diff --git a/sql/item.h b/sql/item.h
index 07be964092a..c7eb7fc2c1b 100644
--- a/sql/item.h
+++ b/sql/item.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
   virtual double val()=0;
   virtual longlong val_int()=0;
   virtual String *val_str(String*)=0;
-  virtual Field *tmp_table_field() { return 0; }
+  virtual Field *get_tmp_table_field() { return 0; }
   virtual Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg) { return 0; }
   virtual const char *full_name() const { return name ? name : "???"; }
   virtual double  val_result() { return val(); }
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public:
   {
     return field->type();
   }
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
+  Field *get_tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg) { return result_field; }
   bool get_date(TIME *ltime,bool fuzzydate);
   bool get_date_result(TIME *ltime,bool fuzzydate);
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ public:
     Item(thd, item), result_field(item.result_field)
   {}
   ~Item_result_field() {}			/* Required with gcc 2.95 */
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
+  Field *get_tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg) { return result_field; }
   table_map used_tables() const { return 1; }
   virtual void fix_length_and_dec()=0;
diff --git a/sql/item_sum.cc b/sql/item_sum.cc
index c429346a2e6..84cb7eade05 100644
--- a/sql/item_sum.cc
+++ b/sql/item_sum.cc
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ int group_concat_key_cmp_with_distinct(void* arg, byte* key1,
   for (uint i= 0; i < item->arg_count_field; i++)
   {
     Item *field_item= item->args[i];
-    Field *field= field_item->tmp_table_field();
+    Field *field= field_item->get_tmp_table_field();
     if (field)
     {
       uint offset= field->abs_offset;
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ int group_concat_key_cmp_with_order(void* arg, byte* key1, byte* key2)
   {
     ORDER *order_item= item->order[i];
     Item *item= *order_item->item;
-    Field *field= item->tmp_table_field();
+    Field *field= item->get_tmp_table_field();
     if (field)
     {
       uint offset= field->abs_offset;
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ int dump_leaf_key(byte* key, uint32 count __attribute__((unused)),
     Item *show_item= group_concat_item->args[i];
     if (!show_item->const_item())
     {
-      Field *f= show_item->tmp_table_field();
+      Field *f= show_item->get_tmp_table_field();
       char *sv= f->ptr;
       f->ptr= (char *)key + f->abs_offset;
       String *res= f->val_str(&tmp,&tmp2);
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ bool Item_func_group_concat::add()
     Item *show_item= args[i];
     if (!show_item->const_item())
     {
-      Field *f= show_item->tmp_table_field();
+      Field *f= show_item->get_tmp_table_field();
       if (!f->is_null())
       {
         record_is_null= FALSE;      
diff --git a/sql/item_timefunc.h b/sql/item_timefunc.h
index d84267a5066..6dcf7d00ce1 100644
--- a/sql/item_timefunc.h
+++ b/sql/item_timefunc.h
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ public:
     max_length=10*default_charset()->mbmaxlen;
   }
   int save_in_field(Field *to, bool no_conversions);
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
     return (new Field_date(maybe_null, name, t_arg, default_charset()));
@@ -342,7 +341,6 @@ public:
   Item_date_func(Item *a) :Item_str_func(a) {}
   Item_date_func(Item *a,Item *b) :Item_str_func(a,b) {}
   enum_field_types field_type() const { return MYSQL_TYPE_DATETIME; }
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
     return  (new Field_datetime(maybe_null, name, t_arg, default_charset()));
@@ -366,7 +364,6 @@ public:
   longlong val_int() { return value; }
   String *val_str(String *str);
   void fix_length_and_dec();
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
     return (new Field_time(maybe_null, name, t_arg, default_charset()));
@@ -533,7 +530,6 @@ public:
   }
   enum_field_types field_type() const { return MYSQL_TYPE_TIME; }
   const char *func_name() const { return "sec_to_time"; }
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
     return (new Field_time(maybe_null, name, t_arg, default_charset()));
@@ -634,7 +630,6 @@ public:
