diff --git a/lib/pure/future.nim b/lib/pure/future.nim
index e0e4c4176b..b7df05207d 100644
--- a/lib/pure/future.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/future.nim
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ proc createProcType(p, b: PNimrodNode): PNimrodNode {.compileTime.} =
   result = newNimNode(nnkProcTy)
   var formalParams = newNimNode(nnkFormalParams)
 
-  expectKind(b, nnkIdent)
   formalParams.add b
 
   case p.kind