diff -r cd896760fa0f -r 98826791a588 src/HOL/Tools/Nitpick/nitpick_hol.ML
--- a/src/HOL/Tools/Nitpick/nitpick_hol.ML	Sun Nov 10 10:02:34 2013 +0100
+++ b/src/HOL/Tools/Nitpick/nitpick_hol.ML	Sun Nov 10 10:02:34 2013 +0100
@@ -1648,8 +1648,7 @@
     fun do_numeral depth Ts mult T t0 t1 =
       (if is_number_type ctxt T then
          let
-           val j = mult * (HOLogic.dest_num t1)
-                   |> T = nat_T ? Integer.max 0
+           val j = mult * HOLogic.dest_num t1
          in
            if j = 1 then
              raise SAME ()