diff --git a/dbcon/joblist/columncommand-jl.h b/dbcon/joblist/columncommand-jl.h
index 4a864a253..7f700766e 100644
--- a/dbcon/joblist/columncommand-jl.h
+++ b/dbcon/joblist/columncommand-jl.h
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ class ColumnCommandJL : public CommandJL
   ColumnCommandJL(const ColumnCommandJL&, const DictStepJL&);
   virtual ~ColumnCommandJL();
 
-  virtual void createCommand(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bs) const;
-  virtual void runCommand(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bs) const;
-  void setLBID(uint64_t rid, uint32_t dbroot);
-  uint8_t getTableColumnType();
-  virtual std::string toString();
-  uint16_t getWidth();
-  CommandType getCommandType()
+  virtual void createCommand(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bs) const override;
+  virtual void runCommand(messageqcpp::ByteStream& bs) const override;
+  void setLBID(uint64_t rid, uint32_t dbroot) override;
+  uint8_t getTableColumnType() override;
+  virtual std::string toString() override;
+  uint16_t getWidth() override;
+  CommandType getCommandType() override
   {
     return COLUMN_COMMAND;
   }
diff --git a/primitives/linux-port/column.cpp b/primitives/linux-port/column.cpp
index ff74406a9..974a277da 100644
--- a/primitives/linux-port/column.cpp
+++ b/primitives/linux-port/column.cpp
@@ -539,16 +539,6 @@ inline bool isNullValue(const T val, const T NULL_VALUE)
   return val == NULL_VALUE;
 }
 
-template <>
-inline bool isNullValue<KIND_TEXT, int64_t>(const int64_t val, const int64_t NULL_VALUE)
-{
-  //@bug 339 might be a token here
-  // TODO: what's up with the alternative NULL here?
-  constexpr const int64_t ALT_NULL_VALUE = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFELL;
-
-  return (val == NULL_VALUE || val == ALT_NULL_VALUE);
-}
-
 //
 // FILTER A COLUMN VALUE
 //