diff --git a/data/15-regressions.blt b/data/15-regressions.blt
index 3bc3af5..4dacfeb 100644
--- a/data/15-regressions.blt
+++ b/data/15-regressions.blt
@@ -1059,3 +1059,10 @@ func = do
     stmt2
     )
     `shouldReturn` thing
+
+#golden minimize parens basic test
+-- brittany { lconfig_operatorParenthesisRefactorMode: PRMMinimize }
+func = func (abc) (def)
+#expected
+-- brittany { lconfig_operatorParenthesisRefactorMode: PRMMinimize }
+func = func abc def
diff --git a/source/library/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Components/OpTree.hs b/source/library/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Components/OpTree.hs
index 5693772..1e4ce18 100644
--- a/source/library/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Components/OpTree.hs
+++ b/source/library/Language/Haskell/Brittany/Internal/Components/OpTree.hs
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ addAllParens topLevelParen = \case
 
 remSuperfluousParens :: Int -> OpTree -> OpTree
 remSuperfluousParens outerFixity = \case
-  x@OpLeaf{}    -> x
-  x@OpUnknown{} -> x
+  x@OpLeaf{}                 -> x
+  OpUnknown _ locO locC c [] -> OpUnknown NoParen locO locC c []
+  x@OpUnknown{}              -> x
   OpKnown paren locO locC fixity c cs ->
     OpKnown
       -- We do not support removing superfluous parens around