diff --git a/lib/irb/ruby-lex.rb b/lib/irb/ruby-lex.rb
index 7be77fd12e..c75d5ebf2e 100644
--- a/lib/irb/ruby-lex.rb
+++ b/lib/irb/ruby-lex.rb
@@ -317,14 +317,12 @@ class RubyLex
           if t[2] == '='
             in_oneliner_def = :BODY
           end
-        elsif t[3].allbits?(Ripper::EXPR_END)
+        else
           if in_oneliner_def == :BODY
             # one-liner method definition
             indent -= 1
           end
           in_oneliner_def = nil
-        else
-          in_oneliner_def = nil
         end
       end
 
@@ -376,14 +374,12 @@ class RubyLex
           if t[2] == '='
             in_oneliner_def = :BODY
           end
-        elsif t[3].allbits?(Ripper::EXPR_END)
+        else
           if in_oneliner_def == :BODY
             # one[-liner method definition
             depth_difference -= 1
           end
           in_oneliner_def = nil
-        else
-          in_oneliner_def = nil
         end
       end
 
@@ -451,7 +447,7 @@ class RubyLex
           if t[2] == '='
             in_oneliner_def = :BODY
           end
-        elsif t[3].allbits?(Ripper::EXPR_END)
+        else
           if in_oneliner_def == :BODY
             # one-liner method definition
             if is_first_printable_of_line
@@ -462,8 +458,6 @@ class RubyLex
             end
           end
           in_oneliner_def = nil
-        else
-          in_oneliner_def = nil
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/test/irb/test_ruby_lex.rb b/test/irb/test_ruby_lex.rb
index 14b43f5718..25f037ec3b 100644
--- a/test/irb/test_ruby_lex.rb
+++ b/test/irb/test_ruby_lex.rb
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ module TestIRB
         Row.new(%q(  def bar0() = 3), nil, 2),
         Row.new(%q(  def bar1(a) = a), nil, 2),
         Row.new(%q(  def bar2(a, b) = a + b), nil, 2),
+        Row.new(%q(  def bar3() = :s), nil, 2),
+        Row.new(%q(  def bar4() = Time.now), nil, 2),
         Row.new(%q(end), 0, 0),
       ]