diff --git a/boot/ast.cc b/boot/ast.cc
index c565bda..71c5b24 100644
--- a/boot/ast.cc
+++ b/boot/ast.cc
@@ -86,24 +86,6 @@ namespace boot
         }
     }
 
-    void empty_visitor::visit(return_statement *statement)
-    {
-        expression *return_expression = statement->return_expression();
-
-        if (return_expression != nullptr)
-        {
-            return_expression->accept(this);
-        }
-    }
-
-    void empty_visitor::visit(defer_statement *defer)
-    {
-        for (statement *const body_statement : defer->statements)
-        {
-            body_statement->accept(this);
-        }
-    }
-
     void empty_visitor::visit(block *block)
     {
         for (constant_definition *const constant : block->constants)
@@ -448,8 +430,9 @@ namespace boot
     }
 
     procedure_definition::procedure_definition(const struct position position, const std::string& identifier,
-            const bool exported, std::shared_ptr<procedure_type> heading, block *body)
-        : definition(position, identifier, exported), m_heading(heading), body(body)
+            const bool exported, std::shared_ptr<procedure_type> heading,
+            block *const body, expression *const returning)
+        : definition(position, identifier, exported), m_heading(heading), body(body), returning(returning)
     {
     }
 
@@ -466,6 +449,7 @@ namespace boot
     procedure_definition::~procedure_definition()
     {
         delete body;
+        delete returning;
     }
 
     type_definition::type_definition(const struct position position, const std::string& identifier,
@@ -536,24 +520,6 @@ namespace boot
     {
     }
 
-    defer_statement::defer_statement(const struct position position)
-        : node(position)
-    {
-    }
-
-    void defer_statement::accept(parser_visitor *visitor)
-    {
-        visitor->visit(this);
-    }
-
-    defer_statement::~defer_statement()
-    {
-        for (statement *body_statement : statements)
-        {
-            delete body_statement;
-        }
-    }
-
     designator_expression::designator_expression()
     {
     }
@@ -805,26 +771,6 @@ namespace boot
         }
     }
 
-    return_statement::return_statement(const struct position position, expression *return_expression)
-        : node(position), m_return_expression(return_expression)
-    {
-    }
-
-    void return_statement::accept(parser_visitor *visitor)
-    {
-        visitor->visit(this);
-    }
-
-    expression *return_statement::return_expression()
-    {
-        return m_return_expression;
-    }
-
-    return_statement::~return_statement()
-    {
-        delete m_return_expression;
-    }
-
     void assign_statement::accept(parser_visitor *visitor)
     {
         visitor->visit(this);
diff --git a/boot/lexer.ll b/boot/lexer.ll
index bb7ca06..0019f8d 100644
--- a/boot/lexer.ll
+++ b/boot/lexer.ll
@@ -125,9 +125,6 @@ return                  {
 cast                    {
                             return yy::parser::make_CAST(this->location);
                         }
-defer                   {
-                            return yy::parser::make_DEFER(this->location);
-                        }
 [A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*  {
                             return yy::parser::make_IDENTIFIER(yytext, this->location);
                         }
diff --git a/boot/parser.yy b/boot/parser.yy
index bbc17fd..a519686 100644
--- a/boot/parser.yy
+++ b/boot/parser.yy
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
     RETURN "return"
     BEGIN_BLOCK "begin"
     END_BLOCK "end"
-    DEFER "defer"
 %token OR "or" AND "and" XOR "xor"
     EQUALS "=" NOT_EQUAL "<>" LESS_THAN "<" GREATER_THAN ">" LESS_EQUAL "<=" GREATER_EQUAL ">="
     SHIFT_LEFT "<<" SHIFT_RIGHT ">>"
@@ -134,12 +133,12 @@ along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
 %type <elna::boot::procedure_call*> call_expression;
 %type <elna::boot::while_statement *> while_statement;
 %type <elna::boot::if_statement *> if_statement;
-%type <elna::boot::return_statement *> return_statement;
+%type <elna::boot::expression *> return_statement;
 %type <elna::boot::statement *> statement;
-%type <std::vector<elna::boot::statement *>> statements optional_statements;
+%type <std::vector<elna::boot::statement *>> statements statement_part;
 %type <elna::boot::procedure_definition *> procedure_definition;
 %type <std::shared_ptr<elna::boot::procedure_type>> procedure_heading;
-%type <std::vector<elna::boot::procedure_definition *>> procedure_definitions procedure_part;
+%type <std::vector<elna::boot::procedure_definition *>> procedure_definitions;
 %type <elna::boot::type_definition *> type_definition;
 %type <std::vector<elna::boot::type_definition *>> type_definitions type_part;
 %type <elna::boot::block *> block;
@@ -147,12 +146,11 @@ along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
 %type <std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::shared_ptr<elna::boot::top_type>>>> optional_fields fields;
 %type <std::vector<elna::boot::conditional_statements *>> elsif_then_statements elsif_do_statements;
 %type <elna::boot::cast_expression *> cast_expression;
-%type <elna::boot::defer_statement *> defer_statement;
 %type <std::pair<std::string, bool>> identifier_definition;
 %type <std::vector<std::pair<std::string, bool>>> identifier_definitions;
 %%
 program:
-    constant_part type_part variable_part procedure_part "begin" optional_statements "end" "."
+    constant_part type_part variable_part procedure_definitions "begin" statements "end" "."
         {
             auto tree = new elna::boot::program(elna::boot::make_position(@5));
 
