diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 502809c..72706c5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -714,6 +714,11 @@ mod css_variables {
         "$a: 1px;\n$b: 1 $a;\na {\n  height: $b;\n}\n",
         "a {\n  height: 1 1px;\n}\n"
     );
+    test!(
+        eats_whitespace_after_variable_value,
+        "a {\n  b {\n    $c: red;\n  }\n  color: red;\n}\n",
+        "a {\n  color: red;\n}\n"
+    );
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 4e2ef29..cbb93c6 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -75,21 +75,6 @@ pub fn eat_variable_value<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
             _ => iter2.push(tok),
         };
     }
-    Ok(iter2)
-}
-
-pub fn eat_variable_value_ref<'a, I: Iterator<Item = &'a Token>>(
-    toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
-    scope: &Scope,
-) -> Result<Vec<Token>, (Pos, &'static str)> {
     devour_whitespace(toks);
-    let iter1 = toks.take_while(|x| x.kind != TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::SemiColon));
-    let mut iter2 = Vec::new();
-    for tok in iter1 {
-        match tok.kind {
-            TokenKind::Variable(ref name) => iter2.extend(deref_variable(name, scope)),
-            _ => iter2.push(tok.clone()),
-        };
-    }
     Ok(iter2)
 }