diff --git a/libsolidity/AST.cpp b/libsolidity/AST.cpp
index 683452027..0dbad433f 100644
--- a/libsolidity/AST.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/AST.cpp
@@ -262,19 +262,6 @@ void StructDefinition::checkRecursion() const
 	}
 }
 
-void EnumDefinition::checkValidityOfMembers() const
-{
-	vector<ASTPointer<EnumValue>> members(getMembers());
-	auto compareDecls = [](ASTPointer<EnumValue> a, ASTPointer<EnumValue> b)
-	{
-		return a->getName() < b->getName();
-	};
-	sort(begin(members), end(members), compareDecls);
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < members.size() - 1; ++i)
-		if (members[i]->getName() == members[i + 1]->getName())
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(members[i]->createTypeError("Duplicate member detected in Enum"));
-}
-
 TypePointer EnumDefinition::getType(ContractDefinition const*) const
 {
 	return make_shared<TypeType>(make_shared<EnumType>(*this));
diff --git a/libsolidity/AST.h b/libsolidity/AST.h
index 4167537e5..51d8031a3 100644
--- a/libsolidity/AST.h
+++ b/libsolidity/AST.h
@@ -333,11 +333,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual TypePointer getType(ContractDefinition const*) const override;
 
-	/// Checks that the members do not include any duplicate names
-	void checkValidityOfMembers() const;
-
 private:
-
 	std::vector<ASTPointer<EnumValue>> m_members;
 };
 
diff --git a/libsolidity/ExpressionCompiler.cpp b/libsolidity/ExpressionCompiler.cpp
index 63324fe58..29ec3d577 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ExpressionCompiler.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/ExpressionCompiler.cpp
@@ -498,12 +498,10 @@ void ExpressionCompiler::endVisit(MemberAccess const& _memberAccess)
 	case Type::Category::TypeType:
 	{
 		TypeType const& type = dynamic_cast<TypeType const&>(*_memberAccess.getExpression().getType());
-		ContractType const* contractType;
-		EnumType const* enumType;
 		if (!type.getMembers().getMemberType(member))
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalCompilerError() << errinfo_comment("Invalid member access to " + type.toString()));			
+			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(InternalCompilerError() << errinfo_comment("Invalid member access to " + type.toString()));
 
-		if ((contractType = dynamic_cast<ContractType const*>(type.getActualType().get())))
+		if (auto contractType = dynamic_cast<ContractType const*>(type.getActualType().get()))
 		{
 			ContractDefinition const& contract = contractType->getContractDefinition();
 			for (ASTPointer<FunctionDefinition> const& function: contract.getDefinedFunctions())
@@ -513,12 +511,9 @@ void ExpressionCompiler::endVisit(MemberAccess const& _memberAccess)
 					return;
 				}
 		}
-		else if ((enumType = dynamic_cast<EnumType const*>(type.getActualType().get())))
-		{
+		else if (auto enumType = dynamic_cast<EnumType const*>(type.getActualType().get()))
 			m_context << enumType->getMemberValue(_memberAccess.getMemberName());
-			return;
-		}
-
+		break;
 	}
 	case Type::Category::ByteArray:
 	{
diff --git a/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp b/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
index 859d0097c..dbe5693a8 100644
--- a/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ void NameAndTypeResolver::checkTypeRequirements(ContractDefinition& _contract)
 {
 	for (ASTPointer<StructDefinition> const& structDef: _contract.getDefinedStructs())
 		structDef->checkValidityOfMembers();
-	for (ASTPointer<EnumDefinition> const& enumDef: _contract.getDefinedEnums())
-		enumDef->checkValidityOfMembers();
 	_contract.checkTypeRequirements();
 }
 
@@ -236,6 +234,12 @@ void DeclarationRegistrationHelper::endVisit(EnumDefinition&)
 	closeCurrentScope();
 }
 
+bool DeclarationRegistrationHelper::visit(EnumValue& _value)
+{
+	registerDeclaration(_value, false);
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool DeclarationRegistrationHelper::visit(FunctionDefinition& _function)
 {
 	registerDeclaration(_function, true);
diff --git a/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.h b/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.h
index 4b1b8c0cd..d9ac98ce5 100644
--- a/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.h
+++ b/libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ private:
 	void endVisit(StructDefinition& _struct) override;
 	bool visit(EnumDefinition& _enum) override;
 	void endVisit(EnumDefinition& _enum) override;
+	bool visit(EnumValue& _value) override;
 	bool visit(FunctionDefinition& _function) override;
 	void endVisit(FunctionDefinition& _function) override;
 	bool visit(ModifierDefinition& _modifier) override;
diff --git a/test/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp b/test/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
index ec49a42d1..d6e4ed516 100644
--- a/test/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
+++ b/test/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(enum_duplicate_values)
 				enum ActionChoices { GoLeft, GoRight, GoLeft, Sit }
 			}
 	)";
-	BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(text), TypeError);
+	BOOST_CHECK_THROW(parseTextAndResolveNames(text), DeclarationError);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()