diff --git a/mysql-test/r/func_group.result b/mysql-test/r/func_group.result
index 45c93971852..48341e08e4d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/func_group.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/func_group.result
@@ -1713,6 +1713,17 @@ f1	f2	f3	f4	f1 = f2
 NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL	NULL
 drop table t1;
 #
+# Bug #54465: assert: field_types == 0 || field_types[field_pos] ==
+#             MYSQL_TYPE_LONGLONG
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2);
+SELECT MAX((SELECT 1 FROM t1 ORDER BY @var LIMIT 1)) m FROM t1 t2, t1 
+ORDER BY t1.a;
+m
+1
+DROP TABLE t1;
+#
 End of 5.1 tests
 #
 # Bug#55648: Server crash on MIX/MAX on maximum time value
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/func_group.test b/mysql-test/t/func_group.test
index 2914bb15d18..7383fdd9234 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/func_group.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/func_group.test
@@ -1082,6 +1082,20 @@ select a.f1 as a, b.f4 as b, a.f1 > b.f4 as gt,
 from t1 a, t1 b;
 select *, f1 = f2 from t1;
 drop table t1;
+
+--echo #
+--echo # Bug #54465: assert: field_types == 0 || field_types[field_pos] ==
+--echo #             MYSQL_TYPE_LONGLONG
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (a INT);
+INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2);
+
+SELECT MAX((SELECT 1 FROM t1 ORDER BY @var LIMIT 1)) m FROM t1 t2, t1 
+       ORDER BY t1.a;
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
 --echo #
 --echo End of 5.1 tests
 
diff --git a/sql/item_sum.cc b/sql/item_sum.cc
index bd6e96aedc6..b6e5d6d3182 100644
--- a/sql/item_sum.cc
+++ b/sql/item_sum.cc
@@ -434,26 +434,6 @@ void Item_sum::mark_as_sum_func()
 }
 
 
-void Item_sum::make_field(Send_field *tmp_field)
-{
-  if (args[0]->type() == Item::FIELD_ITEM && keep_field_type())
-  {
-    ((Item_field*) args[0])->field->make_field(tmp_field);
-    /* For expressions only col_name should be non-empty string. */
-    char *empty_string= (char*)"";
-    tmp_field->db_name= empty_string;
-    tmp_field->org_table_name= empty_string;
-    tmp_field->table_name= empty_string;
-    tmp_field->org_col_name= empty_string;
-    tmp_field->col_name= name;
-    if (maybe_null)
-      tmp_field->flags&= ~NOT_NULL_FLAG;
-  }
-  else
-    init_make_field(tmp_field, field_type());
-}
-
-
 void Item_sum::print(String *str, enum_query_type query_type)
 {
   /* orig_args is not filled with valid values until fix_fields() */
diff --git a/sql/item_sum.h b/sql/item_sum.h
index 2a722b93165..06a8c2c58a4 100644
--- a/sql/item_sum.h
+++ b/sql/item_sum.h
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ public:
     forced_const= TRUE; 
   }
   virtual bool const_item() const { return forced_const; }
-  void make_field(Send_field *field);
   virtual void print(String *str, enum_query_type query_type);
   void fix_num_length_and_dec();