diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index e7fa4f53..7fcb9917 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
     Expressions.prototype.compileExpression = function(node, o) {
       var code;
       while (node !== (node = node.unwrap())) {
-
+        continue;
       }
       node = node.unfoldSoak(o) || node;
       node.tags.front = true;
@@ -997,14 +997,13 @@
       return new Op(this.context.slice(0, -1), left, new Assign(rite, this.value)).compile(o);
     };
     Assign.prototype.matchParens = function(o, obj) {
-      var _ref2, idx;
       while (obj !== (obj = obj.unwrap())) {
-
+        continue;
       }
       if (!(obj instanceof Literal || obj instanceof Value)) {
         throw SyntaxError('nonreference in destructuring assignment shorthand.');
       }
-      return _ref2 = Value.wrap(obj).cacheReference(o), obj = _ref2[0], idx = _ref2[1], _ref2;
+      return Value.wrap(obj).cacheReference(o);
     };
     return Assign;
   })();
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index e71ea4c2..54ba14fb 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ exports.Expressions = class Expressions extends Base
   # return the result, and it's an expression, simply return it. If it's a
   # statement, ask the statement to do so.
   compileExpression: (node, o) ->
-    while node isnt node = node.unwrap() then
+    continue until node is node = node.unwrap()
     node = node.unfoldSoak(o) or node
     node.tags.front = on
     o.level = LEVEL_TOP
@@ -846,11 +846,10 @@ exports.Assign = class Assign extends Base
     return new Op(@context.slice(0, -1), left, new Assign(rite, @value)).compile o
 
   matchParens: (o, obj) ->
-    until obj is obj = obj.unwrap() then
+    continue until obj is obj = obj.unwrap()
     unless obj instanceof Literal or obj instanceof Value
       throw SyntaxError 'nonreference in destructuring assignment shorthand.'
-    [obj, idx] = Value.wrap(obj).cacheReference o
-
+    Value.wrap(obj).cacheReference o
 
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