diff --git a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder_Statements.cs b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder_Statements.cs
index 893aa28e8449d..86ee7db2c0368 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder_Statements.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Binder/Binder_Statements.cs
@@ -1852,8 +1852,8 @@ private BoundExpression BindDeconstructionAssignment(AssignmentExpressionSyntax
 
         private class DeconstructionVariable
         {
-            public BoundExpression Single;
-            public ImmutableArray<DeconstructionVariable> Nested;
+            public readonly BoundExpression Single;
+            public readonly ImmutableArray<DeconstructionVariable> Nested;
 
             public DeconstructionVariable(BoundExpression variable)
             {
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ public DeconstructionVariable(ImmutableArray<DeconstructionVariable> variables)
                 Nested = variables;
             }
 
-            public bool IsNested => Nested != default(ImmutableArray<DeconstructionVariable>);
+            public bool IsNested => !Nested.IsDefault;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Lowering/LocalRewriter/LocalRewriter_DeconstructionAssignmentOperator.cs b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Lowering/LocalRewriter/LocalRewriter_DeconstructionAssignmentOperator.cs
index 8953f400037c5..94e3dc6ccc484 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Lowering/LocalRewriter/LocalRewriter_DeconstructionAssignmentOperator.cs
+++ b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Lowering/LocalRewriter/LocalRewriter_DeconstructionAssignmentOperator.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public override BoundNode VisitDeconstructionAssignmentOperator(BoundDeconstruct
             var placeholders = ArrayBuilder<BoundValuePlaceholderBase>.GetInstance();
 
             // evaluate left-hand-side side-effects
-            var lhsTemps = LeftHandSideSideEffects(node.LeftVariables, temps, stores);
+            var lhsTargets = LeftHandSideSideEffects(node.LeftVariables, temps, stores);
 
             // get or make right-hand-side values
             BoundExpression loweredRight = VisitExpression(node.Right);
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public override BoundNode VisitDeconstructionAssignmentOperator(BoundDeconstruct
             {
                 // lower the assignment and replace the placeholders for its outputs in the process
                 var assignmentInfo = node.AssignmentSteps[i];
-                AddPlaceholderReplacement(assignmentInfo.OutputPlaceholder, lhsTemps[i]);
+                AddPlaceholderReplacement(assignmentInfo.OutputPlaceholder, lhsTargets[i]);
 
                 var assignment = VisitExpression(assignmentInfo.Assignment);