diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index d87beb4beb..6410e4d724 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -640,3 +640,30 @@ enum BinaryOp {
 	or_bool
 }
 */
+
+[inline]
+pub fn expr_is_blank_ident(expr Expr) bool {
+	match expr {
+		Ident {
+			return it.kind == .blank_ident
+		}
+		else {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+[inline]
+pub fn expr_is_call(expr Expr) bool {
+	return match expr {
+		CallExpr {
+			true
+		}
+		MethodCallExpr {
+			true
+		}
+		else {
+			false
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 561cb798ed..a8ddd7534d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -154,13 +154,8 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) infix_expr(infix_expr mut ast.InfixExpr) table.Type {
 }
 
 fn (c mut Checker) assign_expr(assign_expr mut ast.AssignExpr) {
-	match assign_expr.left {
-		ast.Ident {
-			if it.kind == .blank_ident {
-				return
-			}
-		}
-		else {}
+	if ast.expr_is_blank_ident(assign_expr.left) {
+		return
 	}
 	left_type := c.expr(assign_expr.left)
 	c.expected_type = left_type
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index c525eb00a5..22ffab2b6d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ fn (g mut Gen) gen_assign_stmt(assign_stmt ast.AssignStmt) {
 			ident_var_info := ident.var_info()
 			styp := g.typ(ident_var_info.typ)
 			if ident.kind == .blank_ident {
-				if is_call(val) {
+				if ast.expr_is_call(val) {
 					g.expr(val)
 				}
 				else {
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ fn (g mut Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			g.write('/* as */')
 		}
 		ast.AssignExpr {
-			if is_blank_ident(it.left) {
-				if is_call(it.val) {
+			if ast.expr_is_blank_ident(it.left) {
+				if ast.expr_is_call(it.val) {
 					g.expr(it.val)
 				}
 				else {
@@ -1335,33 +1335,6 @@ fn (g mut Gen) ref_or_deref_arg(arg ast.CallArg) {
 	}
 }
 
-[inline]
-fn is_blank_ident(expr ast.Expr) bool {
-	match expr {
-		ast.Ident {
-			return it.kind == .blank_ident
-		}
-		else {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-[inline]
-fn is_call(expr ast.Expr) bool {
-	return match expr {
-		ast.CallExpr {
-			true
-		}
-		ast.MethodCallExpr {
-			true
-		}
-		else {
-			false
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 fn verror(s string) {
 	println('cgen error: $s')
 	// exit(1)
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index e2dfa368fd..6cf6ddce95 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) stmt() ast.Stmt {
 	}
 }
 
-// TODO: merge wtih AssignStmt & VarDecl
+// TODO: is it possible to merge with AssignStmt?
 pub fn (p mut Parser) assign_expr(left ast.Expr) ast.AssignExpr {
 	op := p.tok.kind
 	p.next()