diff --git a/docs/grammar.txt b/docs/grammar.txt
index 5d9778276..6bdbd0161 100644
--- a/docs/grammar.txt
+++ b/docs/grammar.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Break = 'break'
 Return = 'return' Expression?
 Throw = 'throw'
 EmitStatement = 'emit' FunctionCall
-VariableDefinition = ('var' IdentifierList | VariableDeclaration | '(' VariableDeclaration? (',' VariableDeclaration? )* ')' ) ( '=' Expression )?
+VariableDefinition = (VariableDeclaration | '(' VariableDeclaration? (',' VariableDeclaration? )* ')' ) ( '=' Expression )?
 IdentifierList = '(' ( Identifier? ',' )* Identifier? ')'
 
 // Precedence by order (see github.com/ethereum/solidity/pull/732)
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ TupleExpression = '(' ( Expression? ( ',' Expression? )*  )? ')'
 
 ElementaryTypeNameExpression = ElementaryTypeName
 
-ElementaryTypeName = 'address' | 'bool' | 'string' | 'var'
-                   | Int | Uint | Byte | Fixed | Ufixed
+ElementaryTypeName = 'address' | 'bool' | 'string' | Int | Uint | Byte | Fixed | Ufixed
 
 Int = 'int' | 'int8' | 'int16' | 'int24' | 'int32' | 'int40' | 'int48' | 'int56' | 'int64' | 'int72' | 'int80' | 'int88' | 'int96' | 'int104' | 'int112' | 'int120' | 'int128' | 'int136' | 'int144' | 'int152' | 'int160' | 'int168' | 'int176' | 'int184' | 'int192' | 'int200' | 'int208' | 'int216' | 'int224' | 'int232' | 'int240' | 'int248' | 'int256'