@@ -164,13 +162,13 @@ program:
 
             driver.tree.reset(tree);
         }
-block: constant_part variable_part "begin" optional_statements "end"
+block: constant_part variable_part statement_part
         {
-            $$ = new elna::boot::block(elna::boot::make_position(@3));
+            $$ = new elna::boot::block(elna::boot::make_position(@1));
 
             std::swap($$->constants, $1);
             std::swap($$->variables, $2);
-            std::swap($$->body, $4);
+            std::swap($$->body, $3);
         }
 identifier_definition:
     IDENTIFIER "*"
@@ -205,9 +203,10 @@ procedure_heading:
             std::swap($1, $$->parameters);
         }
 procedure_definition:
-    "proc" identifier_definition procedure_heading ";" block
+    "proc" identifier_definition procedure_heading ";" block return_statement "end"
         {
-            $$ = new elna::boot::procedure_definition(elna::boot::make_position(@1), $2.first, $2.second, $3, $5);
+            $$ = new elna::boot::procedure_definition(elna::boot::make_position(@1), $2.first, $2.second,
+                $3, $5, $6);
         }
     | "proc" identifier_definition procedure_heading ";" "extern"
         {
@@ -219,10 +218,7 @@ procedure_definitions:
             std::swap($$, $2);
             $$.emplace($$.cbegin(), std::move($1));
         }
-    | procedure_definition { $$.emplace_back(std::move($1)); }
-procedure_part:
-    /* no procedure definitions */ {}
-    | procedure_definitions { std::swap($$, $1); }
+    | /* no procedure definitions */ {}
 assign_statement: designator_expression ":=" expression
         {
             $$ = new elna::boot::assign_statement(elna::boot::make_position(@1), $1, $3);
@@ -237,7 +233,7 @@ cast_expression: "cast" "(" expression ":" type_expression ")"
             $$ = new elna::boot::cast_expression(elna::boot::make_position(@1), $5, $3);
         }
 elsif_do_statements:
-    "elsif" expression "do" optional_statements elsif_do_statements
+    "elsif" expression "do" statements elsif_do_statements
         {
             elna::boot::conditional_statements *branch = new elna::boot::conditional_statements($2);
             std::swap(branch->statements, $4);
@@ -245,7 +241,7 @@ elsif_do_statements:
             $$.emplace($$.begin(), branch);
         }
     | {}
-while_statement: "while" expression "do" optional_statements elsif_do_statements "end"
+while_statement: "while" expression "do" statements elsif_do_statements "end"
         {
             auto body = new elna::boot::conditional_statements($2);
             std::swap($4, body->statements);
@@ -253,7 +249,7 @@ while_statement: "while" expression "do" optional_statements elsif_do_statements
             std::swap($5, $$->branches);
         }
 elsif_then_statements:
-    "elsif" expression "then" optional_statements elsif_then_statements
+    "elsif" expression "then" statements elsif_then_statements
         {
             elna::boot::conditional_statements *branch = new elna::boot::conditional_statements($2);
             std::swap(branch->statements, $4);
@@ -262,14 +258,14 @@ elsif_then_statements:
         }
     | {}
 if_statement:
-    "if" expression "then" optional_statements elsif_then_statements "end"
+    "if" expression "then" statements elsif_then_statements "end"
         {
             auto then = new elna::boot::conditional_statements($2);
             std::swap($4, then->statements);
             $$ = new elna::boot::if_statement(elna::boot::make_position(@1), then);
             std::swap($5, $$->branches);
         }
-    | "if" expression "then" optional_statements elsif_then_statements "else" optional_statements "end"
+    | "if" expression "then" statements elsif_then_statements "else" statements "end"
         {
             auto then = new elna::boot::conditional_statements($2);
             std::swap($4, then->statements);
@@ -277,15 +273,12 @@ if_statement:
             $$ = new elna::boot::if_statement(elna::boot::make_position(@1), then, _else);
             std::swap($5, $$->branches);
         }
-return_statement: "return" expression
+return_statement:
+    "return" expression
         {
-            $$ = new elna::boot::return_statement(elna::boot::make_position(@1), $2);
-        }
-defer_statement: DEFER optional_statements "end"
-        {
-            $$ = new elna::boot::defer_statement(elna::boot::make_position(@1));
-            std::swap($2, $$->statements);
+            $$ = $2;
         }
+    | /* no return statement */ { $$ = nullptr; }
 literal:
     INTEGER
         {
@@ -454,19 +447,17 @@ statement:
     assign_statement { $$ = $1; }
     | while_statement { $$ = $1; }
     | if_statement { $$ = $1; }
-    | return_statement { $$ = $1; }
     | call_expression { $$ = $1; }
-    | defer_statement { $$ = $1; }
 statements:
     statement statements
         {
             std::swap($$, $2);
             $$.emplace($$.cbegin(), $1);
         }
-    | statement { $$.push_back($1); }
-optional_statements:
-    statements { std::swap($$, $1); }
     | /* no statements */ {}
+statement_part:
+    "begin" statements { std::swap($$, $2); }
+    | {}
 field_declaration:
     IDENTIFIER ":" type_expression { $$ = std::make_pair($1, $3); }
 fields:
diff --git a/gcc/elna-generic.cc b/gcc/elna-generic.cc
index af7c532..0a110e9 100644
--- a/gcc/elna-generic.cc
+++ b/gcc/elna-generic.cc
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ namespace gcc
         if (definition->body != nullptr)
         {
             definition->body->accept(this);
+            visit_return(definition->returning);
             tree mapping = leave_scope();
 
