diff --git a/spec/fixtures/parsers/arithmetic.c b/spec/fixtures/parsers/arithmetic.c
index 3a0a0cdd..2a253996 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/parsers/arithmetic.c
+++ b/spec/fixtures/parsers/arithmetic.c
@@ -2,29 +2,29 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 enum ts_symbol {
-    ts_symbol_expression,
     ts_symbol_factor,
-    ts_symbol_term,
-    ts_symbol_1,
-    ts_symbol_2,
-    ts_symbol_times,
     ts_symbol_plus,
     ts_symbol_number,
     ts_symbol___END__,
     ts_symbol_variable,
+    ts_symbol_1,
+    ts_symbol_2,
+    ts_symbol_term,
+    ts_symbol_times,
+    ts_symbol_expression,
 };
 
 static const char *ts_symbol_names[] = {
-    "expression",
     "factor",
-    "term",
-    "1",
-    "2",
-    "times",
     "plus",
     "number",
     "__END__",
     "variable",
+    "1",
+    "2",
+    "term",
+    "times",
+    "expression",
 };
 
 static void ts_lex(TSParser *parser) {
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/parsers/json.c b/spec/fixtures/parsers/json.c
index a4e7f189..f4806708 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/parsers/json.c
+++ b/spec/fixtures/parsers/json.c
@@ -2,39 +2,39 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 enum ts_symbol {
-    ts_symbol_repeat_helper1,
-    ts_symbol_value,
+    ts_symbol_number,
+    ts_symbol_string,
+    ts_symbol_array,
+    ts_symbol_7,
     ts_symbol_object,
     ts_symbol_repeat_helper2,
-    ts_symbol_array,
-    ts_symbol___END__,
-    ts_symbol_1,
-    ts_symbol_2,
-    ts_symbol_4,
-    ts_symbol_7,
-    ts_symbol_5,
     ts_symbol_6,
-    ts_symbol_number,
+    ts_symbol_4,
+    ts_symbol_repeat_helper1,
     ts_symbol_3,
-    ts_symbol_string,
+    ts_symbol_2,
+    ts_symbol_5,
+    ts_symbol_1,
+    ts_symbol_value,
+    ts_symbol___END__,
 };
 
 static const char *ts_symbol_names[] = {
-    "repeat_helper1",
-    "value",
+    "number",
+    "string",
+    "array",
+    "7",
     "object",
     "repeat_helper2",
-    "array",
-    "__END__",
-    "1",
-    "2",
-    "4",
-    "7",
-    "5",
     "6",
-    "number",
+    "4",
+    "repeat_helper1",
     "3",
-    "string",
+    "2",
+    "5",
+    "1",
+    "value",
+    "__END__",
 };
 
 static void ts_lex(TSParser *parser) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile.cpp b/src/compiler/compile.cpp
index 4d980311..a344368a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/compile.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ namespace tree_sitter {
     std::string compile(const Grammar &grammar, std::string name) {
         auto grammars = prepare_grammar::perform(grammar);
         auto tables = build_tables::perform(grammars.first, grammars.second);
-        auto rule_names = grammars.first.rule_names();
-        auto token_names = grammars.second.rule_names();
-        rule_names.insert(rule_names.end(), token_names.begin(), token_names.end());
-        return generate_code::c_code(name, rule_names, tables.first, tables.second);
+        return generate_code::c_code(name, tables.first, tables.second);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.cpp b/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.cpp
index daf87ea2..c90d9172 100644
--- a/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.cpp
@@ -73,14 +73,12 @@ namespace tree_sitter {
         }
         
         class CCodeGenerator {
-            const vector<string> rule_names;
             const ParseTable parse_table;
             const LexTable lex_table;
             const string name;
         public:
-            CCodeGenerator(string name, vector<string> rule_names, const ParseTable &parse_table, const LexTable &lex_table) :
+            CCodeGenerator(string name, const ParseTable &parse_table, const LexTable &lex_table) :
                 name(name),
-                rule_names(rule_names),
                 parse_table(parse_table),
                 lex_table(lex_table)
                 {}
@@ -217,14 +215,14 @@ namespace tree_sitter {
             
             string symbol_enum() {
                 string result = "enum ts_symbol {\n";
-                for (string rule_name : rule_names)
+                for (string rule_name : parse_table.symbol_names)
                     result += indent(symbol_id(rule_name)) + ",\n";
                 return result + "};";
             }
 
             string rule_names_list() {
                 string result = "static const char *ts_symbol_names[] = {\n";
-                for (string rule_name : rule_names)
+                for (string rule_name : parse_table.symbol_names)
                     result += indent(string("\"") + rule_name) + "\",\n";
                 return result + "};";
             }
@@ -277,8 +275,8 @@ namespace tree_sitter {
             }
         };
         
-        string c_code(string name, const vector<string> rule_names, const ParseTable &parse_table, const LexTable &lex_table) {
-            return CCodeGenerator(name, rule_names, parse_table, lex_table).code();
+        string c_code(string name, const ParseTable &parse_table, const LexTable &lex_table) {
+            return CCodeGenerator(name, parse_table, lex_table).code();
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.h b/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.h
index 9b13d62c..8d093d65 100644
--- a/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.h
+++ b/src/compiler/generate_code/c_code.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace tree_sitter {
     namespace generate_code {
-        std::string c_code(std::string name, std::vector<std::string> rule_names, const ParseTable &parse_table, const LexTable &lex_table);
+        std::string c_code(std::string name, const ParseTable &parse_table, const LexTable &lex_table);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_table.cpp b/src/compiler/parse_table.cpp
index a36b830f..3df9675e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_table.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_table.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ namespace tree_sitter {
     }
     
     void ParseTable::add_action(size_t state_index, string sym_name, ParseAction action) {
+        symbol_names.insert(sym_name);
         states[state_index].actions[sym_name].insert(action);
     }
     
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_table.h b/src/compiler/parse_table.h
index eebc83c4..1b597c5f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_table.h
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_table.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ namespace tree_sitter {
         static const std::string START;
         static const std::string END_OF_INPUT;
         std::vector<ParseState> states;
+        std::unordered_set<std::string> symbol_names;
     };
 }