diff --git a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_body.c b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_body.c
index 3cbd627348f..70996a2f1e4 100644
--- a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_body.c
+++ b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_body.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ vrb_pull(struct req *req, ssize_t maxsize, objiterate_f *func, void *priv)
 	enum vfp_status vfps = VFP_ERROR;
 	const struct stevedore *stv;
 	ssize_t req_bodybytes = 0;
-	unsigned hint;
 
 	CHECK_OBJ_NOTNULL(req, REQ_MAGIC);
 
@@ -77,8 +76,7 @@ vrb_pull(struct req *req, ssize_t maxsize, objiterate_f *func, void *priv)
 
 	req->storage = NULL;
 
-	hint = maxsize > 0 ? maxsize : 1;
-	if (STV_NewObject(req->wrk, req->body_oc, stv, hint) == 0) {
+	if (STV_NewObject(req->wrk, req->body_oc, stv, 0) == 0) {
 		req->req_body_status = BS_ERROR;
 		HSH_DerefBoc(req->wrk, req->body_oc);
 		AZ(HSH_DerefObjCore(req->wrk, &req->body_oc, 0));
diff --git a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_fsm.c b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_fsm.c
index bb7a43d4e8c..c7469f5eb4a 100644
--- a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_fsm.c
+++ b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_req_fsm.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ cnt_synth(struct worker *wrk, struct req *req)
 	req->objcore = HSH_Private(wrk);
 	CHECK_OBJ_NOTNULL(req->objcore, OBJCORE_MAGIC);
 	szl = -1;
-	if (STV_NewObject(wrk, req->objcore, stv_transient, 1024)) {
+	if (STV_NewObject(wrk, req->objcore, stv_transient, 0)) {
 		body = VSB_data(synth_body);
 		szl = VSB_len(synth_body);
 		assert(szl >= 0);
diff --git a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_varnishd.h b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_varnishd.h
index 404ebc894ee..062041f493b 100644
--- a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_varnishd.h
+++ b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_varnishd.h
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ const struct stevedore *STV_next(void);
 int STV_BanInfoDrop(const uint8_t *ban, unsigned len);
 int STV_BanInfoNew(const uint8_t *ban, unsigned len);
 void STV_BanExport(const uint8_t *banlist, unsigned len);
+// STV_NewObject() len is space for OBJ_VARATTR
 int STV_NewObject(struct worker *, struct objcore *,
     const struct stevedore *, unsigned len);
 
diff --git a/bin/varnishd/storage/stevedore.c b/bin/varnishd/storage/stevedore.c
index 9c28479976c..7813c424f62 100644
--- a/bin/varnishd/storage/stevedore.c
+++ b/bin/varnishd/storage/stevedore.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ STV_NewObject(struct worker *wrk, struct objcore *oc,
 	CHECK_OBJ_NOTNULL(oc, OBJCORE_MAGIC);
 	CHECK_OBJ_NOTNULL(wrk, WORKER_MAGIC);
 	CHECK_OBJ_NOTNULL(stv, STEVEDORE_MAGIC);
-	assert(wsl > 0);
 
 	wrk->strangelove = cache_param->nuke_limit;
 	AN(stv->allocobj);