diff --git a/storage/ndb/include/kernel/AttributeHeader.hpp b/storage/ndb/include/kernel/AttributeHeader.hpp
index a8b811e4efa..092379d61de 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/include/kernel/AttributeHeader.hpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/include/kernel/AttributeHeader.hpp
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ public:
   // NOTE: in 5.1 ctors and init take size in bytes
 
   /** Initialize AttributeHeader at location aHeaderPtr */
-  static AttributeHeader& init(void* aHeaderPtr, Uint32 anAttributeId, 
-			       Uint32 aByteSize);
+  static void init(Uint32* aHeaderPtr, Uint32 anAttributeId, Uint32 aByteSize);
 
   /** Returns size of AttributeHeader (usually one or two words) */
   Uint32 getHeaderSize() const; // In 32-bit words
@@ -112,10 +111,11 @@ public:
  */
 
 inline
-AttributeHeader& AttributeHeader::init(void* aHeaderPtr, Uint32 anAttributeId, 
-				       Uint32 aByteSize)
+void AttributeHeader::init(Uint32* aHeaderPtr, Uint32 anAttributeId, 
+                           Uint32 aByteSize)
 {
-  return * new (aHeaderPtr) AttributeHeader(anAttributeId, aByteSize);
+  AttributeHeader ah(anAttributeId, aByteSize);
+  *aHeaderPtr = ah.m_value;
 }
 
 inline
diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtup/DbtupExecQuery.cpp b/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtup/DbtupExecQuery.cpp
index bba894db7fd..3b81df159e4 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtup/DbtupExecQuery.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtup/DbtupExecQuery.cpp
@@ -1940,9 +1940,8 @@ int Dbtup::interpreterNextLab(Signal* signal,
 	  Uint32 TdataForUpdate[3];
 	  Uint32 Tlen;
 
-	  AttributeHeader& ah= AttributeHeader::init(&TdataForUpdate[0], 
-						      TattrId,
-                                                      TattrNoOfWords << 2);
+	  AttributeHeader ah(TattrId, TattrNoOfWords << 2);
+          TdataForUpdate[0]= ah.m_value;
 	  TdataForUpdate[1]= TregMemBuffer[theRegister + 2];
 	  TdataForUpdate[2]= TregMemBuffer[theRegister + 3];
 	  Tlen= TattrNoOfWords + 1;
@@ -1958,6 +1957,7 @@ int Dbtup::interpreterNextLab(Signal* signal,
 		// Write a NULL value into the attribute
 		/* --------------------------------------------------------- */
 		ah.setNULL();
+                TdataForUpdate[0]= ah.m_value;
 		Tlen= 1;
 	      }
 	      int TnoDataRW= updateAttributes(req_struct,
diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtup/DbtupRoutines.cpp b/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtup/DbtupRoutines.cpp
index eb94e2c3473..54f51499d9d 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtup/DbtupRoutines.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbtup/DbtupRoutines.cpp
@@ -802,9 +802,7 @@ Dbtup::checkUpdateOfPrimaryKey(KeyReqStruct* req_struct,
                                Tablerec* const regTabPtr)
 {
   Uint32 keyReadBuffer[MAX_KEY_SIZE_IN_WORDS];
-  Uint32 attributeHeader;
   TableDescriptor* attr_descr = req_struct->attr_descr;
-  AttributeHeader* ahOut = (AttributeHeader*)&attributeHeader;
   AttributeHeader ahIn(*updateBuffer);
   Uint32 attributeId = ahIn.getAttributeId();
   Uint32 attrDescriptorIndex = attributeId << ZAD_LOG_SIZE;
@@ -827,7 +825,7 @@ Dbtup::checkUpdateOfPrimaryKey(KeyReqStruct* req_struct,
 
   ReadFunction f = regTabPtr->readFunctionArray[attributeId];
 
