diff --git a/src/frontend/parser/lexical.c b/src/frontend/parser/lexical.c
index 55bcd6267..d2cd5ec87 100644
--- a/src/frontend/parser/lexical.c
+++ b/src/frontend/parser/lexical.c
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ static int numeofs = 0;
     }
 
 #define newword \
-        if (delayed) append;  \
-        delayed = 0;  \
+        append; \
         cw->wl_word = copy(buf);  \
-        delayed = 1; \
         bzero(buf, NEW_BSIZE_SP); \
         i = 0;
 
@@ -121,7 +119,6 @@ cp_lexer(char *string)
     wordlist *wlist = NULL, *cw = NULL;
     char buf[NEW_BSIZE_SP], linebuf[NEW_BSIZE_SP];
     int paren;
-    int delayed;
 
    if (cp_inp_cur == NULL)
         cp_inp_cur = cp_in;
@@ -137,7 +134,6 @@ nloop:
     paren = 0;
     bzero(linebuf, NEW_BSIZE_SP);
     bzero(buf, NEW_BSIZE_SP);
-    delayed = 1;
     for (;;) {
         if (string) {
             c = *string++;
@@ -175,7 +171,7 @@ gotchar:
         if ((c == EOF) && cp_bqflag)
             c = '\n';
         if ((c == cp_hash) && !cp_interactive && (j == 1)) {
-            if (delayed) append;
+            append;
             if (string)
                 return (NULL);
             while (((c = input(cp_inp_cur)) != '\n') && (c != EOF))
@@ -202,7 +198,7 @@ gotchar:
                 buf[i] = '\0';
                 newword;
             }
-            if (delayed) append;
+            append;
                 if (cw->wl_prev) {
                     cw->wl_prev->wl_next = NULL;
                     tfree(cw);
@@ -250,7 +246,7 @@ gotchar:
 
 	case '\004':
 	case EOF:
-            if (delayed) append;
+            append;
             if (cp_interactive && !cp_nocc && 
                     (string == NULL)) {
                 if (j == 0) {
@@ -297,7 +293,7 @@ gotchar:
 #else
 		    fputc(linebuf[j], cp_out);	/* But you can't edit */
 #endif
-                if (delayed) append;
+                append;
                 // cp_ccom doesn't mess wlist, read only access to wlist->wl_word
                 cp_ccom(wlist, buf, TRUE);
                 wl_free(wlist);