Index: src/CodeGen/GenType.cc
===================================================================
--- src/CodeGen/GenType.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/CodeGen/GenType.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -335,8 +335,4 @@
 			typeString = "_Atomic " + typeString;
 		} // if
-		if ( type->get_lvalue() && ! options.genC ) {
-			// when not generating C code, print lvalue for debugging.
-			typeString = "lvalue " + typeString;
-		}
 	}
 } // namespace CodeGen
Index: src/GenPoly/Box.cc
===================================================================
--- src/GenPoly/Box.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/GenPoly/Box.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -837,5 +837,4 @@
 					deref->args.push_back( new CastExpr( new VariableExpr( param ), new PointerType( Type::Qualifiers(), arg->get_type()->clone() ) ) );
 					deref->result = arg->get_type()->clone();
-					deref->result->set_lvalue( true );
 					return deref;
 				} // if
Index: src/GenPoly/Lvalue.cc
===================================================================
--- src/GenPoly/Lvalue.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/GenPoly/Lvalue.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -54,5 +54,4 @@
 				delete ret->result;
 				ret->result = base->clone();
-				ret->result->set_lvalue( true );
 				return ret;
 			} else {
@@ -167,5 +166,4 @@
 				ReferenceType * result = strict_dynamic_cast< ReferenceType * >( appExpr->result );
 				appExpr->result = result->base->clone();
-				appExpr->result->set_lvalue( true );
 				if ( ! inIntrinsic ) {
 					// when not in an intrinsic function, add a cast to
@@ -436,5 +434,5 @@
 				delete ret->result;
 				ret->result = castExpr->result;
-				ret->result->set_lvalue( true ); // ensure result is lvalue
+				assert( ret->get_lvalue() ); // ensure result is lvalue
 				castExpr->env = nullptr;
 				castExpr->arg = nullptr;
Index: src/Makefile.in
===================================================================
--- src/Makefile.in	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/Makefile.in	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -231,5 +231,5 @@
 	SynTree/Initializer.$(OBJEXT) \
 	SynTree/TypeSubstitution.$(OBJEXT) SynTree/Attribute.$(OBJEXT) \
-	SynTree/DeclReplacer.$(OBJEXT) SynTree/TopLvalue.$(OBJEXT)
+	SynTree/DeclReplacer.$(OBJEXT)
 am__objects_8 = CompilationState.$(OBJEXT) $(am__objects_1) \
 	$(am__objects_2) Concurrency/Keywords.$(OBJEXT) \
@@ -696,6 +696,5 @@
       SynTree/TypeSubstitution.cc \
       SynTree/Attribute.cc \
-      SynTree/DeclReplacer.cc \
-      SynTree/TopLvalue.cc
+      SynTree/DeclReplacer.cc
 
 
@@ -1026,6 +1025,4 @@
 SynTree/DeclReplacer.$(OBJEXT): SynTree/$(am__dirstamp) \
 	SynTree/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
-SynTree/TopLvalue.$(OBJEXT): SynTree/$(am__dirstamp) \
-	SynTree/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
 Tuples/$(am__dirstamp):
 	@$(MKDIR_P) Tuples
@@ -1338,5 +1335,4 @@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@SynTree/$(DEPDIR)/ReferenceType.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@SynTree/$(DEPDIR)/Statement.Po@am__quote@
-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@SynTree/$(DEPDIR)/TopLvalue.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@SynTree/$(DEPDIR)/TupleExpr.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@SynTree/$(DEPDIR)/TupleType.Po@am__quote@
Index: src/ResolvExpr/ResolveAssertions.cc
===================================================================
--- src/ResolvExpr/ResolveAssertions.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/ResolvExpr/ResolveAssertions.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -156,5 +156,4 @@
 			for ( const auto& assn : x.assns ) {
 				// compute conversion cost from satisfying decl to assertion
-				assert( !assn.match.adjType->get_lvalue() );
 				k += computeConversionCost(
 					assn.match.adjType, assn.decl->get_type(), false, indexer, x.env );
Index: src/SymTab/Autogen.h
===================================================================
--- src/SymTab/Autogen.h	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SymTab/Autogen.h	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -97,5 +97,5 @@
 			//   type->get_qualifiers() = Type::Qualifiers();
 			Type * castType = addCast->clone();
-			castType->get_qualifiers() -= Type::Qualifiers( Type::Lvalue | Type::Const | Type::Volatile | Type::Restrict | Type::Atomic );
+			castType->get_qualifiers() -= Type::Qualifiers( Type::Const | Type::Volatile | Type::Restrict | Type::Atomic );
 			// castType->set_lvalue( true ); // xxx - might not need this
 			dstParam = new CastExpr( dstParam, new ReferenceType( Type::Qualifiers(), castType ) );
Index: src/SymTab/ManglerCommon.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SymTab/ManglerCommon.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SymTab/ManglerCommon.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -88,5 +88,4 @@
 				{ Type::Atomic, "DA" }, // A is array, so need something unique for atmoic. For now, go with multiletter DA
 				{ Type::Mutex, "X" },
-				{ Type::Lvalue, "L" },
 			};
 
