diff --git a/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/d3dcompiler_private.h b/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/d3dcompiler_private.h
index d9befd1c1a3..45dbff7225b 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/d3dcompiler_private.h
+++ b/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/d3dcompiler_private.h
@@ -706,8 +706,7 @@ struct source_location
 
 enum hlsl_ir_node_type
 {
-    HLSL_IR_VAR = 0,
-    HLSL_IR_ASSIGNMENT,
+    HLSL_IR_ASSIGNMENT = 0,
     HLSL_IR_CONSTANT,
     HLSL_IR_CONSTRUCTOR,
     HLSL_IR_DEREF,
@@ -755,12 +754,13 @@ struct reg_reservation
 
 struct hlsl_ir_var
 {
-    struct hlsl_ir_node node;
+    struct hlsl_type *data_type;
+    struct source_location loc;
     const char *name;
     const char *semantic;
     unsigned int modifiers;
     const struct reg_reservation *reg_reservation;
-    struct list scope_entry;
+    struct list scope_entry, param_entry;
 
     struct hlsl_var_allocation *allocation;
 };
@@ -1066,12 +1066,6 @@ void WINAPIV hlsl_message(const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTR(1,2) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN
 void WINAPIV hlsl_report_message(const char *filename, DWORD line, DWORD column,
         enum hlsl_error_level level, const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTR(5,6) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
-static inline struct hlsl_ir_var *var_from_node(const struct hlsl_ir_node *node)
-{
-    assert(node->type == HLSL_IR_VAR);
-    return CONTAINING_RECORD(node, struct hlsl_ir_var, node);
-}
-
 static inline struct hlsl_ir_expr *expr_from_node(const struct hlsl_ir_node *node)
 {
     assert(node->type == HLSL_IR_EXPR);
diff --git a/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/hlsl.y b/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/hlsl.y
index 7c14ad0091c..d81d6afa9cc 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/hlsl.y
+++ b/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/hlsl.y
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static BOOL declare_variable(struct hlsl_ir_var *decl, BOOL local)
     BOOL ret;
 
     TRACE("Declaring variable %s.\n", decl->name);
-    if (decl->node.data_type->type == HLSL_CLASS_MATRIX)
+    if (decl->data_type->type == HLSL_CLASS_MATRIX)
     {
         if (!(decl->modifiers & (HLSL_MODIFIER_ROW_MAJOR | HLSL_MODIFIER_COLUMN_MAJOR)))
         {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static BOOL declare_variable(struct hlsl_ir_var *decl, BOOL local)
         }
     }
     else
-        check_invalid_matrix_modifiers(decl->modifiers, &decl->node.loc);
+        check_invalid_matrix_modifiers(decl->modifiers, &decl->loc);
 
     if (local)
     {
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ static BOOL declare_variable(struct hlsl_ir_var *decl, BOOL local)
                 | HLSL_STORAGE_GROUPSHARED | HLSL_STORAGE_UNIFORM);
         if (invalid)
         {
-            hlsl_report_message(decl->node.loc.file, decl->node.loc.line, decl->node.loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
+            hlsl_report_message(decl->loc.file, decl->loc.line, decl->loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
                     "modifier '%s' invalid for local variables", debug_modifiers(invalid));
         }
         if (decl->semantic)
         {
-            hlsl_report_message(decl->node.loc.file, decl->node.loc.line, decl->node.loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
+            hlsl_report_message(decl->loc.file, decl->loc.line, decl->loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
                     "semantics are not allowed on local variables");
             return FALSE;
         }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static BOOL declare_variable(struct hlsl_ir_var *decl, BOOL local)
     {
         if (find_function(decl->name))
         {
-            hlsl_report_message(decl->node.loc.file, decl->node.loc.line, decl->node.loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
+            hlsl_report_message(decl->loc.file, decl->loc.line, decl->loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
                     "redefinition of '%s'", decl->name);
             return FALSE;
         }
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ static BOOL declare_variable(struct hlsl_ir_var *decl, BOOL local)
     {
         struct hlsl_ir_var *old = get_variable(hlsl_ctx.cur_scope, decl->name);
 