   bool get_date(TIME *ltime, bool fuzzy_date);
   const char *func_name() const { return "date"; }
   enum_field_types field_type() const { return MYSQL_TYPE_DATE; }
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
     return (new Field_date(maybe_null, name, t_arg, default_charset()));
@@ -650,7 +645,6 @@ public:
   bool get_time(TIME *ltime);
   const char *func_name() const { return "time"; }
   enum_field_types field_type() const { return MYSQL_TYPE_TIME; }
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
     return (new Field_time(maybe_null, name, t_arg, default_charset()));
@@ -665,7 +659,6 @@ public:
   String *val_str(String *str);
   const char *func_name() const { return "datetime"; }
   enum_field_types field_type() const { return MYSQL_TYPE_DATETIME; }
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
     return (new Field_datetime(maybe_null, name, t_arg, default_charset()));
@@ -684,7 +677,6 @@ public:
     decimals=0;
     max_length=8*MY_CHARSET_BIN_MB_MAXLEN;
   }
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
     return (new Field_date(maybe_null, name, t_arg, &my_charset_bin));
@@ -711,7 +703,6 @@ public:
        Change this when we support 
        microseconds in TIME/DATETIME
 */
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
     if (cached_field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_TIME)
@@ -735,7 +726,6 @@ public:
     decimals=0;
     max_length=17*MY_CHARSET_BIN_MB_MAXLEN;
   }
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
       return (new Field_time(maybe_null, name, t_arg, &my_charset_bin));
@@ -755,7 +745,6 @@ public:
     decimals=0;
     max_length=8*MY_CHARSET_BIN_MB_MAXLEN;
   }
-  Field *tmp_table_field() { return result_field; }
   Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
   {
       return (new Field_time(maybe_null, name, t_arg, &my_charset_bin));
diff --git a/sql/sql_select.cc b/sql/sql_select.cc
index de6b2ce443f..e38cd146265 100644
--- a/sql/sql_select.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_select.cc
@@ -4789,7 +4789,7 @@ create_tmp_table(THD *thd,TMP_TABLE_PARAM *param,List<Item> &fields,
     keyinfo->algorithm= HA_KEY_ALG_UNDEF;
     for (; group ; group=group->next,key_part_info++)
     {
-      Field *field=(*group->item)->tmp_table_field();
+      Field *field=(*group->item)->get_tmp_table_field();
       bool maybe_null=(*group->item)->maybe_null;
       key_part_info->null_bit=0;
       key_part_info->field=  field;
@@ -6057,7 +6057,7 @@ end_write(JOIN *join, JOIN_TAB *join_tab __attribute__((unused)),
 	Item *item= *group->item;
 	if (item->maybe_null)
 	{
-	  Field *field=item->tmp_table_field();
+	  Field *field=item->get_tmp_table_field();
 	  field->ptr[-1]= (byte) (field->is_null() ? 1 : 0);
 	}
       }
@@ -6926,7 +6926,7 @@ remove_duplicates(JOIN *join, TABLE *entry,List<Item> &fields, Item *having)
   Item *item;
   while ((item=it++))
   {
-    if (item->tmp_table_field() && ! item->const_item())
+    if (item->get_tmp_table_field() && ! item->const_item())
       field_count++;
   }
 
@@ -7162,7 +7162,7 @@ SORT_FIELD *make_unireg_sortorder(ORDER *order, uint *length)
       pos->field= ((Item_field*) (*order->item))->field;
     else if (order->item[0]->type() == Item::SUM_FUNC_ITEM &&
 	     !order->item[0]->const_item())
-      pos->field= ((Item_sum*) order->item[0])->tmp_table_field();
+      pos->field= ((Item_sum*) order->item[0])->get_tmp_table_field();
     else if (order->item[0]->type() == Item::COPY_STR_ITEM)
     {						// Blob patch
       pos->item= ((Item_copy_string*) (*order->item))->item;
@@ -7759,7 +7759,7 @@ calc_group_buffer(JOIN *join,ORDER *group)
     join->group= 1;
   for (; group ; group=group->next)
   {
-    Field *field=(*group->item)->tmp_table_field();
+    Field *field=(*group->item)->get_tmp_table_field();
     if (field)
     {
       if (field->type() == FIELD_TYPE_BLOB)
@@ -8103,7 +8103,7 @@ change_to_use_tmp_fields(THD *thd, Item **ref_pointer_array,
       {
 	item_field= item->get_tmp_table_item(thd);
       }
-      else if ((field= item->tmp_table_field()))
+      else if ((field= item->get_tmp_table_field()))
       {
 	if (item->type() == Item::SUM_FUNC_ITEM && field->table->group)
 	  item_field= ((Item_sum*) item)->result_item(field);