diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index d3dfa21b..1e3bd864 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@
       }
       return [src, tmp];
     };
-    Base.prototype.idt = function(tabs) {
-      return (this.tab || '') + Array((tabs || 0) + 1).join(TAB);
-    };
     Base.prototype.makeReturn = function() {
       return new Return(this);
     };
@@ -637,7 +634,7 @@
         }
         return "" + fun + ".apply(" + ref + ", " + splatArgs + ")";
       }
-      idt = this.idt(1);
+      idt = this.tab + TAB;
       return "(function(func, args, ctor) {\n" + idt + "ctor.prototype = func.prototype;\n" + idt + "var child = new ctor, result = func.apply(child, args);\n" + idt + "return typeof result === \"object\" ? result : child;\n" + this.tab + "})(" + (this.variable.compile(o, LEVEL_LIST)) + ", " + splatArgs + ", function() {})";
     };
     return Call;
@@ -716,7 +713,7 @@
           break;
         }
       }
-      o.indent = idt = this.idt(1);
+      idt = o.indent += TAB;
       nonComments = ((function() {
         _ref2 = this.properties;
         _result = [];
@@ -811,7 +808,7 @@
     Arr.prototype.children = ['objects'];
     Arr.prototype.compileNode = function(o) {
       var code, i, obj, objects, _len, _ref;
-      o.indent = this.idt(1);
+      o.indent += TAB;
       if (code = Splat.compileSplattedArray(o, this.objects)) {
         return code;
       }
@@ -1097,7 +1094,7 @@
       var close, code, comm, exprs, func, i, idt, lit, open, p, param, ref, scope, sharedScope, splats, v, val, vars, wasEmpty, _i, _j, _len, _len2, _len3, _ref, _ref2, _result, _this;
       sharedScope = del(o, 'sharedScope');
       o.scope = scope = sharedScope || new Scope(o.scope, this.body, this);
-      o.indent = this.idt(1);
+      o.indent += TAB;
       delete o.bare;
       delete o.globals;
       vars = [];
@@ -1157,10 +1154,10 @@
         }
       }
       comm = this.comment ? this.comment.compile(o) + '\n' : '';
+      idt = o.indent;
       if (this.className) {
-        o.indent = this.idt(2);
+        o.indent += TAB;
       }
-      idt = this.idt(1);
       code = this.body.isEmpty() ? '' : "\n" + (this.body.compileWithDeclarations(o)) + "\n";
       if (this.className) {
         open = "(function() {\n" + comm + idt + "function " + this.className + "(";
@@ -1317,7 +1314,7 @@
     };
     While.prototype.compileNode = function(o) {
       var body, code, rvar, set;
-      o.indent = this.idt(1);
+      o.indent += TAB;
       set = '';
       body = this.body;
       if (body.isEmpty()) {
@@ -1540,7 +1537,7 @@
     };
     Try.prototype.compileNode = function(o) {
       var catchPart, errorPart;
-      o.indent = this.idt(1);
+      o.indent += TAB;
       errorPart = this.error ? " (" + (this.error.compile(o)) + ") " : ' ';
       catchPart = this.recovery ? " catch" + errorPart + "{\n" + (this.recovery.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" : !(this.ensure || this.recovery) ? ' catch (_e) {}' : void 0;
       return ("" + this.tab + "try {\n" + (this.attempt.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" + (catchPart || '')) + (this.ensure ? " finally {\n" + (this.ensure.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" : '');
@@ -1668,7 +1665,7 @@
       index = (_ref2 = this.index) != null ? _ref2.compile(o) : void 0;
       ivar = !index ? scope.freeVariable('i') : index;
       varPart = guardPart = defPart = retPart = '';
-      idt = this.idt(1);
+      idt = o.indent + TAB;
       if (!hasCode) {
         if (name) {
           scope.find(name, true);
@@ -1838,8 +1835,8 @@
     };
     Switch.prototype.compileNode = function(o) {
       var block, body, code, cond, conditions, expr, i, idt1, idt2, _i, _j, _len, _len2, _ref, _ref2, _ref3, _ref4;
-      idt1 = this.idt(1);
-      idt2 = o.indent = this.idt(2);
+      idt1 = o.indent + TAB;
+      idt2 = o.indent = idt1 + TAB;
       code = this.tab + ("switch (" + (((_ref = this.subject) != null ? _ref.compile(o, LEVEL_PAREN) : void 0) || false) + ") {\n");
       for (i = 0, _len = this.cases.length; i < _len; i++) {
         _ref2 = this.cases[i], conditions = _ref2[0], block = _ref2[1];
@@ -1934,7 +1931,7 @@
       var body, child, cond, ifPart;
       child = del(o, 'chainChild');
       cond = this.condition.compile(o, LEVEL_PAREN);
-      o.indent = this.idt(1);
+      o.indent += TAB;
       body = this.ensureExpressions(this.body).compile(o);
       if (body) {
         body = "\n" + body + "\n" + this.tab;
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 3aaf6e8f..93cdcd66 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ exports.Base = class Base
       src = "#{ tmp = o.scope.freeVariable name } = #{src}"
     [src, tmp]
 
