diff --git a/src/common/framecmn.cpp b/src/common/framecmn.cpp
index a1c9575cfa..e07790dfd8 100644
--- a/src/common/framecmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/framecmn.cpp
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ wxStatusBar *wxFrameBase::OnCreateStatusBar(int number,
 
 void wxFrameBase::SetStatusText(const wxString& text, int number)
 {
-    wxASSERT_MSG( (m_widget != NULL), wxT("invalid frame") );
-
     wxCHECK_RET( m_frameStatusBar != NULL, wxT("no statusbar to set text for") );
 
     m_frameStatusBar->SetStatusText(text, number);
@@ -314,8 +312,6 @@ void wxFrameBase::SetStatusText(const wxString& text, int number)
 
 void wxFrameBase::SetStatusWidths(int n, const int widths_field[] )
 {
-    wxASSERT_MSG( (m_widget != NULL), wxT("invalid frame") );
-
     wxCHECK_RET( m_frameStatusBar != NULL, wxT("no statusbar to set widths for") );
 
     m_frameStatusBar->SetStatusWidths(n, widths_field);
diff --git a/src/msw/statbr95.cpp b/src/msw/statbr95.cpp
index 5f91a3c092..87455611bf 100644
--- a/src/msw/statbr95.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/statbr95.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ void wxStatusBar95::SetStatusWidths(int n, const int widths[])
 
 void wxStatusBar95::SetFieldsWidth()
 {
+    if ( !m_nFields )
+        return;
+
   int *pWidths = new int[m_nFields];
 
   int nWindowWidth, y;