diff --git a/lib/binding_web/binding.js b/lib/binding_web/binding.js
index c70dcdab..82f72046 100644
--- a/lib/binding_web/binding.js
+++ b/lib/binding_web/binding.js
@@ -855,8 +855,7 @@ class Language {
               if (steps[1].type !== 'capture') throw new Error(
                 `First argument of \`#${operator}\` predicate must be a capture. Got "${steps[1].value}"`
               );
-              let eqMatchAll = !operator.startsWith('any-');
-              let eqIsPositive = isPositive;
+              matchAll = !operator.startsWith('any-');
               if (steps[2].type === 'capture') {
                 const captureName1 = steps[1].name;
                 const captureName2 = steps[2].name;
@@ -872,9 +871,9 @@ class Language {
                       n1.text === n2.text :
                       n1.text !== n2.text;
                   };
-                  return eqMatchAll
-                    ? nodes_1.every(n1 => nodes_2.some(n2 => compare(n1, n2, eqIsPositive)))
-                    : nodes_1.some(n1 => nodes_2.some(n2 => compare(n1, n2, eqIsPositive)));
+                  return matchAll
+                    ? nodes_1.every(n1 => nodes_2.some(n2 => compare(n1, n2, isPositive)))
+                    : nodes_1.some(n1 => nodes_2.some(n2 => compare(n1, n2, isPositive)));
                 });
               } else {
                 captureName = steps[1].name;
@@ -886,8 +885,8 @@ class Language {
                   for (const c of captures) {
                     if (c.name === captureName) nodes.push(c.node);
                   }
-                  let test = eqIsPositive ? matches : doesNotMatch;
-                  return eqMatchAll
+                  let test = isPositive ? matches : doesNotMatch;
+                  return matchAll
                     ? nodes.every(test)
                     : nodes.some(test);
                 });
@@ -910,8 +909,7 @@ class Language {
               );
               captureName = steps[1].name;
               const regex = new RegExp(steps[2].value);
-              let matchIsPositive = isPositive;
-              let matchMatchAll = !operator.startsWith('any-');
+              matchAll = !operator.startsWith('any-');
               textPredicates[i].push(function (captures) {
                 const nodes = [];
                 for (const c of captures) {
@@ -922,10 +920,10 @@ class Language {
                     regex.test(text) :
                     !regex.test(text);
                 };
-                if (nodes.length === 0) return !matchIsPositive;
-                return matchMatchAll
-                  ? nodes.every(text => test(text, matchIsPositive))
-                  : nodes.some(text => test(text, matchIsPositive))
+                if (nodes.length === 0) return !isPositive;
+                return matchAll
+                  ? nodes.every(text => test(text, isPositive))
+                  : nodes.some(text => test(text, isPositive))
               });
               break;