diff --git a/js/src/frontend/FullParseHandler.h b/js/src/frontend/FullParseHandler.h
index 594e9f53e6df..aceacf4d55fa 100644
--- a/js/src/frontend/FullParseHandler.h
+++ b/js/src/frontend/FullParseHandler.h
@@ -192,6 +192,33 @@ class FullParseHandler
         return new_<TernaryNode>(kind, op, first, second, third);
     }
 
+    ParseNode *newStatementList(unsigned blockid, const TokenPos &pos) {
+        ParseNode *pn = new_<ListNode>(PNK_STATEMENTLIST, pos);
+        if (pn)
+            pn->pn_blockid = blockid;
+        return pn;
+    }
+
+    template <typename PC>
+    void addStatementToList(ParseNode *list, ParseNode *stmt, PC *pc) {
+        JS_ASSERT(list->isKind(PNK_STATEMENTLIST));
+
+        if (stmt->isKind(PNK_FUNCTION)) {
+            if (pc->atBodyLevel()) {
+                // PNX_FUNCDEFS notifies the emitter that the block contains
+                // body-level function definitions that should be processed
+                // before the rest of nodes.
+                list->pn_xflags |= PNX_FUNCDEFS;
+            } else {
+                // General deoptimization was done in Parser::functionDef.
+                JS_ASSERT_IF(pc->sc->isFunctionBox(),
+                             pc->sc->asFunctionBox()->hasExtensibleScope());
+            }
+        }
+
+        list->append(stmt);
+    }
+
     ParseNode *newEmptyStatement(const TokenPos &pos) {
         return new_<UnaryNode>(PNK_SEMI, JSOP_NOP, pos, (ParseNode *) NULL);
     }
diff --git a/js/src/frontend/ParseNode.h b/js/src/frontend/ParseNode.h
index 03f9cd81d927..835de022d68f 100644
--- a/js/src/frontend/ParseNode.h
+++ b/js/src/frontend/ParseNode.h
@@ -927,10 +927,15 @@ struct TernaryNode : public ParseNode
 
 struct ListNode : public ParseNode
 {
-    ListNode(ParseNodeKind kind, JSOp op, ParseNode *kid)
-      : ParseNode(kind, op, PN_LIST)
+    ListNode(ParseNodeKind kind, const TokenPos &pos)
+      : ParseNode(kind, JSOP_NOP, PN_LIST, pos)
+    {
+        makeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    ListNode(ParseNodeKind kind, JSOp op, ParseNode *kid)
+      : ParseNode(kind, op, PN_LIST, kid->pn_pos)
     {
-        pn_pos = kid->pn_pos;
         initList(kid);
     }
 
diff --git a/js/src/frontend/Parser.cpp b/js/src/frontend/Parser.cpp
index 491450929fa9..6ed6306691ba 100644
--- a/js/src/frontend/Parser.cpp
+++ b/js/src/frontend/Parser.cpp
@@ -1718,17 +1718,16 @@ Parser<FullParseHandler>::checkFunctionDefinition(HandlePropertyName funName,
                 return false;
         }
 
-        /*
-         * As a SpiderMonkey-specific extension, non-body-level function
-         * statements (e.g., functions in an "if" or "while" block) are
-         * dynamically bound when control flow reaches the statement. The
-         * emitter normally emits functions in two passes (see PNK_ARGSBODY).
-         */
         if (bodyLevel) {
             JS_ASSERT(pn->functionIsHoisted());
             JS_ASSERT_IF(pc->sc->isFunctionBox(), !pn->pn_cookie.isFree());
             JS_ASSERT_IF(!pc->sc->isFunctionBox(), pn->pn_cookie.isFree());
         } else {
+            /*
+             * As a SpiderMonkey-specific extension, non-body-level function
+             * statements (e.g., functions in an "if" or "while" block) are
+             * dynamically bound when control flow reaches the statement.
+             */
             JS_ASSERT(!pc->sc->strict);
             JS_ASSERT(pn->pn_cookie.isFree());
             if (pc->sc->isFunctionBox()) {
@@ -2450,40 +2449,10 @@ Parser<ParseHandler>::maybeParseDirective(Node pn, bool *cont)
     return true;
 }
 
