diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp
index f368d62f..a99c4ebb 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
             auto &catch_block = *this->children[i];
 
             if (catch_block.children.size() == 1) {
-              //No variable capture, no guards
+              //No variable capture
               retval = catch_block.children[0]->eval(t_ss);
               break;
             } else if (catch_block.children.size() == 2 || catch_block.children.size() == 3) {
@@ -1293,27 +1293,10 @@ namespace chaiscript
                 t_ss.add_object(name, t_except);
 
                 if (catch_block.children.size() == 2) {
-                  //Variable capture, no guards
+                  //Variable capture
                   retval = catch_block.children[1]->eval(t_ss);
                   break;
                 }
-                else if (catch_block.children.size() == 3) {
-                  //Variable capture, guards
-
-                  bool guard = false;
-                  try {
-                    guard = boxed_cast<bool>(catch_block.children[1]->eval(t_ss));
-                  } catch (const exception::bad_boxed_cast &) {
-                    if (this->children.back()->identifier == AST_Node_Type::Finally) {
-                      this->children.back()->children[0]->eval(t_ss);
-                    }
-                    throw exception::eval_error("Guard condition not boolean");
-                  }
-                  if (guard) {
-                    retval = catch_block.children[2]->eval(t_ss);
-                    break;
-                  }
-                }
               }
             }
             else {
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
index 749ac9d3..77386c3e 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
@@ -1715,11 +1715,6 @@ namespace chaiscript
                 if (!(Arg() && Char(')'))) {
                   throw exception::eval_error("Incomplete 'catch' expression", File_Position(m_position.line, m_position.col), *m_filename);
                 }
-                if (Char(':')) {
-                  if (!Operator()) {
-                    throw exception::eval_error("Missing guard expression for catch", File_Position(m_position.line, m_position.col), *m_filename);
-                  }
-                }
               }
 
               while (Eol()) {}
diff --git a/unittests/3.x/exception_guards.chai b/unittests/3.x/exception_guards.chai
deleted file mode 100644
index 99cd9018..00000000
--- a/unittests/3.x/exception_guards.chai
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-var results = [];
-
-for (var i = 2; i < 6; ++i) {
-  try {
-    throw(i)
-  }
-  catch(e) : e < 2 {
-    results.push_back("c1: " + e.to_string());
-  }
-  catch(e) : e < 4 {
-    results.push_back("c2: " + e.to_string());
-  }
-  catch(e) {
-    results.push_back("c3: " + e.to_string());
-  }
-  catch {
-    // Should never get called
-    assert_equal(false, true)
-  }
-}
-
-try {
-  throw(3)
-}
-catch(e) : e < 3 
-{
-  // Should never get called
-  assert_equal(false, true);
-}
-catch {
-  results.push_back("defaultcatch");
-}
-
-assert_equal(["c2: 2", "c2: 3", "c3: 4", "c3: 5", "defaultcatch"], results);
diff --git a/unittests/exception_guards.chai b/unittests/exception_guards.chai
deleted file mode 100644
index 12792985..00000000
--- a/unittests/exception_guards.chai
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-auto results = [];
-
-for (auto i = 2; i < 6; ++i) {
-  try {
-    throw(i)
-  }
-  catch(e) : e < 2 {
-    results.push_back("c1: " + e.to_string());
-  }
-  catch(e) : e < 4 {
-    results.push_back("c2: " + e.to_string());
-  }
-  catch(e) {
-    results.push_back("c3: " + e.to_string());
-  }
-  catch {
-    // Should never get called
-    assert_equal(false, true)
-  }
-}
-
-try {
-  throw(3)
-}
-catch(e) : e < 3 
-{
-  // Should never get called
-  assert_equal(false, true);
-}
-catch {
-  results.push_back("defaultcatch");
-}
-
-assert_equal(["c2: 2", "c2: 3", "c3: 4", "c3: 5", "defaultcatch"], results);
diff --git a/unittests/exception_typed_2.chai b/unittests/exception_typed_2.chai
deleted file mode 100644
index cb294c78..00000000
--- a/unittests/exception_typed_2.chai
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-auto results = [];
-
-for (auto i = 2; i < 6; ++i) {
-  try {
-    throw(i)
-  }
-  catch(int e) : e < 2 {
-    results.push_back("c1: " + e.to_string());
-  }
-  catch(int e) : e < 4 {
-    results.push_back("c2: " + e.to_string());
-  }
-  catch(e) {
-    results.push_back("c3: " + e.to_string());
-  }
-  catch {
-    // Should never get called
-    assert_equal(false, true)
-  }
-}
-
-try {
-  throw(3)
-}
-catch(int e) : e < 3 
-{
-  // Should never get called
-  assert_equal(false, true);
-}
-catch {
-  results.push_back("defaultcatch");
-}
-
-assert_equal(["c2: 2", "c2: 3", "c3: 4", "c3: 5", "defaultcatch"], results);