diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index 88ae994..90d1287 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseDocumentBody(ctx *context) (ast.Node, error) {
 }
 
 func (p *parser) parseToken(ctx *context, tk *Token) (ast.Node, error) {
-	if tk == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
 	switch tk.GroupType() {
 	case TokenGroupMapKey, TokenGroupMapKeyValue:
 		return p.parseMap(ctx)
@@ -1067,12 +1063,12 @@ func (p *parser) parseDirective(ctx *context, g *TokenGroup) (*ast.DirectiveNode
 
 func (p *parser) parseComment(ctx *context) (ast.Node, error) {
 	cm := p.parseHeadComment(ctx)
-	nextTok := ctx.currentToken()
-	if nextTok == nil {
+	tk := ctx.currentToken()
+	if tk == nil {
 		return cm, nil
 	}
 
-	node, err := p.parseToken(ctx, nextTok)
+	node, err := p.parseToken(ctx, tk)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}