diff --git a/smali/src/main/antlr3/org/jf/smali/smaliLexer.g b/smali/src/main/antlr3/org/jf/smali/smaliLexer.g
index ad2bb5cc..c5aaa2df 100644
--- a/smali/src/main/antlr3/org/jf/smali/smaliLexer.g
+++ b/smali/src/main/antlr3/org/jf/smali/smaliLexer.g
@@ -79,15 +79,9 @@ lexer grammar smaliLexer;
 }
 
 @lexer::members {
-	private int lexerErrors = 0;
 	public String getErrorHeader(RecognitionException e) {
-		lexerErrors++;
 		return getSourceName()+"["+ e.line+","+e.charPositionInLine+"]";
 	}
-
-	public int getNumberOfLexerErrors() {
-		return lexerErrors;
-	}
 }
 
 /**********************************************************
diff --git a/smali/src/main/java/org/jf/smali/main.java b/smali/src/main/java/org/jf/smali/main.java
index 5a084dff..aa659799 100644
--- a/smali/src/main/java/org/jf/smali/main.java
+++ b/smali/src/main/java/org/jf/smali/main.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class main {
 
         smaliParser.smali_file_return result = parser.smali_file();
 
-        if (parser.getNumberOfSyntaxErrors() > 0 || lexer.getNumberOfLexerErrors() > 0) {
+        if (parser.getNumberOfSyntaxErrors() > 0 || lexer.getNumberOfSyntaxErrors() > 0) {
             return false;
         }