diff --git a/src/compiler/build_tables/build_parse_table.cc b/src/compiler/build_tables/build_parse_table.cc
index 805ab9ef..ed08d727 100644
--- a/src/compiler/build_tables/build_parse_table.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/build_tables/build_parse_table.cc
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ class ParseTableBuilder {
     auto pair = parse_state_ids.find(item_set);
     if (pair == parse_state_ids.end()) {
       ParseStateId state_id = parse_table.add_state();
-
       parse_state_ids[item_set] = state_id;
+      parse_table.states[state_id].shift_actions_signature = item_set.unfinished_item_signature();
       item_sets_to_process.push_back({ std::move(item_set), state_id });
       return state_id;
     } else {
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ class ParseTableBuilder {
         parse_table.set_nonterminal_action(state_id, symbol.index, next_state);
       }
     }
-
-    ParseState &state = parse_table.states[state_id];
-    state.compute_shift_actions_signature();
   }
 
   void add_reduce_actions(const ParseItemSet &item_set, ParseStateId state_id) {
@@ -285,26 +282,16 @@ class ParseTableBuilder {
 
       for (ParseStateId i = 0, n = parse_table.states.size(); i < n; i++) {
         ParseState &state = parse_table.states[i];
-        bool did_update_state = false;
 
         if (state_replacements.count(i)) {
-          auto &old_group = state_indices_by_signature[state.shift_actions_signature];
-          old_group.erase(i);
+          state_indices_by_signature[state.shift_actions_signature].erase(i);
         } else {
-          state.each_referenced_state([&state_replacements, &did_update_state](int64_t *state_index) {
-            auto new_replacement = state_replacements.find(*state_index);
-            if (new_replacement != state_replacements.end()) {
-              *state_index = new_replacement->second;
-              did_update_state = true;
+          state.each_referenced_state([&state_replacements](int64_t *state_index) {
+            auto replacement = state_replacements.find(*state_index);
+            if (replacement != state_replacements.end()) {
+              *state_index = replacement->second;
             }
           });
-
-          if (did_update_state) {
-            auto &old_group = state_indices_by_signature[state.shift_actions_signature];
-            old_group.erase(i);
-            state.compute_shift_actions_signature();
-            state_indices_by_signature[state.shift_actions_signature].insert(i);
-          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.cc b/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.cc
index 5054e578..c71ddbdf 100644
--- a/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "compiler/syntax_grammar.h"
 #include "compiler/rules/built_in_symbols.h"
+#include "compiler/util/hash_combine.h"
 
 namespace tree_sitter {
 namespace build_tables {
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ using std::string;
 using std::to_string;
 using std::hash;
 using rules::Symbol;
+using util::hash_combine;
+
+ParseItem::ParseItem() : variable_index(-1), production(nullptr), step_index(0) {}
 
 ParseItem::ParseItem(const Symbol &lhs, const Production &production,
                      unsigned int step_index)
@@ -108,6 +112,23 @@ size_t ParseItemSet::Hash::operator()(const ParseItemSet &item_set) const {
   return result;
 }
 
+size_t ParseItemSet::unfinished_item_signature() const {
+  size_t result = 0;
+  ParseItem previous_item;
+  for (auto &pair : entries) {
+    const ParseItem &item = pair.first;
+    if (item.step_index < item.production->size()) {
+      if (item.variable_index != previous_item.variable_index &&
+          item.step_index != previous_item.step_index) {
+        hash_combine(&result, item.variable_index);
+        hash_combine(&result, item.step_index);
+        previous_item = item;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 ParseItemSet::TransitionMap ParseItemSet::transitions() const {
   ParseItemSet::TransitionMap result;
   for (const auto &pair : entries) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.h b/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.h
index 404b67c3..90260260 100644
--- a/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.h
+++ b/src/compiler/build_tables/parse_item.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace build_tables {
 
