Index: src/alter.c
==================================================================
--- src/alter.c
+++ src/alter.c
@@ -356,18 +356,18 @@
   sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_DropTable, iDb, 0, 0, pTab->zName, 0);
 
   /* Reload the table, index and permanent trigger schemas. */
   zWhere = sqlite3MPrintf(pParse->db, "tbl_name=%Q", zName);
   if( !zWhere ) return;
-  sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_ParseSchema, iDb, 0, 0, zWhere, P4_DYNAMIC);
+  sqlite3VdbeAddParseSchemaOp(v, iDb, zWhere);
 
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_TRIGGER
   /* Now, if the table is not stored in the temp database, reload any temp 
   ** triggers. Don't use IN(...) in case SQLITE_OMIT_SUBQUERY is defined. 
   */
   if( (zWhere=whereTempTriggers(pParse, pTab))!=0 ){
-    sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_ParseSchema, 1, 0, 0, zWhere, P4_DYNAMIC);
+    sqlite3VdbeAddParseSchemaOp(v, 1, zWhere);
   }
 #endif
 }
 
 /*

Index: src/build.c
==================================================================
--- src/build.c
+++ src/build.c
@@ -1617,12 +1617,12 @@
       }
     }
 #endif
 
     /* Reparse everything to update our internal data structures */
-    sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_ParseSchema, iDb, 0, 0,
-        sqlite3MPrintf(db, "tbl_name='%q'",p->zName), P4_DYNAMIC);
+    sqlite3VdbeAddParseSchemaOp(v, iDb,
+               sqlite3MPrintf(db, "tbl_name='%q'", p->zName));
   }
 
 
   /* Add the table to the in-memory representation of the database.
   */
@@ -2815,13 +2815,12 @@
     ** to invalidate all pre-compiled statements.
     */
     if( pTblName ){
       sqlite3RefillIndex(pParse, pIndex, iMem);
       sqlite3ChangeCookie(pParse, iDb);
-      sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_ParseSchema, iDb, 0, 0,
-         sqlite3MPrintf(db, "name='%q' AND type='index'", pIndex->zName), 
-         P4_DYNAMIC);
+      sqlite3VdbeAddParseSchemaOp(v, iDb,
+         sqlite3MPrintf(db, "name='%q' AND type='index'", pIndex->zName));
       sqlite3VdbeAddOp1(v, OP_Expire, 0);
     }
   }
 
   /* When adding an index to the list of indices for a table, make

Index: src/trigger.c
==================================================================
--- src/trigger.c
+++ src/trigger.c
@@ -299,13 +299,12 @@
        "INSERT INTO %Q.%s VALUES('trigger',%Q,%Q,0,'CREATE TRIGGER %q')",
        db->aDb[iDb].zName, SCHEMA_TABLE(iDb), zName,
        pTrig->table, z);
     sqlite3DbFree(db, z);
     sqlite3ChangeCookie(pParse, iDb);
-    sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_ParseSchema, iDb, 0, 0, sqlite3MPrintf(
-        db, "type='trigger' AND name='%q'", zName), P4_DYNAMIC
-    );
+    sqlite3VdbeAddParseSchemaOp(v, iDb,
+        sqlite3MPrintf(db, "type='trigger' AND name='%q'", zName));
   }
 
   if( db->init.busy ){
     Trigger *pLink = pTrig;
     Hash *pHash = &db->aDb[iDb].pSchema->trigHash;

Index: src/vdbe.h
==================================================================
--- src/vdbe.h
+++ src/vdbe.h
@@ -170,10 +170,11 @@
 int sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(Vdbe*,int,int,int);
 int sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(Vdbe*,int,int,int,int);
 int sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(Vdbe*,int,int,int,int,const char *zP4,int);
 int sqlite3VdbeAddOp4Int(Vdbe*,int,int,int,int,int);
 int sqlite3VdbeAddOpList(Vdbe*, int nOp, VdbeOpList const *aOp);
+void sqlite3VdbeAddParseSchemaOp(Vdbe*,int,char*);
 void sqlite3VdbeChangeP1(Vdbe*, int addr, int P1);
 void sqlite3VdbeChangeP2(Vdbe*, int addr, int P2);
 void sqlite3VdbeChangeP3(Vdbe*, int addr, int P3);
 void sqlite3VdbeChangeP5(Vdbe*, u8 P5);
 void sqlite3VdbeJumpHere(Vdbe*, int addr);

Index: src/vdbeaux.c
==================================================================
--- src/vdbeaux.c
+++ src/vdbeaux.c
@@ -154,17 +154,10 @@
   pOp->p1 = p1;
   pOp->p2 = p2;
   pOp->p3 = p3;
   pOp->p4.p = 0;
   pOp->p4type = P4_NOTUSED;
-  p->expired = 0;
-  if( op==OP_ParseSchema ){
-    /* Any program that uses the OP_ParseSchema opcode needs to lock
-    ** all btrees. */
-    int j;
-    for(j=0; j<p->db->nDb; j++) sqlite3VdbeUsesBtree(p, j);
-  }
 #ifdef SQLITE_DEBUG
   pOp->zComment = 0;
   if( sqlite3VdbeAddopTrace ) sqlite3VdbePrintOp(0, i, &p->aOp[i]);
 #endif
 #ifdef VDBE_PROFILE
@@ -198,10 +191,24 @@
 ){
   int addr = sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(p, op, p1, p2, p3);
   sqlite3VdbeChangeP4(p, addr, zP4, p4type);
   return addr;
 }
+
+/*
+** Add an OP_ParseSchema opcode.  This routine is broken out from
+** sqlite3VdbeAddOp4() since it needs to also local all btrees.
+**
+** The zWhere string must have been obtained from sqlite3_malloc().
+** This routine will take ownership of the allocated memory.
+*/
+void sqlite3VdbeAddParseSchemaOp(Vdbe *p, int iDb, char *zWhere){
+  int j;
+  int addr = sqlite3VdbeAddOp3(p, OP_ParseSchema, iDb, 0, 0);
+  sqlite3VdbeChangeP4(p, addr, zWhere, P4_DYNAMIC);
+  for(j=0; j<p->db->nDb; j++) sqlite3VdbeUsesBtree(p, j);
+}
 
 /*
 ** Add an opcode that includes the p4 value as an integer.
 */
 int sqlite3VdbeAddOp4Int(

Index: src/vtab.c
==================================================================
--- src/vtab.c
+++ src/vtab.c
@@ -381,11 +381,11 @@
     v = sqlite3GetVdbe(pParse);
     sqlite3ChangeCookie(pParse, iDb);
 
     sqlite3VdbeAddOp2(v, OP_Expire, 0, 0);
     zWhere = sqlite3MPrintf(db, "name='%q' AND type='table'", pTab->zName);
-    sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_ParseSchema, iDb, 0, 0, zWhere, P4_DYNAMIC);
+    sqlite3VdbeAddParseSchemaOp(v, iDb, zWhere);
     sqlite3VdbeAddOp4(v, OP_VCreate, iDb, 0, 0, 
                          pTab->zName, sqlite3Strlen30(pTab->zName) + 1);
   }
 
   /* If we are rereading the sqlite_master table create the in-memory