diff --git a/cmd/tools/vast/vast.v b/cmd/tools/vast/vast.v
index a453cae832c234..0beb6d93eaca05 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vast/vast.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vast/vast.v
@@ -862,7 +862,6 @@ fn (t Tree) assign_stmt(node ast.AssignStmt) &Node {
 	obj.add_terse('is_simple', t.bool_node(node.is_simple))
 	obj.add_terse('has_cross_var', t.bool_node(node.has_cross_var))
 	obj.add('pos', t.pos(node.pos))
-	obj.add('comments', t.array_node_comment(node.comments))
 	obj.add('end_comments', t.array_node_comment(node.end_comments))
 	return obj
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 31057836302a57..c64929d2f0b6a9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -1269,7 +1269,6 @@ pub struct AssignStmt {
 pub:
 	op           token.Kind // include: =,:=,+=,-=,*=,/= and so on; for a list of all the assign operators, see vlib/token/token.v
 	pos          token.Pos
-	comments     []Comment
 	end_comments []Comment
 pub mut:
 	right         []Expr
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
index 148cd47256e960..96fa35f10e4a53 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
@@ -656,7 +656,6 @@ or use an explicit `unsafe{ a[..] }`, if you do not want a copy of the slice.',
 				node = ast.AssignStmt{
 					op: .assign
 					pos: node.pos
-					comments: node.comments
 					end_comments: node.end_comments
 					left: node.left
 					right: [
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index a3936ecc07e2ba..140e9f4dc520f4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -831,14 +831,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) assert_stmt(node ast.AssertStmt) {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) assign_stmt(node ast.AssignStmt) {
-	mut sum_len := 0
 	for i, left in node.left {
-		pre_comments := node.comments[sum_len..].filter(it.pos.pos < left.pos().pos)
-		sum_len += pre_comments.len
-		if pre_comments.len > 0 {
-			f.comments(pre_comments)
-			f.write(' ')
-		}
 		f.expr(left)
 		if i < node.left.len - 1 {
 			f.write(', ')
@@ -847,12 +840,6 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) assign_stmt(node ast.AssignStmt) {
 	f.is_assign = true
 	f.write(' ${node.op.str()} ')
 	for i, val in node.right {
-		pre_comments := node.comments[sum_len..].filter(it.pos.pos < val.pos().pos)
-		sum_len += pre_comments.len
-		if pre_comments.len > 0 {
-			f.comments(pre_comments)
-			f.write(' ')
-		}
 		f.expr(val)
 		if i < node.right.len - 1 {
 			f.write(', ')
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/comments_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/comments_expected.vv
index af45cece85ff4e..abff1c18af6642 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/comments_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/comments_expected.vv
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ fn fun() int {
 }
 
 fn mr_fun() (int, int) {
-	return 1, // one comment
-	 2 // another comment
+	return 1, 2 // another comment
 }
 
 fn single_line_blocks() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/assign.v b/vlib/v/parser/assign.v
index 4a449b05104287..e69d66eb9470ce 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/assign.v
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ fn (mut p Parser) assign_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 	mut defer_vars := p.defer_vars.clone()
 	p.defer_vars = []ast.Ident{}
 
-	exprs, comments := p.expr_list()
+	exprs := p.expr_list()
 
 	if !(p.inside_defer && p.tok.kind == .decl_assign) {
 		defer_vars << p.defer_vars
 	}
 	p.defer_vars = defer_vars
-	return p.partial_assign_stmt(exprs, comments)
+	return p.partial_assign_stmt(exprs)
 }
 
 const max_expr_level = 100
@@ -184,18 +184,13 @@ fn (mut p Parser) check_cross_variables(exprs []ast.Expr, val ast.Expr) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-fn (mut p Parser) partial_assign_stmt(left []ast.Expr, left_comments []ast.Comment) ast.Stmt {
+fn (mut p Parser) partial_assign_stmt(left []ast.Expr) ast.Stmt {
 	p.is_stmt_ident = false
 	op := p.tok.kind
 	mut pos := p.tok.pos()
 	p.next()
-	mut comments := []ast.Comment{cap: 2 * left_comments.len + 1}
-	comments << left_comments
-	comments << p.eat_comments()
-	mut right_comments := []ast.Comment{}
 	mut right := []ast.Expr{cap: left.len}
-	right, right_comments = p.expr_list()
-	comments << right_comments
+	right = p.expr_list()
 	end_comments := p.eat_comments(same_line: true)
 	mut has_cross_var := false
 	mut is_static := false
@@ -291,7 +286,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) partial_assign_stmt(left []ast.Expr, left_comments []ast.Comme
 		op: op
 		left: left
 		right: right
-		comments: comments
 		end_comments: end_comments
 		pos: pos
 		has_cross_var: has_cross_var
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v b/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v
index 97eee28ab964ce..e272cc36985953 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v
@@ -401,13 +401,13 @@ fn (mut p Parser) select_expr() ast.SelectExpr {
 			}
 			p.inside_match = true
 			p.inside_select = true
-			exprs, comments := p.expr_list()
+			exprs := p.expr_list()
 			if exprs.len != 1 {
 				p.error('only one expression allowed as `select` key')
 				return ast.SelectExpr{}
 			}
 			if p.tok.kind in [.assign, .decl_assign] {
-				stmt = p.partial_assign_stmt(exprs, comments)
+				stmt = p.partial_assign_stmt(exprs)
 			} else {
 				stmt = ast.ExprStmt{
 					expr: exprs[0]
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/lock.v b/vlib/v/parser/lock.v
index 1f5dbe00254ec4..f6a1983af53f5d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/lock.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/lock.v
@@ -44,14 +44,11 @@ fn (mut p Parser) lockable() ast.Expr {
 }
 
