diff --git a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/astNodes.cpp b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/astNodes.cpp
index b7d84e1bc..bea3dca4f 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/torquescript/astNodes.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/console/torquescript/astNodes.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ namespace Compiler
    }
 }
 
-bool hasTrailingNumber(StringTableEntry varName) {
-   size_t len = dStrlen(varName);
-   if (len == 0) return false;        // empty string
-   return dIsdigit((unsigned char)varName[len - 1]);
-}
-
 using namespace Compiler;
 
 FuncVars gEvalFuncVars;
@@ -670,7 +664,7 @@ U32 VarNode::compile(CodeStream& codeStream, U32 ip, TypeReq type)
 
    precompileIdent(varName);
 
-   bool oldVariables = arrayIndex || varName[0] == '$' || hasTrailingNumber(varName);
+   bool oldVariables = arrayIndex || varName[0] == '$';
 
    if (oldVariables)
    {
@@ -719,7 +713,7 @@ U32 VarNode::compile(CodeStream& codeStream, U32 ip, TypeReq type)
 
 TypeReq VarNode::getPreferredType()
 {
-   bool oldVariables = arrayIndex || varName[0] == '$' || hasTrailingNumber(varName);
+   bool oldVariables = arrayIndex || varName[0] == '$';
    return oldVariables ? TypeReqNone : getFuncVars(dbgLineNumber)->lookupType(varName, dbgLineNumber);
 }
 
@@ -919,7 +913,7 @@ U32 AssignExprNode::compile(CodeStream& codeStream, U32 ip, TypeReq type)
 
    ip = expr->compile(codeStream, ip, subType);
 
-   bool oldVariables = arrayIndex || varName[0] == '$' || hasTrailingNumber(varName);
+   bool oldVariables = arrayIndex || varName[0] == '$';
 
    if (oldVariables)
    {
@@ -1053,7 +1047,7 @@ U32 AssignOpExprNode::compile(CodeStream& codeStream, U32 ip, TypeReq type)
    getAssignOpTypeOp(op, subType, operand);
    precompileIdent(varName);
 
-   bool oldVariables = arrayIndex || varName[0] == '$' || hasTrailingNumber(varName);
+   bool oldVariables = arrayIndex || varName[0] == '$';
 
    if (op == opPLUSPLUS && !oldVariables && type == TypeReqNone)
    {