1 files changed, 4 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala
index efcde1f74f..f430f1fc34 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ast/parser/Parsers.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 package scala.tools.nsc
 package ast.parser
 
-import scala.collection.mutable.{ListBuffer, StringBuilder}
+import scala.collection.{ mutable, immutable }
+import mutable.{ ListBuffer, StringBuilder }
 import scala.reflect.internal.{ ModifierFlags => Flags }
 import scala.reflect.internal.Chars.{ isScalaLetter }
 import scala.reflect.internal.util.{ SourceFile, OffsetPosition }
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ trait ParsersCommon extends ScannersCommon {
  *  <ol>
  *    <li>
  *      Places all pattern variables in Bind nodes. In a pattern, for
- *      identifiers <code>x</code>:<pre>
+ *      identifiers `x`:<pre>
  *                 x  => x @ _
  *               x:T  => x @ (_ : T)</pre>
  *    </li>
@@ -167,7 +168,6 @@ self =>
 
     object symbXMLBuilder extends SymbolicXMLBuilder(this, preserveWS = true) { // DEBUG choices
       val global: self.global.type = self.global
-      def freshName(prefix: String): Name = SourceFileParser.this.freshName(prefix)
     }
 
     def xmlLiteral : Tree = xmlp.xLiteral
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ self =>
 
 /* ------------- ERROR HANDLING ------------------------------------------- */
 
-    var assumedClosingParens = scala.collection.mutable.Map(RPAREN -> 0, RBRACKET -> 0, RBRACE -> 0)
+    val assumedClosingParens = mutable.Map(RPAREN -> 0, RBRACKET -> 0, RBRACE -> 0)
 
     private var inFunReturnType = false
     @inline private def fromWithinReturnType[T](body: => T): T = {
@@ -640,8 +640,6 @@ self =>
       case _ => false
     }
 
-    def isTypeIntro: Boolean = isTypeIntroToken(in.token)
-
     def isStatSeqEnd = in.token == RBRACE || in.token == EOF
 
     def isStatSep(token: Int): Boolean =
@@ -765,10 +763,6 @@ self =>
         }
       }
 
-    def checkSize(kind: String, size: Int, max: Int) {
-      if (size > max) syntaxError("too many "+kind+", maximum = "+max, false)
-    }
-
     def checkAssoc(offset: Int, op: Name, leftAssoc: Boolean) =
       if (treeInfo.isLeftAssoc(op) != leftAssoc)
         syntaxError(
@@ -1214,15 +1208,6 @@ self =>
 
 /* ----------- EXPRESSIONS ------------------------------------------------ */
 
-    /** {{{
-     *  EqualsExpr ::= `=' Expr
-     *  }}}
-     */
-    def equalsExpr(): Tree = {
-      accept(EQUALS)
-      expr()
-    }
-
     def condExpr(): Tree = {
       if (in.token == LPAREN) {
         in.nextToken()
@@ -1964,7 +1949,6 @@ self =>
 
     /** Default entry points into some pattern contexts. */
     def pattern(): Tree = noSeq.pattern()
-    def patterns(): List[Tree] = noSeq.patterns()
     def seqPatterns(): List[Tree] = seqOK.patterns()
     def xmlSeqPatterns(): List[Tree] = xmlSeqOK.patterns() // Called from xml parser
     def argumentPatterns(): List[Tree] = inParens {