1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index c08cfe5b24..d1466e77ca 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -2143,7 +2143,6 @@ dsym		: tSYMBEG xstring_contents tSTRING_END
 		    {
 		        lex_state = EXPR_END;
 			if (!($$ = $2)) {
-			    $$ = NEW_NIL();
 			    yyerror("empty symbol literal");
 			}
 			else {