diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 58f3f93162..d39fe146e7 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
     c.config.internalAssert result[1].typ.kind == tyTypeDesc
     let typ = result[1].typ.base
-    if typ.kind in {tyObject, tyTuple}:
+    if typ.kind == tyObject:
       checkDefaultConstruction(c, typ, n.info)
   else:
     result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index 373e5fcdbe..fc624c7101 100644
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ proc semVarOrLet(c: PContext, n: PNode, symkind: TSymKind): PNode =
         else: v.typ = tup
         b[j] = newSymNode(v)
       if def.kind == nkEmpty:
-        if v.typ.kind in {tyObject, tyTuple}:
+        if v.typ.kind == tyObject:
           checkDefaultConstruction(c, v.typ, v.info)
         else:
           checkNilable(c, v)