diff --git a/py/compile.c b/py/compile.c
index c953711081..bb7c1117fa 100644
--- a/py/compile.c
+++ b/py/compile.c
@@ -423,21 +423,6 @@ STATIC void c_if_cond(compiler_t *comp, mp_parse_node_t pn, bool jump_if, int la
         } else if (MP_PARSE_NODE_STRUCT_KIND(pns) == PN_not_test_2) {
             c_if_cond(comp, pns->nodes[0], !jump_if, label);
             return;
-        } else if (MP_PARSE_NODE_STRUCT_KIND(pns) == PN_atom_paren) {
-            // cond is something in parenthesis
-            if (MP_PARSE_NODE_IS_NULL(pns->nodes[0])) {
-                // empty tuple, acts as false for the condition
-                if (jump_if == false) {
-                    EMIT_ARG(jump, label);
-                }
-            } else {
-                assert(MP_PARSE_NODE_IS_STRUCT_KIND(pns->nodes[0], PN_testlist_comp));
-                // non-empty tuple, acts as true for the condition
-                if (jump_if == true) {
-                    EMIT_ARG(jump, label);
-                }
-            }
-            return;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/basics/ifcond.py b/tests/basics/ifcond.py
index 9264aa74dd..5eba143420 100644
--- a/tests/basics/ifcond.py
+++ b/tests/basics/ifcond.py
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ if not (1,):
 else:
     print('b')
 
+# test evaluation of the if-condition with tuples as arguments
+# non-constant tuples should be evaluated even though they will evaluate to true
+
+def f(x):
+    print("f", x)
+
+if (f(1),):
+    print(18)
+
+if (f(2), f(3)):
+    print(19)
+
+# test if-conditions within a function
+
 f2 = 0
 
 def f(t1, t2, f1):