-  AttributeHeader::init(&attributeHeader, attributeId, 0);
+  AttributeHeader attributeHeader(attributeId, 0);
   req_struct->out_buf_index = 0;
   req_struct->max_read = MAX_KEY_SIZE_IN_WORDS;
   req_struct->attr_descriptor = attrDescriptor;
@@ -836,12 +834,12 @@ Dbtup::checkUpdateOfPrimaryKey(KeyReqStruct* req_struct,
   req_struct->xfrm_flag = true;
   ndbrequire((this->*f)(&keyReadBuffer[0],
                         req_struct,
-                        ahOut,
+                        &attributeHeader,
                         attributeOffset));
   req_struct->xfrm_flag = tmp;
   
-  ndbrequire(req_struct->out_buf_index == ahOut->getDataSize());
-  if (ahIn.getDataSize() != ahOut->getDataSize()) {
+  ndbrequire(req_struct->out_buf_index == attributeHeader.getDataSize());
+  if (ahIn.getDataSize() != attributeHeader.getDataSize()) {
     ljam();
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbutil/DbUtil.cpp b/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbutil/DbUtil.cpp
index 550e255061f..f34bc41af06 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbutil/DbUtil.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/kernel/blocks/dbutil/DbUtil.cpp
@@ -1169,9 +1169,7 @@ DbUtil::prepareOperation(Signal* signal, PreparePtr prepPtr)
     /**************************************************************
      * Attribute found - store in mapping  (AttributeId, Position)
      **************************************************************/
-    AttributeHeader & attrMap = 
-      AttributeHeader::init(attrMappingIt.data, 
-			    attrDesc.AttributeId,    // 1. Store AttrId
+    AttributeHeader attrMap(attrDesc.AttributeId,    // 1. Store AttrId
 			    0);
     
     if (attrDesc.AttributeKeyFlag) {
@@ -1200,6 +1198,7 @@ DbUtil::prepareOperation(Signal* signal, PreparePtr prepPtr)
 	return;
       }
     }
+    *(attrMappingIt.data) = attrMap.m_value;
 #if 0
     ndbout << "BEFORE: attrLength: " << attrLength << endl;
 #endif
diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/ndbapi/NdbOperationDefine.cpp b/storage/ndb/src/ndbapi/NdbOperationDefine.cpp
index ba26831749d..62350fe2c06 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/ndbapi/NdbOperationDefine.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/ndbapi/NdbOperationDefine.cpp
@@ -363,9 +363,8 @@ NdbOperation::getValue_impl(const NdbColumnImpl* tAttrInfo, char* aValue)
 	return NULL;
       }//if
     }//if
-    Uint32 ah;
-    AttributeHeader::init(&ah, tAttrInfo->m_attrId, 0);
-    if (insertATTRINFO(ah) != -1) {	
+    AttributeHeader ah(tAttrInfo->m_attrId, 0);
+    if (insertATTRINFO(ah.m_value) != -1) {	
       // Insert Attribute Id into ATTRINFO part. 
       
       /************************************************************************
@@ -491,12 +490,11 @@ NdbOperation::setValue( const NdbColumnImpl* tAttrInfo,
   tAttrId = tAttrInfo->m_attrId;
   m_no_disk_flag &= (tAttrInfo->m_storageType == NDB_STORAGETYPE_DISK ? 0:1);
   const char *aValue = aValuePassed; 
-  Uint32 ahValue;
   if (aValue == NULL) {
     if (tAttrInfo->m_nullable) {
-      AttributeHeader& ah = AttributeHeader::init(&ahValue, tAttrId, 0);
+      AttributeHeader ah(tAttrId, 0);
       ah.setNULL();
-      insertATTRINFO(ahValue);
+      insertATTRINFO(ah.m_value);
       // Insert Attribute Id with the value
       // NULL into ATTRINFO part. 
       DBUG_RETURN(0);
@@ -534,8 +532,8 @@ NdbOperation::setValue( const NdbColumnImpl* tAttrInfo,
   const Uint32 totalSizeInWords = (sizeInBytes + 3)/4; 
   // Excluding bits in last word
   const Uint32 sizeInWords = sizeInBytes / 4;          
-  AttributeHeader& ah = AttributeHeader::init(&ahValue, tAttrId, sizeInBytes);
-  insertATTRINFO( ahValue );
+  AttributeHeader ah(tAttrId, sizeInBytes);
+  insertATTRINFO( ah.m_value );
 
   /***********************************************************************
    * Check if the pointer of the value passed is aligned on a 4 byte boundary.