diff --git a/pynestml/grammars/PyNestMLParser.g4 b/pynestml/grammars/PyNestMLParser.g4
index 4f56dcdf6..260f47528 100644
--- a/pynestml/grammars/PyNestMLParser.g4
+++ b/pynestml/grammars/PyNestMLParser.g4
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ parser grammar PyNestMLParser;
 
   ifStmt : ifClause elifClause* (elseClause)?;
 
-  ifClause : IF_KEYWORD expression COLON 
+  ifClause : IF_KEYWORD expression COLON
              NEWLINE INDENT stmtsBody DEDENT;
 
   elifClause : ELIF_KEYWORD expression COLON
diff --git a/pynestml/visitors/ast_builder_visitor.py b/pynestml/visitors/ast_builder_visitor.py
index 85df12f7a..26f144a3f 100644
--- a/pynestml/visitors/ast_builder_visitor.py
+++ b/pynestml/visitors/ast_builder_visitor.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ def visitSmallStmt(self, ctx):
         function_call = self.visit(ctx.functionCall()) if ctx.functionCall() is not None else None
         declaration = self.visit(ctx.declaration()) if ctx.declaration() is not None else None
         return_stmt = self.visit(ctx.returnStmt()) if ctx.returnStmt() is not None else None
-        include_stmt = self.visit(ctx.includeStmt()) if ctx.includeStmt() is not None else None
+        include_stmt = None#self.visit(ctx.includeStmt()) if ctx.includeStmt() is not None else None
         node = ASTNodeFactory.create_ast_small_stmt(assignment=assignment, function_call=function_call,
                                                     declaration=declaration, return_stmt=return_stmt,
                                                     include_stmt=include_stmt,
@@ -523,9 +523,9 @@ def visitModelBody(self, ctx):
         """
         body_elements = list()
         # visit all var_block children
-        if ctx.includeStmt_newline() is not None:
-            for child in ctx.includeStmt_newline():
-                body_elements.append(child)
+        # if ctx.includeStmt_newline() is not None:
+        #     for child in ctx.includeStmt_newline():
+        #         body_elements.append(child)
         if ctx.onReceiveBlock() is not None:
             for child in ctx.onReceiveBlock():
                 body_elements.append(child)
diff --git a/pynestml/visitors/ast_include_statement_visitor.py b/pynestml/visitors/ast_include_statement_visitor.py
index b1b7a5e12..e35359d74 100644
--- a/pynestml/visitors/ast_include_statement_visitor.py
+++ b/pynestml/visitors/ast_include_statement_visitor.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 import os
 
-from pynestml.meta_model.ast_block import ASTBlock
 from pynestml.meta_model.ast_block_with_variables import ASTBlockWithVariables
 from pynestml.meta_model.ast_equations_block import ASTEquationsBlock
 from pynestml.meta_model.ast_expression import ASTExpression
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@
 from pynestml.meta_model.ast_model_body import ASTModelBody
 from pynestml.meta_model.ast_small_stmt import ASTSmallStmt
 from pynestml.meta_model.ast_stmt import ASTStmt
+from pynestml.meta_model.ast_stmts_body import ASTStmtsBody
 from pynestml.meta_model.ast_update_block import ASTUpdateBlock
 from pynestml.symbols.boolean_type_symbol import BooleanTypeSymbol
 from pynestml.symbols.error_type_symbol import ErrorTypeSymbol
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _handle_include_stmt(self, node: ASTIncludeStmt):
             new_stmts = parsed_included_file
             include_stmt = node.get_parent().get_parent()
 
-            if isinstance(include_stmt.get_parent(), ASTBlock):
+            if isinstance(include_stmt.get_parent(), ASTStmtsBody):
                 self._replace_statements(include_stmt, new_stmts)
 
             elif isinstance(node.get_parent().get_parent(), ASTEquationsBlock):
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def _handle_include_stmt(self, node: ASTIncludeStmt):
             new_stmt = parsed_included_file
             include_stmt = node.get_parent().get_parent()
 
-            if isinstance(include_stmt.get_parent(), ASTBlock):
+            if isinstance(include_stmt.get_parent(), ASTStmtsBody):
                 self._replace_statements(include_stmt, [new_stmt])
 
             # elif isinstance(node.get_parent().get_parent(), ASTEquationsBlock):