Index: src/SymTab/Validate.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SymTab/Validate.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SymTab/Validate.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -81,5 +81,4 @@
 #include "SynTree/Label.h"             // for operator==, Label
 #include "SynTree/Mutator.h"           // for Mutator
-#include "SynTree/TopLvalue.h"         // for assertTopLvalue, clearInnerLvalue
 #include "SynTree/Type.h"              // for Type, TypeInstType, EnumInstType
 #include "SynTree/TypeSubstitution.h"  // for TypeSubstitution
@@ -309,5 +308,4 @@
 		PassVisitor<FixQualifiedTypes> fixQual;
 
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		{
 			Stats::Heap::newPass("validate-A");
@@ -318,27 +316,20 @@
 			acceptAll( translationUnit, epc ); // must happen before VerifyCtorDtorAssign, because void return objects should not exist; before LinkReferenceToTypes_old because it is an indexer and needs correct types for mangling
 		}
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		{
 			Stats::Heap::newPass("validate-B");
 			Stats::Time::BlockGuard guard("validate-B");
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Link Reference To Types", [&]() {
 				acceptAll( translationUnit, lrt ); // must happen before autogen, because sized flag needs to propagate to generated functions
 			});
-			clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Fix Qualified Types", [&]() {
 				mutateAll( translationUnit, fixQual ); // must happen after LinkReferenceToTypes_old, because aggregate members are accessed
 			});
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Hoist Structs", [&]() {
 				HoistStruct::hoistStruct( translationUnit ); // must happen after EliminateTypedef, so that aggregate typedefs occur in the correct order
 			});
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Eliminate Typedefs", [&]() {
 				EliminateTypedef::eliminateTypedef( translationUnit ); //
 			});
 		}
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		{
 			Stats::Heap::newPass("validate-C");
@@ -349,77 +340,55 @@
 			InitTweak::fixReturnStatements( translationUnit ); // must happen before autogen
 		}
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		{
 			Stats::Heap::newPass("validate-D");
 			Stats::Time::BlockGuard guard("validate-D");
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Apply Concurrent Keywords", [&]() {
 				Concurrency::applyKeywords( translationUnit );
 			});
-			clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Forall Pointer Decay", [&]() {
 				acceptAll( translationUnit, fpd ); // must happen before autogenerateRoutines, after Concurrency::applyKeywords because uniqueIds must be set on declaration before resolution
 			});
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Hoist Control Declarations", [&]() {
 				ControlStruct::hoistControlDecls( translationUnit );  // hoist initialization out of for statements; must happen before autogenerateRoutines
 			});
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Generate Autogen routines", [&]() {
 				autogenerateRoutines( translationUnit ); // moved up, used to be below compoundLiteral - currently needs EnumAndPointerDecay_old
 			});
-			clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		}
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
+		}
 		{
 			Stats::Heap::newPass("validate-E");
 			Stats::Time::BlockGuard guard("validate-E");
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Implement Mutex Func", [&]() {
 				Concurrency::implementMutexFuncs( translationUnit );
 			});
-			clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Implement Thread Start", [&]() {
 				Concurrency::implementThreadStarter( translationUnit );
 			});
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Compound Literal", [&]() {
 				mutateAll( translationUnit, compoundliteral );
 			});
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Resolve With Expressions", [&]() {
 				ResolvExpr::resolveWithExprs( translationUnit ); // must happen before FixObjectType because user-code is resolved and may contain with variables
 			});
-			clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		}
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
+		}
 		{
 			Stats::Heap::newPass("validate-F");
 			Stats::Time::BlockGuard guard("validate-F");
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Fix Object Type", [&]() {
 				FixObjectType::fix( translationUnit );
 			});
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Array Length", [&]() {
 				ArrayLength::computeLength( translationUnit );
 			});
-			clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Find Special Declarations", [&]() {
 				Validate::findSpecialDecls( translationUnit );
 			});
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Fix Label Address", [&]() {
 				mutateAll( translationUnit, labelAddrFixer );
 			});
-			assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 			Stats::Time::TimeBlock("Handle Attributes", [&]() {
 				Validate::handleAttributes( translationUnit );
 			});
 		}
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 	}
 
