diff --git a/acorn.js b/acorn.js
index 48de20d3b1..9555ddfacf 100644
--- a/acorn.js
+++ b/acorn.js
@@ -2241,6 +2241,24 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // Tests whether parsed token is a contextual keyword.
+
+  function isContextual(name) {
+    return tokType === _name && tokVal === name;
+  }
+
+  // Consumes contextual keyword if possible.
+
+  function eatContextual(name) {
+    return tokVal === name && eat(_name);
+  }
+
+  // Asserts that following token is given contextual keyword.
+
+  function expectContextual(name) {
+    if (!eatContextual(name)) unexpected();
+  }
+
   // Test whether a semicolon can be inserted at the current position.
 
   function canInsertSemicolon() {
@@ -2691,13 +2709,13 @@
       next();
       parseVar(init, true, varKind);
       finishNode(init, "VariableDeclaration");
-      if ((tokType === _in || (options.ecmaVersion >= 6 && tokType === _name && tokVal === "of")) && init.declarations.length === 1 &&
+      if ((tokType === _in || (options.ecmaVersion >= 6 && isContextual("of"))) && init.declarations.length === 1 &&
           !(isLet && init.declarations[0].init))
         return parseForIn(node, init);
       return parseFor(node, init);
     }
     var init = parseExpression(false, true);
-    if (tokType === _in || (options.ecmaVersion >= 6 && tokType === _name && tokVal === "of")) {
+    if (tokType === _in || (options.ecmaVersion >= 6 && isContextual("of"))) {
       checkLVal(init);
       return parseForIn(node, init);
     }
@@ -3716,8 +3734,7 @@
       node.declaration = null;
       node['default'] = false;
       node.specifiers = parseExportSpecifiers();
-      if (tokType === _name && tokVal === "from") {
-        next();
+      if (eatContextual("from")) {
         node.source = tokType === _string ? parseExprAtom() : unexpected();
       } else {
         if (isBatch) unexpected();
@@ -3748,12 +3765,7 @@
 
         var node = startNode();
         node.id = parseIdent(tokType === _default);
-        if (tokType === _name && tokVal === "as") {
-          next();
-          node.name = parseIdent(true);
-        } else {
-          node.name = null;
-        }
+        node.name = eatContextual("as") ? parseIdent(true) : null;
         nodes.push(finishNode(node, "ExportSpecifier"));
       }
     }
@@ -3770,8 +3782,7 @@
       node.source = parseExprAtom();
     } else {
       node.specifiers = parseImportSpecifiers();
-      if (tokType !== _name || tokVal !== "from") unexpected();
-      next();
+      expectContextual("from");
       node.source = tokType === _string ? parseExprAtom() : unexpected();
     }
     semicolon();
@@ -3795,8 +3806,7 @@
     if (tokType === _star) {
       var node = startNode();
       next();
-      if (tokType !== _name || tokVal !== "as") unexpected();
-      next();
+      expectContextual("as");
       node.name = parseIdent();
       checkLVal(node.name, true);
       nodes.push(finishNode(node, "ImportBatchSpecifier"));
@@ -3811,12 +3821,7 @@
 
       var node = startNode();
       node.id = parseIdent(true);
-      if (tokType === _name && tokVal === "as") {
-        next();
-        node.name = parseIdent();
-      } else {
-        node.name = null;
-      }
+      node.name = eatContextual("as") ? parseIdent() : null;
       checkLVal(node.name || node.id, true);
       node['default'] = false;
       nodes.push(finishNode(node, "ImportSpecifier"));
@@ -3860,8 +3865,7 @@
       expect(_parenL);
       block.left = parseAssignableAtom();
       checkLVal(block.left, true);
-      if (tokType !== _name || tokVal !== "of") unexpected();
-      next();
+      expectContextual("of");
       block.right = parseExpression();
       expect(_parenR);
       node.blocks.push(finishNode(block, "ComprehensionBlock"));
diff --git a/acorn_loose.js b/acorn_loose.js
index 651cb24476..c3f17d352e 100644
--- a/acorn_loose.js
+++ b/acorn_loose.js
@@ -271,9 +271,18 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function isContextual(name) {
+    return token.type === tt.name && token.value === name;
+  }
+
+  function eatContextual(name) {
+    return token.value === name && eat(tt.name);
+  }
+
   function canInsertSemicolon() {
     return (token.type === tt.eof || token.type === tt.braceR || newline.test(input.slice(lastEnd, token.start)));
   }
+
   function semicolon() {
     return eat(tt.semi);
   }
@@ -352,13 +361,13 @@
       if (token.type === tt.semi) return parseFor(node, null);
       if (token.type === tt._var || token.type === tt._let) {
         var init = parseVar(true);
-        if (init.declarations.length === 1 && (token.type === tt._in || token.type === tt.name && token.value === "of")) {
+        if (init.declarations.length === 1 && (token.type === tt._in || isContextual("of"))) {
           return parseForIn(node, init);
         }
         return parseFor(node, init);
       }
       var init = parseExpression(false, true);
-      if (token.type === tt._in || token.type === tt.name && token.value === "of") {
+      if (token.type === tt._in || isContextual("of")) {
         return parseForIn(node, checkLVal(init));
       }
       return parseFor(node, init);
@@ -1081,10 +1090,7 @@
     if (token.type === tt.star) {
       var elt = startNode();
       next();
-      if (token.type === tt.name && token.value === "as") {
-        next();
-        elt.name = parseIdent();
-      }
+      if (eatContextual("as")) elt.name = parseIdent();
       elts.push(finishNode(elt, prefix + "BatchSpecifier"));
     } else {
       var indent = curIndent, line = curLineStart, continuedLine = nextLineStart;
@@ -1093,22 +1099,13 @@
       if (curLineStart > continuedLine) continuedLine = curLineStart;
       while (!closes(tt.braceR, indent + (curLineStart <= continuedLine ? 1 : 0), line)) {
         var elt = startNode();
-        if (token.type === tt.star) {
-          next();
-          if (token.type === tt.name && token.value === "as") {
-            next();
-            elt.name = parseIdent();
-          }
+        if (eat(tt.star)) {
+          if (eatContextual("as")) elt.name = parseIdent();
           finishNode(elt, prefix + "BatchSpecifier");
         } else {
-          if (token.type === tt.name && token.value === "from") break;
+          if (isContextual("from")) break;
           elt.id = parseIdent();
-          if (token.type === tt.name && token.value === "as") {
-            next();
-            elt.name = parseIdent();
-          } else {
-            elt.name = null;
-          }
+          elt.name = eatContextual("as") ? parseIdent() : null;
           finishNode(elt, prefix + "Specifier");
         }
         elts.push(elt);
@@ -1117,12 +1114,7 @@
       eat(tt.braceR);
       popCx();
     }
-    if (token.type === tt.name && token.value === "from") {
-      next();
-      node.source = parseExprAtom();
-    } else {
-      node.source = null;
-    }
+    node.source = eatContextual("from") ? parseExprAtom() : null;
   }
 
   function parseExprList(close, allowEmpty) {