diff --git a/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent b/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent
index 00bd106b3e9cef9bf64de484b6cfbd6ba3953ec2..b1a0299b2403a25d50862db15208456c0c14deb3 100755
--- a/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent
+++ b/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent
@@ -1742,33 +1742,6 @@ do
 	sed 's;\([^ 	]\)\(/\*.*\*/\)$;\1	\2;' |
 # move trailing * in function return type
 	sed 's;^\([A-Za-z_][^ 	]*\)[ 	][ 	]*\*$;\1 *;' |
-# remove un-needed braces around single statements
-	awk '
-	{
-			line3 = $0;  
-			if (skips > 0)
-				skips--;
-			if (line1 ~ "		*{$" &&
-			    line2 ~ "		*[^;{}]*;$" &&
-			    line3 ~ "		*}$")
-			{
-				print line2;
-				line2 = "";
-				line3 = "";
-				skips = 3;
-			}
-			else
-	 			if (skips == 0 && NR >= 3)
-					print line1;
-			line1 = line2;
-			line2 = line3;
-		}
-		END {
-			if (NR >= 2 && skips <= 1)
-				print line1;
-			if (NR >= 1 && skips <= 2)
-				print line2;
-		}' |
 # remove blank line between opening brace and block comment
 	awk '
 	{