diff --git a/dmd/optimize.c b/dmd/optimize.c
index d2c1395d..34bd5579 100644
--- a/dmd/optimize.c
+++ b/dmd/optimize.c
@@ -211,15 +211,6 @@ Expression *AddrExp::optimize(int result)
 	}
 	return e;
     }
-    if (e1->op == TOKdotvar)
-    {   DotVarExp *de = (DotVarExp *) e1;
-        if (de->e1->op == TOKvar && de->var->isVarDeclaration())
-        {
-            e = new SymOffExp(loc, ((VarExp*) de->e1)->var, ((VarDeclaration*) de->var)->offset);
-            e->type = type;
-            return e;
-        }
-    }
 #if !IN_LLVM
     if (e1->op == TOKvar)
     {	VarExp *ve = (VarExp *)e1;