diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/DelegateConstruction.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/DelegateConstruction.cs
index 1d58a021f..85ac9da1e 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/DelegateConstruction.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/Transforms/DelegateConstruction.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Ast.Transforms
 		
 		internal static bool IsAnonymousMethod(DecompilerContext context, MethodDefinition method)
 		{
-			if (method == null || !method.Name.StartsWith("<", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+			if (method == null || !(method.Name.StartsWith("<", StringComparison.Ordinal) || method.Name.Contains("$")))
 				return false;
 			if (!(method.IsCompilerGenerated() || IsPotentialClosure(context, method.DeclaringType)))
 				return false;
@@ -388,10 +388,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Ast.Transforms
 						continue; // skip static fields
 					if (dict.ContainsKey(field)) // skip field if it already was handled as parameter
 						continue;
-					EnsureVariableNameIsAvailable(blockStatement, field.Name);
-					currentlyUsedVariableNames.Add(field.Name);
-					variablesToDeclare.Add(Tuple.Create(AstBuilder.ConvertType(field.FieldType, field), field.Name));
-					dict[field] = new IdentifierExpression(field.Name);
+					string capturedVariableName = field.Name;
+					if (capturedVariableName.StartsWith("$VB$Local_", StringComparison.Ordinal) && capturedVariableName.Length > 10)
+						capturedVariableName = capturedVariableName.Substring(10);
+					EnsureVariableNameIsAvailable(blockStatement, capturedVariableName);
+					currentlyUsedVariableNames.Add(capturedVariableName);
+					variablesToDeclare.Add(Tuple.Create(AstBuilder.ConvertType(field.FieldType, field), capturedVariableName));
+					dict[field] = new IdentifierExpression(capturedVariableName);
 				}
 				
 				// Now figure out where the closure was accessed and use the simpler replacement expression there:
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILAstOptimizer.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILAstOptimizer.cs
index 1e4ebeddd..8a3cc466f 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILAstOptimizer.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILAstOptimizer.cs
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ILAst
 		/// Converts call and callvirt instructions that read/write properties into CallGetter/CallSetter instructions.
 		/// 
 		/// CallGetter/CallSetter is used to allow the ILAst to represent "while ((SomeProperty = value) != null)".
+		/// 
+		/// Also simplifies 'newobj(SomeDelegate, target, ldvirtftn(F, target))' to 'newobj(SomeDelegate, target, ldvirtftn(F))'
 		/// </summary>
 		void IntroducePropertyAccessInstructions(ILNode node)
 		{
@@ -365,6 +367,20 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ILAst
 							expr.Code = (expr.Code == ILCode.Call) ? ILCode.CallSetter : ILCode.CallvirtSetter;
 					}
 				}
+			} else if (expr.Code == ILCode.Newobj && expr.Arguments.Count == 2) {
+				// Might be 'newobj(SomeDelegate, target, ldvirtftn(F, target))'.
+				ILVariable target;
+				ILExpression ldvirtftnArg;
+				if (expr.Arguments[0].Match(ILCode.Ldloc, out target)
+				    && expr.Arguments[1].Code == ILCode.Ldvirtftn
+				    && expr.Arguments[1].Arguments.Count == 1
+				    && expr.Arguments[1].Arguments[0].MatchLdloc(target))
+				{
+					// Remove the 'target' argument from the ldvirtftn instruction.
+					// It's not needed in the translation to C#, and needs to be eliminated so that the target expression
+					// can be inlined.
+					expr.Arguments[1].Arguments.Clear();
+				}
 			}
 		}