diff --git a/lib/natalie/compiler/pass1.rb b/lib/natalie/compiler/pass1.rb
index 38deb3b4c..7fed9a17f 100644
--- a/lib/natalie/compiler/pass1.rb
+++ b/lib/natalie/compiler/pass1.rb
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ def expand_macros(node)
         @macro_expander.expand(node, locals: locals, depth: @depth, file: @file)
       end
 
-      def current_locals
-        @locals_stack.last
-      end
-
       def transform_body(body, location:, used:)
         return transform_begin_node(body, used:) if body.is_a?(Prism::BeginNode)
         body = body.body if body.is_a?(Prism::StatementsNode)
@@ -2005,8 +2001,10 @@ def transform_match_last_line_node(node, used:)
       end
 
       def transform_match_required_node(node, used:)
-        match_required_node_compiler = Transformers::MatchRequiredNode.new(self)
-        instructions = match_required_node_compiler.call(node)
+        match_required_node_compiler = Transformers::MatchRequiredNode.new
+        code_str = match_required_node_compiler.call(node)
+        parser = Natalie::Parser.new(code_str, @file.path, locals: @locals_stack.last)
+        instructions = transform_expression(parser.ast.statements, used: false)
         instructions << PushNilInstruction.new if used
         instructions
       end
diff --git a/lib/natalie/compiler/transformers/match_required_node.rb b/lib/natalie/compiler/transformers/match_required_node.rb
index 372507535..14720f35c 100644
--- a/lib/natalie/compiler/transformers/match_required_node.rb
+++ b/lib/natalie/compiler/transformers/match_required_node.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ module Natalie
   class Compiler
     module Transformers
       class MatchRequiredNode
-        attr_reader :compiler
-
-        def initialize(compiler)
-          @compiler = compiler
-        end
-
         def call(node)
           case node.pattern.type
           when :array_pattern_node
@@ -30,7 +24,7 @@ def transform_array_pattern_node(node, value)
 
           # Transform `expr => [a, b] into `a, b = ->(expr) { expr.deconstruct }.call(expr)`
           target = node.requireds.map(&:name).join(', ')
-          code_str = <<~RUBY
+          <<~RUBY
             #{target} = lambda do |result|
               values = result.deconstruct
               if values.size != #{node.requireds.size}
@@ -41,32 +35,26 @@ def transform_array_pattern_node(node, value)
               raise ::NoMatchingPatternError, "\#{result}: \#{result} does not respond to #deconstruct"
             end.call(#{value.location.slice})
           RUBY
-          parser = Natalie::Parser.new(code_str, compiler.file.path, locals: compiler.current_locals)
-          compiler.transform_expression(parser.ast.statements, used: false)
         end
 
         def transform_eqeqeq_check(node, value)
           # Transform `expr => var` into `->(res, var) { res === var }.call(expr, var)`
-          code_str = <<~RUBY
+          <<~RUBY
             lambda do |result, expect|
               unless expect === result
                 raise ::NoMatchingPatternError, "\#{result}: \#{expect} === \#{result} does not return true"
               end
             end.call(#{value.location.slice}, #{node.location.slice})
           RUBY
-          parser = Natalie::Parser.new(code_str, compiler.file.path, locals: compiler.current_locals)
-          compiler.transform_expression(parser.ast.statements, used: false)
         end
 
         def transform_local_variable_target_node(node, value)
           # Transform `expr => var` into `var = ->(res) { res }.call(expr)`
-          code_str = <<~RUBY
+          <<~RUBY
             #{node.name} = lambda do |result|
               result
             end.call(#{value.location.slice})
           RUBY
-          parser = Natalie::Parser.new(code_str, compiler.file.path, locals: [node.name])
-          compiler.transform_expression(parser.ast.statements, used: false)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/natalie/pattern_matching_test.rb b/test/natalie/pattern_matching_test.rb
index e46e44d55..88e4d2788 100644
--- a/test/natalie/pattern_matching_test.rb
+++ b/test/natalie/pattern_matching_test.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 require_relative '../spec_helper'
 
+module PatternMatchingHelper
+  def self.one = 1
+end
+
 # NATFIXME: Temprorary file until we can run some things in `language/pattern_matching_spec.rb`
 describe 'pattern matching' do
   it 'can assign a single value' do
@@ -7,6 +11,22 @@
     a.should == 1
   end
 
+  it 'can assign a single value from an expression' do
+    1 + 1 => a
+    a.should == 2
+  end
+
+  it 'can assign a single value from a variable' do
+    a = 1
+    a => b
+    b.should == 1
+  end
+
+  it 'can assign a single value from a method call' do
+   PatternMatchingHelper.one => a
+   a.should == 1
+  end
+
   it 'does not define a local variable if the expression fails' do
     -> {
       (raise RuntimeError, 'expected error'; 2) => a