diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 102ae700a1..7e031b009a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4.1.0-dev.118 | 2021-01-18 19:14:30 -0700
+
+  * Remove superfluous nullptr checks in Val/RecordVal methods (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
 
 4.1.0-dev.116 | 2021-01-14 19:29:58 -0800
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e4e80ee1be..9ca7005dcc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.1.0-dev.116
+4.1.0-dev.118
diff --git a/src/Val.h b/src/Val.h
index d72550b3ff..5b9405ecfb 100644
--- a/src/Val.h
+++ b/src/Val.h
@@ -213,12 +213,7 @@ UNDERLYING_ACCESSOR_DECL(TypeVal, zeek::Type*, AsType)
 		{
 		// Since we're converting from "this", make sure the type requested is a pointer.
 		static_assert(std::is_pointer<T>());
-
-		auto v = static_cast<T>(this);
-		if ( ! v )
-			reporter->InternalError("Failed dynamic_cast between Val types");
-
-		return v;
+		return static_cast<T>(this);
 		}
 
 protected:
@@ -1262,9 +1257,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		auto& field_ptr = GetField(field);
 		auto field_val_ptr = static_cast<T*>(field_ptr.get());
-		if ( ! field_val_ptr )
-			reporter->InternalError("Typecast failed in TableVal::GetFieldAs");
-
 		return field_val_ptr->Get();
 		}
 
@@ -1273,9 +1265,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		auto& field_ptr = GetField(field);
 		auto field_val_ptr = static_cast<T*>(field_ptr.get());
-		if ( ! field_val_ptr )
-			reporter->InternalError("Typecast failed in TableVal::GetFieldAs");
-
 		return field_val_ptr->Get();
 		}