diff --git a/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/modifier_context.dart b/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/modifier_context.dart
index fd95bba8565..546501b74ff 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/modifier_context.dart
+++ b/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/modifier_context.dart
@@ -278,11 +278,9 @@ class ModifierRecoveryContext2 {
   }
 
   /// Parse modifiers for variable declarations.
-  Token parseVariableDeclarationModifiers(
-      Token token, TypeContinuation typeContinuation,
+  Token parseVariableDeclarationModifiers(Token token,
       {Token varFinalOrConst}) {
-    token = parseModifiers(token, typeContinuation,
-        varFinalOrConst: varFinalOrConst);
+    token = parseModifiers(token, null, varFinalOrConst: varFinalOrConst);
 
     reportExtraneousModifier(abstractToken);
     reportExtraneousModifier(covariantToken);
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/parser.dart b/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/parser.dart
index 5203691a6d3..0778f66f020 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/parser.dart
+++ b/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/parser.dart
@@ -5525,15 +5525,12 @@ class Parser {
       next = token.next;
     }
 
-    TypeContinuation typeContinuation;
     Token varFinalOrConst;
     if (isModifier(next)) {
       if (optional('var', next)) {
-        typeContinuation = TypeContinuation.OptionalAfterVar;
         varFinalOrConst = token = token.next;
         next = token.next;
       } else if (optional('final', next) || optional('const', next)) {
-        typeContinuation = TypeContinuation.Optional;
         varFinalOrConst = token = token.next;
         next = token.next;
       }
@@ -5542,13 +5539,11 @@ class Parser {
         // Recovery
         ModifierRecoveryContext2 modifierContext =
             new ModifierRecoveryContext2(this);
-        token = modifierContext.parseVariableDeclarationModifiers(
-            token, typeContinuation,
+        token = modifierContext.parseVariableDeclarationModifiers(token,
             varFinalOrConst: varFinalOrConst);
         next = token.next;
 
         varFinalOrConst = modifierContext.varFinalOrConst;
-        typeContinuation = modifierContext.typeContinuation;
         modifierContext = null;
       }
     }
@@ -5602,15 +5597,12 @@ class Parser {
     token = parseMetadataStar(token);
     Token next = token.next;
 
-    TypeContinuation typeContinuation;
     Token varFinalOrConst;
     if (isModifier(next)) {
       if (optional('var', next)) {
-        typeContinuation = TypeContinuation.OptionalAfterVar;
         varFinalOrConst = token = token.next;
         next = token.next;
       } else if (optional('final', next) || optional('const', next)) {
-        typeContinuation = TypeContinuation.Optional;
         varFinalOrConst = token = token.next;
         next = token.next;
       }
@@ -5619,12 +5611,10 @@ class Parser {
         // Recovery
         ModifierRecoveryContext2 modifierContext =
             new ModifierRecoveryContext2(this);
-        token = modifierContext.parseVariableDeclarationModifiers(
-            token, typeContinuation,
+        token = modifierContext.parseVariableDeclarationModifiers(token,
             varFinalOrConst: varFinalOrConst);
 
         varFinalOrConst = modifierContext.varFinalOrConst;
-        typeContinuation = modifierContext.typeContinuation;
         modifierContext = null;
       }
     }