diff --git a/node.c b/node.c
index 5987c5384f..4070bec825 100644
--- a/node.c
+++ b/node.c
@@ -930,12 +930,7 @@ dump_node(VALUE buf, VALUE indent, int comment, NODE *node)
 	ANN("attr assignment");
 	ANN("format: [nd_recv].[nd_mid] = [nd_args]");
 	ANN("example: struct.field = foo");
-	if (node->nd_recv == (NODE *) 1) {
-	    F_MSG(nd_recv, "receiver", "1 (self)");
-	}
-	else {
-	    F_NODE(nd_recv, "receiver");
-	}
+	F_NODE(nd_recv, "receiver");
 	F_ID(nd_mid, "method name");
 	LAST_NODE;
 	F_NODE(nd_args, "arguments");
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index d7758bcae0..ac5e539eb5 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -8806,7 +8806,6 @@ fixpos(NODE *node, NODE *orig)
 {
     if (!node) return;
     if (!orig) return;
-    if (orig == (NODE*)1) return;
     nd_set_line(node, nd_line(orig));
 }