diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/JsConstructExpressionVisitor.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/JsConstructExpressionVisitor.java
index e6422c43d2a..c0b1a24254e 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/JsConstructExpressionVisitor.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/JsConstructExpressionVisitor.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class JsConstructExpressionVisitor extends RecursiveJsVisitor {
      * We only look at nodes that would not normally be surrounded by parentheses.
      */
     @Override
-    public <T extends JsNode> T accept(T node) {
+    public <T extends JsNode> void accept(T node) {
         // Assign to Object to prevent 'inconvertible types' compile errors due
         // to http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6548436
         // reproducible in jdk1.6.0_02.
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ public class JsConstructExpressionVisitor extends RecursiveJsVisitor {
             // Only visit expressions that won't automatically be surrounded by
             // parentheses
             if (precedence < JsPrecedenceVisitor.PRECEDENCE_NEW) {
-                return node;
+                return;
             }
         }
-        return super.accept(node);
+        super.accept(node);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/JsToStringGenerationVisitor.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/JsToStringGenerationVisitor.java
index e85b2eea51e..1ebf6c822cf 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/JsToStringGenerationVisitor.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/JsToStringGenerationVisitor.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         // get parentheses around it.
         printPair(x, x.getTestExpression());
         spaceOpt();
-        questionMark();
+        p.print('?');
         spaceOpt();
         printPair(x, x.getThenExpression());
         spaceOpt();
@@ -407,17 +407,17 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         leftParen();
         accept(x.getCondition());
         rightParen();
-        _nestedPush(x.getBody());
+        nestedPush(x.getBody());
         accept(x.getBody());
-        _nestedPop(x.getBody());
+        nestedPop(x.getBody());
     }
 
     @Override
     public void visitDoWhile(JsDoWhile x, JsContext context) {
         p.print(CHARS_DO);
-        _nestedPush(x.getBody());
+        nestedPush(x.getBody());
         accept(x.getBody());
-        _nestedPop(x.getBody());
+        nestedPop(x.getBody());
         if (needSemi) {
             semi();
             newlineOpt();
@@ -483,9 +483,9 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         }
 
         rightParen();
-        _nestedPush(x.getBody());
+        nestedPush(x.getBody());
         accept(x.getBody());
-        _nestedPop(x.getBody());
+        nestedPop(x.getBody());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -518,9 +518,9 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         accept(x.getObjectExpression());
 
         rightParen();
-        _nestedPush(x.getBody());
+        nestedPush(x.getBody());
         accept(x.getBody());
-        _nestedPop(x.getBody());
+        nestedPop(x.getBody());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -554,9 +554,9 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         accept(x.getIfExpression());
         rightParen();
         JsStatement thenStmt = x.getThenStatement();
-        _nestedPush(thenStmt);
+        nestedPush(thenStmt);
         accept(thenStmt);
-        _nestedPop(thenStmt);
+        nestedPop(thenStmt);
         JsStatement elseStatement = x.getElseStatement();
         if (elseStatement != null) {
             if (needSemi) {
@@ -570,14 +570,14 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
             p.print(CHARS_ELSE);
             boolean elseIf = elseStatement instanceof JsIf;
             if (!elseIf) {
-                _nestedPush(elseStatement);
+                nestedPush(elseStatement);
             }
             else {
                 space();
             }
             accept(elseStatement);
             if (!elseIf) {
-                _nestedPop(elseStatement);
+                nestedPop(elseStatement);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
             parenPop(x, q, false);
             p.print('.');
         }
-        _nameRef(x);
+        nameRef(x);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -745,9 +745,9 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
 
     @Override
     public void visitRegExp(JsRegExp x, JsContext ctx) {
-        _slash();
+        slash();
         p.print(x.getPattern());
-        _slash();
+        slash();
         String flags = x.getFlags();
         if (flags != null) {
             p.print(flags);
@@ -774,12 +774,12 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         p.print(CHARS_SWITCH);
         spaceOpt();
         leftParen();
-        accept(x.getExpr());
+        accept(x.getExpression());
         rightParen();
         spaceOpt();
-        _blockOpen();
+        blockOpen();
         acceptList(x.getCases());
-        _blockClose();
+        blockClose();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
 
         boolean needBraces = !x.isGlobalBlock();
         if (needBraces) {
-            _blockOpen();
+            blockOpen();
         }
 
         int count = 0;
@@ -1000,13 +1000,13 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         p.print('=');
     }
 
