1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/vdbeaux.c b/src/vdbeaux.c
index ede652dfa..38315e9f4 100644
--- a/src/vdbeaux.c
+++ b/src/vdbeaux.c
@@ -2472,20 +2472,15 @@ void sqlite3VdbeFreeCursor(Vdbe *p, VdbeCursor *pCx){
     return;
   }
   assert( pCx->pBtx==0 || pCx->eCurType==CURTYPE_BTREE );
+  assert( pCx->pBtx==0 || pCx->isEphemeral );
   switch( pCx->eCurType ){
     case CURTYPE_SORTER: {
       sqlite3VdbeSorterClose(p->db, pCx);
       break;
     }
     case CURTYPE_BTREE: {
-      if( pCx->isEphemeral ){
-        if( pCx->pBtx ) sqlite3BtreeClose(pCx->pBtx);
-        /* The pCx->pCursor will be close automatically, if it exists, by
-        ** the call above. */
-      }else{
-        assert( pCx->uc.pCursor!=0 );
-        sqlite3BtreeCloseCursor(pCx->uc.pCursor);
-      }
+      assert( pCx->uc.pCursor!=0 );
+      sqlite3BtreeCloseCursor(pCx->uc.pCursor);
       break;
     }
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_VIRTUALTABLE
@@ -3569,6 +3564,7 @@ int sqlite3VdbeCursorMoveto(VdbeCursor **pp, u32 *piCol){
   assert( p->eCurType==CURTYPE_BTREE || p->eCurType==CURTYPE_PSEUDO );
   if( p->deferredMoveto ){
     u32 iMap;
+    assert( !p->isEphemeral );
     if( p->aAltMap && (iMap = p->aAltMap[1+*piCol])>0 && !p->nullRow ){
       *pp = p->pAltCursor;
       *piCol = iMap - 1;