diff --git a/lib/ast.js b/lib/ast.js
index 963692aef..23987f8b4 100644
--- a/lib/ast.js
+++ b/lib/ast.js
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ exports.Block = Block = (function(superclass){
   };
   prototype.makeReturn = function(it){
     var that, ref$, key$, ref1$;
+    this.chomp();
     if (that = (ref1$ = ref$ = this.lines)[key$ = ref1$.length - 1] != null ? ref$[key$] = ref$[key$].makeReturn(it) : void 8) {
       if (that instanceof Return && !that.it) {
         --this.lines.length;
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ exports.Block = Block = (function(superclass){
   };
   prototype.compileExpressions = function(o, level){
     var lines, i, that, code, last, i$, len$, node;
-    lines = this.lines;
+    lines = this.chomp().lines;
     i = -1;
     while (that = lines[++i]) {
       if (that.comment) {
diff --git a/lib/grammar.js b/lib/grammar.js
index b385ddd7f..f9ec2e1e2 100644
--- a/lib/grammar.js
+++ b/lib/grammar.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ bnf = {
     })
   ],
   Block: [o('INDENT Lines DEDENT', function(){
-    return $2.chomp();
+    return $2;
   })],
   Expression: [
     o('Chain', function(){
diff --git a/lib/parser.js b/lib/parser.js
index f5ba567a3..2c8bdad0f 100644
--- a/lib/parser.js
+++ b/lib/parser.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ case 38:this.$ = yy.L(yylineno, yy.JS($$[$0], true, true));
 break;
 case 39:this.$ = yy.L(yylineno, yy.Throw(yy.JS("Error('unimplemented')")));
 break;
-case 40:this.$ = $$[$0-1].chomp();
+case 40:this.$ = $$[$0-1];
 break;
 case 41:this.$ = $$[$0].unwrap();
 break;
diff --git a/src/ast.co b/src/ast.co
index e22bed817..3ff673e33 100644
--- a/src/ast.co
+++ b/src/ast.co
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ class exports.Block extends Node
   # **Block** does not return its entire body, rather it
   # ensures that the final line is returned.
   makeReturn: ->
+    @chomp!
     if @lines[*-1]?=makeReturn it
       --@lines.length if that instanceof Return and not that.it
     this
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ class exports.Block extends Node
 
   # Compile to a comma-separated list of expressions.
   compileExpressions: (o, level) ->
-    {lines} = this; i = -1
+    {lines} = @chomp!; i = -1
     lines.splice i-- 1 if that.comment while lines[++i]
     lines.push Literal \void unless lines.length
     lines.0 <<< {@front}; lines[*-1] <<< {@void}
diff --git a/src/grammar.co b/src/grammar.co
index 2b1a2ffc1..856f01204 100644
--- a/src/grammar.co
+++ b/src/grammar.co
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ bnf =
   # An indented block of expressions.
   # Note that [Lexer](#lexer) rewrites some single-line forms into blocks.
   Block:
-    o 'INDENT Lines DEDENT' -> $2.chomp!
+    o 'INDENT Lines DEDENT' -> $2
     ...
 
   # All the different types of expressions in our language.
diff --git a/test/comment.co b/test/comment.co
index 9a128d186..73dd4ac3b 100644
--- a/test/comment.co
+++ b/test/comment.co
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ obj = {
    *  ^
    */
 };
-if (1) {
+(function(){
   /* no semicolon at end -> */
-  2;
-}
+  1;
+  return 2;
+});
 /* trailing top level comment */
 ''', Coco.compile '''
 /* leading block comments */
@@ -148,11 +149,12 @@ obj = {
     *  ^
     */
 }
-if 1
+->
   /* no semicolon at end -> */
+  1
   2
-  /* trailing comments in a block */
-  /* are removed */
+  /* trailing block comments are  */
+  /* removed when returning value */
 /* trailing top level comment */
 ''', {+bare}
 
diff --git a/test/function.co b/test/function.co
index 2a7f2df70..f37418c67 100644
--- a/test/function.co
+++ b/test/function.co
@@ -378,6 +378,13 @@ eq 3 do
 
 eq 6 (a <- g 6; a)
 
+# [#192](https://github.com/satyr/coco/issues/192)
+eq '192' do
+  <- '081'replace /./g
+  -~it
+  /* ignore trailing */
+  /* block comments */
+
 
 ### `function`
 new