diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/SpacingAroundCurlyRule.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/SpacingAroundCurlyRule.kt
index ca7e8cd6f6..3a1998e89c 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/SpacingAroundCurlyRule.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/SpacingAroundCurlyRule.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SpacingAroundCurlyRule : Rule("curly-spacing") {
             val spacingBefore: Boolean
             val spacingAfter: Boolean
             if (node.textMatches("{")) {
-                spacingBefore = prevLeaf is PsiWhiteSpace || prevLeaf?.node?.elementType == KtTokens.AT || (prevLeaf?.node?.elementType == KtTokens.LPAR &&
+                spacingBefore = prevLeaf is PsiWhiteSpace || (prevLeaf?.node?.elementType == KtTokens.LPAR &&
                     (node.parent is KtLambdaExpression || node.parent.parent is KtLambdaExpression))
                 spacingAfter = nextLeaf is PsiWhiteSpace || nextLeaf?.node?.elementType == KtTokens.RBRACE
             } else
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/SpacingAroundCurlyRuleTest.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/SpacingAroundCurlyRuleTest.kt
index 2dc3c6b56c..83eba9d24c 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/SpacingAroundCurlyRuleTest.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/SpacingAroundCurlyRuleTest.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class SpacingAroundCurlyRuleTest {
     @Test
     fun testLint() {
         assertThat(SpacingAroundCurlyRule().lint("fun emit() { }")).isEmpty()
-        assertThat(SpacingAroundCurlyRule().lint("fun emit() { val a = a@{ } }")).isEmpty()
         assertThat(SpacingAroundCurlyRule().lint("fun emit() {}")).isEmpty()
         assertThat(SpacingAroundCurlyRule().lint("fun main() { val v = if (true){return 0} }"))
             .isEqualTo(listOf(