diff --git a/elab_expr.cc b/elab_expr.cc
index 0902f5be1..ecdcda361 100644
--- a/elab_expr.cc
+++ b/elab_expr.cc
@@ -6654,19 +6654,8 @@ NetExpr* PENewArray::elaborate_expr(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
       NetExpr*size = size_->elaborate_expr(des, scope, use_wid, flags);
       NetExpr*init_val = 0;
 
-      if (dynamic_cast<PEAssignPattern*> (init_)) {
-	      // Special case: the initial value expression is an
-	      // array_pattern. Elaborate the expression like the
-	      // r-value to an assignment to array.
+      if (init_) {
 	    init_val = init_->elaborate_expr(des, scope, ntype, flags);
-
-      } else if (init_) {
-	      // Regular case: The initial value is an
-	      // expression. Elaborate the expression as an element
-	      // type. The run-time will assign this value to each element.
-	    const netarray_t*array_type = dynamic_cast<const netarray_t*> (ntype);
-
-	    init_val = init_->elaborate_expr(des, scope, array_type, flags);
       }
 
       NetENew*tmp = new NetENew(ntype, size, init_val);