diff --git a/Parser.pas b/Parser.pas
index 834ebfa..5adc4c0 100644
--- a/Parser.pas
+++ b/Parser.pas
@@ -1508,14 +1508,7 @@ var
                            NextToken;
                            varargs := true;
                            done2 := true;
-                           end {if}
-                        else if token.kind = dotch then begin
-                           NextToken;
-                           Match(dotch,89);
-                           Match(dotch,89);
-                           varargs := true;
-                           done2 := true;
-                           end; {else if}
+                           end; {if}
                         end {if}
                      else
                         done2 := true;
diff --git a/Scanner.pas b/Scanner.pas
index 3cb93f9..7dd0032 100644
--- a/Scanner.pas
+++ b/Scanner.pas
@@ -2579,21 +2579,8 @@ var
                   done := false;
                   end; {if}
                end {if}
-            else if token.kind in [dotch,dotdotdotsy] then begin
-               if token.kind = dotdotdotsy then
-                  NextToken
-               else begin
-                  NextToken;
-                  if token.kind = dotch then begin
-                     NextToken;                  
-                     if token.kind = dotch then
-                        NextToken
-                     else
-                        Error(89);
-                     end
-                  else
-                     Error(89);
-                  end; {else}
+            else if token.kind = dotdotdotsy then begin
+               NextToken;
                new(np);
                np^.next := nil;
                np^.str := '__VA_ARGS__';