diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/CompactListList/CompactListListI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/CompactListList/CompactListListI.H
index e74ef02318..f133ed0ee5 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/CompactListList/CompactListListI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/CompactListList/CompactListListI.H
@@ -223,11 +223,7 @@ inline Foam::UList<T> Foam::CompactListList<T, Container>::operator[]
 )
 {
     label start = offsets_[i];
-    return UList<T>
-    (
-        (m_.size() ? m_.begin() + start : NULL),
-        offsets_[i+1] - start
-    );
+    return UList<T>(m_.begin() + start, offsets_[i+1] - start);
 }
 
 
@@ -241,7 +237,7 @@ Foam::CompactListList<T, Container>::operator[]
     label start = offsets_[i];
     return UList<T>
     (
-        (m_.size() ? const_cast<T*>(m_.begin() + start) : NULL),
+        const_cast<T*>(m_.begin() + start),
         offsets_[i+1] - start
     );
 }