diff --git a/lib/handlebars/compiler/ast.js b/lib/handlebars/compiler/ast.js
index 05de762b6..35a60dbed 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/compiler/ast.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/compiler/ast.js
@@ -93,14 +93,6 @@ var AST = {
     }
   },
 
-  RawBlockNode: function(sexpr, content, locInfo) {
-    LocationInfo.call(this, locInfo);
-
-    this.type = 'block';
-    this.sexpr = sexpr;
-    this.program = new AST.ProgramNode([content], {}, locInfo);
-  },
-
   ContentNode: function(string, locInfo) {
     LocationInfo.call(this, locInfo);
     this.type = "content";
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/compiler/helpers.js b/lib/handlebars/compiler/helpers.js
index c9a35c24d..02b307b05 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/compiler/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/compiler/helpers.js
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ export function prepareRawBlock(openRawBlock, content, close, locInfo) {
     throw new Exception(openRawBlock.sexpr.id.original + " doesn't match " + close, errorNode);
   }
 
-  return new this.RawBlockNode(openRawBlock.sexpr, content, locInfo);
+  var program = new this.ProgramNode([content], {}, locInfo);
+
+  return new this.BlockNode(openRawBlock.sexpr, program, undefined, undefined, locInfo);
 }
 
 export function prepareBlock(openBlock, program, inverseAndProgram, close, inverted, locInfo) {