diff --git a/compiler/semtypes.nim b/compiler/semtypes.nim
index 2977e64f76b82..81293e2c3a74e 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypes.nim
@@ -2040,11 +2040,7 @@ proc semTypeNode(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
       elif op.s == "owned" and optOwnedRefs notin c.config.globalOptions and n.len == 2:
         result = semTypeExpr(c, n[1], prev)
       else:
-        if c.inGenericContext > 0 and n.kind in nkCallKinds:
-          let n = semGenericStmt(c, n)
-          result = makeTypeFromExpr(c, n.copyTree)
-        else:
-          result = semTypeExpr(c, n, prev)
+        result = semTypeExpr(c, n, prev)
   of nkWhenStmt:
     var whenResult = semWhen(c, n, false)
     if whenResult.kind == nkStmtList: whenResult.transitionSonsKind(nkStmtListType)