diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs
index a9f67f984da8e..6d4bd981b7b42 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs
@@ -526,14 +526,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             _ => self.instantiate_value_path(segs, opt_ty, res, expr.span, expr.hir_id).0,
         };
 
-        if let ty::FnDef(did, callee_args) = *ty.kind() {
+        if let ty::FnDef(did, _) = *ty.kind() {
             let fn_sig = ty.fn_sig(tcx);
 
-            // HACK: whenever we get a FnDef in a non-const context, enforce effects to get the
-            // default `host = true` to avoid inference errors later.
-            if tcx.hir().body_const_context(self.body_id).is_none() {
-                self.enforce_context_effects(expr.hir_id, qpath.span(), did, callee_args);
-            }
             if tcx.fn_sig(did).skip_binder().abi() == RustIntrinsic
                 && tcx.item_name(did) == sym::transmute
             {