@@ -1334,5 +1303,4 @@
 	void FixObjectType::previsit( ObjectDecl * objDecl ) {
 		Type * new_type = ResolvExpr::resolveTypeof( objDecl->get_type(), indexer );
-		new_type->get_qualifiers() -= Type::Lvalue; // even if typeof is lvalue, variable can never have lvalue-qualified type
 		objDecl->set_type( new_type );
 	}
@@ -1340,5 +1308,4 @@
 	void FixObjectType::previsit( FunctionDecl * funcDecl ) {
 		Type * new_type = ResolvExpr::resolveTypeof( funcDecl->type, indexer );
-		new_type->get_qualifiers() -= Type::Lvalue; // even if typeof is lvalue, variable can never have lvalue-qualified type
 		funcDecl->set_type( new_type );
 	}
@@ -1347,5 +1314,4 @@
 		if ( typeDecl->get_base() ) {
 			Type * new_type = ResolvExpr::resolveTypeof( typeDecl->get_base(), indexer );
-			new_type->get_qualifiers() -= Type::Lvalue; // even if typeof is lvalue, variable can never have lvalue-qualified type
 			typeDecl->set_base( new_type );
 		} // if
Index: src/SynTree/AddressExpr.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/AddressExpr.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SynTree/AddressExpr.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -53,6 +53,4 @@
 			} // if
 		}
-		// result of & is never an lvalue
-		get_result()->set_lvalue( false );
 	}
 }
Index: src/SynTree/ArrayType.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/ArrayType.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SynTree/ArrayType.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@
 ArrayType::ArrayType( const Type::Qualifiers &tq, Type *base, Expression *dimension, bool isVarLen, bool isStatic, const std::list< Attribute * > & attributes )
 	: Type( tq, attributes ), base( base ), dimension( dimension ), isVarLen( isVarLen ), isStatic( isStatic ) {
-	base->set_lvalue( false );
 }
 
Index: src/SynTree/CommaExpr.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/CommaExpr.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SynTree/CommaExpr.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -23,9 +23,5 @@
 CommaExpr::CommaExpr( Expression *arg1, Expression *arg2 )
 		: Expression(), arg1( arg1 ), arg2( arg2 ) {
-	// xxx - result of a comma expression is never an lvalue, so should set lvalue
-	// to false on all result types. Actually doing this causes some strange things
-	// to happen in later passes (particularly, Specialize, Lvalue, and Box). This needs to be looked into.
 	set_result( maybeClone( arg2->get_result() ) );
-	// get_type->set_isLvalue( false );
 }
 
@@ -41,4 +37,5 @@
 bool CommaExpr::get_lvalue() const {
 	// This is wrong by C, but the current implementation uses it.
+	// (ex: Specialize, Lvalue and Box)
 	return arg2->get_lvalue();
 }
Index: src/SynTree/Expression.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Expression.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SynTree/Expression.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -115,5 +115,4 @@
 	assert( var->get_type() );
 	Type * type = var->get_type()->clone();
-	type->set_lvalue( true );
 
