diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index b0aa74342..d33dad281 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -957,9 +957,9 @@ bool CWallet::LoadToWallet(const CWalletTx& wtxIn)
 /**
  * Add a transaction to the wallet, or update it.  pIndex and posInBlock should
  * be set when the transaction was known to be included in a block.  When
- * posInBlock = SYNC_TRANSACTION_NOT_IN_BLOCK (-1) , then wallet state is not
- * updated in AddToWallet, but notifications happen and cached balances are
- * marked dirty.
+ * pIndex == NULL, then wallet state is not updated in AddToWallet, but
+ * notifications happen and cached balances are marked dirty.
+ *
  * If fUpdate is true, existing transactions will be updated.
  * TODO: One exception to this is that the abandoned state is cleared under the
  * assumption that any further notification of a transaction that was considered
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ bool CWallet::AddToWalletIfInvolvingMe(const CTransactionRef& ptx, const CBlockI
     {
         AssertLockHeld(cs_wallet);
 
-        if (posInBlock != -1) {
+        if (pIndex != NULL) {
             BOOST_FOREACH(const CTxIn& txin, tx.vin) {
                 std::pair<TxSpends::const_iterator, TxSpends::const_iterator> range = mapTxSpends.equal_range(txin.prevout);
                 while (range.first != range.second) {
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ bool CWallet::AddToWalletIfInvolvingMe(const CTransactionRef& ptx, const CBlockI
             CWalletTx wtx(this, ptx);
 
             // Get merkle branch if transaction was found in a block
-            if (posInBlock != -1)
+            if (pIndex != NULL)
                 wtx.SetMerkleBranch(pIndex, posInBlock);
 
             return AddToWallet(wtx, false);