diff --git a/src/Init/Lean/Elab/Term.lean b/src/Init/Lean/Elab/Term.lean
index b1b065c325..668cf712a8 100644
--- a/src/Init/Lean/Elab/Term.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Lean/Elab/Term.lean
@@ -596,46 +596,21 @@ match stx? with
 | some stx' => withMacroExpansion stx (elabTerm stx' expectedType?)
 | none      => elabTerm stx expectedType?
 
-@[builtinTermElab paren] def elabParen : TermElab :=
- fun stx expectedType? =>
-  -- `(` (termParser >> parenSpecial)? `)`
-  let ref := stx.val;
-  let body := stx.getArg 1;
-  if body.isNone then
-    pure $ Lean.mkConst `Unit.unit
-  else
-    let term := body.getArg 0;
-    let special := body.getArg 1;
-    if special.isNone then do
-      elabCDot term expectedType?
-    else
-      let special := special.getArg 0;
-      if special.getKind == `Lean.Parser.Term.typeAscription then do
-        type ← elabType (special.getArg 1);
-        e ← elabCDot term expectedType?;
-        eType ← inferType ref e;
-        ensureHasType ref type eType e
-      else if special.getKind == `Lean.Parser.Term.tupleTail then do
-        -- tupleTail := `,` >> sepBy1 term `,`
-        let terms := (special.getArg 1).foldSepArgs (fun e (elems : Array Syntax) => elems.push e) #[term];
-        pairs ← mkPairs terms;
-        withMacroExpansion stx.val (elabTerm pairs expectedType?)
-      else
-        throwError ref "unexpected parentheses notation"
-
-/-
 @[builtinTermElab paren] def elabParen : TermElab :=
 fun stx expectedType? =>
-  match_syntax stx.val with
+  let ref := stx.val;
+  match_syntax ref with
   | `(())             => pure $ Lean.mkConst `Unit.unit
-  | `((%%e : %%type)) => do type ← elabType type; elabTerm e type
-  | `((%%e))          => elabTerm e expectedType?
-  | `((%%e, %%es))    => do
-
-    pairs ← mkPairs elems;
+  | `((%%e : %%type)) => do
+    type ← elabType type;
+    e ← elabCDot e expectedType?;
+    eType ← inferType ref e;
+    ensureHasType ref type eType e
+  | `((%%e))          => elabCDot e expectedType?
+  | `((%%e, %%es*))   => do
+    pairs ← mkPairs (#[e] ++ es.getEvenElems);
     withMacroExpansion stx.val (elabTerm pairs expectedType?)
   | _ => throwError stx.val "unexpected parentheses notation"
--/
 
 @[builtinTermElab «listLit»] def elabListLit : TermElab :=
 fun stx expectedType? => do
diff --git a/src/Init/Lean/Parser/Parser.lean b/src/Init/Lean/Parser/Parser.lean
index 7c3f08ff1d..915dc509a6 100644
--- a/src/Init/Lean/Parser/Parser.lean
+++ b/src/Init/Lean/Parser/Parser.lean
@@ -1600,3 +1600,18 @@ end
 
 end Syntax
 end Lean
+
+section
+variables {β : Type} {m : Type → Type} [Monad m]
+open Lean
+open Lean.Syntax
+
+@[inline] def Array.foldSepByM (args : Array Syntax) (f : Syntax → β → m β) (b : β) : m β :=
+foldArgsAuxM 2 args f 0 b
+
+@[inline] def Array.foldSepBy (args : Array Syntax) (f : Syntax → β → β) (b : β) : β :=
+Id.run $ args.foldSepByM f b
+
+@[inline] def Array.getEvenElems (args : Array Syntax) : Array Syntax :=
+args.foldSepBy (fun a as => Array.push as a) #[]
+end