diff --git a/src/go/printer/nodes.go b/src/go/printer/nodes.go
index de0e4ac9be..a4651e0608 100644
--- a/src/go/printer/nodes.go
+++ b/src/go/printer/nodes.go
@@ -1739,16 +1739,7 @@ func (p *printer) genDecl(d *ast.GenDecl) {
 	p.setPos(d.Pos())
 	p.print(d.Tok, blank)
 
-	// Empty decls for "var ()", "const ()", "import ()"
-	if len(d.Specs) == 0 && d.Lparen == token.NoPos && d.Rparen == token.NoPos {
-		switch d.Tok {
-		case token.VAR, token.CONST, token.IMPORT:
-			p.print(token.LPAREN, token.RPAREN)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	if d.Lparen.IsValid() || len(d.Specs) > 1 {
+	if d.Lparen.IsValid() || len(d.Specs) != 1 {
 		// group of parenthesized declarations
 		p.setPos(d.Lparen)
 		p.print(token.LPAREN)