diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index bfef2e24c1..52eac555d5 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-02-14  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* value.c (value_bits_valid, value_bits_synthetic_pointer):
+	No longer handle NULL values.
+
 2011-02-14  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* exceptions.h (NOT_AVAILABLE_ERROR): New error.
diff --git a/gdb/value.c b/gdb/value.c
index 3b4d23a737..2b8dd360ab 100644
--- a/gdb/value.c
+++ b/gdb/value.c
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ value_entirely_optimized_out (const struct value *value)
 int
 value_bits_valid (const struct value *value, int offset, int length)
 {
-  if (value == NULL || !value->optimized_out)
+  if (!value->optimized_out)
     return 1;
   if (value->lval != lval_computed
       || !value->location.computed.funcs->check_validity)
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ int
 value_bits_synthetic_pointer (const struct value *value,
 			      int offset, int length)
 {
-  if (value == NULL || value->lval != lval_computed
+  if (value->lval != lval_computed
       || !value->location.computed.funcs->check_synthetic_pointer)
     return 0;
   return value->location.computed.funcs->check_synthetic_pointer (value,