-        hlsl_report_message(decl->node.loc.file, decl->node.loc.line, decl->node.loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
+        hlsl_report_message(decl->loc.file, decl->loc.line, decl->loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
                 "\"%s\" already declared", decl->name);
-        hlsl_report_message(old->node.loc.file, old->node.loc.line, old->node.loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_NOTE,
+        hlsl_report_message(old->loc.file, old->loc.line, old->loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_NOTE,
                 "\"%s\" was previously declared here", old->name);
         return FALSE;
     }
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static struct hlsl_ir_swizzle *get_swizzle(struct hlsl_ir_node *value, const cha
 static void struct_var_initializer(struct list *list, struct hlsl_ir_var *var,
         struct parse_initializer *initializer)
 {
-    struct hlsl_type *type = var->node.data_type;
+    struct hlsl_type *type = var->data_type;
     struct hlsl_struct_field *field;
     struct hlsl_ir_node *assignment;
     struct hlsl_ir_deref *deref;
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static void struct_var_initializer(struct list *list, struct hlsl_ir_var *var,
 
     if (initializer_size(initializer) != components_count_type(type))
     {
-        hlsl_report_message(var->node.loc.file, var->node.loc.line, var->node.loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
+        hlsl_report_message(var->loc.file, var->loc.line, var->loc.col, HLSL_LEVEL_ERROR,
                 "structure initializer mismatch");
         free_parse_initializer(initializer);
         return;
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static void struct_var_initializer(struct list *list, struct hlsl_ir_var *var,
         }
         if (components_count_type(field->type) == components_count_type(node->data_type))
         {
-            deref = new_record_deref(&var->node, field);
+            deref = new_record_deref(&new_var_deref(var)->node, field);
             if (!deref)
             {
                 ERR("Out of memory.\n");
@@ -570,13 +570,12 @@ static struct list *declare_vars(struct hlsl_type *basic_type, DWORD modifiers,
             d3dcompiler_free(v);
             continue;
         }
-        var->node.type = HLSL_IR_VAR;
         if (v->array_size)
             type = new_array_type(basic_type, v->array_size);
         else
             type = basic_type;
-        var->node.data_type = type;
-        var->node.loc = v->loc;
+        var->data_type = type;
+        var->loc = v->loc;
         var->name = v->name;
         var->modifiers = modifiers;
         var->semantic = v->semantic;
@@ -662,7 +661,7 @@ static struct list *declare_vars(struct hlsl_type *basic_type, DWORD modifiers,
                 continue;
             }
 
-            assignment = make_assignment(&var->node, ASSIGN_OP_ASSIGN,
+            assignment = make_assignment(&new_var_deref(var)->node, ASSIGN_OP_ASSIGN,
                     BWRITERSP_WRITEMASK_ALL, v->initializer.args[0]);
             d3dcompiler_free(v->initializer.args);
             list_add_tail(statements_list, &assignment->entry);
@@ -800,9 +799,8 @@ static BOOL add_func_parameter(struct list *list, struct parse_parameter *param,
         ERR("Out of memory.\n");
         return FALSE;
     }
-    decl->node.type = HLSL_IR_VAR;
-    decl->node.data_type = param->type;
-    decl->node.loc = *loc;
+    decl->data_type = param->type;
+    decl->loc = *loc;
     decl->name = param->name;
     decl->semantic = param->semantic;
     decl->reg_reservation = param->reg_reservation;
@@ -813,7 +811,7 @@ static BOOL add_func_parameter(struct list *list, struct parse_parameter *param,
         free_declaration(decl);
         return FALSE;
     }
-    list_add_tail(list, &decl->node.entry);
+    list_add_tail(list, &decl->param_entry);
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/utils.c b/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/utils.c
index ca603e4dcb8..079bd1c6bc2 100644
--- a/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/utils.c
+++ b/dlls/d3dcompiler_43/utils.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ struct hlsl_ir_deref *new_var_deref(struct hlsl_ir_var *var)
         return NULL;
     }
     deref->node.type = HLSL_IR_DEREF;
-    deref->node.data_type = var->node.data_type;
+    deref->node.data_type = var->data_type;
     deref->type = HLSL_IR_DEREF_VAR;
     deref->v.var = var;
     return deref;
@@ -1379,10 +1379,7 @@ struct hlsl_ir_deref *new_record_deref(struct hlsl_ir_node *record, struct hlsl_
     deref->node.type = HLSL_IR_DEREF;
     deref->node.data_type = field->type;
     deref->type = HLSL_IR_DEREF_RECORD;
-    if (record->type == HLSL_IR_VAR)
-        deref->v.record.record = &new_var_deref(var_from_node(record))->node;
-    else
-        deref->v.record.record = record;
+    deref->v.record.record = record;
     deref->v.record.field = field;
     return deref;
 }
@@ -1459,11 +1456,6 @@ struct hlsl_ir_node *make_assignment(struct hlsl_ir_node *left, enum parse_assig
     FIXME("Check for casts in the lhs.\n");
 
