diff --git a/sql/item.h b/sql/item.h
index 0686d01f655..f6eaee64cc1 100644
--- a/sql/item.h
+++ b/sql/item.h
@@ -7415,14 +7415,6 @@ class Item_type_holder: public Item,
 protected:
   const TYPELIB *enum_set_typelib;
 public:
-  Item_type_holder(THD *thd, Item *item)
-   :Item(thd, item),
-    Type_handler_hybrid_field_type(item->real_type_handler()),
-    enum_set_typelib(0)
-  {
-    DBUG_ASSERT(item->is_fixed());
-    maybe_null= item->maybe_null;
-  }
   Item_type_holder(THD *thd,
                    Item *item,
                    const Type_handler *handler,