 class ParseItem {
  public:
+  ParseItem();
   ParseItem(const rules::Symbol &, const Production &, unsigned int);
 
   struct CompletionStatus {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class ParseItemSet {
   TransitionMap transitions() const;
   bool operator==(const ParseItemSet &) const;
   void add(const ParseItemSet &);
+  size_t unfinished_item_signature() const;
 
   std::map<ParseItem, LookaheadSet> entries;
 };
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_table.cc b/src/compiler/parse_table.cc
index ffb64f43..a70b7a91 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_table.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_table.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "compiler/parse_table.h"
 #include <string>
 #include "compiler/precedence_range.h"
-#include "compiler/util/hash_combine.h"
 
 namespace tree_sitter {
 
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ using std::set;
 using std::vector;
 using std::function;
 using rules::Symbol;
-using util::hash_combine;
 
 ParseAction::ParseAction(ParseActionType type, ParseStateId state_index,
                          Symbol symbol, size_t consumed_symbol_count,
@@ -153,25 +151,6 @@ void ParseState::each_referenced_state(function<void(ParseStateId *)> fn) {
     fn(&entry.second);
 }
 
-void ParseState::compute_shift_actions_signature() {
-  shift_actions_signature = 0;
-  for (const auto &pair : nonterminal_entries) {
-    rules::Symbol::Index lookahead = pair.first;
-    ParseStateId next_state = pair.second;
-    hash_combine(&shift_actions_signature, lookahead);
-    hash_combine(&shift_actions_signature, next_state);
-  }
-
-  for (const auto &pair : terminal_entries) {
-    rules::Symbol::Index lookahead = pair.first;
-    const ParseTableEntry &entry = pair.second;
-    if (entry.actions.back().type == ParseActionTypeShift) {
-      hash_combine(&shift_actions_signature, lookahead);
-      hash_combine(&shift_actions_signature, entry);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 bool ParseState::operator==(const ParseState &other) const {
   return terminal_entries == other.terminal_entries &&
     nonterminal_entries == other.nonterminal_entries;
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_table.h b/src/compiler/parse_table.h
index 473eec42..81142f75 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_table.h
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_table.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
-#include "compiler/util/hash_combine.h"
 #include "compiler/lex_table.h"
 #include "compiler/rules/symbol.h"
 #include "compiler/rules/metadata.h"
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ class ParseState {
   bool merge(const ParseState &);
   void each_referenced_state(std::function<void(ParseStateId *)>);
   bool has_shift_action() const;
-  void compute_shift_actions_signature();
 
   std::map<rules::Symbol::Index, ParseTableEntry> terminal_entries;
   std::map<rules::Symbol::Index, ParseStateId> nonterminal_entries;
@@ -106,38 +104,4 @@ class ParseTable {
 
 }  // namespace tree_sitter
 
-namespace std {
-
-using tree_sitter::util::hash_combine;
-
-template <>
-struct hash<tree_sitter::ParseAction> {
-  size_t operator()(const tree_sitter::ParseAction &action) const {
-    size_t result = 0;
-    hash_combine<int>(&result, action.type);
-    hash_combine(&result, action.extra);
-    hash_combine(&result, action.fragile);
-    hash_combine(&result, action.symbol);
-    hash_combine(&result, action.state_index);
-    hash_combine(&result, action.consumed_symbol_count);
-    return result;
-  }
-};
-
-template <>
-struct hash<tree_sitter::ParseTableEntry> {
-  size_t operator()(const tree_sitter::ParseTableEntry &entry) const {
-    size_t result = 0;
-    hash_combine(&result, entry.actions.size());
-    for (const tree_sitter::ParseAction &action : entry.actions) {
-      hash_combine(&result, action);
-    }
-    hash_combine(&result, entry.reusable);
-    hash_combine(&result, entry.depends_on_lookahead);
-    return result;
-  }
-};
-
-}
-
 #endif  // COMPILER_PARSE_TABLE_H_