diff --git a/compiler/cheaders.v b/compiler/cheaders.v
index d075e3d2d0..ddc8a5570f 100644
--- a/compiler/cheaders.v
+++ b/compiler/cheaders.v
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ typedef map map_string;
 //#define ALLOC_INIT(type, ...) (type *)memdup((type[]){ __VA_ARGS__ }, sizeof(type))
 
 //================================== GLOBALS =================================*/
-//int V_ZERO = 0;
 byteptr g_str_buf;
 int load_so(byteptr);
 void reload_so();
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index bc8737db81..c27c96aaf3 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -2686,17 +2686,8 @@ fn (p mut Parser) array_init() string {
 		if i == 1 && p.tok == .semicolon {
 			p.check_space(.semicolon)
 			val := p.cgen.cur_line.right(pos)
-			// p.cgen.cur_line = ''
 			p.cgen.resetln(p.cgen.cur_line.left(pos))
-			// Special case for zero
-			if false && val.trim_space() == '0' {
-				p.gen('array_repeat( & V_ZERO, ')
-			}
-			else {
-				tmp := p.get_tmp()
-				p.cgen.insert_before('$typ $tmp = $val;')
-				p.gen('array_repeat(&$tmp, ')
-			}
+			p.gen('array_repeat(& ($typ[]){ $val }, ')
 			p.check_types(p.bool_expression(), 'int')
 			p.gen(', sizeof($typ) )')
 			p.check(.rsbr)