diff --git a/js/src/frontend/Parser-inl.h b/js/src/frontend/Parser-inl.h
index d85b92303d9..632d44e2474 100644
--- a/js/src/frontend/Parser-inl.h
+++ b/js/src/frontend/Parser-inl.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ParseContext::blockid()
 inline bool
 ParseContext::atBodyLevel()
 {
-    return !topStmt || topStmt->isFunctionBodyBlock;
+    return !topStmt;
 }
 
 inline
diff --git a/js/src/frontend/Parser.cpp b/js/src/frontend/Parser.cpp
index 717926c5625..e3dc542718f 100644
--- a/js/src/frontend/Parser.cpp
+++ b/js/src/frontend/Parser.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ PushStatementPC(ParseContext *pc, StmtInfoPC *stmt, StmtType type)
 {
     stmt->blockid = pc->blockid();
     PushStatement(pc, stmt, type);
-    stmt->isFunctionBodyBlock = false;
 }
 
 // See comment on member function declaration.
@@ -711,11 +710,6 @@ ParseNode *
 Parser::functionBody(FunctionBodyType type)
 {
     JS_ASSERT(pc->sc->isFunction);
-
-    StmtInfoPC stmtInfo(context);
-    PushStatementPC(pc, &stmtInfo, STMT_BLOCK);
-    stmtInfo.isFunctionBodyBlock = true;
-
     JS_ASSERT(!pc->funHasReturnExpr && !pc->funHasReturnVoid);
 
     ParseNode *pn;
@@ -751,9 +745,6 @@ Parser::functionBody(FunctionBodyType type)
     if (!pn)
         return NULL;
 
-    JS_ASSERT(!pc->topStmt->isBlockScope);
-    FinishPopStatement(pc);
-
     /* Check for falling off the end of a function that returns a value. */
     if (context->hasStrictOption() && pc->funHasReturnExpr &&
         !CheckFinalReturn(context, this, pn))
@@ -3584,7 +3575,7 @@ Parser::letStatement()
         if (stmt && stmt->isBlockScope) {
             JS_ASSERT(pc->blockChain == stmt->blockObj);
         } else {
-            if (!stmt || stmt->isFunctionBodyBlock) {
+            if (pc->atBodyLevel()) {
                 /*
                  * ES4 specifies that let at top level and at body-block scope
                  * does not shadow var, so convert back to var.
diff --git a/js/src/frontend/Parser.h b/js/src/frontend/Parser.h
index f0d8962e81c..e4b6b20bb84 100644
--- a/js/src/frontend/Parser.h
+++ b/js/src/frontend/Parser.h
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ struct StmtInfoPC : public StmtInfoBase {
 
     uint32_t        blockid;        /* for simplified dominance computation */
 
-    /* True if type == STMT_BLOCK and this block is a function body. */
-    bool            isFunctionBodyBlock;
-
-    StmtInfoPC(JSContext *cx) : StmtInfoBase(cx), isFunctionBodyBlock(false) {}
+    StmtInfoPC(JSContext *cx) : StmtInfoBase(cx) {}
 };
 
 typedef HashSet<JSAtom *> FuncStmtSet;