-    private void _blockClose() {
+    private void blockClose() {
         p.indentOut();
         p.print('}');
         newlineOpt();
     }
 
-    private void _blockOpen() {
+    private void blockOpen() {
         p.print('{');
         p.indentIn();
         newlineOpt();
@@ -1040,11 +1040,11 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         nameDef(hasName.getName());
     }
 
-    private void _nameRef(JsNameRef nameRef) {
+    private void nameRef(JsNameRef nameRef) {
         p.print(nameRef.getIdent());
     }
 
-    private boolean _nestedPop(JsStatement statement) {
+    private boolean nestedPop(JsStatement statement) {
         boolean pop = !(statement instanceof JsBlock);
         if (pop) {
             p.indentOut();
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         return pop;
     }
 
-    private boolean _nestedPush(JsStatement statement) {
+    private boolean nestedPush(JsStatement statement) {
         boolean push = !(statement instanceof JsBlock);
         if (push) {
             newlineOpt();
@@ -1116,10 +1116,6 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         return doPush;
     }
 
-    private void questionMark() {
-        p.print('?');
-    }
-
     private void rightParen() {
         p.print(')');
     }
@@ -1140,7 +1136,7 @@ public class JsToStringGenerationVisitor extends JsVisitor {
         return true;
     }
 
-    private void _slash() {
+    private void slash() {
         p.print('/');
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsArrayAccess.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsArrayAccess.java
index 338ab95c08d..7b53b3f5351 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsArrayAccess.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsArrayAccess.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public final class JsArrayAccess extends JsExpressionImpl {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        arrayExpression = visitor.accept(arrayExpression);
-        indexExpression = visitor.accept(indexExpression);
+        visitor.accept(arrayExpression);
+        visitor.accept(indexExpression);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsBinaryOperation.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsBinaryOperation.java
index 1c82f99bc97..d29fffc5808 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsBinaryOperation.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsBinaryOperation.java
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ package com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-/**
- * Represents a JavaScript binary operation.
- */
 public final class JsBinaryOperation extends JsExpressionImpl {
     private JsExpression arg1;
     private JsExpression arg2;
@@ -76,11 +73,11 @@ public final class JsBinaryOperation extends JsExpressionImpl {
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
         if (op.isAssignment()) {
-            arg1 = visitor.acceptLvalue(arg1);
+            visitor.acceptLvalue(arg1);
         }
         else {
-            arg1 = visitor.accept(arg1);
+            visitor.accept(arg1);
         }
-        arg2 = visitor.accept(arg2);
+        visitor.accept(arg2);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsCase.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsCase.java
index 1ccc4c1349b..a03aa745892 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsCase.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsCase.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public final class JsCase extends JsSwitchMember {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        caseExpression = visitor.accept(caseExpression);
+        visitor.accept(caseExpression);
         super.acceptChildren(visitor, context);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsCatch.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsCatch.java
index 9fb2f5ae653..99f3bd11f3c 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsCatch.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsCatch.java
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ public class JsCatch extends JsNodeImpl implements HasCondition {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        param = visitor.accept(param);
+        visitor.accept(param);
         if (condition != null) {
-            condition = visitor.accept(condition);
+            visitor.accept(condition);
         }
-        body = visitor.accept(body);
+        visitor.accept(body);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsConditional.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsConditional.java
index e89b7f40a19..bbf013065a4 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsConditional.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsConditional.java
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ public final class JsConditional extends JsExpressionImpl {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        testExpression = visitor.accept(testExpression);
-        thenExpression = visitor.accept(thenExpression);
-        elseExpression = visitor.accept(elseExpression);
+        visitor.accept(testExpression);
+        visitor.accept(thenExpression);
+        visitor.accept(elseExpression);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsExpressionStatement.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsExpressionStatement.java
index 5c1f439b0cc..c60cc252e88 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsExpressionStatement.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsExpressionStatement.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public final class JsExpressionStatement extends AbstractNode implements JsState
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        expression = visitor.accept(expression);
+        visitor.accept(expression);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsFor.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsFor.java
index 533bb0abfc9..186bb056caa 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsFor.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsFor.java
@@ -80,19 +80,19 @@ public class JsFor extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
         assert (!(initExpression != null && initVars != null));
 
