diff --git a/src/tokenize.cpp b/src/tokenize.cpp
index 17e8fc170..ca9b72229 100644
--- a/src/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/src/tokenize.cpp
@@ -2656,6 +2656,17 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyRedundantParanthesis()
             ret = true;
         }
 
+        if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "( ( %var% )") && tok->next()->varId() != 0)
+        {
+            // We have "( var )", remove the paranthesis
+            tok = tok->previous();
+            tok->deleteNext();
+            tok = tok->next();
+            tok->deleteNext();
+            ret = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (Token::Match(tok, "( ( %bool% )") ||
             Token::Match(tok, "( ( %num% )"))
         {
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index 458a83936..8e1771e4f 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ private:
         // remove parantheses..
         ASSERT_EQUALS("= p ; ", tok("= (p);"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("if ( a < p ) { } ", tok("if(a<(p)){}"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("void f ( ) { int p ; if ( p == -1 ) { } } ", tok("void f(){int p; if((p)==-1){}}"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("void f ( ) { int p ; if ( -1 == p ) { } } ", tok("void f(){int p; if(-1==(p)){}}"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("void f ( ) { int p ; if ( p ) { } } ", tok("void f(){int p; if((p)){}}"));
 
         // keep parantheses..
         ASSERT_EQUALS("= a ; ", tok("= (char)a;"));