diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/snippetParser.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/snippetParser.ts
index 93a992b3d17..7ab0d57eafe 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/snippetParser.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/snippetParser.ts
@@ -500,9 +500,6 @@ export class TextmateSnippet extends Marker {
 		let ret = 0;
 		walk([marker], marker => {
 			ret += marker.len();
-			if (marker instanceof Transform) {
-				return false;
-			}
 			return true;
 		});
 		return ret;