diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_core_phpExpressionCompiler.js b/etemplate/js/et2_core_phpExpressionCompiler.js
index 97ff223fb2..4c277c1a98 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_core_phpExpressionCompiler.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_core_phpExpressionCompiler.js
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@
 							state = STATE_EXPECT_RECT_BRACE_CLOSE;
 							break;
 
-						case " ": case "\n": case "\r": case "\t":
-							break;
-
 						default:
 							_p.pos--;
 							return variable;
@@ -420,8 +417,6 @@
 
 }).call(window);
 
-
-
 // Include this code in in order to test the above code
 /*(function () {
 	var row = 10;