diff --git a/Parser.cpp b/Parser.cpp
index 4277ef54f..c96593f64 100644
--- a/Parser.cpp
+++ b/Parser.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ ASTPointer<EnumDefinition> Parser::parseEnumDefinition()
 
 	nodeFactory.markEndPosition();
 	expectToken(Token::RBrace);
-	expectToken(Token::Semicolon);
 	return nodeFactory.createNode<EnumDefinition>(name, members);
 }
 
diff --git a/grammar.txt b/grammar.txt
index 5ba0ef238..5e6e65f85 100644
--- a/grammar.txt
+++ b/grammar.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FunctionDefinition = 'function' Identifier ParameterList
                      ( 'returns' ParameterList )? Block
 
 EnumValue = Identifier
-EnumDefinition = 'enum' '{' EnumValue (',' EnumValue)* '}' ';'
+EnumDefinition = 'enum' '{' EnumValue (',' EnumValue)* '}'
 ParameterList = '(' ( VariableDeclaration (',' VariableDeclaration)* )? ')'
 // semantic restriction: mappings and structs (recursively) containing mappings
 // are not allowed in argument lists