diff --git a/source/src/command.cpp b/source/src/command.cpp
index 1e4aa175..c6bca904 100644
--- a/source/src/command.cpp
+++ b/source/src/command.cpp
@@ -265,13 +265,6 @@ char *executeret(const char *p)                            // all evaluation hap
 
         DELETEA(retval);
 
-        if(w[1][0]=='=' && !w[1][1])
-        {
-            swap(w[1], w[0]);
-            DELETEA(w[0]);
-            c = (char *)"alias";
-        }
-
         ident *id = idents->access(c);
         if(!id)
         {