diff --git a/runtime-testsuite/resources/org/antlr/v4/test/runtime/descriptors/ParserExec/ListLabelsOnRuleRefStartOfAlt.txt b/runtime-testsuite/resources/org/antlr/v4/test/runtime/descriptors/ParserExec/ListLabelsOnRuleRefStartOfAlt.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e33de03c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime-testsuite/resources/org/antlr/v4/test/runtime/descriptors/ParserExec/ListLabelsOnRuleRefStartOfAlt.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[notes]
+Checks that this compiles; see https://github.com/antlr/antlr4/issues/2016
+
+[type]
+Parser
+
+[grammar]
+grammar Test;
+expression: op=NOT args+=expression
+          | args+=expression (op=AND args+=expression)+
+          | args+=expression (op=OR args+=expression)+
+          | IDENTIFIER
+          ;
+AND : 'and' ;
+OR : 'or' ;
+NOT : 'not' ;
+IDENTIFIER : [a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]* ;
+WS : [ \t\r\n]+ -> skip ;
+
+[start]
+expression
+
+[input]
+a and b
diff --git a/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Java/Java.stg b/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Java/Java.stg
index 6ae7057576..c29bcab557 100644
--- a/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Java/Java.stg
+++ b/tool/resources/org/antlr/v4/tool/templates/codegen/Java/Java.stg
@@ -855,7 +855,6 @@ _localctx.<label>.add(_prevctx);
 _localctx.<label> = _prevctx;
 <endif>
 <endif>
-<if(label)>_localctx.<label> = _prevctx;<endif>
 pushNewRecursionContext(_localctx, _startState, RULE_<ruleName>);
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