         if (initExpression != null) {
-            initExpression = visitor.accept(initExpression);
+            visitor.accept(initExpression);
         }
         else if (initVars != null) {
-            initVars = visitor.accept(initVars);
+            visitor.accept(initVars);
         }
 
         if (condition != null) {
-            condition = visitor.accept(condition);
+            visitor.accept(condition);
         }
 
         if (incrementExpression != null) {
-            incrementExpression = visitor.accept(incrementExpression);
+            visitor.accept(incrementExpression);
         }
-        body = visitor.accept(body);
+        visitor.accept(body);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsForIn.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsForIn.java
index 52697eda9c7..68bbc3155aa 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsForIn.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsForIn.java
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 
 package com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast;
 
-/**
- * Represents a JavaScript for..in statement.
- */
 public class JsForIn extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
     private JsStatement body;
     private JsExpression iterExpression;
@@ -59,9 +56,9 @@ public class JsForIn extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
         if (iterExpression != null) {
-            iterExpression = visitor.acceptLvalue(iterExpression);
+            visitor.acceptLvalue(iterExpression);
         }
-        objectExpression = visitor.accept(objectExpression);
-        body = visitor.accept(body);
+        visitor.accept(objectExpression);
+        visitor.accept(body);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsFunction.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsFunction.java
index b44cfc8140a..12ac1d58e34 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsFunction.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsFunction.java
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@ public final class JsFunction extends JsLiteral implements HasName {
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
         visitor.acceptWithInsertRemove(params);
-        body = visitor.accept(body);
+        visitor.accept(body);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsIf.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsIf.java
index 6d45f4ef1e1..344c2ec5352 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsIf.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsIf.java
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ public final class JsIf extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        ifExpression = visitor.accept(ifExpression);
-        thenStatement = visitor.accept(thenStatement);
+        visitor.accept(ifExpression);
+        visitor.accept(thenStatement);
         if (elseStatement != null) {
-            elseStatement = visitor.accept(elseStatement);
+            visitor.accept(elseStatement);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsInvocation.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsInvocation.java
index ec771107033..08ad8f77df0 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsInvocation.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsInvocation.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public final class JsInvocation extends JsExpressionImpl.JsExpressionHasArgument
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        qualifier = visitor.accept(qualifier);
+        visitor.accept(qualifier);
         visitor.acceptList(arguments);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsLabel.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsLabel.java
index 8a73b4318c0..3f4fa2b11df 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsLabel.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsLabel.java
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ public class JsLabel extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement, HasName {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        statement = visitor.accept(statement);
+        visitor.accept(statement);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsNameRef.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsNameRef.java
index 31974d93339..97edc3e8728 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsNameRef.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsNameRef.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public final class JsNameRef extends JsExpressionImpl implements CanBooleanEval,
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
         if (qualifier != null) {
-            qualifier = visitor.accept(qualifier);
+           visitor.accept(qualifier);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsNew.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsNew.java
index da61fffd653..66af5cbf4f5 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsNew.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsNew.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public final class JsNew extends JsExpressionImpl.JsExpressionHasArguments {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        constructorExpression = visitor.accept(constructorExpression);
+        visitor.accept(constructorExpression);
         visitor.acceptList(arguments);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsPostfixOperation.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsPostfixOperation.java
index b7c644cba3f..b77826b9fb8 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsPostfixOperation.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsPostfixOperation.java
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@
 
 package com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast;
 