     lhs = left;
-    if (lhs->type == HLSL_IR_VAR)
-    {
-        struct hlsl_ir_deref *lhs_deref = new_var_deref(var_from_node(lhs));
-        lhs = &lhs_deref->node;
-    }
     /* FIXME: check for invalid writemasks on the lhs. */
 
     if (!compare_hlsl_types(type, rhs->data_type))
@@ -1649,9 +1641,9 @@ static int compare_function_decl_rb(const void *key, const struct wine_rb_entry
     while (p1cur && p2cur)
     {
         struct hlsl_ir_var *p1, *p2;
-        p1 = LIST_ENTRY(p1cur, struct hlsl_ir_var, node.entry);
-        p2 = LIST_ENTRY(p2cur, struct hlsl_ir_var, node.entry);
-        if ((r = compare_param_hlsl_types(p1->node.data_type, p2->node.data_type)))
+        p1 = LIST_ENTRY(p1cur, struct hlsl_ir_var, param_entry);
+        p2 = LIST_ENTRY(p2cur, struct hlsl_ir_var, param_entry);
+        if ((r = compare_param_hlsl_types(p1->data_type, p2->data_type)))
             return r;
         p1cur = list_next(params, p1cur);
         p2cur = list_next(decl->parameters, p2cur);
@@ -1768,7 +1760,6 @@ static const char *debug_node_type(enum hlsl_ir_node_type type)
 {
     static const char * const names[] =
     {
-        "HLSL_IR_VAR",
         "HLSL_IR_ASSIGNMENT",
         "HLSL_IR_CONSTANT",
         "HLSL_IR_CONSTRUCTOR",
@@ -1801,7 +1792,7 @@ static void debug_dump_ir_var(const struct hlsl_ir_var *var)
 {
     if (var->modifiers)
         TRACE("%s ", debug_modifiers(var->modifiers));
-    TRACE("%s %s", debug_hlsl_type(var->node.data_type), var->name);
+    TRACE("%s %s", debug_hlsl_type(var->data_type), var->name);
     if (var->semantic)
         TRACE(" : %s", debugstr_a(var->semantic));
 }
@@ -2098,7 +2089,7 @@ void debug_dump_ir_function_decl(const struct hlsl_ir_function_decl *func)
 
     TRACE("Dumping function %s.\n", debugstr_a(func->func->name));
     TRACE("Function parameters:\n");
-    LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY(param, func->parameters, struct hlsl_ir_var, node.entry)
+    LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY(param, func->parameters, struct hlsl_ir_var, param_entry)
     {
         debug_dump_ir_var(param);
         TRACE("\n");
@@ -2234,9 +2225,6 @@ void free_instr(struct hlsl_ir_node *node)
 {
     switch (node->type)
     {
-        case HLSL_IR_VAR:
-            /* These are freed later on from the scopes. */
-            break;
         case HLSL_IR_CONSTANT:
             free_ir_constant(constant_from_node(node));
             break;