diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/default_args.i b/Examples/test-suite/default_args.i
index 579d1592e..b08d51749 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/default_args.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/default_args.i
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@
 
 // Rename a class member
 %rename(bar2) Foo::bar;
-%rename(newname) Foo::oldname;
+%rename(newname) Foo::oldname(int x);
+%ignore Foo::Foo(int x, int y = 0, int z = 0);
+
 %inline %{
 
   // Define a class
@@ -83,6 +85,10 @@
       static int bar;
       static int spam;
 
+      Foo(){}
+     
+      Foo(int x, int y = 0, int z = 0){}
+    
       // Use a renamed member as a default argument.  SWIG has to resolve
       // bar to Foo::bar and not Foo::spam.  SWIG-1.3.11 got this wrong.
       // (Different default parameter wrapping in SWIG-1.3.23 ensures SWIG doesn't have to resolve these symbols).
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/default_args_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/default_args_runme.py
index 6844e03bb..ad3adc1d2 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/default_args_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/default_args_runme.py
@@ -14,4 +14,30 @@ if default_args.cfunc3(1) != 4:
   raise RuntimeError
 
 
+f = default_args.Foo()
+
+f.newname()
+f.newname(1)
+
+
+try:
+  f = default_args.Foo(1)
+  error = 1
+except:
+  error = 0
+if error:  raise RuntimeError,"ignore is not working"
+
+try:
+  f = default_args.Foo(1,2)
+  error = 1
+except:
+  error = 0
+if error:  raise RuntimeError,"ignore is not working"
+
+try:
+  f = default_args.Foo(1,2,3)
+  error = 1
+except:
+  error = 0
+if error:  raise RuntimeError,"ignore is not working"
 
diff --git a/Source/CParse/parser.y b/Source/CParse/parser.y
index aa9117526..f3397a283 100644
--- a/Source/CParse/parser.y
+++ b/Source/CParse/parser.y
@@ -1088,12 +1088,7 @@ static int is_cfunction(Node *n) {
  * The additional functions form a linked list of nodes with the head being the original Node n. */
 static void default_arguments(Node *n) {
   Node *function = n;
-#ifdef MARCELO
-  String *fname = 0;
-  String *oname = 0;
-  SwigType *fdecl = 0;
-  int ignore = 0;
-#endif
+  SwigType *fdecl = Getattr(function,"decl");
 
   /* Do not add in functions if kwargs is being used or if user wants old default argument wrapping
     (one wrapped method per function irrespective of number of default arguments) */
@@ -1109,20 +1104,17 @@ static void default_arguments(Node *n) {
     }
   }
 
-#ifdef MARCELO
-  if (function) {
-    fdecl = Getattr(function,"decl");
-    /* try to see if we need to ignore this method */
-    fname = Getattr(function,"name");
-    oname = make_name(fname,fdecl);
-    if (strncmp(Char(oname),"$ignore",7) == 0) {
-      ignore = 1;
-    }
-  }
-#endif
-
   while (function) {
     ParmList *parms = Getattr(function,"parms");
+
+    /* try to see if we need to ignore this method */
+    int ignore = 0;
+    String *oname = make_name(Getattr(function,"name"), fdecl);
+    if (strncmp(Char(oname),"$ignore",7) == 0) {
+      ignore = 1;
+      oname = 0;
+    }    
+
     if (ParmList_has_defaultargs(parms)) {
 
       /* Create a parameter list for the new function by copying all
@@ -1132,11 +1124,7 @@ static void default_arguments(Node *n) {
       /* Create new function and add to symbol table */
       {
         Node *new_function = new_node(Copy(nodeType(function)));
-#ifdef MARCELO
-        SwigType *decl = Copy(fdecl);
-#else
         SwigType *decl = Copy(Getattr(function,"decl"));
-#endif
         int constqualifier = SwigType_isconst(decl);
 
         Delete(SwigType_pop_function(decl)); /* remove the old parameter list from decl */
@@ -1144,11 +1132,7 @@ static void default_arguments(Node *n) {
         if (constqualifier)
           SwigType_add_qualifier(decl,"const");
 
-#ifdef MARCELO
-        Setattr(new_function,"name",fname);
-#else
         Setattr(new_function,"name",Getattr(function,"name"));
-#endif
         Setattr(new_function,"code",Copy(Getattr(function,"code")));
         Setattr(new_function,"decl", decl);
         Setattr(new_function,"parms",newparms);
@@ -1171,13 +1155,12 @@ static void default_arguments(Node *n) {
           if (templateparms) Setattr(new_function,"templateparms",CopyParmList(templateparms));
         }
 
-#ifdef MARCELO
-	/* apply the original function features */
-	Swig_features_get(Swig_cparse_features(),Namespaceprefix,fname,fdecl,new_function);
 	if (ignore) Setattr(new_function,"feature:ignore","1");
-#endif
 
-        add_symbols(new_function);
+	yyrename = oname;
+	add_symbols(new_function);
+	yyrename = 0;
+	
         /* mark added functions as ones with overloaded parameters and point to the parsed method */
         Setattr(new_function,"defaultargs", n);