diff --git a/lib/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/destructuring.js b/lib/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/destructuring.js
index 495da452bc..58b9f2ba31 100644
--- a/lib/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/destructuring.js
+++ b/lib/babel/transformation/transformers/es6/destructuring.js
@@ -146,11 +146,9 @@ DestructuringTransformer.prototype.pushArrayPattern = function (pattern, parentI
 
   var toArray = this.scope.toArray(parentId, count);
 
-  if (!t.isIdentifier(parentId) || !this.scope.hasBinding(parentId.name)) {
-    var _parentId = this.scope.generateUidBasedOnNode(parentId);
-    this.nodes.push(this.buildVariableDeclaration(_parentId, toArray));
-    parentId = _parentId;
-  }
+  var _parentId = this.scope.generateUidBasedOnNode(parentId);
+  this.nodes.push(this.buildVariableDeclaration(_parentId, toArray));
+  parentId = _parentId;
 
   this.scope.assignTypeGeneric(parentId.name, "Array");