diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d580c5a5..a56f282f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func (s *DB) HasTable(value interface{}) bool {
 func (s *DB) AutoMigrate(values ...interface{}) *DB {
 	db := s.clone()
 	for _, value := range values {
-		db = db.NewScope(value).NeedPtr().autoMigrate().db
+		db = db.NewScope(value).autoMigrate().db
 	}
 	return db
 }
diff --git a/scope.go b/scope.go
index 0abfa132..b0c2432c 100644
--- a/scope.go
+++ b/scope.go
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@ func (scope *Scope) IndirectValue() reflect.Value {
 	return *scope.indirectValue
 }
 
-func (scope *Scope) NeedPtr() *Scope {
-	reflectKind := reflect.ValueOf(scope.Value).Kind()
-	if !((reflectKind == reflect.Invalid) || (reflectKind == reflect.Ptr)) {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("%v %v\n", fileWithLineNum(), "using unaddressable value")
-		scope.Err(err)
-		fmt.Printf(err.Error())
-	}
-	return scope
-}
-
 // New create a new Scope without search information
 func (scope *Scope) New(value interface{}) *Scope {
 	return &Scope{db: scope.NewDB(), Search: &search{}, Value: value}
diff --git a/utils_private.go b/utils_private.go
index c4f0e963..5c17eda5 100644
--- a/utils_private.go
+++ b/utils_private.go
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ func convertInterfaceToMap(values interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
 				attrs[ToDBName(key.Interface().(string))] = reflectValue.MapIndex(key).Interface()
 			}
 		default:
-			scope := Scope{Value: values}
-			for _, field := range scope.Fields() {
+			for _, field := range (&Scope{Value: values}).Fields() {
 				if !field.IsBlank && !field.IsIgnored {
 					attrs[field.DBName] = field.Field.Interface()
 				}