diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/for.v b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
index 6b2d09b6a7..d9a2efb22b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/for.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) for_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 		}
 		p.close_scope()
 		return for_c_stmt
-	} else if (p.peek_tok.kind in [.key_in, .comma] && !(p.tok.kind == .name
-		&& p.peek_tok.kind == .key_in && p.scope.known_var(p.tok.lit)))
+	} else if p.peek_tok.kind in [.key_in, .comma]
 		|| (p.tok.kind == .key_mut && p.peek_token(2).kind in [.key_in, .comma]) {
 		// `for i in vals`, `for i in start .. end`, `for mut user in users`, `for i, mut user in users`
 		mut val_is_mut := p.tok.kind == .key_mut
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/for_cond_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/for_cond_test.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d027614e9..0000000000
--- a/vlib/v/tests/for_cond_test.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-type TokenValue = rune | u64
-
-fn test_for_cond() {
-	val := `+`
-	for val in [TokenValue(`+`), TokenValue(`-`)] {
-		println('ok')
-		break
-	}
-	assert true
-}