diff --git a/sw/source/core/text/inftxt.cxx b/sw/source/core/text/inftxt.cxx
index 58ee0c40904a..ac87b78fb06d 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/text/inftxt.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/text/inftxt.cxx
@@ -489,12 +489,7 @@ void SwTextPaintInfo::CtorInitTextPaintInfo( OutputDevice* pRenderContext, SwTex
     pWrongList = nullptr;
     pGrammarCheckList = nullptr;
     pSmartTags = nullptr;
-
-#if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 1
-    pBrushItem = reinterpret_cast<SvxBrushItem*>(-1);
-#else
     pBrushItem = nullptr;
-#endif
 }
 
 SwTextPaintInfo::SwTextPaintInfo( const SwTextPaintInfo &rInf, const OUString* pText )
diff --git a/sw/source/core/text/inftxt.hxx b/sw/source/core/text/inftxt.hxx
index 7170e20563c1..720d3fb3f0a7 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/text/inftxt.hxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/text/inftxt.hxx
@@ -376,11 +376,7 @@ protected:
         , pGrammarCheckList(nullptr)
         , pSmartTags(nullptr)
         , pSpaceAdd(nullptr)
-#ifdef DBG_UTIL
-        , pBrushItem(reinterpret_cast<SvxBrushItem*>(-1))
-#else
         , pBrushItem(nullptr)
-#endif
         , nSpaceIdx(0)
         {}