1 files changed, 3 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index b6650b6f944..a7978babcb7 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -2231,14 +2231,6 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                                                  &[token::CloseDelim(token::Brace)]));
                             }
 
-                            if fields.is_empty() && base.is_none() {
-                                let last_span = self.last_span;
-                                self.span_err(last_span,
-                                              "structure literal must either \
-                                              have at least one field or use \
-                                              structure update syntax");
-                            }
-
                             hi = self.span.hi;
                             try!(self.expect(&token::CloseDelim(token::Brace)));
                             ex = ExprStruct(pth, fields, base);
@@ -4713,14 +4705,14 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 (Vec::new(), Some(ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID))
             } else {
                 // If we see: `struct Foo<T> where T: Copy { ... }`
-                (try!(self.parse_record_struct_body(&class_name)), None)
+                (try!(self.parse_record_struct_body()), None)
             }
         // No `where` so: `struct Foo<T>;`
         } else if try!(self.eat(&token::Semi) ){
             (Vec::new(), Some(ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID))
         // Record-style struct definition
         } else if self.token == token::OpenDelim(token::Brace) {
-            let fields = try!(self.parse_record_struct_body(&class_name));
+            let fields = try!(self.parse_record_struct_body());
             (fields, None)
         // Tuple-style struct definition with optional where-clause.
         } else if self.token == token::OpenDelim(token::Paren) {
@@ -4740,20 +4732,13 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
          None))
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_record_struct_body(&mut self,
-                                    class_name: &ast::Ident) -> PResult<Vec<StructField>> {
+    pub fn parse_record_struct_body(&mut self) -> PResult<Vec<StructField>> {
         let mut fields = Vec::new();
         if try!(self.eat(&token::OpenDelim(token::Brace)) ){
             while self.token != token::CloseDelim(token::Brace) {
                 fields.push(try!(self.parse_struct_decl_field(true)));
             }
 
-            if fields.is_empty() {
-                return Err(self.fatal(&format!("unit-like struct definition should be \
-                    written as `struct {};`",
-                    class_name)));
-            }
-
             try!(self.bump());
         } else {
             let token_str = self.this_token_to_string();