diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index e793492bcb..da22361850 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-08-10  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@ops1.cygnus.com>
+
+	* partial-stab.h (DBX_READ): Eliminate redundant check for null
+	``pst''.  Also fixes GCC warning.
+
 2000-08-10  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@ops1.cygnus.com>
 
 	* rs6000-nat.c (set_host_arch): Check value returned by
diff --git a/gdb/partial-stab.h b/gdb/partial-stab.h
index c07d9575e2..6691b75a0c 100644
--- a/gdb/partial-stab.h
+++ b/gdb/partial-stab.h
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ switch (CUR_SYMBOL_TYPE)
 	   function relative stabs, or the address of the function's
 	   end for old style stabs.  */
 	valu = CUR_SYMBOL_VALUE + last_function_start;
-	if (pst && pst->texthigh == 0 || valu > pst->texthigh)
+	if (pst->texthigh == 0 || valu > pst->texthigh)
 	  pst->texthigh = valu;
 	break;
       }