diff --git a/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfErrorRegister.C b/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfErrorRegister.C
index f3939d1f5b2..a4825427c72 100755
--- a/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfErrorRegister.C
+++ b/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfErrorRegister.C
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ ErrorRegister::ErrorRegister( SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS & r, ResolutionMap & rm,
     ErrorRegisterType(), scr(r), scr_rc(SUCCESS), rMap(rm),
     xNoErrorOnZeroScr(false), xScrId(scrId)
 {
-    PRDF_ASSERT( &r  != NULL );
-    PRDF_ASSERT( &rm != NULL );
 }
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfOperatorRegister.H b/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfOperatorRegister.H
index 893ee7ca06d..07d5ac981e5 100755
--- a/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfOperatorRegister.H
+++ b/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfOperatorRegister.H
@@ -513,17 +513,17 @@ class AttnTypeRegister : public SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS
         iv_bs = &iv_iBS;
     }
 
-    AttnTypeRegister( SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS & i_check,
-                      SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS & i_recov,
-                      SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS & i_special,
-                      SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS & i_proccs,
-                      SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS & i_hostattn ) :
+    AttnTypeRegister( SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS *i_check,
+                      SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS *i_recov,
+                      SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS *i_special,
+                      SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS *i_proccs,
+                      SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS *i_hostattn ) :
         SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS( ),
-        iv_check(    NULL == &i_check    ? &cv_null : &i_check),
-        iv_recov(    NULL == &i_recov    ? &cv_null : &i_recov),
-        iv_special(  NULL == &i_special  ? &cv_null : &i_special),
-        iv_proccs(   NULL == &i_proccs   ? &cv_null : &i_proccs),
-        iv_hostattn( NULL == &i_hostattn ? &cv_null : &i_hostattn),
+        iv_check(    NULL == i_check    ? &cv_null : i_check),
+        iv_recov(    NULL == i_recov    ? &cv_null : i_recov),
+        iv_special(  NULL == i_special  ? &cv_null : i_special),
+        iv_proccs(   NULL == i_proccs   ? &cv_null : i_proccs),
+        iv_hostattn( NULL == i_hostattn ? &cv_null : i_hostattn),
         iv_iBS(0)         // will fully initialize this inside ctor.
     {
         uint32_t l_length = 1024;
diff --git a/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfScanFacility.C b/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfScanFacility.C
index 6c46dea931b..ad045614df8 100755
--- a/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfScanFacility.C
+++ b/src/usr/diag/prdf/common/framework/register/prdfScanFacility.C
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS &  ScanFacility::GetAttnTypeRegister(
                                         SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS * i_proccs,
                                         SCAN_COMM_REGISTER_CLASS * i_hostattn )
 {
-  AttnTypeRegister r(*i_check, *i_recov, *i_special, *i_proccs, *i_hostattn);
+  AttnTypeRegister r(i_check, i_recov, i_special, i_proccs, i_hostattn);
   return iv_attnRegFw.get(r);
 }