diff --git a/sc/source/ui/view/editsh.cxx b/sc/source/ui/view/editsh.cxx
index c225286e22ab..9b1f66c009b4 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/view/editsh.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/view/editsh.cxx
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void ScEditShell::Execute( SfxRequest& rReq )
             return;
         case SID_UNICODE_NOTATION_TOGGLE:
             {
-                EditView* pActiveView = pHdl ? pHdl->GetActiveView() : pEditView;
+                EditView* pActiveView = pHdl->GetActiveView();
                 if( pActiveView )
                 {
                     OUString sInput = pEngine->GetText();