diff --git a/src/syntaxer.cpp b/src/syntaxer.cpp
index 1aaec88..8da1b5f 100644
--- a/src/syntaxer.cpp
+++ b/src/syntaxer.cpp
@@ -800,7 +800,11 @@ static Expression::Token::Operator get_prior_mop(const std::vector<Expression::T
 
 		if (t.t == Expression::Token::OPERATOR)
 		{
-			if (t.v.o == Expression::Token::OPA)
+			if (t.v.o == Expression::Token::CPA)
+			{
+				lv++;
+			}
+			else if (t.v.o == Expression::Token::OPA)
 			{
 				lv--;
 
@@ -810,7 +814,7 @@ static Expression::Token::Operator get_prior_mop(const std::vector<Expression::T
 					return Expression::Token::ADD;
 				}
 			}
-			else
+			else if (lv < 0)
 			{
 				return t.v.o;
 			}
@@ -939,13 +943,6 @@ static void remove_extra_brackets(std::vector<Expression::Token>& tv)
 
 			Range parent_r;
 			find_parent_level_range(tv, parent_r, r);
-			int max_parent_rank = max_rank(tv, mp, parent_r, current_prio);
-
-			if (max_parent_rank > max_child_rank)
-			{
-				pr_debug("Fails in rank comp: parent=" << max_parent_rank << " > child=" << max_child_rank);
-				continue;
-			}
 
 			int min_child_rank = min_rank(tv, mp, r, current_prio);
 			if (int nr = get_max_neighbour_rank(tv, r); nr > min_child_rank)