a few random cleanups
[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / pp.c
diff --git a/pp.c b/pp.c
index 44114e7..84ee4f4 100644 (file)
--- a/pp.c
+++ b/pp.c
@@ -2853,12 +2853,8 @@ PP(pp_splice)
 
     newlen = SP - MARK;
     diff = newlen - length;
-    if (newlen && !AvREAL(ary)) {
-       if (AvREIFY(ary))
-           av_reify(ary);
-       else
-           assert(AvREAL(ary));                /* would leak, so croak */
-    }
+    if (newlen && !AvREAL(ary) && AvREIFY(ary))
+       av_reify(ary);
 
     if (diff < 0) {                            /* shrinking the area */
        if (newlen) {