diff --git a/sql/sql_show.cc b/sql/sql_show.cc
index df3c6435f98..9962075595c 100644
--- a/sql/sql_show.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_show.cc
@@ -2900,7 +2900,6 @@ void remove_status_vars(SHOW_VAR *list)
 }
 
 
-
 static bool show_status_array(THD *thd, const char *wild,
                               SHOW_VAR *variables,
                               enum enum_var_type value_type,
@@ -2915,7 +2914,6 @@ static bool show_status_array(THD *thd, const char *wild,
   /* the variable name should not be longer than 64 characters */
   char name_buffer[64];
   int len;
-  LEX_STRING null_lex_str;
   SHOW_VAR tmp, *var;
   enum_check_fields save_count_cuted_fields= thd->count_cuted_fields;
   bool res= FALSE;
@@ -2923,8 +2921,6 @@ static bool show_status_array(THD *thd, const char *wild,
   DBUG_ENTER("show_status_array");
 
   thd->count_cuted_fields= CHECK_FIELD_WARN;
-  null_lex_str.str= 0;				// For sys_var->value_ptr()
-  null_lex_str.length= 0;
 
   prefix_end=strnmov(name_buffer, prefix, sizeof(name_buffer)-1);
   if (*prefix)
@@ -3095,13 +3091,6 @@ static bool show_status_array(THD *thd, const char *wild,
           if (!(pos= *(char**) value))
             pos= "";
 
-          DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("alter_server_version_str",
-                          if (!my_strcasecmp(system_charset_info,
-                                             variables->name,
-                                             "version")) {
-                            pos= "some-other-version";
-                          });
-
           end= strend(pos);
           break;
         }