diff --git a/compiler/sigmatch.nim b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
index ae31f1630c..b9fb0c9572 100644
--- a/compiler/sigmatch.nim
+++ b/compiler/sigmatch.nim
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ proc typeRel(c: var TCandidate, f, aOrig: PType, doBind = true): TTypeRelation =
   of tyGenericParam:
     var x = PType(idTableGet(c.bindings, f))
     if x == nil:
-      if c.calleeSym != nil and c.callee.kind == tyGenericBody and
+      if c.callee.kind == tyGenericBody and
          f.kind == tyGenericParam and not c.typedescMatched:
         # XXX: The fact that generic types currently use tyGenericParam for 
         # their parameters is really a misnomer. tyGenericParam means "match