diff --git a/src/parse.rs b/src/parse.rs
index 7e5f8a7d17..a51f173319 100644
--- a/src/parse.rs
+++ b/src/parse.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ parser! {
         let min_indent = *min_indent_ref;
 
         choice((
-            enclosed_closure(min_indent),
             closure(min_indent),
             parenthetical_expr(min_indent),
             string("{}").with(value(Expr::EmptyRecord)),
@@ -434,48 +433,21 @@ where I: Stream<Item = char, Position = IndentablePosition>,
         })
 }
 
-/// Closure *without* parens around the args
-///
-/// e.g. (x, y -> stuff) as opposed to (x, y) -> stuff
-pub fn enclosed_closure<I>(min_indent: u32) -> impl Parser<Input = I, Output = Expr>
-where I: Stream<Item = char, Position = IndentablePosition>,
-    I::Error: ParseError<I::Item, I::Range, I::Position>
-{
-    attempt(
-        char('(')
-            .with(
-                sep_by1(
-                    located(pattern(min_indent)),
-                    char(',').skip(indented_whitespaces(min_indent))
-                ))
-            .skip(indented_whitespaces1(min_indent))
-            .skip(string("->"))
-            .skip(indented_whitespaces1(min_indent))
-    )
-    .and(located(expr_body(min_indent)))
-    .skip(char(')'))
-    .map(|(patterns, closure_body)| {
-        Expr::Closure(patterns, Box::new(closure_body))
-    })
-}
-
-/// Closure with parens around the args
-///
-/// e.g. (x, y) -> stuff as opposde to (x, y -> stuff)
+/// e.g. \x y => expr
 pub fn closure<I>(min_indent: u32) -> impl Parser<Input = I, Output = Expr>
 where I: Stream<Item = char, Position = IndentablePosition>,
     I::Error: ParseError<I::Item, I::Range, I::Position>
 {
-    attempt(
-        between(char('('), char(')'),
+    char('\\')
+        .skip(indented_whitespaces(min_indent))
+        .with(
             sep_by1(
                 located(pattern(min_indent)),
-                char(',').skip(indented_whitespaces(min_indent))
+                attempt(many1::<Vec<_>, _>(skipped_indented_whitespace_char(min_indent).skip(not_followed_by(string("=>")))))
             ))
+        .skip(indented_whitespaces(min_indent))
+        .skip(string("=>"))
         .skip(indented_whitespaces1(min_indent))
-        .skip(string("->"))
-        .skip(indented_whitespaces1(min_indent))
-    )
     .and(located(expr_body(min_indent)))
     .map(|(patterns, closure_body)| {
         Expr::Closure(patterns, Box::new(closure_body))
diff --git a/tests/test_parse.rs b/tests/test_parse.rs
index 17ba81daeb..f5cec33909 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse.rs
+++ b/tests/test_parse.rs
@@ -512,6 +512,37 @@ mod test_parse {
     // all of the above tests except with parens too!
     // Also, verify them all with variable paren counts; ((foo)) should work.
 
+    // CLOSURE
+
+    #[test]
+    fn single_arg_closure() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_without_loc("\\a => b"),
+            Ok((
+                Closure(
+                    vec![loc(Identifier("a".to_string()))],
+                    loc_box(Var("b".to_string()))
+                ),
+                ""
+            ))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn multi_arg_closure() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_without_loc("\\a b => c"),
+            Ok((
+                Closure(
+                    vec![loc(Identifier("a".to_string())), loc(Identifier("b".to_string()))],
+                    loc_box(Var("c".to_string()))
+                ),
+                ""
+            ))
+        );
+    }
+
+
     // FUNC
 
     fn expect_parsed_func<'a>(parse_str: &'a str, func_str: &'a str, args: Vec<Located<Expr>>) {
@@ -1235,12 +1266,11 @@ mod test_parse {
         );
     }
 
-
     #[test]
     fn regression_on_calling_function_named_c() {
         // This was broken because case-expressions were greedily consuming 'c' characters for "case"
         assert_eq!(
-            parse_without_loc("f = (x) -> c 1\n\nf"),
+            parse_without_loc("f = \\x => c 1\n\nf"),
             Ok((
                 Assign(
                     loc(Identifier("f".to_string())),