diff --git a/lib/Bytecode/Reader/Reader.cpp b/lib/Bytecode/Reader/Reader.cpp
index 0f9889c..1444501 100644
--- a/lib/Bytecode/Reader/Reader.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bytecode/Reader/Reader.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 
     case BytecodeFormat::SymbolTable:
       BCR_TRACE(2, "BLOCK BytecodeFormat::SymbolTable: {\n");
-      if (ParseSymbolTable(Buf, Buf+Size, M->getSymbolTableSure())) {
+      if (ParseSymbolTable(Buf, Buf+Size, &M->getSymbolTable())) {
 	delete M; return true;
       }
       break;
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
 
     case BytecodeFormat::SymbolTable:
       BCR_TRACE(1, "BLOCK BytecodeFormat::SymbolTable: {\n");
-      if (ParseSymbolTable(Buf, Buf+Size, Mod->getSymbolTableSure())) {
+      if (ParseSymbolTable(Buf, Buf+Size, &Mod->getSymbolTable())) {
 	delete Mod; return true;
       }
       break;
diff --git a/lib/Bytecode/Writer/SlotCalculator.cpp b/lib/Bytecode/Writer/SlotCalculator.cpp
index ca74711..5f6f2e7 100644
--- a/lib/Bytecode/Writer/SlotCalculator.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bytecode/Writer/SlotCalculator.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
   // Insert constants that are named at module level into the slot pool so that
   // the module symbol table can refer to them...
   //
-  if (TheModule->hasSymbolTable() && !IgnoreNamedNodes) {
+  if (!IgnoreNamedNodes) {
     SC_DEBUG("Inserting SymbolTable values:\n");
-    processSymbolTable(TheModule->getSymbolTable());
+    processSymbolTable(&TheModule->getSymbolTable());
   }
 
   SC_DEBUG("end processModule!\n");
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@
     // symboltable references to constants not in the output.  Scan for these
     // constants now.
     //
-    if (M->hasSymbolTable())
-      processSymbolTableConstants(M->getSymbolTable());
+    processSymbolTableConstants(&M->getSymbolTable());
   }
 
   SC_DEBUG("Inserting Labels:\n");
@@ -174,9 +173,9 @@
   for_each(inst_begin(M), inst_end(M),
 	   bind_obj(this, &SlotCalculator::insertValue));
 
-  if (M->hasSymbolTable() && !IgnoreNamedNodes) {
+  if (!IgnoreNamedNodes) {
     SC_DEBUG("Inserting SymbolTable values:\n");
-    processSymbolTable(M->getSymbolTable());
+    processSymbolTable(&M->getSymbolTable());
   }
 
   SC_DEBUG("end processFunction!\n");
diff --git a/lib/Bytecode/Writer/Writer.cpp b/lib/Bytecode/Writer/Writer.cpp
index e85498c..92b6a62 100644
--- a/lib/Bytecode/Writer/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bytecode/Writer/Writer.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@
     processMethod(I);
 
   // If needed, output the symbol table for the module...
-  if (M->hasSymbolTable())
-    outputSymbolTable(*M->getSymbolTable());
+  outputSymbolTable(M->getSymbolTable());
 }
 
 // Helper function for outputConstants().
@@ -187,8 +186,7 @@
       processBasicBlock(*I);
     
     // If needed, output the symbol table for the function...
-    if (F->hasSymbolTable())
-      outputSymbolTable(*F->getSymbolTable());
+    outputSymbolTable(F->getSymbolTable());
     
     Table.purgeFunction();
   }