diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index f960c51a67..c1adb34c7c 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-C Fix\san\sincorrect\sassert()\sin\sfts3.c.\sAdd\sfurther\sfts3\stests.
-D 2009-12-03T17:36:22
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
+Hash: SHA1
+
+C Remove\sa\sNEVER()\sfrom\sbtree.c\sthat\scould\soccur\sin\sa\svery\sobscure\stested\nevaluation\swith\san\sI/O\serror\son\sfstat().
+D 2009-12-03T19:40:00
 F Makefile.arm-wince-mingw32ce-gcc fcd5e9cd67fe88836360bb4f9ef4cb7f8e2fb5a0
 F Makefile.in c5827ead754ab32b9585487177c93bb00b9497b3
 F Makefile.linux-gcc d53183f4aa6a9192d249731c90dbdffbd2c68654
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ F src/auth.c 523da7fb4979469955d822ff9298352d6b31de34
 F src/backup.c 744e98359dfc79fed43e8dec911e33e108b06aae
 F src/bitvec.c 06ad2c36a9c3819c0b9cbffec7b15f58d5d834e0
 F src/btmutex.c 96a12f50f7a17475155971a241d85ec5171573ff
-F src/btree.c c13f6d1a469f7bac963fff7f17980919acd5f3ee
+F src/btree.c e6f7c7bbb1a888fdf1a2c5b83a4efebf2dc13326
 F src/btree.h 7944a9dac59eb3e541aad45fd2747f1051e7c63d
 F src/btreeInt.h 54f4245decd0409ea52cf9aee422d3d761d7ac10
 F src/build.c a48e74d24897100017d39ceba5de255e53ec9488
@@ -776,7 +779,14 @@ F tool/speedtest2.tcl ee2149167303ba8e95af97873c575c3e0fab58ff
 F tool/speedtest8.c 2902c46588c40b55661e471d7a86e4dd71a18224
 F tool/speedtest8inst1.c 293327bc76823f473684d589a8160bde1f52c14e
 F tool/vdbe-compress.tcl d70ea6d8a19e3571d7ab8c9b75cba86d1173ff0f
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-U dan
-Z bf00a60fa922c646641246a97c22e493
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+R 2b7a161eaee6afd6b881b53584d9aa6b
+U drh
+Z da696b30584703ae55e60b117c5da01a
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diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index c0742dfffb..f4e0145c8b 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-75863c2d55e0801add5b8dcf88d575c5c870af04
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+d5861d9ffecca499d79d722b5f742ffe3a5aff44
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/btree.c b/src/btree.c
index c354fc8ce2..cc2279ff4b 100644
--- a/src/btree.c
+++ b/src/btree.c
@@ -2346,11 +2346,8 @@ static int newDatabase(BtShared *pBt){
   int nPage;
 
   assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pBt->mutex) );
-  /* The database size has already been measured and cached, so failure
-  ** is impossible here.  If the original size measurement failed, then
-  ** processing aborts before entering this routine. */
   rc = sqlite3PagerPagecount(pBt->pPager, &nPage);
-  if( NEVER(rc!=SQLITE_OK) || nPage>0 ){
+  if( rc!=SQLITE_OK || nPage>0 ){
     return rc;
   }
   pP1 = pBt->pPage1;