 // like `expr_list()` but only lockables are allowed, `{` starts lock block (not struct literal)
-fn (mut p Parser) lockable_list() ([]ast.Expr, []ast.Comment) {
+fn (mut p Parser) lockable_list() []ast.Expr {
 	mut exprs := []ast.Expr{}
-	mut comments := []ast.Comment{}
 	for {
 		expr := p.lockable()
-		if expr is ast.Comment {
-			comments << expr
-		} else {
+		if expr !is ast.Comment {
 			exprs << expr
 			if p.tok.kind != .comma {
 				break
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) lockable_list() ([]ast.Expr, []ast.Comment) {
 			p.next()
 		}
 	}
-	return exprs, comments
+	return exprs
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) lock_expr() ast.LockExpr {
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) lock_expr() ast.LockExpr {
 	p.open_scope()
 	mut pos := p.tok.pos()
 	mut lockeds := []ast.Expr{}
-	mut comments := []ast.Comment{}
 	mut is_rlocked := []bool{}
 	for {
 		is_rlock := p.tok.kind == .key_rlock
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) lock_expr() ast.LockExpr {
 			break
 		}
 		if p.tok.kind == .name {
-			exprs, comms := p.lockable_list()
+			exprs := p.lockable_list()
 			for e in exprs {
 				if !e.is_lockable() {
 					p.error_with_pos('`${e}` cannot be locked - only `x` or `x.y` are supported',
@@ -89,7 +85,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) lock_expr() ast.LockExpr {
 				lockeds << e
 				is_rlocked << is_rlock
 			}
-			comments << comms
 		}
 		if p.tok.kind == .lcbr {
 			break
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index b68c3f9d7fd7de..b9c6e7ae1676c9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1754,14 +1754,11 @@ fn (mut p Parser) asm_ios(output bool) []ast.AsmIO {
 	return res
 }
 
-fn (mut p Parser) expr_list() ([]ast.Expr, []ast.Comment) {
+fn (mut p Parser) expr_list() []ast.Expr {
 	mut exprs := []ast.Expr{}
-	mut comments := []ast.Comment{}
 	for {
 		expr := p.expr(0)
-		if expr is ast.Comment {
-			comments << expr
-		} else {
+		if expr !is ast.Comment {
 			exprs << expr
 			if p.tok.kind != .comma {
 				break
@@ -1769,7 +1766,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) expr_list() ([]ast.Expr, []ast.Comment) {
 			p.next()
 		}
 	}
-	return exprs, comments
+	return exprs
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) is_attributes() bool {
@@ -2139,7 +2136,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_multi_expr(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 	mut defer_vars := p.defer_vars.clone()
 	p.defer_vars = []ast.Ident{}
 
-	left, left_comments := p.expr_list()
+	left := p.expr_list()
 
 	if !(p.inside_defer && p.tok.kind == .decl_assign) {
 		defer_vars << p.defer_vars
@@ -2157,7 +2154,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_multi_expr(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 	}
 	// TODO remove translated
 	if p.tok.kind in [.assign, .decl_assign] || p.tok.kind.is_assign() {
-		return p.partial_assign_stmt(left, left_comments)
+		return p.partial_assign_stmt(left)
 	} else if !p.pref.translated && !p.is_translated && !p.pref.is_fmt && !p.pref.is_vet
 		&& tok.kind !in [.key_if, .key_match, .key_lock, .key_rlock, .key_select] {
 		for node in left {
@@ -2176,7 +2173,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_multi_expr(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 		return ast.ExprStmt{
 			expr: left0
 			pos: left0.pos()
-			comments: left_comments
 			is_expr: p.inside_for
 		}
 	}
@@ -2186,7 +2182,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_multi_expr(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 			pos: tok.pos()
 		}
 		pos: pos
-		comments: left_comments
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3861,8 +3856,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) return_stmt() ast.Return {
 		}
 	}
 	// return exprs
-	exprs, comments2 := p.expr_list()
-	comments << comments2
+	exprs := p.expr_list()
 	end_pos := exprs.last().pos()
 	return ast.Return{
 		exprs: exprs