diff --git a/core/variant_parser.cpp b/core/variant_parser.cpp
index bdcad033530d..74f4f32c0e41 100644
--- a/core/variant_parser.cpp
+++ b/core/variant_parser.cpp
@@ -479,12 +479,6 @@ Error VariantParser::_parse_construct(Stream *p_stream, Vector<T> &r_construct,
 }
 
 Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream, int &line, String &r_err_str, ResourceParser *p_res_parser) {
-	/*	{
-		Error err = get_token(p_stream,token,line,r_err_str);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}*/
-
 	if (token.type == TK_CURLY_BRACKET_OPEN) {
 		Dictionary d;
 		Error err = _parse_dictionary(d, p_stream, line, r_err_str, p_res_parser);
@@ -501,7 +495,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 		}
 		value = a;
 		return OK;
-
 	} else if (token.type == TK_IDENTIFIER) {
 		String id = token.value;
 		if (id == "true") {
@@ -523,10 +516,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 2) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 2 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Vector2(args[0], args[1]);
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Vector2i") {
 			Vector<int32_t> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<int32_t>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -536,10 +529,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 2) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 2 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Vector2i(args[0], args[1]);
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Rect2") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -549,10 +542,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 4) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 4 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Rect2(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Rect2i") {
 			Vector<int32_t> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<int32_t>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -562,10 +555,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 4) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 4 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Rect2i(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Vector3") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -575,10 +568,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 3) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 3 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Vector3(args[0], args[1], args[2]);
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Vector3i") {
 			Vector<int32_t> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<int32_t>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -588,12 +581,11 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 3) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 3 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Vector3i(args[0], args[1], args[2]);
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Transform2D" || id == "Matrix32") { //compatibility
-
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
 			if (err) {
@@ -602,13 +594,14 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 6) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 6 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
+
 			Transform2D m;
 			m[0] = Vector2(args[0], args[1]);
 			m[1] = Vector2(args[2], args[3]);
 			m[2] = Vector2(args[4], args[5]);
 			value = m;
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Plane") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -618,10 +611,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 4) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 4 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Plane(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Quat") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -631,11 +624,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 4) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 4 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Quat(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "AABB" || id == "Rect3") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -645,13 +637,11 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 6) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 6 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = AABB(Vector3(args[0], args[1], args[2]), Vector3(args[3], args[4], args[5]));
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "Basis" || id == "Matrix3") { //compatibility
-
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
 			if (err) {
@@ -660,10 +650,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 9) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 9 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Basis(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4], args[5], args[6], args[7], args[8]);
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Transform") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -673,11 +663,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 12) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 12 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Transform(Basis(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4], args[5], args[6], args[7], args[8]), Vector3(args[9], args[10], args[11]));
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "Color") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -687,11 +676,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 
 			if (args.size() != 4) {
 				r_err_str = "Expected 4 arguments for constructor";
+				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
 
 			value = Color(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "NodePath") {
 			get_token(p_stream, token, line, r_err_str);
 			if (token.type != TK_PARENTHESIS_OPEN) {
@@ -712,7 +700,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 				r_err_str = "Expected ')'";
 				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
-
 		} else if (id == "RID") {
 			get_token(p_stream, token, line, r_err_str);
 			if (token.type != TK_PARENTHESIS_OPEN) {
@@ -733,8 +720,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 				r_err_str = "Expected ')'";
 				return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 			}
-
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "Object") {
 			get_token(p_stream, token, line, r_err_str);
 			if (token.type != TK_PARENTHESIS_OPEN) {
@@ -834,7 +819,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 					at_key = true;
 				}
 			}
-
 		} else if (id == "Resource" || id == "SubResource" || id == "ExtResource") {
 			get_token(p_stream, token, line, r_err_str);
 			if (token.type != TK_PARENTHESIS_OPEN) {
@@ -850,8 +834,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 				}
 
 				value = res;
-
-				return OK;
 			} else if (p_res_parser && id == "ExtResource" && p_res_parser->ext_func) {
 				RES res;
 				Error err = p_res_parser->ext_func(p_res_parser->userdata, p_stream, res, line, r_err_str);
@@ -860,8 +842,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 				}
 
 				value = res;
-
-				return OK;
 			} else if (p_res_parser && id == "SubResource" && p_res_parser->sub_func) {
 				RES res;
 				Error err = p_res_parser->sub_func(p_res_parser->userdata, p_stream, res, line, r_err_str);
@@ -870,8 +850,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 				}
 
 				value = res;
-
-				return OK;
 			} else {
 				get_token(p_stream, token, line, r_err_str);
 				if (token.type == TK_STRING) {
@@ -889,14 +867,11 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 					}
 
 					value = res;
-					return OK;
-
 				} else {
 					r_err_str = "Expected string as argument for Resource().";
 					return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 				}
 			}
-
 		} else if (id == "PackedByteArray" || id == "PoolByteArray" || id == "ByteArray") {
 			Vector<uint8_t> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<uint8_t>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -915,9 +890,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 			}
 
 			value = arr;
-
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "PackedInt32Array" || id == "PackedIntArray" || id == "PoolIntArray" || id == "IntArray") {
 			Vector<int32_t> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<int32_t>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -936,9 +908,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 			}
 
 			value = arr;
-
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "PackedInt64Array") {
 			Vector<int64_t> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<int64_t>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -957,9 +926,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 			}
 
 			value = arr;
-
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "PackedFloat32Array" || id == "PackedRealArray" || id == "PoolRealArray" || id == "FloatArray") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -978,8 +944,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 			}
 
 			value = arr;
-
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "PackedFloat64Array") {
 			Vector<double> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<double>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -998,8 +962,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 			}
 
 			value = arr;
-
-			return OK;
 		} else if (id == "PackedStringArray" || id == "PoolStringArray" || id == "StringArray") {
 			get_token(p_stream, token, line, r_err_str);
 			if (token.type != TK_PARENTHESIS_OPEN) {
@@ -1046,9 +1008,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 			}
 
 			value = arr;
-
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "PackedVector2Array" || id == "PoolVector2Array" || id == "Vector2Array") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -1067,9 +1026,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 			}
 
 			value = arr;
-
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "PackedVector3Array" || id == "PoolVector3Array" || id == "Vector3Array") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -1088,9 +1044,6 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 			}
 
 			value = arr;
-
-			return OK;
-
 		} else if (id == "PackedColorArray" || id == "PoolColorArray" || id == "ColorArray") {
 			Vector<float> args;
 			Error err = _parse_construct<float>(p_stream, args, line, r_err_str);
@@ -1109,15 +1062,13 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 			}
 
 			value = arr;
-
-			return OK;
 		} else {
 			r_err_str = "Unexpected identifier: '" + id + "'.";
 			return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 		}
 
+		// All above branches end up here unless they had an early return.
 		return OK;
-
 	} else if (token.type == TK_NUMBER) {
 		value = token.value;
 		return OK;