-  # Convenience method to grab the current indentation level, plus tabbing in.
-  idt: (tabs) ->
-    (@tab or '') + Array((tabs or 0) + 1).join TAB
-
   # Construct a node that returns the current node's result.
   # Note that this is overridden for smarter behavior for
   # many statement nodes (eg If, For)...
@@ -506,7 +502,7 @@ exports.Call = class Call extends Base
         fun = ref = base.compile o, LEVEL_ACCESS
         fun += name.compile o if name
       return "#{fun}.apply(#{ref}, #{splatArgs})"
-    idt = @idt 1
+    idt = @tab + TAB
     """
     (function(func, args, ctor) {
     #{idt}ctor.prototype = func.prototype;
@@ -577,7 +573,7 @@ exports.Obj = class Obj extends Base
     for prop, i in @properties when (prop.variable or prop).base instanceof Parens
       rest = @properties.splice i
       break
-    o.indent    = idt = @idt 1
+    idt         = o.indent += TAB
     nonComments = (prop for prop in @properties when prop not instanceof Comment)
     lastNoncom  = last nonComments
     props = for prop, i in @properties
@@ -635,7 +631,7 @@ exports.Arr = class Arr extends Base
     @objects = objs or []
 
   compileNode: (o) ->
-    o.indent = @idt 1
+    o.indent += TAB
     return code if code = Splat.compileSplattedArray o, @objects
     objects = []
     for obj, i in @objects
@@ -876,7 +872,7 @@ exports.Code = class Code extends Base
   compileNode: (o) ->
     sharedScope = del o, 'sharedScope'
     o.scope     = scope = sharedScope or new Scope o.scope, @body, this
-    o.indent    = @idt 1
+    o.indent    += TAB
     delete o.bare
     delete o.globals
     vars   = []
@@ -904,10 +900,9 @@ exports.Code = class Code extends Base
     @body.makeReturn() unless wasEmpty or @noReturn
     scope.parameter vars[i] = v.compile o for v, i in vars unless splats
     comm     = if @comment then @comment.compile(o) + '\n' else ''
-    o.indent = @idt 2 if @className
-    idt      = @idt 1
-    code     = if @body.isEmpty() then ''
-    else "\n#{ @body.compileWithDeclarations o }\n"
+    idt      = o.indent
+    o.indent += TAB if @className
+    code     = if @body.isEmpty() then '' else "\n#{ @body.compileWithDeclarations o }\n"
     if @className
       open  = "(function() {\n#{comm}#{idt}function #{@className}("
       close = "#{ code and idt }}\n#{idt}return #{@className};\n#{@tab}})()"
@@ -1021,7 +1016,7 @@ exports.While = class While extends Base
   # *while* can be used as a part of a larger expression -- while loops may
   # return an array containing the computed result of each iteration.
   compileNode: (o) ->
-    o.indent = @idt 1
+    o.indent += TAB
     set      = ''
     {body}   = this
     if body.isEmpty()
@@ -1183,7 +1178,7 @@ exports.Try = class Try extends Base
   # Compilation is more or less as you would expect -- the *finally* clause
   # is optional, the *catch* is not.
   compileNode: (o) ->
-    o.indent  = @idt 1
+    o.indent  += TAB
     errorPart = if @error then " (#{ @error.compile o }) " else ' '
     catchPart = if @recovery
       " catch#{errorPart}{\n#{ @recovery.compile o, LEVEL_TOP }\n#{@tab}}"
@@ -1311,7 +1306,7 @@ exports.For = class For extends Base
     index   = @index?.compile o
     ivar    = if not index then scope.freeVariable 'i' else index
     varPart = guardPart = defPart = retPart = ''
-    idt     = @idt 1
+    idt     = o.indent + TAB
     unless hasCode
       scope.find(name,  yes) if name
       scope.find(index, yes) if index
@@ -1422,8 +1417,8 @@ exports.Switch = class Switch extends Base
     this
 
   compileNode: (o) ->
-    idt1 = @idt 1
-    idt2 = o.indent = @idt 2
+    idt1 = o.indent + TAB
+    idt2 = o.indent = idt1 + TAB
     code = @tab + "switch (#{ @subject?.compile(o, LEVEL_PAREN) or false }) {\n"
     for [conditions, block], i in @cases
       for cond in flatten [conditions]
@@ -1488,7 +1483,7 @@ exports.If = class If extends Base
   compileStatement: (o) ->
     child    = del o, 'chainChild'
     cond     = @condition.compile o, LEVEL_PAREN
-    o.indent = @idt 1
+    o.indent += TAB
     body     = @ensureExpressions(@body).compile o
     body     = "\n#{body}\n#{@tab}" if body
     ifPart   = "if (#{cond}) {#{body}}"