 	// xxx - doesn't quite work yet - get different alternatives with the same cost
@@ -125,5 +124,5 @@
 	// 	long long int value;
 	// 	if ( decl->valueOf( var, value ) ) {
-	// 		type->set_lvalue( false );
+	// 		type->set_lvalue( false ); // Would have to move to get_lvalue.
 	// 	}
 	// }
@@ -384,5 +383,4 @@
 	sub.apply( res );
 	result = res;
-	result->set_lvalue( true );
 	result->get_qualifiers() |= aggregate->result->get_qualifiers();
 }
@@ -433,7 +431,4 @@
 			// if references are still allowed in the AST, dereference returns a reference
 			ret->set_result( new ReferenceType( Type::Qualifiers(), ret->get_result() ) );
-		} else {
-			// references have been removed, in which case dereference returns an lvalue of the base type.
-			ret->result->set_lvalue( true );
 		}
 	}
@@ -591,5 +586,4 @@
 CompoundLiteralExpr::CompoundLiteralExpr( Type * type, Initializer * initializer ) : initializer( initializer ) {
 	assert( type && initializer );
-	type->set_lvalue( true );
 	set_result( type );
 }
Index: src/SynTree/TupleExpr.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/TupleExpr.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SynTree/TupleExpr.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -71,6 +71,4 @@
 	assertf( type->size() > index, "TupleIndexExpr index out of bounds: tuple size %d, requested index %d in expr %s", type->size(), index, toString( tuple ).c_str() );
 	set_result( (*std::next( type->get_types().begin(), index ))->clone() );
-	// like MemberExpr, TupleIndexExpr is always an lvalue
-	get_result()->set_lvalue( true );
 }
 
Index: src/SynTree/Type.cc
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Type.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SynTree/Type.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@
 const char * Type::FuncSpecifiersNames[] = { "inline", "_Noreturn", "fortran" };
 const char * Type::StorageClassesNames[] = { "extern", "static", "auto", "register", "_Thread_local" };
-const char * Type::QualifiersNames[] = { "const", "restrict", "volatile", "lvalue", "mutex", "_Atomic" };
+const char * Type::QualifiersNames[] = { "const", "restrict", "volatile", "mutex", "_Atomic" };
 
 Type * Type::stripDeclarator() {
Index: src/SynTree/Type.h
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/Type.h	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SynTree/Type.h	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
 	}; // StorageClasses
 
-	enum { Const = 1 << 0, Restrict = 1 << 1, Volatile = 1 << 2, Lvalue = 1 << 3, Mutex = 1 << 4, Atomic = 1 << 5, NumTypeQualifier = 6 };
+	enum { Const = 1 << 0, Restrict = 1 << 1, Volatile = 1 << 2, Mutex = 1 << 3, Atomic = 1 << 4, NumTypeQualifier = 5 };
 	static const char * QualifiersNames[];
 	union Qualifiers {
-		enum { Mask = ~(Restrict | Lvalue) };
+		enum { Mask = ~Restrict };
 		unsigned int val;
 		struct {
@@ -111,5 +111,4 @@
 			bool is_restrict : 1;
 			bool is_volatile : 1;
-			bool is_lvalue : 1;
 			bool is_mutex : 1;
 			bool is_atomic : 1;
@@ -153,5 +152,4 @@
 	bool get_volatile() const { return tq.is_volatile; }
 	bool get_restrict() const { return tq.is_restrict; }
-	bool get_lvalue() const { return tq.is_lvalue; }
 	bool get_mutex() const { return tq.is_mutex; }
 	bool get_atomic() const { return tq.is_atomic; }
@@ -159,5 +157,4 @@
 	void set_volatile( bool newValue ) { tq.is_volatile = newValue; }
 	void set_restrict( bool newValue ) { tq.is_restrict = newValue; }
-	void set_lvalue( bool newValue ) { tq.is_lvalue = newValue; }
 	void set_mutex( bool newValue ) { tq.is_mutex = newValue; }
 	void set_atomic( bool newValue ) { tq.is_atomic = newValue; }
Index: src/SynTree/module.mk
===================================================================
--- src/SynTree/module.mk	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/SynTree/module.mk	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -49,6 +49,5 @@
       SynTree/TypeSubstitution.cc \
       SynTree/Attribute.cc \
-      SynTree/DeclReplacer.cc \
-      SynTree/TopLvalue.cc
+      SynTree/DeclReplacer.cc
 
