diff --git a/test/fixtures/syntax/destructuring/empty/actual.js b/test/fixtures/syntax/destructuring/empty/actual.js
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+++ b/test/fixtures/syntax/destructuring/empty/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var [, a, [b], [c], d] = ["foo", "hello", [", ", "junk"], ["world"]];
diff --git a/test/fixtures/syntax/destructuring/empty/expected.js b/test/fixtures/syntax/destructuring/empty/expected.js
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+++ b/test/fixtures/syntax/destructuring/empty/expected.js
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+var _ref = ["foo", "hello", [", ", "junk"], ["world"]];
+var a = _ref[1];
+var b = _ref[2][0];
+var c = _ref[3][0];
+var d = _ref[4];