diff --git a/src/basic/engine/end_of_statement.s b/src/basic/engine/end_of_statement.s
index e6d2442c..197ada21 100644
--- a/src/basic/engine/end_of_statement.s
+++ b/src/basic/engine/end_of_statement.s
@@ -8,25 +8,18 @@
 
 
 end_of_statement:
+
 	jsr fetch_character
 
-	cmp #$3A                           // check for colon
-	beq end_of_statement_next
-
-	cmp #$00                           // check for end of the line
-	beq_16 execute_statements_end_of_line
-
 	cmp #$20                           // check for space
 	beq end_of_statement
 
-	// Unexpectyed character
+	cmp #$3A                           // check for colon
+	beq_16 execute_statements
+
+	cmp #$00                           // check for end of the line
+	beq_16 execute_statements_end_of_line
+
+	// Unexpected character
 
 	jmp do_SYNTAX_error
-
-end_of_statement_next:
-
-	// Go to next statement
-
-	// XXX this should be speed-optimized, so that no unconsume is necessary
-	jsr unconsume_character
-	jmp execute_statements