             BLOCK_SUPERCONTEXT(BIND_EXPR_BLOCK(mapping)) = fndecl;
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ namespace gcc
         {
             BLOCK_SUPERCONTEXT(it) = new_block;
         }
-        tree bind_expr = build3(BIND_EXPR, void_type_node, variables, chain_defer(), new_block);
+        tree bind_expr = build3(BIND_EXPR, void_type_node, variables, f_binding_level->statement_list, new_block);
         this->symbol_map = this->symbol_map->scope();
 
         f_binding_level = f_binding_level->level_chain;
@@ -1174,10 +1175,8 @@ namespace gcc
         }
     }
 
-    void generic_visitor::visit(boot::return_statement *statement)
+    void generic_visitor::visit_return(boot::expression *const return_expression)
     {
-        boot::expression *return_expression = statement->return_expression();
-
         if (return_expression == nullptr)
         {
             return;
@@ -1191,12 +1190,5 @@ namespace gcc
 
         this->current_expression = NULL_TREE;
     }
-
-    void generic_visitor::visit(boot::defer_statement *statement)
-    {
-        enter_scope();
-        visit_statements(statement->statements);
-        defer(leave_scope());
-    }
 }
 }
diff --git a/gcc/elna-tree.cc b/gcc/elna-tree.cc
index c8262df..569e0b9 100644
--- a/gcc/elna-tree.cc
+++ b/gcc/elna-tree.cc
@@ -91,40 +91,7 @@ namespace gcc
 
