diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/failures/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/failedTests/CompletionParseFailedTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/failures/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/failedTests/CompletionParseFailedTest.java
index edcf9268687..df4e1752617 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/failures/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/failedTests/CompletionParseFailedTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/failures/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/failedTests/CompletionParseFailedTest.java
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.failedTests;
 
 import java.io.StringWriter;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTCompletionNode;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTField;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTNode;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.ast.IASTNode.ILookupResult;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.tests.CompletionParseBaseTest;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
index cca75eb60ee..4e7a1d1ef09 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
@@ -3322,7 +3322,10 @@ public class CompleteParseASTFactory extends BaseASTFactory implements IASTFacto
 	public boolean validateIndirectMemberOperation(IASTNode node) {
 		List pointerOps = null;
 		if( ( node instanceof ISymbolOwner ) )
-			pointerOps = ((ISymbolOwner) node).getSymbol().getTypeInfo().getFinalType().getPtrOperators();
+		{
+			ISymbol symbol = ((ISymbolOwner) node).getSymbol();
+			pointerOps = symbol.getTypeInfo().getFinalType().getPtrOperators();
+		}
 		else if( node instanceof ASTExpression )
 		{
 			ISymbol typeSymbol = ((ASTExpression)node).getResultType().getResult().getTypeSymbol();
@@ -3345,7 +3348,10 @@ public class CompleteParseASTFactory extends BaseASTFactory implements IASTFacto
 	public boolean validateDirectMemberOperation(IASTNode node) {
 		List pointerOps = null;
 		if( ( node instanceof ISymbolOwner ) )
-			pointerOps = ((ISymbolOwner) node).getSymbol().getPtrOperators();
+		{
+			ISymbol symbol = ((ISymbolOwner) node).getSymbol();
+			pointerOps = symbol.getTypeInfo().getFinalType().getPtrOperators();
+		}
 		else if( node instanceof ASTExpression )
 		{
 			ISymbol typeSymbol = ((ASTExpression)node).getResultType().getResult().getTypeSymbol();