diff --git a/basic/source/classes/sbunoobj.cxx b/basic/source/classes/sbunoobj.cxx
index a9949377f2d7..ec82700b5afa 100644
--- a/basic/source/classes/sbunoobj.cxx
+++ b/basic/source/classes/sbunoobj.cxx
@@ -2597,10 +2597,12 @@ SbxInfo* SbUnoMethod::GetInfo()
 
 const Sequence<ParamInfo>& SbUnoMethod::getParamInfos( void )
 {
-    if( !pParamInfoSeq && m_xUnoMethod.is() )
+    if (!pParamInfoSeq)
     {
-        Sequence<ParamInfo> aTmp = m_xUnoMethod->getParameterInfos() ;
-        pParamInfoSeq = new Sequence<ParamInfo>( aTmp );
+        Sequence<ParamInfo> aTmp;
+        if (m_xUnoMethod.is())
+            aTmp = m_xUnoMethod->getParameterInfos();
+        pParamInfoSeq = new Sequence<ParamInfo>(aTmp);
     }
     return *pParamInfoSeq;
 }
diff --git a/svx/source/fmcomp/xmlexchg.cxx b/svx/source/fmcomp/xmlexchg.cxx
index 058d36d85d81..0460e2596c92 100644
--- a/svx/source/fmcomp/xmlexchg.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/fmcomp/xmlexchg.cxx
@@ -59,13 +59,10 @@ namespace svx
         using namespace ::com::sun::star::datatransfer;
         Reference<XTransferable> &transfer = const_cast<Reference<XTransferable> &>(_rData.GetTransferable());
         XTransferable *pInterface = transfer.get();
-        OXFormsTransferable *pThis = dynamic_cast<OXFormsTransferable *>(pInterface);
-        DBG_ASSERT(pThis,"XTransferable is NOT an OXFormsTransferable???");
-        return pThis->m_aDescriptor;
+        OXFormsTransferable& rThis = dynamic_cast<OXFormsTransferable&>(*pInterface);
+        return rThis.m_aDescriptor;
     }
 
-
-
 }   // namespace svx