diff --git a/gen/functions.cpp b/gen/functions.cpp
index f8867d53bb..c52b3f12df 100644
--- a/gen/functions.cpp
+++ b/gen/functions.cpp
@@ -386,11 +386,8 @@ void DtoResolveFunction(FuncDeclaration* fdecl)
     Logger::println("DtoResolveFunction(%s): %s", fdecl->toPrettyChars(), fdecl->loc.toChars());
     LOG_SCOPE;
 
-    // queue declaration unless the function is abstract without body;
-    // bodyless functions in an abstract class are considered abstract
-    ClassDeclaration* cd = fdecl->isMember() ? fdecl->isMember()->isClassDeclaration() : NULL;
-    bool isabstract = fdecl->isAbstract() || (cd && cd->isAbstract());
-    if (!isabstract || fdecl->fbody)
+    // queue declaration unless the function is abstract without body
+    if (!fdecl->isAbstract() || fdecl->fbody)
     {
         DtoDeclareFunction(fdecl);
     }
diff --git a/ir/irclass.cpp b/ir/irclass.cpp
index de8717ab90..9a7a96ef01 100644
--- a/ir/irclass.cpp
+++ b/ir/irclass.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ LLConstant * IrStruct::getVtblInit()
         FuncDeclaration* fd = dsym->isFuncDeclaration();
         assert(fd && "vtbl entry not a function");
 
-        if ((cd->isAbstract() || fd->isAbstract()) && !fd->fbody)
+        if (fd->isAbstract() && !fd->fbody)
         {
             c = getNullValue(DtoType(fd->type->pointerTo()));
         }
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ llvm::GlobalVariable * IrStruct::getInterfaceVtbl(BaseClass * b, bool new_instan
         FuncDeclaration* fd = dsym->isFuncDeclaration();
         assert(fd && "vtbl entry not a function");
 
-        assert(!((fd->isAbstract() || cd->isAbstract()) && !fd->fbody) &&
+        assert((!fd->isAbstract() || fd->fbody) &&
             "null symbol in interface implementation vtable");
 
         fd->codegen(Type::sir);