diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d97f9d3..06d78a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -227,10 +227,9 @@ The first rule can be preceded by an *initializer* — a piece of JavaScript cod
 in curly braces (“{” and “}”). This code is executed before the generated parser
 starts parsing. All variables and functions defined in the initializer are
 accessible in rule actions and semantic predicates. The code inside the
-initializer can access the parser object using the `parser` variable and options
-passed to the parser using the `options` variable. Curly braces in the
-initializer code must be balanced. Let's look at the example grammar from above
-using a simple initializer.
+initializer can access options passed to the parser using the `options`
+variable. Curly braces in the initializer code must be balanced. Let's look at
+the example grammar from above using a simple initializer.
 
 ```pegjs
 {
@@ -376,8 +375,8 @@ The `start` and `end` properties both refer to the current parse position. The
 `offset` property contains an offset as a zero-based index and `line` and
 `column` properties contain a line and a column as one-based indices.
 
-The code inside the predicate can also access the parser object using the
-`parser` variable and options passed to the parser using the `options` variable.
+The code inside the predicate can also access options passed to the parser using
+the `options` variable.
 
 Note that curly braces in the predicate code must be balanced.
 
@@ -407,8 +406,8 @@ The `start` and `end` properties both refer to the current parse position. The
 `offset` property contains an offset as a zero-based index and `line` and
 `column` properties contain a line and a column as one-based indices.
 
-The code inside the predicate can also access the parser object using the
-`parser` variable and options passed to the parser using the `options` variable.
+The code inside the predicate can also access options passed to the parser using
+the `options` variable.
 
 Note that curly braces in the predicate code must be balanced.
 
@@ -475,8 +474,8 @@ the `end` property refers to position after the end of the expression. The
 `offset` property contains an offset as a zero-based index and `line` and
 `column` properties contain a line and a column as one-based indices.
 
-The code inside the action can also access the parser object using the `parser`
-variable and options passed to the parser using the `options` variable.
+The code inside the action can also access options passed to the parser using
+the `options` variable.
 
 Note that curly braces in the action code must be balanced.
 
diff --git a/lib/compiler/passes/generate-js.js b/lib/compiler/passes/generate-js.js
index a03a2cc..7f5c9fd 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/passes/generate-js.js
+++ b/lib/compiler/passes/generate-js.js
@@ -953,9 +953,7 @@ function generateJS(ast, options) {
       'function peg$parse(input, options) {',
       '  options = options !== void 0 ? options : {};',
       '',
-      '  var parser = this,',
-      '',
-      '      peg$FAILED = {},',
+      '  var peg$FAILED = {},',
       ''
     ].join('\n'));
 
diff --git a/spec/behavior/generated-parser-behavior.spec.js b/spec/behavior/generated-parser-behavior.spec.js
index 0dc9a39..c4c5881 100644
--- a/spec/behavior/generated-parser-behavior.spec.js
+++ b/spec/behavior/generated-parser-behavior.spec.js
@@ -133,15 +133,6 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
       });
 
       describe("available variables and functions", function() {
-        it("|parser| contains the parser object", function() {
-          var parser = peg.generate([
-                '{ var result = parser; }',
-                'start = "a" { return result; }'
-              ].join("\n"), options);
-
-          expect(parser).toParse("a", parser);
-        });
-
         it("|options| contains options", function() {
           var parser = peg.generate([
                 '{ var result = options; }',
@@ -568,15 +559,6 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
       });
 
       describe("available variables & functions", function() {
-        it("|parser| contains the parser object", function() {
-          var parser = peg.generate([
-                '{ var result; }',
-                'start = &{ result = parser; return true; } { return result; }'
-              ].join("\n"), options);
-
-          expect(parser).toParse("", parser);
-        });
-
         it("|options| contains options", function() {
           var parser = peg.generate([
                 '{ var result; }',
@@ -773,15 +755,6 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
       });
 
       describe("available variables & functions", function() {
-        it("|parser| contains the parser object", function() {
-          var parser = peg.generate([
-                '{ var result; }',
-                'start = !{ result = parser; return false; } { return result; }'
-              ].join("\n"), options);
-
-          expect(parser).toParse("", parser);
-        });
-
         it("|options| contains options", function() {
           var parser = peg.generate([
                 '{ var result; }',
@@ -1151,15 +1124,6 @@ describe("generated parser behavior", function() {
         });
 
         describe("available variables & functions", function() {
-          it("|parser| contains the parser object", function() {
-            var parser = peg.generate(
-                  'start = "a" { return parser; }',
-                  options
-                );
-
-            expect(parser).toParse("a", parser);
-          });
-
           it("|options| contains options", function() {
             var parser = peg.generate(
                   'start = "a" { return options; }',