-/**
- * A JavaScript postfix operation.
- */
 public final class JsPostfixOperation extends JsUnaryOperation {
-
   public JsPostfixOperation(JsUnaryOperator op) {
     this(op, null);
   }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsPropertyInitializer.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsPropertyInitializer.java
index caaef16b4f0..e756c47466a 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsPropertyInitializer.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsPropertyInitializer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class JsPropertyInitializer extends JsNodeImpl {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        labelExpr = visitor.accept(labelExpr);
-        valueExpr = visitor.accept(valueExpr);
+        visitor.accept(labelExpr);
+        visitor.accept(valueExpr);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsReturn.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsReturn.java
index 456dced912f..5f504488778 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsReturn.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsReturn.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public final class JsReturn extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
         if (expression != null) {
-            expression = visitor.accept(expression);
+            visitor.accept(expression);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsSwitch.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsSwitch.java
index ed41056624c..fe83caabbf5 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsSwitch.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsSwitch.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class JsSwitch extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
 
     private final List<JsSwitchMember> cases = new ArrayList<JsSwitchMember>();
-    private JsExpression expr;
+    private JsExpression expression;
 
     public JsSwitch() {
         super();
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ public class JsSwitch extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
         return cases;
     }
 
-    public JsExpression getExpr() {
-        return expr;
+    public JsExpression getExpression() {
+        return expression;
     }
 
-    public void setExpr(JsExpression expr) {
-        this.expr = expr;
+    public void setExpression(JsExpression expression) {
+        this.expression = expression;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class JsSwitch extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        expr = visitor.accept(expr);
+        visitor.accept(expression);
         visitor.acceptWithInsertRemove(cases);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsTry.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsTry.java
index 613f73da92e..d09fc842867 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsTry.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsTry.java
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ public class JsTry extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        tryBlock = visitor.accept(tryBlock);
+        visitor.accept(tryBlock);
         visitor.acceptWithInsertRemove(catches);
         if (finallyBlock != null) {
-            finallyBlock = visitor.accept(finallyBlock);
+           visitor.accept(finallyBlock);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsUnaryOperation.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsUnaryOperation.java
index 8f72f6f07d5..4918c4f9713 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsUnaryOperation.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsUnaryOperation.java
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 
 package com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast;
 
-/**
- * A JavaScript prefix or postfix operation.
- */
 public abstract class JsUnaryOperation extends JsExpressionImpl {
 
     private JsExpression arg;
@@ -45,10 +42,10 @@ public abstract class JsUnaryOperation extends JsExpressionImpl {
         if (op.isModifying()) {
             // The delete operator is practically like an assignment of undefined, so
             // for practical purposes we're treating it as an lvalue.
-            arg = visitor.acceptLvalue(arg);
+            visitor.acceptLvalue(arg);
         }
         else {
-            arg = visitor.accept(arg);
+            visitor.accept(arg);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsVars.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsVars.java
index f955fa88331..fb2f48551e1 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsVars.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsVars.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class JsVars extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement, Iterable<JsVars.J
         @Override
         public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
             if (initExpression != null) {
-                initExpression = visitor.accept(initExpression);
+                visitor.accept(initExpression);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsVisitor.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsVisitor.java
index 1d837c78a17..e0791440238 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsVisitor.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsVisitor.java
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@ public abstract class JsVisitor {
         }
     };
 
-    public <T extends JsNode> T accept(T node) {
+    public <T extends JsNode> void accept(T node) {
         doAccept(node, UNMODIFIABLE_CONTEXT);
-        return node;
     }
 
     public final <T extends JsNode> void acceptList(List<T> collection) {
@@ -94,9 +93,8 @@ public abstract class JsVisitor {
         }
     }
 
-    public JsExpression acceptLvalue(JsExpression expr) {
-        doAccept(expr, LVALUE_CONTEXT);
-        return expr;
+    public void acceptLvalue(JsExpression expression) {
+        doAccept(expression, LVALUE_CONTEXT);
     }
 
     public final <T extends JsNode> void acceptWithInsertRemove(List<T> collection) {
diff --git a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsWhile.java b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsWhile.java
index 9d401658595..7f5a2a80abd 100644
--- a/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsWhile.java
+++ b/src/com/google/dart/compiler/backend/js/ast/JsWhile.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class JsWhile extends JsNodeImpl implements JsStatement {
 
     @Override
     public void acceptChildren(JsVisitor visitor, JsContext context) {
-        condition = visitor.accept(condition);
-        body = visitor.accept(body);
+        visitor.accept(condition);
+        visitor.accept(body);
     }
 }
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