diff --git a/HTMLparser.c b/HTMLparser.c
index b9812985..541dcb5c 100644
--- a/HTMLparser.c
+++ b/HTMLparser.c
@@ -3852,8 +3852,6 @@ htmlParseStartTag(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
     while ((CUR != 0) &&
            (CUR != '>') &&
 	   ((CUR != '/') || (NXT(1) != '>'))) {
-	long cons = ctxt->nbChars;
-
 	GROW;
 	attname = htmlParseAttribute(ctxt, &attvalue);
         if (attname != NULL) {
@@ -3920,12 +3918,6 @@ htmlParseStartTag(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
 
 failed:
 	SKIP_BLANKS;
-        if (cons == ctxt->nbChars) {
-	    htmlParseErr(ctxt, XML_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-	                 "htmlParseStartTag: problem parsing attributes\n",
-			 NULL, NULL);
-	    break;
-	}
     }
 
     /*
@@ -4161,8 +4153,6 @@ htmlParseContent(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
     currentNode = xmlStrdup(ctxt->name);
     depth = ctxt->nameNr;
     while (1) {
-	long cons = ctxt->nbChars;
-
         GROW;
 
         if (ctxt->instate == XML_PARSER_EOF)
@@ -4282,15 +4272,6 @@ htmlParseContent(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
 	    else {
 		htmlParseCharData(ctxt);
 	    }
-
-	    if (cons == ctxt->nbChars) {
-		if (ctxt->node != NULL) {
-		    htmlParseErr(ctxt, XML_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-		                 "detected an error in element content\n",
-				 NULL, NULL);
-		}
-		break;
-	    }
 	}
         GROW;
     }
@@ -4561,8 +4542,6 @@ htmlParseContentInternal(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
     currentNode = xmlStrdup(ctxt->name);
     depth = ctxt->nameNr;
     while (1) {
-	long cons = ctxt->nbChars;
-
         GROW;
 
         if (ctxt->instate == XML_PARSER_EOF)
@@ -4696,15 +4675,6 @@ htmlParseContentInternal(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt) {
 	    else {
 		htmlParseCharData(ctxt);
 	    }
-
-	    if (cons == ctxt->nbChars) {
-		if (ctxt->node != NULL) {
-		    htmlParseErr(ctxt, XML_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-		                 "detected an error in element content\n",
-				 NULL, NULL);
-		}
-		break;
-	    }
 	}
         GROW;
     }
@@ -5702,7 +5672,6 @@ htmlParseTryOrFinish(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, int terminate) {
 	    }
             case XML_PARSER_CONTENT: {
 		xmlChar chr[2] = { 0, 0 };
-		long cons;
 
                 /*
 		 * Handle preparsed entities and charRef
@@ -5747,7 +5716,6 @@ htmlParseTryOrFinish(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, int terminate) {
 		    goto done;
 		cur = in->cur[0];
 		next = in->cur[1];
-		cons = ctxt->nbChars;
 		if ((xmlStrEqual(ctxt->name, BAD_CAST"script")) ||
 		    (xmlStrEqual(ctxt->name, BAD_CAST"style"))) {
 		    /*
@@ -5877,15 +5845,6 @@ htmlParseTryOrFinish(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, int terminate) {
                         }
 		    }
 		}
-		if (cons == ctxt->nbChars) {
-		    if (ctxt->node != NULL) {
-			htmlParseErr(ctxt, XML_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-			             "detected an error in element content\n",
-				     NULL, NULL);
-		    }
-		    NEXT;
-		    break;
-		}
 
 		break;
 	    }