     void append_statement(tree statement_tree)
     {
-        if (!vec_safe_is_empty(f_binding_level->defers))
-        {
-            append_to_statement_list(statement_tree, &f_binding_level->defers->begin()->try_statements);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            append_to_statement_list(statement_tree, &f_binding_level->statement_list);
-        }
-    }
-
-    void defer(tree statement_tree)
-    {
-        defer_scope new_defer{ statement_tree, alloc_stmt_list() };
-        vec_safe_insert(f_binding_level->defers, 0, new_defer);
-    }
-
-    tree chain_defer()
-    {
-        if (vec_safe_is_empty(f_binding_level->defers))
-        {
-            return f_binding_level->statement_list;
-        }
-        defer_scope *defer_iterator = f_binding_level->defers->begin();
-        tree defer_tree = build2(TRY_FINALLY_EXPR, void_type_node,
-                defer_iterator->try_statements, defer_iterator->defer_block);
-        int i;
-
-        FOR_EACH_VEC_ELT_FROM(*f_binding_level->defers, i, defer_iterator, 1)
-        {
-            append_to_statement_list(defer_tree, &defer_iterator->try_statements);
-            defer_tree = build2(TRY_FINALLY_EXPR, void_type_node,
-                    defer_iterator->try_statements, defer_iterator->defer_block);
-        }
-        return build2(COMPOUND_EXPR, TREE_TYPE(defer_tree), f_binding_level->statement_list, defer_tree);
+        append_to_statement_list(statement_tree, &f_binding_level->statement_list);
     }
 
     tree build_field(location_t location, tree record_type, const std::string name, tree type)
diff --git a/include/elna/boot/ast.h b/include/elna/boot/ast.h
index 2e9902f..bc8169e 100644
--- a/include/elna/boot/ast.h
+++ b/include/elna/boot/ast.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ namespace boot
     class assign_statement;
     class if_statement;
     class while_statement;
-    class return_statement;
     class traits_expression;
     class block;
     class program;
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ namespace boot
     class dereference_expression;
     template<typename T>
     class number_literal;
-    class defer_statement;
 
     /**
      * Interface for AST visitors.
@@ -98,8 +96,6 @@ namespace boot
         virtual void visit(assign_statement *) = 0;
         virtual void visit(if_statement *) = 0;
         virtual void visit(while_statement *) = 0;
-        virtual void visit(return_statement *) = 0;
-        virtual void visit(defer_statement *) = 0;
         virtual void visit(block *) = 0;
         virtual void visit(program *) = 0;
         virtual void visit(binary_expression *) = 0;
@@ -138,8 +134,6 @@ namespace boot
         virtual void visit(assign_statement *statement) override;
         virtual void visit(if_statement *) override;
         virtual void visit(while_statement *) override;
-        virtual void visit(return_statement *) override;
-        virtual void visit(defer_statement *defer) override;
         virtual void visit(block *block) override;
         virtual void visit(program *program) override;
         virtual void visit(binary_expression *expression) override;
@@ -383,9 +377,11 @@ namespace boot
 
     public:
         block *const body;
+        expression *const returning;
 
         procedure_definition(const struct position position, const std::string& identifier,
-                const bool exported, std::shared_ptr<procedure_type> heading, block *body = nullptr);
+                const bool exported, std::shared_ptr<procedure_type> heading,
+                block *const body = nullptr, expression *const returning = nullptr);
         virtual void accept(parser_visitor *visitor) override;
 
         procedure_type& heading();
@@ -456,19 +452,6 @@ namespace boot
         virtual ~conditional_statements();
     };
 
-    class return_statement : public statement
-    {
-        expression *m_return_expression{ nullptr };
-
-    public:
-        return_statement(const struct position position, expression *return_expression);
-        virtual void accept(parser_visitor *visitor) override;
-
-        expression *return_expression();
-
-        virtual ~return_statement() override;
-    };
-
     class designator_expression : public expression
     {
     public:
@@ -661,17 +644,6 @@ namespace boot
         }
     };
 
-    class defer_statement : public statement
-    {
-    public:
-        std::vector<statement *> statements;
-
-        defer_statement(const struct position position);
-        virtual void accept(parser_visitor *visitor) override;
-
-        virtual ~defer_statement() override;
-    };
-
     class binary_expression : public expression
     {
         expression *m_lhs;
diff --git a/include/elna/gcc/elna-generic.h b/include/elna/gcc/elna-generic.h
index 700ba76..a4ba4fb 100644
--- a/include/elna/gcc/elna-generic.h
+++ b/include/elna/gcc/elna-generic.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace gcc
         void build_record_call(location_t call_location,
                 tree symbol, const std::vector<boot::expression *>& arguments);
         void visit_statements(const std::vector<boot::statement *>& statements);
+        void visit_return(boot::expression *const return_expression);
 
