diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 21535ef6e0..00316abfd9 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Ensure\sthe\sjoin\sflags\son\sthe\sparent\sare\sset\scorrectly\swhen\sflattening\sUNION\sALL\ssub-queries\sthat\sinclude\sbranches\swith\sRIGHT\sjoins.\sReport\s[bugs:/info/2026-10-08T15:27:33Z\s|\s2026-10-08T15:27:33Z].
-D 2026-10-08T19:34:24.937
+C Remove\sthe\sOP_IfNotOpen\sopcode.\s\sThe\sOP_IfNullRow\sopcode\sis\ssufficient\sto\nget\sthe\sjob\sdone.\s\sThis\sis\sa\sfollow-up\sto\s[e71b0465b9fa13db].
+D 2026-10-08T23:59:13.467
 F .fossil-settings/binary-glob 61195414528fb3ea9693577e1980230d78a1f8b0a54c78cf1b9b24d0a409ed6a x
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ F src/upsert.c dd9f0fcccbfb4f20e1026a21a7254ba3f2c08e9cfa92affaff5b5ec3b00ea549
 F src/utf.c c5bec56770b71fe75e12f1f7b0a512032e1fd3d1f83c50c4ab4474ced20347a4
 F src/util.c 4437408e09cef6dbb63a8b8ba28be53bdc098ec890e5e64ad7ae1fc83448962e
 F src/vacuum.c d3d35d8ae893d419ade5fa196d761a83bddcbb62137a1a157ae751ef38b26e82
-F src/vdbe.c 247e0b7d43eeec8727f5446391a633f638df9cd9aaee637b079163ea3a801d42
+F src/vdbe.c 2954169319fef68d5119e9855637e7a44dc64f34ee474d68001a05c03072cb48
 F src/vdbe.h b6ffb28da04363fd5d439b8204118fd3f2e751abe4f8e3edb089155fb90d4607
 F src/vdbeInt.h 68e5ab63f184f2871780c83ce78b425d0360869611baea4c65575f91f76ac1d3
 F src/vdbeapi.c 8015628172d959885d5df592b9ddc07c66a803f61f86f1197cc17929c095b2ca
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ F src/vxworks.h 9d18819c5235b49c2340a8a4d48195ec5d5afb637b152406de95a9436beeaeab
 F src/wal.c 41438914e455bbc42ccff8545eab4c711f91233e480337e44a3d5fdf121fce74
 F src/wal.h c6251cfc1950643a976625ca452e46dc9b466b4f5dd2e85f244f29f79bf68ace
 F src/walker.c d5006d6b005e4ea7302ad390957a8d41ed83faa177e412f89bc5600a7462a014
-F src/where.c f2a92a7bb2b0e2295c1715a1461a7df2b81d2306cbe4698b78df740dd2ae1aef
+F src/where.c 7b5b408a0d66ff5b7a071be8352c0920e6dcd9e7846742498460cbf0e2de3f78
 F src/whereInt.h f039ad303bc2913de673e431821ef8db3b619d249e6e5548d90072a684e72285
 F src/wherecode.c 1a6d2999159b28d8c0b968458b90ec183b3813cb332c11515ab60a73db5c07fd
 F src/whereexpr.c 76f72a95c5cf0e8a8edb679ca4fb7afa17ba45ff4effe73c414266510109e701
@@ -2281,8 +2281,8 @@ F tool/warnings-clang.sh bbf6a1e685e534c92ec2bfba5b1745f34fb6f0bc2a362850723a9ee
 F tool/warnings.sh a554d13f6e5cf3760f041b87939e3d616ec6961859c3245e8ef701d1eafc2ca2
 F tool/win/sqlite.vsix deb315d026cc8400325c5863eef847784a219a2f
 F tool/winmain.c 00c8fb88e365c9017db14c73d3c78af62194d9644feaf60e220ab0f411f3604c
-P 53a73aa03d05350ebee81c3d2aef85744c8ebeda72f565083dc4b472b57c5499
-R fe57bd6c375f6e4dbf22be18e69cde3c
-U dan
-Z 6d721ddda04882419ca5fd3bd8136924
+P cfa69ea48a7aa379ee0c30ae81d2802da862d610f829c933e5eb358c23fc2b9d
+R 426a085b5ad6bc6a844b020b6fb5e871
+U drh
+Z ce6a8dfa7f67609ddc2e6787f9d350d0
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index f49083d639..b0d860d637 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cfa69ea48a7aa379ee0c30ae81d2802da862d610f829c933e5eb358c23fc2b9d
+797081cb705c65a466379e180344d0c9d781f10415c8ed8f72edc6ea065a1a28
diff --git a/src/vdbe.c b/src/vdbe.c
index 1ef60a81ed..2e95ae2392 100644
--- a/src/vdbe.c
+++ b/src/vdbe.c
@@ -5381,24 +5381,6 @@ case OP_SeekHit: {           /* ncycle */
   break;
 }
 
-/* Opcode: IfNotOpen P1 P2 * * *
-** Synopsis: if( !csr[P1] ) goto P2
-**
-** If cursor P1 is not open or if P1 is set to a NULL row using the
-** OP_NullRow opcode, then jump to instruction P2. Otherwise, fall through.
-*/
-case OP_IfNotOpen: {        /* jump */
-  VdbeCursor *pCur;
-
-  assert( pOp->p1>=0 && pOp->p1<p->nCursor );
-  pCur = p->apCsr[pOp->p1];
-  VdbeBranchTaken( NEVER(pCur==0) || pCur->nullRow, 2);
-  if( NEVER(pCur==0) || pCur->nullRow ){
-    goto jump_to_p2_and_check_for_interrupt;
-  }
-  break;
-}
-
 /* Opcode: Found P1 P2 P3 P4 *
 ** Synopsis: key=r[P3@P4]
 **
diff --git a/src/where.c b/src/where.c
index 9c6e91a67c..ce0f5ca842 100644
--- a/src/where.c
+++ b/src/where.c
@@ -7645,16 +7645,14 @@ void sqlite3WhereEnd(WhereInfo *pWInfo){
                 (pLoop->wsFlags & WHERE_VIRTUALTABLE)==0
                  && (pLoop->wsFlags & WHERE_IN_EARLYOUT)!=0;
             if( pLevel->iLeftJoin ){
-              /* For LEFT JOIN queries, cursor pIn->iCur may not have been
-              ** opened yet. This occurs for WHERE clauses such as
-              ** "a = ? AND b IN (...)", where the index is on (a, b). If
-              ** the RHS of the (a=?) is NULL, then the "b IN (...)" may
-              ** never have been coded, but the body of the loop run to
-              ** return the null-row. So, if the cursor is not open yet,
-              ** jump over the OP_Next or OP_Prev instruction about to
-              ** be coded.  */
-              sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_IfNotOpen, pIn->iCur,
-                  sqlite3VdbeCurrentAddr(v) + 2 + bEarlyOut);
+              /* For LEFT JOIN queries, cursor pIn->iCur might have been
+              ** disabled by OP_NullRow.  This occurs for WHERE clauses such
+              ** as "a = ? AND b IN (...)", where the index is on (a, b).
+              ** When the OP_IfNullRow jump is taken, the pIn->iBase register
+              ** is NULLed out as a side effect.  But as that register is not
+              ** used when the jump is taken, the side-effect is harmless. */
+              sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(v, OP_IfNullRow, pIn->iCur,
+                  sqlite3VdbeCurrentAddr(v) + 2 + bEarlyOut, pIn->iBase);
               VdbeCoverage(v);
             }
             if( bEarlyOut ){