diff --git a/lib/lexer.js b/lib/lexer.js
index 2f7d664e..23ac8d40 100644
--- a/lib/lexer.js
+++ b/lib/lexer.js
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@
     };
     Lexer.prototype.balancedToken = function() {
       var delimited;
-      var _d = arguments.length, _e = _d >= 1;
-      delimited = __slice.call(arguments, 0, _d - 0);
+      delimited = __slice.call(arguments, 0);
       return this.balancedString(this.chunk, delimited);
     };
     Lexer.prototype.lineToken = function() {
diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index bd0516af..203f7793 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -1031,20 +1031,24 @@
       return (typeof (_b = this.index) !== "undefined" && _b !== null) ? this.compileParam(o) : this.name.compile(o);
     };
     SplatNode.prototype.compileParam = function(o) {
-      var _b, _c, idx, len, name, pos, trailing, variadic;
+      var _b, _c, end, idx, len, name, pos, trailing, variadic;
       name = this.name.compile(o);
       o.scope.find(name);
-      len = o.scope.freeVariable();
-      o.scope.assign(len, "arguments.length");
-      variadic = o.scope.freeVariable();
-      o.scope.assign(variadic, ("" + len + " >= " + this.arglength));
-      _b = this.trailings;
-      for (idx = 0, _c = _b.length; idx < _c; idx++) {
-        trailing = _b[idx];
-        pos = this.trailings.length - idx;
-        o.scope.assign(trailing.compile(o), ("arguments[" + variadic + " ? " + len + " - " + pos + " : " + (this.index + idx) + "]"));
+      end = '';
+      if (this.trailings.length) {
+        len = o.scope.freeVariable();
+        o.scope.assign(len, "arguments.length");
+        variadic = o.scope.freeVariable();
+        o.scope.assign(variadic, ("" + len + " >= " + this.arglength));
+        end = this.trailings.length ? (", " + len + " - " + (this.trailings.length)) : null;
+        _b = this.trailings;
+        for (idx = 0, _c = _b.length; idx < _c; idx++) {
+          trailing = _b[idx];
+          pos = this.trailings.length - idx;
+          o.scope.assign(trailing.compile(o), ("arguments[" + variadic + " ? " + len + " - " + pos + " : " + (this.index + idx) + "]"));
+        }
       }
-      return "" + name + " = " + (utility('slice')) + ".call(arguments, " + this.index + ", " + len + " - " + (this.trailings.length) + ")";
+      return "" + name + " = " + (utility('slice')) + ".call(arguments, " + this.index + end + ")";
     };
     SplatNode.prototype.compileValue = function(o, name, index, trailings) {
       var trail;
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 74cc25a0..1fbc808c 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -922,14 +922,17 @@ exports.SplatNode: class SplatNode extends BaseNode
   compileParam: (o) ->
     name: @name.compile(o)
     o.scope.find name
-    len: o.scope.freeVariable()
-    o.scope.assign len, "arguments.length"
-    variadic: o.scope.freeVariable()
-    o.scope.assign variadic, "$len >= $@arglength"
-    for trailing, idx in @trailings
-      pos: @trailings.length - idx
-      o.scope.assign(trailing.compile(o), "arguments[$variadic ? $len - $pos : ${@index + idx}]")
-    "$name = ${utility('slice')}.call(arguments, $@index, $len - ${@trailings.length})"
+    end: ''
+    if @trailings.length
+      len: o.scope.freeVariable()
+      o.scope.assign len, "arguments.length"
+      variadic: o.scope.freeVariable()
+      o.scope.assign variadic, "$len >= $@arglength"
+      end: if @trailings.length then ", $len - ${@trailings.length}"
+      for trailing, idx in @trailings
+        pos: @trailings.length - idx
+        o.scope.assign(trailing.compile(o), "arguments[$variadic ? $len - $pos : ${@index + idx}]")
+    "$name = ${utility('slice')}.call(arguments, $@index$end)"
 
   # A compiling a splat as a destructuring assignment means slicing arguments
   # from the right-hand-side's corresponding array.