diff --git a/compiler/semgnrc.nim b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
index 2de397e25d..ffc1a43b29 100644
--- a/compiler/semgnrc.nim
+++ b/compiler/semgnrc.nim
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ proc semGenericStmt(c: PContext, n: PNode,
     let luf = if withinMixin notin flags: {checkUndeclared} else: {}
     var s = qualifiedLookUp(c, n, luf)
     if s != nil: result = semGenericStmtSymbol(c, n, s)
-    else:
-      
     # XXX for example: ``result.add`` -- ``add`` needs to be looked up here...
   of nkEmpty, nkSym..nkNilLit:
     # see tests/compile/tgensymgeneric.nim: