 diff --git a/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/Normalize.java b/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/Normalize.java
-index 22a51318..3e23dd2d 100644
+index 22a51318..26655f17 100644
 --- a/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/Normalize.java
 +++ b/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/Normalize.java
 @@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ class Normalize implements CompilerPass {

 
     /**
      * Rewrite the function declaration from:
@@ -316,23 +306,11 @@ class Normalize implements CompilerPass {
      *         LP
      *         BLOCK
      */

-      } else if (parent.getType() == Token.VAR) {
         Preconditions.checkState(parent.hasOneChild());
 
         replaceVarWithAssignment(n, parent, gramps);
