diff --git a/sql/item.cc b/sql/item.cc
index 24710654d4a..d76ab529db5 100644
--- a/sql/item.cc
+++ b/sql/item.cc
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ bool Item_field::fix_fields(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, Item **ref)
 
     set_field(tmp);
   }
-  else if (thd && thd->set_query_id && field->query_id != thd->query_id)
+  else if (thd->set_query_id && field->query_id != thd->query_id)
   {
     /* We only come here in unions */
     TABLE *table=field->table;
diff --git a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
index 1ec1a19382d..8731e8fbe21 100644
--- a/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_cmpfunc.cc
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ Item_cond::fix_fields(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, Item **ref)
   */
   and_tables_cache= ~(table_map) 0;
 
-  if (thd && check_stack_overrun(thd,buff))
+  if (check_stack_overrun(thd, buff))
     return 1;					// Fatal error flag is set!
   while ((item=li++))
   {
@@ -1696,8 +1696,7 @@ Item_cond::fix_fields(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, Item **ref)
     if (item->maybe_null)
       maybe_null=1;
   }
-  if (thd)
-    thd->lex.current_select->cond_count+=list.elements;
+  thd->lex.current_select->cond_count+=list.elements;
   fix_length_and_dec();
   fixed= 1;
   return 0;
diff --git a/sql/item_func.cc b/sql/item_func.cc
index 3ed0396e373..3112c73b188 100644
--- a/sql/item_func.cc
+++ b/sql/item_func.cc
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Item_func::fix_fields(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, Item **ref)
   used_tables_cache= not_null_tables_cache= 0;
   const_item_cache=1;
 
-  if (thd && check_stack_overrun(thd,buff))
+  if (check_stack_overrun(thd, buff))
     return 1;					// Fatal error if flag is set!
   if (arg_count)
   {						// Print purify happy
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Item_func::fix_fields(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, Item **ref)
     }
   }
   fix_length_and_dec();
-  if (thd && thd->net.last_errno) // An error inside fix_length_and_dec accured
+  if (thd->net.last_errno) // An error inside fix_length_and_dec occured
     return 1;
   fixed= 1;
   return 0;
@@ -1435,13 +1435,9 @@ udf_handler::fix_fields(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, Item_result_field *func,
 #endif
   DBUG_ENTER("Item_udf_func::fix_fields");
 
-  if (thd)
-  {
-    if (check_stack_overrun(thd,buff))
-      DBUG_RETURN(1);				// Fatal error flag is set!
-  }
-  else
-    thd=current_thd;				// In WHERE / const clause
+  if (check_stack_overrun(thd, buff))
+    DBUG_RETURN(1);				// Fatal error flag is set!
+
   udf_func *tmp_udf=find_udf(u_d->name.str,(uint) u_d->name.length,1);
 
   if (!tmp_udf)