diff --git a/src/hnswscan.c b/src/hnswscan.c
index 63e960b..365ac71 100644
--- a/src/hnswscan.c
+++ b/src/hnswscan.c
@@ -40,29 +40,6 @@ GetScanItems(IndexScanDesc scan, Datum q)
 	return HnswSearchLayer(base, q, ep, hnsw_ef_search, 0, index, procinfo, collation, m, false, NULL);
 }
 
-/*
- * Get dimensions from metapage
- */
-static int
-GetDimensions(Relation index)
-{
-	Buffer		buf;
-	Page		page;
-	HnswMetaPage metap;
-	int			dimensions;
-
-	buf = ReadBuffer(index, HNSW_METAPAGE_BLKNO);
-	LockBuffer(buf, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE);
-	page = BufferGetPage(buf);
-	metap = HnswPageGetMeta(page);
-
-	dimensions = metap->dimensions;
-
-	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
-
-	return dimensions;
-}
-
 /*
  * Get scan value
  */
@@ -73,7 +50,7 @@ GetScanValue(IndexScanDesc scan)
 	Datum		value;
 
 	if (scan->orderByData->sk_flags & SK_ISNULL)
-		value = PointerGetDatum(InitVector(GetDimensions(scan->indexRelation)));
+		value = PointerGetDatum(NULL);
 	else
 	{
 		value = scan->orderByData->sk_argument;
diff --git a/src/hnswutils.c b/src/hnswutils.c
index 5ecfda0..4104f32 100644
--- a/src/hnswutils.c
+++ b/src/hnswutils.c
@@ -573,7 +573,12 @@ HnswLoadElement(HnswElement element, float *distance, Datum *q, Relation index,
 
 	/* Calculate distance */
 	if (distance != NULL)
-		*distance = (float) DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall2Coll(procinfo, collation, *q, PointerGetDatum(&etup->data)));
+	{
+		if (DatumGetPointer(*q) == NULL)
+			*distance = 0;
+		else
+			*distance = (float) DatumGetFloat8(FunctionCall2Coll(procinfo, collation, *q, PointerGetDatum(&etup->data)));
+	}
 
 	UnlockReleaseBuffer(buf);
 }
diff --git a/test/expected/hnsw_l2.out b/test/expected/hnsw_l2.out
index 4209661..aa56c2b 100644
--- a/test/expected/hnsw_l2.out
+++ b/test/expected/hnsw_l2.out
@@ -12,14 +12,11 @@ SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY val <-> '[3,3,3]';
  [0,0,0]
 (4 rows)
 
-SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY val <-> (SELECT NULL::vector);
-   val   
----------
- [0,0,0]
- [1,1,1]
- [1,2,3]
- [1,2,4]
-(4 rows)
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY val <-> (SELECT NULL::vector)) t2;
+ count 
+-------
+     4
+(1 row)
 
 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t;
  count 
diff --git a/test/sql/hnsw_l2.sql b/test/sql/hnsw_l2.sql
index 70bb50a..32d9cac 100644
--- a/test/sql/hnsw_l2.sql
+++ b/test/sql/hnsw_l2.sql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CREATE INDEX ON t USING hnsw (val vector_l2_ops);
 INSERT INTO t (val) VALUES ('[1,2,4]');
 
 SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY val <-> '[3,3,3]';
-SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY val <-> (SELECT NULL::vector);
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY val <-> (SELECT NULL::vector)) t2;
 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t;
 
 TRUNCATE t;