diff --git a/prism/prism.c b/prism/prism.c
index 6b8473cb99..f0f4519b8c 100644
--- a/prism/prism.c
+++ b/prism/prism.c
@@ -14206,7 +14206,6 @@ parse_strings(pm_parser_t *parser, pm_node_t *current) {
             // If we get here, then we have an end of a label immediately
             // after a start. In that case we'll create an empty symbol
             // node.
-            pm_token_t opening = not_provided(parser);
             pm_token_t content = parse_strings_empty_content(parser->previous.start);
             pm_symbol_node_t *symbol = pm_symbol_node_create(parser, &opening, &content, &parser->previous);
 
diff --git a/test/prism/location_test.rb b/test/prism/location_test.rb
index c60717059e..f5b2ba6d21 100644
--- a/test/prism/location_test.rb
+++ b/test/prism/location_test.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module Prism
     end
 
     def test_AssocNode
+      assert_location(AssocNode, "{ '': 1 }", 2...7) { |node| node.elements.first }
       assert_location(AssocNode, "{ foo: :bar }", 2...11) { |node| node.elements.first }
       assert_location(AssocNode, "{ :foo => :bar }", 2...14) { |node| node.elements.first }
       assert_location(AssocNode, "foo(bar: :baz)", 4...13) { |node| node.arguments.arguments.first.elements.first }