diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 62b576e17b..e04febf00a 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-05-25  Jim Blandy  <jimb@redhat.com>
+
+	* gnu-v2-abi.c (gnuv2_virtual_fn_field): There's no need to clear
+	VALUE_POINTED_TO_OFFSET here; if value_cast doesn't return a
+	useful value, then we should fix that instead.
+
 2001-05-24  Nick Duffek  <nsd@redhat.com>
 
 	* solist.h (struct so_list): Document the requirement that
diff --git a/gdb/gnu-v2-abi.c b/gdb/gnu-v2-abi.c
index fd9aad5fdc..8c46219971 100644
--- a/gdb/gnu-v2-abi.c
+++ b/gdb/gnu-v2-abi.c
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ gnuv2_virtual_fn_field (value_ptr * arg1p, struct fn_field * f, int j,
   if (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (context) != type1)
     {
       value_ptr tmp = value_cast (context, value_addr (arg1));
-      VALUE_POINTED_TO_OFFSET (tmp) = 0;
       arg1 = value_ind (tmp);
       type1 = check_typedef (VALUE_TYPE (arg1));
     }