     public:
         generic_visitor(std::shared_ptr<symbol_table> symbol_table);
@@ -90,8 +91,6 @@ namespace gcc
         void visit(boot::assign_statement *statement) override;
         void visit(boot::if_statement *statement) override;
         void visit(boot::while_statement *statement) override;
-        void visit(boot::return_statement *statement) override;
-        void visit(boot::defer_statement *statement) override;
     };
 }
 }
diff --git a/include/elna/gcc/elna-tree.h b/include/elna/gcc/elna-tree.h
index 1f83b05..d1ffd30 100644
--- a/include/elna/gcc/elna-tree.h
+++ b/include/elna/gcc/elna-tree.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ namespace gcc
     bool is_assignable_from(tree assignee, tree assignment);
 
     void append_statement(tree statement_tree);
-    void defer(tree statement_tree);
-    tree chain_defer();
 
     tree do_pointer_arithmetic(boot::binary_operator binary_operator, tree left, tree right);
     tree build_binary_operation(bool condition, boot::binary_expression *expression,
diff --git a/include/elna/gcc/elna1.h b/include/elna/gcc/elna1.h
index 418c832..d65440c 100644
--- a/include/elna/gcc/elna1.h
+++ b/include/elna/gcc/elna1.h
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ struct GTY (()) lang_decl
 {
 };
 
-struct GTY (()) defer_scope
-{
-    tree defer_block;
-    tree try_statements;
-};
-
 struct GTY ((chain_next ("%h.level_chain"))) binding_level
 {
     // A block chain is needed to call defer statements beloning to each block.
@@ -74,9 +68,6 @@ struct GTY ((chain_next ("%h.level_chain"))) binding_level
 
     // Statements before the first defer has been seen.
     tree statement_list;
-
-    // Defer statement coupled with statements following it.
-    vec<defer_scope, va_gc> *defers;
 };
 
 struct GTY (()) language_function
diff --git a/source.elna b/source.elna
index 8c58017..36a65f0 100644
--- a/source.elna
+++ b/source.elna
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ proc exit(code: Int) -> !; extern
   Standard procedures.
 *)
 proc reallocarray(ptr: ^Byte, n: Word, size: Word) -> ^Byte;
-begin
   return realloc(ptr, n * size)
 end
 
@@ -198,32 +197,26 @@ begin
 end
 
 proc is_digit(c: Char) -> Bool;
-begin
   return cast(c: Int) >= cast('0': Int) and cast(c: Int) <= cast('9': Int)
 end
 
 proc is_alpha(c: Char) -> Bool;
-begin
   return cast(c: Int) >= cast('A': Int) and cast(c: Int) <= cast('z': Int)
 end
 
 proc is_alnum(c: Char) -> Bool;
-begin
   return is_digit(c) or is_alpha(c)
 end
 
 proc is_space(c: Char) -> Bool;
-begin
   return c = ' ' or c = '\n' or c = '\t'
 end
 
 proc substring(string: String, start: Word, count: Word) -> String;
-begin
   return String(string.ptr + start, count)
 end
 
 proc open_substring(string: String, start: Word) -> String;
-begin
   return substring(string, start, string.length - start)
 end
 
@@ -277,7 +270,6 @@ end
 *)
 
 proc make_position() -> Position;
-begin
   return Position(1u, 1u)
 end
 
@@ -376,12 +368,10 @@ begin
 end
 
 proc source_code_empty(source_code: ^SourceCode) -> Bool;
-begin
   return source_code^.empty(source_code^.input)
 end
 
 proc source_code_head(source_code: SourceCode) -> Char;
-begin
   return source_code.head(source_code.input)
 end
 
@@ -398,7 +388,6 @@ begin
 end
 
 proc source_code_expect(source_code: ^SourceCode, expected: Char) -> Bool;
-begin
   return not source_code_empty(source_code) and source_code_head(source_code^) = expected
 end
 
@@ -413,7 +402,6 @@ begin
 end
 
 proc is_ident(char: Char) -> Bool;
-begin
   return is_alnum(char) or char = '_'
 end
 
@@ -916,7 +904,7 @@ begin
   result^.syntax_tree := false
   result^.input := nil
 
-  while i < argc do
+  while i < argc and result <> nil do
     parameter := argv + i
 
     if strcmp(parameter^, "--tokenize\0".ptr) = 0 then
@@ -932,14 +920,14 @@ begin
       write_z(parameter^)
       write_s(".\n")
 
-      return nil
+      result := nil
     end
 
     i := i + 1
   end
-  if result^.input = nil then
+  if result <> nil and result^.input = nil then
     write_s("Fatal error: no input files.\n")
-	return nil
+	result := nil
   end
 
   return result