diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/fasta/ast_builder.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/fasta/ast_builder.dart
index 28ec606..3740609 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/fasta/ast_builder.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/fasta/ast_builder.dart
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@
         : optional(':', colonAfterDefault));
     debugEvent("SwitchCase");
 
-    List<Statement> statements = popTypedList<Statement>(statementCount);
+    List<Statement> statements = popTypedList(statementCount);
     List<SwitchMember> members;
 
     if (labelCount == 0 && defaultKeyword == null) {
@@ -1325,8 +1325,7 @@
         members = new List<SwitchMember>(expressionCount);
       }
       for (int index = expressionCount - 1; index >= 0; --index) {
-        SwitchMember member;
-        member = pop();
+        SwitchMember member = pop();
         while (peek() is Label) {
           member.labels.insert(0, pop());
           --labelCount;
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/parser.dart b/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/parser.dart
index b12f4fe..760424c 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/parser.dart
+++ b/pkg/front_end/lib/src/fasta/parser/parser.dart
@@ -5819,22 +5819,22 @@
   }
 
   void reportRecoverableError(Token token, Message message) {
+    // Find a non-synthetic token on which to report the error.
+    token = findNonZeroLengthToken(token);
     if (token is ErrorToken) {
       reportErrorToken(token);
     } else {
-      // Find a non-synthetic token on which to report the error.
-      token = findNonZeroLengthToken(token);
       listener.handleRecoverableError(message, token, token);
     }
   }
 
   void reportRecoverableErrorWithToken(
       Token token, Template<_MessageWithArgument<Token>> template) {
+    // Find a non-synthetic token on which to report the error.
+    token = findNonZeroLengthToken(token);
     if (token is ErrorToken) {
       reportErrorToken(token);
     } else {
-      // Find a non-synthetic token on which to report the error.
-      token = findNonZeroLengthToken(token);
       listener.handleRecoverableError(
           template.withArguments(token), token, token);
     }