diff --git a/parser/src/grammar.pest b/parser/src/grammar.pest
index 13b9787..945c825 100644
--- a/parser/src/grammar.pest
+++ b/parser/src/grammar.pest
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ else_if_list = {
 }
 
 if_stmt = {
-    "if" ~ "(" ~ statement_branch ~ else_if_list ~ ("else" ~ statement)?
+    "if" ~ statement_branch ~ else_if_list ~ ("else" ~ statement)?
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/parser/src/parser/common/statement.rs b/parser/src/parser/common/statement.rs
index 18edb8e..243e6a3 100644
--- a/parser/src/parser/common/statement.rs
+++ b/parser/src/parser/common/statement.rs
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<pest::iterators::Pair<'a, Rule>> for Statement {
 
             Rule::block => ast_expr!(Statement::Block(pair.try_into())),
 
-            Rule::var_decl_statement => {
-                ast_expr!(Statement::VarDecl(inner.next().unwrap().try_into()))
-            }
+            Rule::var_decl_statement => ast_expr!(Statement::VarDecl(pair.try_into())),
 
             Rule::return_stmt => {
                 ast_expr!(Statement::Return(
@@ -62,8 +60,6 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<pest::iterators::Pair<'a, Rule>> for Statement {
             Rule::continue_stmt => Ok(Statement::Continue),
 
             Rule::if_stmt => {
-                let mut inner = inner.skip(2);
-
                 ast_expr!(Statement::If {
                     initial: inner.next().unwrap().try_into(),
                     else_if: collect_recovered(inner.next().unwrap().into_inner()),