2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/pcache.c b/src/pcache.c
index dc7d00f30..9687ac770 100644
--- a/src/pcache.c
+++ b/src/pcache.c
@@ -191,12 +191,9 @@ static void pcacheManageDirtyList(PgHdr *pPage, u8 addRemove){
         p->eCreate = 2;
       }
     }
-    pPage->pDirtyNext = 0;
-    pPage->pDirtyPrev = 0;
   }
   if( addRemove & PCACHE_DIRTYLIST_ADD ){
-    assert( pPage->pDirtyNext==0 && pPage->pDirtyPrev==0 && p->pDirty!=pPage );
-  
+    pPage->pDirtyPrev = 0;
     pPage->pDirtyNext = p->pDirty;
     if( pPage->pDirtyNext ){
       assert( pPage->pDirtyNext->pDirtyPrev==0 );
diff --git a/src/pcache.h b/src/pcache.h
index 864ce5bb4..bbc2cb453 100644
--- a/src/pcache.h
+++ b/src/pcache.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ struct PgHdr {
   i16 nRef;                      /* Number of users of this page */
   PgHdr *pDirtyNext;             /* Next element in list of dirty pages */
   PgHdr *pDirtyPrev;             /* Previous element in list of dirty pages */
+                          /* NB: pDirtyNext and pDirtyPrev are undefined if the
+                          ** PgHdr object is not dirty */
 };
 
 /* Bit values for PgHdr.flags */