-template <>
-void
-Parser<FullParseHandler>::addStatementToList(ParseNode *pn, ParseNode *kid)
-{
-    JS_ASSERT(pn->isKind(PNK_STATEMENTLIST));
-
-    if (kid->isKind(PNK_FUNCTION)) {
-        /*
-         * PNX_FUNCDEFS notifies the emitter that the block contains body-
-         * level function definitions that should be processed before the
-         * rest of nodes.
-         */
-        if (pc->atBodyLevel()) {
-            pn->pn_xflags |= PNX_FUNCDEFS;
-        } else {
-            /* General deoptimization was done in functionDef. */
-            JS_ASSERT_IF(pc->sc->isFunctionBox(), pc->sc->asFunctionBox()->hasExtensibleScope());
-        }
-    }
-
-    pn->append(kid);
-    pn->pn_pos.end = kid->pn_pos.end;
-}
-
-template <>
-void
-Parser<SyntaxParseHandler>::addStatementToList(Node pn, Node kid)
-{
-}
-
 /*
- * Parse the statements in a block, creating a TOK_LC node that lists the
- * statements' trees.  If called from block-parsing code, the caller must
- * match { before and } after.
+ * Parse the statements in a block, creating a StatementList node that lists
+ * the statements.  If called from block-parsing code, the caller must match
+ * '{' before and '}' after.
  */
 template <typename ParseHandler>
 typename ParseHandler::Node
@@ -2491,10 +2460,9 @@ Parser<ParseHandler>::statements()
 {
     JS_CHECK_RECURSION(context, return null());
 
-    Node pn = handler.newList(PNK_STATEMENTLIST);
+    Node pn = handler.newStatementList(pc->blockid(), pos());
     if (!pn)
         return null();
-    handler.setBlockId(pn, pc->blockid());
 
     Node saveBlock = pc->blockNode;
     pc->blockNode = pn;
@@ -2522,7 +2490,7 @@ Parser<ParseHandler>::statements()
                 return null();
         }
 
-        addStatementToList(pn, next);
+        handler.addStatementToList(pn, next, pc);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -2533,8 +2501,6 @@ Parser<ParseHandler>::statements()
     if (pc->blockNode != pn)
         pn = pc->blockNode;
     pc->blockNode = saveBlock;
-
-    handler.setEndPosition(pn, pos().end);
     return pn;
 }
 
@@ -4255,11 +4221,9 @@ Parser<ParseHandler>::switchStatement()
     if (!GenerateBlockId(pc, pc->topStmt->blockid))
         return null();
 
-    /* The default case has pn_left == NULL */
-    Node caseList = handler.newList(PNK_STATEMENTLIST);
+    Node caseList = handler.newStatementList(pc->blockid(), pos());
     if (!caseList)
         return null();
-    handler.setBlockId(caseList, pc->blockid());
 
     Node saveBlock = pc->blockNode;
     pc->blockNode = caseList;
@@ -4277,7 +4241,7 @@ Parser<ParseHandler>::switchStatement()
                 return null();
             }
             seenDefault = true;
-            caseExpr = null();
+            caseExpr = null();  // The default case has pn_left == NULL.
             break;
 
           case TOK_CASE:
@@ -4296,10 +4260,9 @@ Parser<ParseHandler>::switchStatement()
 
         MUST_MATCH_TOKEN(TOK_COLON, JSMSG_COLON_AFTER_CASE);
 
-        Node body = handler.newList(PNK_STATEMENTLIST);
+        Node body = handler.newStatementList(pc->blockid(), pos());
         if (!body)
             return null();
-        handler.setBlockId(body, pc->blockid());
 
         while ((tt = tokenStream.peekToken(TSF_OPERAND)) != TOK_RC &&
                tt != TOK_CASE && tt != TOK_DEFAULT) {
diff --git a/js/src/frontend/Parser.h b/js/src/frontend/Parser.h
index c54c39bd7f1e..f0a7fb8b7d7f 100644
--- a/js/src/frontend/Parser.h
+++ b/js/src/frontend/Parser.h
@@ -486,7 +486,6 @@ struct Parser : private AutoGCRooter, public StrictModeGetter
     bool setAssignmentLhsOps(Node pn, JSOp op);
     bool matchInOrOf(bool *isForOfp);
 
-    void addStatementToList(Node pn, Node kid);
     bool checkFunctionArguments();
     bool makeDefIntoUse(Definition *dn, Node pn, JSAtom *atom);
     bool checkFunctionDefinition(HandlePropertyName funName, Node *pn, FunctionSyntaxKind kind,
diff --git a/js/src/frontend/SyntaxParseHandler.h b/js/src/frontend/SyntaxParseHandler.h
index 684427a6796e..388ede9af3bf 100644
--- a/js/src/frontend/SyntaxParseHandler.h
+++ b/js/src/frontend/SyntaxParseHandler.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ class SyntaxParseHandler
         return NodeGeneric;
     }
 
+    Node newStatementList(unsigned blockid, const TokenPos &pos) { return NodeGeneric; }
+    void addStatementToList(Node list, Node stmt, ParseContext<SyntaxParseHandler> *pc) {}
     Node newEmptyStatement(const TokenPos &pos) { return NodeGeneric; }
 
     Node newExprStatement(Node expr, uint32_t end) {