--- NameRecord.java	2004-08-06 17:43:49.813523000 +0200
+++ NameRecord-1.15.java	2004-04-09 15:05:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -617,14 +617,7 @@
      * @return extern sheet index
      */
     public short getExternSheetNumber(){
-        //////////////
-        // Patch to POI bug 27852
-        if (field_13_name_definition == null || field_13_name_definition.isEmpty()) return 0;
-        // Was :
-        //  if (field_13_name_definition == null) return 0;
-        // end of patch
-        ////////////////
-        
+        if (field_13_name_definition == null) return 0;
         Ptg ptg = (Ptg) field_13_name_definition.peek();
         short result = 0;
 
@@ -671,13 +664,7 @@
      * @return area reference
      */
     public String getAreaReference(Workbook book){
-        //////////////
-        // Patch to POI bug 27852
-        if (field_13_name_definition == null || field_13_name_definition.isEmpty()) return "#REF!";
-        // Was :
-        //  if (field_13_name_definition == null ) return "#REF!";
-        // end of patch
-        ////////////////
+        if (field_13_name_definition == null) return "#REF!";
         Ptg ptg = (Ptg) field_13_name_definition.peek();
         String result = "";
 
@@ -937,8 +924,7 @@
             .append("\n");
         buffer.append("    .Status bar text (Unicode string without length field)  = ").append( field_17_status_bar_text )
             .append("\n");
-        if (field_13_raw_name_definition != null)
-            buffer.append(org.apache.poi.util.HexDump.dump(this.field_13_raw_name_definition,0,0));
+        buffer.append(org.apache.poi.util.HexDump.dump(this.field_13_raw_name_definition,0,0));
         buffer.append("[/NAME]\n");
         
         return buffer.toString();