diff -r cef621f76561 libinterp/parse-tree/oct-parse.in.yy
--- a/libinterp/parse-tree/oct-parse.in.yy	Sat Jan 25 22:56:46 2014 -0500
+++ b/libinterp/parse-tree/oct-parse.in.yy	Thu Jan 30 21:50:46 2014 -0500
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@
 %type <tree_classdef_property_list_type> property_list
 %type <tree_classdef_properties_block_type> properties_block
 %type <tree_classdef_methods_list_type> methods_list
+%type <tree_classdef_methods_list_type> opt_methods_list
 %type <tree_classdef_methods_block_type> methods_block
 %type <tree_classdef_event_type> class_event
 %type <tree_classdef_events_list_type> events_list
@@ -1619,7 +1620,7 @@
                   }
                 ;
 
-methods_block   : METHODS stash_comment opt_attr_list opt_sep methods_list opt_sep END
+methods_block   : METHODS stash_comment opt_attr_list opt_sep opt_methods_list opt_sep END
                   {
                     if (! ($$ = parser.make_classdef_methods_block
                            ($1, $3, $5, $7, $2)))
@@ -1663,6 +1664,13 @@
                   { $$ = $1; }
                 ;
 
+opt_methods_list
+                : // empty
+                  { $$ = new tree_classdef_methods_list (); }
+                | methods_list
+                  { $$ = $1; }
+                ;
+
 methods_list    : method
                   {
                     octave_value fcn;
@@ -1671,7 +1679,7 @@
                     delete $1;
                     $$ = new tree_classdef_methods_list (fcn);
                   }
-                | methods_list opt_sep method
+                | methods_list sep method
                   {
                     octave_value fcn;
                     if ($3)