diff --git a/compiler/parser/src/parser/type_.rs b/compiler/parser/src/parser/type_.rs
index f634fee8ed..1d4f100581 100644
--- a/compiler/parser/src/parser/type_.rs
+++ b/compiler/parser/src/parser/type_.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ impl ParserContext<'_> {
             })?;
             if dims.is_empty() && !had_item_err {
                 self.emit_err(ParserError::array_tuple_dimensions_empty(&span));
+            } else if dims.len() == 1 {
+                self.emit_err(ParserError::invalid_parens_around_single_array_dimension_size(&span));
             }
             ArrayDimensions(dims.into())
         })
diff --git a/leo/errors/src/parser/parser_errors.rs b/leo/errors/src/parser/parser_errors.rs
index aad2d6896f..08a5905e44 100644
--- a/leo/errors/src/parser/parser_errors.rs
+++ b/leo/errors/src/parser/parser_errors.rs
@@ -390,4 +390,12 @@ create_errors!(
         msg: "do not put parens around single variable names",
         help: None,
     }
+
+    /// For when a user puts parens around a single defined variable.
+    @formatted
+    invalid_parens_around_single_array_dimension_size {
+        args: (),
+        msg: "do not put parens around single dimension array size",
+        help: None,
+    }
 );
diff --git a/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_init.leo.out b/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_init.leo.out
index bf542ace05..cd7972a8d9 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_init.leo.out
+++ b/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_init.leo.out
@@ -45,27 +45,6 @@ outputs:
         col_stop: 7
         path: ""
         content: "[0; 1]"
-  - ArrayInit:
-      element:
-        Value:
-          Implicit:
-            - "0"
-            - span:
-                line_start: 1
-                line_stop: 1
-                col_start: 2
-                col_stop: 3
-                path: ""
-                content: "[0; (1)]"
-      dimensions:
-        - value: "1"
-      span:
-        line_start: 1
-        line_stop: 1
-        col_start: 1
-        col_stop: 9
-        path: ""
-        content: "[0; (1)]"
   - ArrayInit:
       element:
         Value:
diff --git a/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_init_fail.leo.out b/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_init_fail.leo.out
index d8a72305fd..c38384b2b3 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_init_fail.leo.out
+++ b/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_init_fail.leo.out
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ outputs:
   - "Error [EPAR0370010]: illegal spread in array initializer\n    --> test:1:1\n     |\n   1 | [...0u8; 1]\n     | ^^^^^^^"
   - "Error [EPAR0370010]: illegal spread in array initializer\n    --> test:1:1\n     |\n   1 | [...0; 1]\n     | ^^^^^"
   - "Error [EPAR0370023]: Array dimensions specified as a tuple cannot be empty.\n    --> test:1:5\n     |\n   1 | [0; ()]\n     |     ^^"
+  - "Error [EPAR0370045]: do not put parens around single dimension array size\n    --> test:1:5\n     |\n   1 | [0; (1)]\n     |     ^^^"
diff --git a/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_len.leo.out b/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_len.leo.out
index 5d31cbeb55..1007e7ea87 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_len.leo.out
+++ b/tests/expectations/parser/parser/expression/array_len.leo.out
@@ -89,49 +89,6 @@ outputs:
         col_stop: 13
         path: ""
         content: "[0; 1].len()"
-  - Call:
-      function:
-        Access:
-          Member:
-            inner:
-              ArrayInit:
-                element:
-                  Value:
-                    Implicit:
-                      - "0"
-                      - span:
-                          line_start: 1
-                          line_stop: 1
-                          col_start: 2
-                          col_stop: 3
-                          path: ""
-                          content: "[0; (1)].len()"
-                dimensions:
-                  - value: "1"
-                span:
-                  line_start: 1
-                  line_stop: 1
-                  col_start: 1
-                  col_stop: 9
-                  path: ""
-                  content: "[0; (1)].len()"
-            name: "{\"name\":\"len\",\"span\":\"{\\\"line_start\\\":1,\\\"line_stop\\\":1,\\\"col_start\\\":10,\\\"col_stop\\\":13,\\\"path\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"content\\\":\\\"[0; (1)].len()\\\"}\"}"
-            span:
-              line_start: 1
-              line_stop: 1
-              col_start: 1
-              col_stop: 13
-              path: ""
-              content: "[0; (1)].len()"
-            type_: ~
-      arguments: []
-      span:
-        line_start: 1
-        line_stop: 1
-        col_start: 1
-        col_stop: 15
-        path: ""
-        content: "[0; (1)].len()"
   - Call:
       function:
         Access:
diff --git a/tests/parser/expression/array_init.leo b/tests/parser/expression/array_init.leo
index 343be881e7..38826f66e7 100644
--- a/tests/parser/expression/array_init.leo
+++ b/tests/parser/expression/array_init.leo
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ expectation: Pass
 
 [0; 1]
 
-[0; (1)]
-
 [0; (1, 2)]
 
 [0; (1, 2,)]
diff --git a/tests/parser/expression/array_init_fail.leo b/tests/parser/expression/array_init_fail.leo
index 8cd5b5eb0b..95b21d3199 100644
--- a/tests/parser/expression/array_init_fail.leo
+++ b/tests/parser/expression/array_init_fail.leo
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ expectation: Fail
 [...0; 1]
 
 [0; ()]
+
+[0; (1)]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/parser/expression/array_len.leo b/tests/parser/expression/array_len.leo
index 4a67f8d2b6..eb59228e67 100644
--- a/tests/parser/expression/array_len.leo
+++ b/tests/parser/expression/array_len.leo
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ expectation: Pass
 
 [0; 1].len()
 
-[0; (1)].len()
-
 [0; (1, 2)].len()
 
 [0; (1, 2, 3)].len()