diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 1fcb7184b..7bd917d21 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -1791,10 +1791,6 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyTypedef()
                             if (!inCast && !inSizeof)
                                 tok2 = tok2->next();
 
-                            // skip over reference
-                            if (tok2->str() == "&")
-                                tok2 = tok2->next();
-
                             tok2 = copyTokens(tok2, arrayStart, arrayEnd);
                             tok2 = tok2->next();
 
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index c2b76a51b..a546b3654 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef80); // ticket #2587
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef81); // ticket #2603
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef82); // ticket #2403
-        TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedef83); // ticket #2620
 
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction1);
         TEST_CASE(simplifyTypedefFunction2); // ticket #1685
@@ -4962,17 +4961,6 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
-    void simplifyTypedef83() // ticket #2620
-    {
-        const char code[] = "typedef char Str[10];\n"
-                            "void f(Str &cl) { }\n";
-
-        // The expected result..
-        const std::string expected("; "
-                                   "void f ( char & cl [ 10 ] ) { }");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(expected, sizeof_(code));
-    }
-
     void simplifyTypedefFunction1()
     {
         {