2 files changed, 2 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
index a9ee9016..411466cd 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
@@ -1194,7 +1194,8 @@ ASTPointer<Expression> Parser::parseExpression(
 	ASTPointer<Expression> expression = parseBinaryExpression(4, _lookAheadIndexAccessStructure);
 	if (Token::isAssignmentOp(m_scanner->currentToken()))
 	{
-		Token::Value assignmentOperator = expectAssignmentOperator();
+		Token::Value assignmentOperator = m_scanner->currentToken();
+		m_scanner->next();
 		ASTPointer<Expression> rightHandSide = parseExpression();
 		ASTNodeFactory nodeFactory(*this, expression);
 		nodeFactory.setEndPositionFromNode(rightHandSide);
@@ -1613,19 +1614,6 @@ string Parser::currentTokenName()
 		return Token::name(token);
 }
 
-Token::Value Parser::expectAssignmentOperator()
-{
-	Token::Value op = m_scanner->currentToken();
-	if (!Token::isAssignmentOp(op))
-		fatalParserError(
-			string("Expected assignment operator,  got '") +
-			currentTokenName() +
-			string("'")
-		);
-	m_scanner->next();
-	return op;
-}
-
 ASTPointer<ASTString> Parser::expectIdentifierToken()
 {
 	Token::Value id = m_scanner->currentToken();
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.h b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.h
index c4254231..2679af9f 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.h
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.h
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ private:
 	ASTPointer<Expression> expressionFromIndexAccessStructure(IndexAccessedPath const& _pathAndIndices);
 
 	std::string currentTokenName();
-	Token::Value expectAssignmentOperator();
 	ASTPointer<ASTString> expectIdentifierToken();
 	ASTPointer<ASTString> getLiteralAndAdvance();
 	///@}