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -3708,29 +3708,39 @@ cmp_item_row::~cmp_item_row()
 }
 
 
-void cmp_item_row::alloc_comparators()
+void cmp_item_row::alloc_comparators(Item *item)
 {
+  n= item->cols();
+  DBUG_ASSERT(comparators == NULL);
   if (!comparators)
     comparators= (cmp_item **) current_thd->calloc(sizeof(cmp_item *)*n);
+  if (comparators)
+  {
+    for (uint i= 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+      DBUG_ASSERT(comparators[i] == NULL);
+      Item *item_i= item->element_index(i);
+      if (!(comparators[i]=
+            cmp_item::get_comparator(item_i->result_type(),
+                                     item_i->collation.collation)))
+        break;                                  // new failed
+      if (item_i->result_type() == ROW_RESULT)
+        static_cast<cmp_item_row*>(comparators[i])->alloc_comparators(item_i);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 
 void cmp_item_row::store_value(Item *item)
 {
   DBUG_ENTER("cmp_item_row::store_value");
-  n= item->cols();
-  alloc_comparators();
+  DBUG_ASSERT(comparators);
   if (comparators)
   {
     item->bring_value();
     item->null_value= 0;
-    for (uint i=0; i < n; i++)
+    for (uint i= 0; i < n; i++)
     {
-      if (!comparators[i])
-        if (!(comparators[i]=
-              cmp_item::get_comparator(item->element_index(i)->result_type(),
-                                       item->element_index(i)->collation.collation)))
-	  break;					// new failed
       comparators[i]->store_value(item->element_index(i));
       item->null_value|= item->element_index(i)->null_value;
     }
@@ -3991,7 +4001,7 @@ void Item_func_in::fix_length_and_dec()
         cmp_items[ROW_RESULT]= cmp;
       }
       cmp->n= args[0]->cols();
-      cmp->alloc_comparators();
+      cmp->alloc_comparators(args[0]);
     }
     /* All DATE/DATETIME fields/functions has the STRING result type. */
     if (cmp_type == STRING_RESULT || cmp_type == ROW_RESULT)
@@ -4102,11 +4112,8 @@ void Item_func_in::fix_length_and_dec()
         break;
       case ROW_RESULT:
         /*
-          The row comparator was created at the beginning but only DATETIME
-          items comparators were initialized. Call store_value() to setup
-          others.
+          The row comparator was created at the beginning.
         */
-        ((in_row*)array)->tmp.store_value(args[0]);
         break;
       case DECIMAL_RESULT:
         array= new in_decimal(arg_count - 1);
diff --git a/sql/item_cmpfunc.h b/sql/item_cmpfunc.h
index 38a88d88715..115d6db300d 100644
--- a/sql/item_cmpfunc.h
+++ b/sql/item_cmpfunc.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef ITEM_CMPFUNC_INCLUDED
 #define ITEM_CMPFUNC_INCLUDED
 
-/* Copyright (c) 2000, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2000, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ public:
   cmp_item_row(): comparators(0), n(0) {}
   ~cmp_item_row();
   void store_value(Item *item);
-  inline void alloc_comparators();
+  inline void alloc_comparators(Item *item);
   int cmp(Item *arg);
   int compare(cmp_item *arg);
   cmp_item *make_same();
diff --git a/sql/table.cc b/sql/table.cc
index c17ee39fe9e..750b870da75 100644
--- a/sql/table.cc
+++ b/sql/table.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-   Copyright (c) 2000, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+   Copyright (c) 2000, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -1910,21 +1910,6 @@ int open_table_from_share(THD *thd, TABLE_SHARE *share, const char *alias,
       outparam->record[1]= outparam->record[0];   // Safety
   }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_purify
-  /*
-    We need this because when we read var-length rows, we are not updating
-    bytes after end of varchar
-  */
-  if (records > 1)
-  {
-    memcpy(outparam->record[0], share->default_values, share->rec_buff_length);
-    memcpy(outparam->record[1], share->default_values, share->null_bytes);
-    if (records > 2)
-      memcpy(outparam->record[1], share->default_values,
-             share->rec_buff_length);
-  }
-#endif
-
   if (!(field_ptr = (Field **) alloc_root(&outparam->mem_root,
                                           (uint) ((share->fields+1)*
                                                   sizeof(Field*)))))