1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/btree.c b/src/btree.c
index 70b202692..dc3289541 100644
--- a/src/btree.c
+++ b/src/btree.c
@@ -3328,9 +3328,11 @@ int sqlite3BtreeSavepoint(Btree *p, int op, int iSavepoint){
       if( iSavepoint<0 && pBt->initiallyEmpty ) pBt->nPage = 0;
       rc = newDatabase(pBt);
       pBt->nPage = get4byte(28 + pBt->pPage1->aData);
-      if( pBt->nPage==0 ){
-        sqlite3PagerPagecount(pBt->pPager, (int*)&pBt->nPage);
-      }
+
+      /* The database size was written into the offset 28 of the header
+      ** when the transaction started, so we know that the value at offset
+      ** 28 is nonzero. */
+      assert( pBt->nPage>0 );
     }
     sqlite3BtreeLeave(p);
   }