diff --git a/jedi/parser/python/__init__.py b/jedi/parser/python/__init__.py
index 6f8211bf..c435e65e 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/python/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/python/__init__.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def parse(code=None, path=None, grammar=None, error_recovery=True,
         code += '\n'
         tokenize_lines = list(tokenize_lines)
         tokenize_lines[-1] += '\n'
-        tokenize_lines.append([])
+        tokenize_lines.append('')
 
     tokens = generate_tokens(tokenize_lines, use_exact_op_types=True)
 
diff --git a/jedi/parser/python/parser.py b/jedi/parser/python/parser.py
index 0c8da560..545daaf1 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/python/parser.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/python/parser.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import re
-
 from jedi.parser.python import tree
 from jedi.parser import tokenize
 from jedi.parser.token import (DEDENT, INDENT, ENDMARKER, NEWLINE, NUMBER,
                                STRING, tok_name)
 from jedi.parser.parser import BaseParser
+from jedi.common import splitlines
 
 
 class Parser(BaseParser):
@@ -214,23 +213,35 @@ def _remove_last_newline(node):
     # The newline is either in the endmarker as a prefix or the previous
     # leaf as a newline token.
     prefix = endmarker.prefix
-    if prefix.endswith('\n'):
-        endmarker.prefix = prefix = prefix[:-1]
-        last_end = 0
-        if '\n' not in prefix:
-            # Basically if the last line doesn't end with a newline. we
-            # have to add the previous line's end_position.
-            previous_leaf = endmarker.get_previous_leaf()
-            if previous_leaf is not None:
-                last_end = previous_leaf.end_pos[1]
-        last_line = re.sub('.*\n', '', prefix)
-        endmarker.start_pos = endmarker.line - 1, last_end + len(last_line)
+    leaf = endmarker.get_previous_leaf()
+    if prefix:
+        text = prefix
     else:
-        newline = endmarker.get_previous_leaf()
-        if newline is None:
-            return  # This means that the parser is empty.
+        if leaf is None:
+            raise ValueError("You're trying to remove a newline from an empty module.")
 
-        assert newline.value.endswith('\n')
-        newline.value = newline.value[:-1]
-        endmarker.start_pos = \
-            newline.start_pos[0], newline.start_pos[1] + len(newline.value)
+        text = leaf.value
+
+    if not text.endswith('\n'):
+        raise ValueError("There's no newline at the end, cannot remove it.")
+
+    text = text[:-1]
+    if prefix:
+        endmarker.prefix = text
+        print(endmarker.start_pos)
+
+        if leaf is None:
+            end_pos = (1, 0)
+        else:
+            end_pos = leaf.end_pos
+
+        lines = splitlines(text, keepends=True)
+        if len(lines) == 1:
+            end_pos = end_pos[0], end_pos[1] + len(lines[0])
+        else:
+            end_pos = end_pos[0] + len(lines) - 1,  len(lines[-1])
+        endmarker.start_pos = end_pos
+        print(endmarker.start_pos)
+    else:
+        leaf.value = text
+        endmarker.start_pos = leaf.end_pos
diff --git a/jedi/parser/tokenize.py b/jedi/parser/tokenize.py
index e7fbee7b..ddbb15fc 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/tokenize.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/tokenize.py
@@ -249,11 +249,7 @@ def generate_tokens(lines, use_exact_op_types=False):
         while pos < max:
             pseudomatch = pseudo_token_compiled.match(line, pos)
             if not pseudomatch:                             # scan for tokens
-                txt = line[pos]
-                if line[pos] in '"\'':
-                    # If a literal starts but doesn't end the whole rest of the
-                    # line is an error token.
-                    txt = line[pos:]
+                txt = line[pos:]
                 if txt.endswith('\n'):
                     new_line = True
                 yield TokenInfo(ERRORTOKEN, txt, (lnum, pos), prefix)
@@ -263,7 +259,8 @@ def generate_tokens(lines, use_exact_op_types=False):
             additional_prefix = ''
             start, pos = pseudomatch.span(2)
             spos = (lnum, start)
-            token, initial = line[start:pos], line[start]
+            token = pseudomatch.group(2)
+            initial = token[0]
 
             if new_line and initial not in '\r\n#':
                 new_line = False
diff --git a/test/test_parser/test_parser.py b/test/test_parser/test_parser.py
index 71d78699..b7d4208f 100644
--- a/test/test_parser/test_parser.py
+++ b/test/test_parser/test_parser.py
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 import sys
 from textwrap import dedent
 
+import pytest
+
 import jedi
 from jedi._compatibility import u, is_py3
 from jedi.parser.python import parse, load_grammar
 from jedi.parser.python import tree
+from jedi.common import splitlines
 
 
 def test_user_statement_on_import():
@@ -226,3 +229,15 @@ def test_load_newer_grammar():
     # The same is true for very old grammars (even though this is probably not
     # going to be an issue.
     load_grammar('1.5')
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('code', ['foo "', 'foo """\n', 'foo """\nbar'])
+def test_open_string_literal(code):
+    """
+    Testing mostly if removing the last newline works.
+    """
+    lines = splitlines(code, keepends=True)
+    end_pos = (len(lines), len(lines[-1]))
+    module = parse(code)
+    assert module.get_code() == code
+    assert module.end_pos == end_pos == module.children[1].end_pos