diff --git a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devAiSoftCallback.c b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devAiSoftCallback.c
index a7ed167db..db13fbbed 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devAiSoftCallback.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devAiSoftCallback.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static long add_record(dbCommon *pcommon)
     devPvt *pdevPvt;
     processNotify *ppn;
 
-    if (dbLinkIsDefined(plink) && dbLinkIsConstant(plink))
+    if (plink->type == CONSTANT)
         return 0;
 
     if (plink->type != PV_LINK) {
diff --git a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devBiSoftCallback.c b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devBiSoftCallback.c
index 3bd38f8f2..4fcbc464b 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devBiSoftCallback.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devBiSoftCallback.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static long add_record(dbCommon *pcommon)
     devPvt *pdevPvt;
     processNotify *ppn;
 
-    if (dbLinkIsDefined(plink) && dbLinkIsConstant(plink))
+    if (plink->type == CONSTANT)
         return 0;
 
     if (plink->type != PV_LINK) {
diff --git a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devI64inSoftCallback.c b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devI64inSoftCallback.c
index 0ccdfcc18..4af1a885e 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devI64inSoftCallback.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devI64inSoftCallback.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static long add_record(dbCommon *pcommon)
     devPvt *pdevPvt;
     processNotify *ppn;
 
-    if (dbLinkIsDefined(plink) && dbLinkIsConstant(plink))
+    if (plink->type == CONSTANT)
         return 0;
 
     if (plink->type != PV_LINK) {
diff --git a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devLiSoftCallback.c b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devLiSoftCallback.c
index 058abd93a..7c7c5d86b 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devLiSoftCallback.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devLiSoftCallback.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static long add_record(dbCommon *pcommon)
     devPvt *pdevPvt;
     processNotify *ppn;
 
-    if (dbLinkIsDefined(plink) && dbLinkIsConstant(plink))
+    if (plink->type == CONSTANT)
         return 0;
 
     if (plink->type != PV_LINK) {
diff --git a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoftCallback.c b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoftCallback.c
index e2269d25e..c46e90bb4 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoftCallback.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devMbbiDirectSoftCallback.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static long add_record(dbCommon *pcommon)
     devPvt *pdevPvt;
     processNotify *ppn;
 
-    if (dbLinkIsDefined(plink) && dbLinkIsConstant(plink))
+    if (plink->type == CONSTANT)
         return 0;
 
     if (plink->type != PV_LINK) {
diff --git a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devMbbiSoftCallback.c b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devMbbiSoftCallback.c
index ae97fc70a..4afcb3e3e 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devMbbiSoftCallback.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devMbbiSoftCallback.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static long add_record(dbCommon *pcommon)
     devPvt *pdevPvt;
     processNotify *ppn;
 
-    if (dbLinkIsDefined(plink) && dbLinkIsConstant(plink))
+    if (plink->type == CONSTANT)
         return 0;
 
     if (plink->type != PV_LINK) {
diff --git a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devSiSoftCallback.c b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devSiSoftCallback.c
index 85ec4fcad..92009826d 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/std/dev/devSiSoftCallback.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/std/dev/devSiSoftCallback.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static long add_record(dbCommon *pcommon)
     devPvt *pdevPvt;
     processNotify *ppn;
 
-    if (dbLinkIsDefined(plink) && dbLinkIsConstant(plink))
+    if (plink->type == CONSTANT)
         return 0;
 
     if (plink->type != PV_LINK) {