diff --git a/bitshift/parser/__init__.py b/bitshift/parser/__init__.py
index bf86945..44e4c40 100644
--- a/bitshift/parser/__init__.py
+++ b/bitshift/parser/__init__.py
@@ -139,6 +139,3 @@ def parse(codelet):
                   for name in syms]
             for key, syms in symbols.iteritems()}
         codelet.symbols = symbols
-
-    else:
-        codelet.symbols = {}