diff --git a/lib/renderer.js b/lib/renderer.js
index 45d76d4..474d39c 100644
--- a/lib/renderer.js
+++ b/lib/renderer.js
@@ -227,8 +227,9 @@ function Renderer() {
   this.rules = assign({}, rules);
 }
 
+
 Renderer.prototype.render = function (tokens, options) {
-  var i, len, rule, name, next,
+  var i, len, name, next,
       result = '',
       rules = this.rules,
       tightStack = [];
@@ -238,7 +239,6 @@ Renderer.prototype.render = function (tokens, options) {
 
   for (i = 0, len = tokens.length; i < len; i++) {
     name = tokens[i].type;
-    rule = rules[name];
 
     // Dirty stack machine to track lists style (loose/tight)
     if (name === 'ordered_list_open' || name === 'bullet_list_open') {
@@ -279,11 +279,7 @@ Renderer.prototype.render = function (tokens, options) {
     if (tokens[i].type === 'inline') {
       result += this.render(tokens[i].children, options);
     } else {
-      // TODO: temporary check
-      if (!rule) {
-        throw new Error('Renderer error: unknown token ' + name);
-      }
-      result += rule(tokens, i, options);
+      result += rules[name](tokens, i, options);
     }
   }