diff --git a/compiler/ncgvmt.pas b/compiler/ncgvmt.pas
index 48fa3a0647..5b60deb05f 100644
--- a/compiler/ncgvmt.pas
+++ b/compiler/ncgvmt.pas
@@ -966,8 +966,6 @@ implementation
          hs : string;
 {$endif vtentry}
       begin
-        if not assigned(_class.VMTEntries) then
-          exit;
         for i:=0 to _class.VMTEntries.Count-1 do
          begin
            vmtentry:=pvmtentry(_class.vmtentries[i]);
diff --git a/compiler/nobj.pas b/compiler/nobj.pas
index d3db0f1d5a..7abe2e36a3 100644
--- a/compiler/nobj.pas
+++ b/compiler/nobj.pas
@@ -910,11 +910,7 @@ implementation
 
         { inherit (copy) VMT from parent object }
         if assigned(_class.childof) then
-          begin
-            if not assigned(_class.childof.vmtentries) then
-              internalerror(200810281);
-            _class.copyvmtentries(_class.childof);
-          end;
+          _class.copyvmtentries(_class.childof);
 
         { process all procdefs, we must process the defs to
           keep the same order as that is written in the source
diff --git a/compiler/symdef.pas b/compiler/symdef.pas
index 6db4205d15..c8ee32a434 100644
--- a/compiler/symdef.pas
+++ b/compiler/symdef.pas
@@ -7331,11 +7331,7 @@ implementation
             for i:=0 to ImplementedInterfaces.count-1 do
               tobjectdef(result).ImplementedInterfaces.Add(TImplementedInterface(ImplementedInterfaces[i]).Getcopy);
           end;
-        if assigned(vmtentries) then
-          begin
-            tobjectdef(result).vmtentries:=TFPList.Create;
-            tobjectdef(result).copyvmtentries(self);
-          end;
+        tobjectdef(result).copyvmtentries(self);
       end;