diff --git a/Compiler/BackendDAECreate.mo b/Compiler/BackendDAECreate.mo
index ee31f0b04a4..6ba2ee62036 100644
--- a/Compiler/BackendDAECreate.mo
+++ b/Compiler/BackendDAECreate.mo
@@ -3044,7 +3044,6 @@ algorithm
     DAE.FunctionTree funcs;
     BackendDAE.Equation eqn;
     DAE.ComponentRef cr1,cr2;
-    DAE.Exp e1,e2;
     list<DAE.Exp> e1lst,e2lst;
     list<DAE.ExpVar> varLst;
     Integer i;
@@ -3058,12 +3057,12 @@ algorithm
     list<DAE.Exp> expLst;
     list<tuple<DAE.Exp,DAE.Exp>> exptpllst;
   // a=b
-  case (BackendDAE.COMPLEX_EQUATION(index=i,lhs = e1 as DAE.CREF(componentRef=cr1), rhs = e2  as DAE.CREF(componentRef=cr2),source = source),funcs)
+  case (BackendDAE.COMPLEX_EQUATION(index=i,lhs = DAE.CREF(componentRef=cr1), rhs = DAE.CREF(componentRef=cr2),source = source),funcs)
     equation
       // create as many equations as the dimension of the record
       DAE.ET_COMPLEX(varLst=varLst) = ComponentReference.crefLastType(cr1);
-      e1lst = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromType,e1);
-      e2lst = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromType,e2);
+      e1lst = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromExpVar,cr1);
+      e2lst = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromExpVar,cr2);
       exptpllst = Util.listThreadTuple(e1lst,e2lst);
       compmultilistlst = Util.listMap2(exptpllst,generateextendedRecordEqn,source,funcs);
       complexEqsLst = Util.listMap(compmultilistlst,Util.tuple21);
@@ -3080,12 +3079,12 @@ algorithm
     then
       ((complexEqs1,multiEqs2)); 
   // a=Record()
-  case (BackendDAE.COMPLEX_EQUATION(index=i,lhs = e1 as DAE.CREF(componentRef=cr1), rhs = e2  as DAE.CALL(path=path,expLst=expLst),source = source),funcs)
+  case (BackendDAE.COMPLEX_EQUATION(index=i,lhs = DAE.CREF(componentRef=cr1), rhs = DAE.CALL(path=path,expLst=expLst),source = source),funcs)
     equation
       SOME(DAE.RECORD_CONSTRUCTOR(path=fname)) = DAEUtil.avlTreeGet(funcs,path);
       // create as many equations as the dimension of the record
       DAE.ET_COMPLEX(varLst=varLst) = ComponentReference.crefLastType(cr1);
-      e1lst = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromType,e1);
+      e1lst = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromExpVar,cr1);
       exptpllst = Util.listThreadTuple(e1lst,expLst);
       compmultilistlst = Util.listMap2(exptpllst,generateextendedRecordEqn,source,funcs);
       complexEqsLst = Util.listMap(compmultilistlst,Util.tuple21);
diff --git a/Compiler/BackendDAEUtil.mo b/Compiler/BackendDAEUtil.mo
index 57ac43706ba..7afa00e3d6e 100644
--- a/Compiler/BackendDAEUtil.mo
+++ b/Compiler/BackendDAEUtil.mo
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ algorithm
         list<DAE.ExpVar> varLst;
       equation
         DAE.ET_COMPLEX(varLst=varLst) = ComponentReference.crefLastType(cr);
-        expl = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromType,e);
+        expl = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromExpVar,cr);
         expcreflstlst = Util.listMap1(expl,checkBackendDAEExp,vars);
         expcreflst = Util.listFlatten(expcreflstlst);
         creflstlst = Util.listMap(expcreflst,Util.tuple22);
@@ -1405,10 +1405,10 @@ algorithm
       list<list<tuple<DAE.Exp, Boolean>>> mexp;
       list<DAE.ExpVar> varLst;
     /* Special Case for Records */
-    case ((e as DAE.CREF(componentRef = cr)),vars)
+    case ((DAE.CREF(componentRef = cr)),vars)
       equation
         DAE.ET_COMPLEX(varLst=varLst) = ComponentReference.crefLastType(cr);
-        expl = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromType,e);
+        expl = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromExpVar,cr);
         lst = Util.listMap1(expl, statesAndVarsExp, vars);
         res = Util.listListUnionOnTrue(lst, Expression.expEqual);
       then
@@ -2815,9 +2815,9 @@ algorithm outExp := matchcontinue(inExp)
     then
       (restpl);
   // CASE for Records
-  case( (e as DAE.CREF(componentRef=cr,ty= t as DAE.ET_COMPLEX(name=name,varLst=varLst,complexClassType=ClassInf.RECORD(_))), funcs) )
+  case( (DAE.CREF(componentRef=cr,ty= t as DAE.ET_COMPLEX(name=name,varLst=varLst,complexClassType=ClassInf.RECORD(_))), funcs) )
     equation
-        expl = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromType,e);
+        expl = Util.listMap1(varLst,Expression.generateCrefsExpFromExpVar,cr);
         e_new = DAE.CALL(name,expl,false,false,t,DAE.NO_INLINE());
         restpl = Expression.traverseExp(e_new, traversingextendArrExp, funcs);
     then 
diff --git a/Compiler/Expression.mo b/Compiler/Expression.mo
index af61aa330d0..e68b4d10c04 100644
--- a/Compiler/Expression.mo
+++ b/Compiler/Expression.mo
@@ -466,26 +466,6 @@ end dimensionSubscript;
 /* Change  */
 /***************************************************/
 
-public function generateCrefsExpFromType "
-Author: Frenkel TUD 2010-05"
-  input DAE.ExpVar inVar;
-  input DAE.Exp inExp;
-  output DAE.Exp outCrefExp;
-algorithm outCrefExp := matchcontinue(inVar,inExp)
-  local
-    String name;
-    DAE.ExpType tp;
-    DAE.ComponentRef cr,cr1;
-    DAE.Exp e;
-  case (DAE.COMPLEX_VAR(name=name,tp=tp),DAE.CREF(componentRef=cr))
-  equation
-    cr1 = ComponentReference.crefPrependIdent(cr,name,{},tp);
-    e = makeCrefExp(cr1, tp);
-  then
-    e;
- end matchcontinue;
-end generateCrefsExpFromType;
-
 public function negate
 "function: negate
   author: PA
@@ -2146,6 +2126,26 @@ algorithm cref := matchcontinue(cr)
 end matchcontinue;
 end crefExp;
 
+public function generateCrefsExpFromExpVar "
+Author: Frenkel TUD 2010-05"
+  input DAE.ExpVar inVar;
+  input DAE.ComponentRef inCrefPrefix;
+  output DAE.Exp outCrefExp;
+algorithm outCrefExp := matchcontinue(inVar,inCrefPrefix)
+  local
+    String name;
+    DAE.ExpType tp;
+    DAE.ComponentRef cr;
+    DAE.Exp e;
+  case (DAE.COMPLEX_VAR(name=name,tp=tp),inCrefPrefix)
+  equation
+    cr = ComponentReference.crefPrependIdent(inCrefPrefix,name,{},tp);
+    e = makeCrefExp(cr, tp);
+  then
+    e;
+ end matchcontinue;
+end generateCrefsExpFromExpVar;
+
 public function makeRealArray
 "function: makeRealArray
   Construct an array node of an DAE.Exp list of type REAL."