 SRC += $(SRC_SYNTREE)
Index: src/Tuples/TupleExpansion.cc
===================================================================
--- src/Tuples/TupleExpansion.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/Tuples/TupleExpansion.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -304,5 +304,5 @@
 		// produce the TupleType which aggregates the types of the exprs
 		std::list< Type * > types;
-		Type::Qualifiers qualifiers( Type::Const | Type::Volatile | Type::Restrict | Type::Lvalue | Type::Atomic | Type::Mutex );
+		Type::Qualifiers qualifiers( Type::Const | Type::Volatile | Type::Restrict | Type::Atomic | Type::Mutex );
 		for ( Expression * expr : exprs ) {
 			assert( expr->get_result() );
Index: src/main.cc
===================================================================
--- src/main.cc	(revision 849720f09e161bb0a6d5dba500bf709d48c37197)
+++ src/main.cc	(revision b4f8808d54aaa8b4ea7ffa142e012fe33696f7b0)
@@ -59,5 +59,4 @@
 #include "ResolvExpr/Resolver.h"            // for resolve
 #include "SymTab/Validate.h"                // for validate
-#include "SynTree/TopLvalue.h"              // for assertTopLvalue, clearInn...
 #include "SynTree/Declaration.h"            // for Declaration
 #include "SynTree/Visitor.h"                // for acceptAll
@@ -259,8 +258,4 @@
 		Stats::Time::StopBlock();
 
-		//std::cerr << "Post-Parse Check" << std::endl;
-		clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
-
 		// add the assignment statement after the initialization of a type parameter
 		PASS( "Validate", SymTab::validate( translationUnit, symtabp ) );
@@ -281,13 +276,8 @@
 		} // if
 
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		PASS( "Fix Labels", ControlStruct::fixLabels( translationUnit ) );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		PASS( "Fix Names", CodeGen::fixNames( translationUnit ) );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		PASS( "Gen Init", InitTweak::genInit( translationUnit ) );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		PASS( "Expand Member Tuples" , Tuples::expandMemberTuples( translationUnit ) );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		if ( libcfap ) {
 			// generate the bodies of cfa library functions
@@ -313,6 +303,4 @@
 		} // if
 
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
-
 		PASS( "Resolve", ResolvExpr::resolve( translationUnit ) );
 		if ( exprp ) {
@@ -321,11 +309,6 @@
 		} // if
 
-		clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
-
 		// fix ObjectDecl - replaces ConstructorInit nodes
 		PASS( "Fix Init", InitTweak::fix( translationUnit, buildingLibrary() ) );
-		clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		if ( ctorinitp ) {
 			dump ( translationUnit );
@@ -334,19 +317,12 @@
 
 		PASS( "Expand Unique Expr", Tuples::expandUniqueExpr( translationUnit ) ); // xxx - is this the right place for this? want to expand ASAP so tha, sequent passes don't need to worry about double-visiting a unique expr - needs to go after InitTweak::fix so that copy constructed return declarations are reused
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 
 		PASS( "Translate EHM" , ControlStruct::translateEHM( translationUnit ) );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 
 		PASS( "Gen Waitfor" , Concurrency::generateWaitFor( translationUnit ) );
-		clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 
 		PASS( "Convert Specializations",  GenPoly::convertSpecializations( translationUnit ) ); // needs to happen before tuple types are expanded
-		clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 
 		PASS( "Expand Tuples", Tuples::expandTuples( translationUnit ) ); // xxx - is this the right place for this?
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 
 		if ( tuplep ) {
@@ -356,5 +332,4 @@
 
 		PASS( "Virtual Expand Casts", Virtual::expandCasts( translationUnit ) ); // Must come after translateEHM
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 
 		PASS( "Instantiate Generics", GenPoly::instantiateGeneric( translationUnit ) );
@@ -363,9 +338,6 @@
 			return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 		} // if
-		clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
+
 		PASS( "Convert L-Value", GenPoly::convertLvalue( translationUnit ) );
-		clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 
 		if ( bboxp ) {
@@ -374,6 +346,4 @@
 		} // if
 		PASS( "Box", GenPoly::box( translationUnit ) );
-		clearInnerLvalue( translationUnit );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 
 		if ( bcodegenp ) {
@@ -387,5 +357,4 @@
 
 		CodeTools::fillLocations( translationUnit );
-		assertTopLvalue( translationUnit );
 		PASS( "Code Gen", CodeGen::generate( translationUnit, *output, ! genproto, prettycodegenp, true, linemarks ) );