diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_locals.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_locals.rs
index fd0506a658f..a26bb98c5e2 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_locals.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_locals.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ use clippy_utils::is_from_proc_macro;
 use clippy_utils::ty::needs_ordered_drop;
 use rustc_ast::Mutability;
 use rustc_hir::def::Res;
-use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, ByRef, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Local, Node, Pat, PatKind, QPath};
-use rustc_infer::infer::TyCtxtInferExt;
+use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, ByRef, ExprKind, HirId, Local, Node, Pat, PatKind, QPath};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
 use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_span::symbol::Ident;
 use rustc_span::DesugaringKind;
-use rustc_trait_selection::infer::InferCtxtExt as _;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ### What it does
@@ -68,18 +66,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for RedundantLocals {
             // the local does not change the effect of assignments to the binding. see #11290
             if !affects_assignments(cx, mutability, binding_id, local.hir_id);
             // the local does not affect the code's drop behavior
-            if !affects_drop_behavior(cx, binding_id, local.hir_id, expr);
+            if !needs_ordered_drop(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr));
             // the local is user-controlled
             if !in_external_macro(cx.sess(), local.span);
             if !is_from_proc_macro(cx, expr);
-            // the local does not impl Drop trait. see #11599
-            let local_ty = cx.typeck_results().node_type(local.hir_id);
-            if let Some(drop_trait_id) = cx.tcx.lang_items().drop_trait();
-            if !cx.tcx.infer_ctxt().build().type_implements_trait(
-              drop_trait_id,
-              [local_ty],
-              cx.param_env
-            ).must_apply_modulo_regions();
             then {
                 span_lint_and_help(
                     cx,
@@ -114,13 +104,3 @@ fn affects_assignments(cx: &LateContext<'_>, mutability: Mutability, bind: HirId
     // the binding is mutable and the rebinding is in a different scope than the original binding
     mutability == Mutability::Mut && hir.get_enclosing_scope(bind) != hir.get_enclosing_scope(rebind)
 }
-
-/// Check if a rebinding of a local affects the code's drop behavior.
-fn affects_drop_behavior<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, bind: HirId, rebind: HirId, rebind_expr: &Expr<'tcx>) -> bool {
-    let hir = cx.tcx.hir();
-
-    // the rebinding is in a different scope than the original binding
-    // and the type of the binding cares about drop order
-    hir.get_enclosing_scope(bind) != hir.get_enclosing_scope(rebind)
-        && needs_ordered_drop(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(rebind_expr))
-}
diff --git a/tests/ui/redundant_locals.rs b/tests/ui/redundant_locals.rs
index 985bc739b26..e81db300f15 100644
--- a/tests/ui/redundant_locals.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/redundant_locals.rs
@@ -124,14 +124,34 @@ impl Drop for WithDrop {
     fn drop(&mut self) {}
 }
 
+struct InnerDrop(WithDrop);
+
+struct ComposeDrop {
+    d: WithDrop,
+}
+
 struct WithoutDrop(usize);
 
 fn drop_trait() {
     let a = WithDrop(1);
     let b = WithDrop(2);
     let a = a;
-
-    let c = WithoutDrop(1);
-    let d = WithoutDrop(2);
-    let c = c;
+}
+
+fn without_drop() {
+    let a = WithoutDrop(1);
+    let b = WithoutDrop(2);
+    let a = a;
+}
+
+fn drop_inner() {
+    let a = InnerDrop(WithDrop(1));
+    let b = InnerDrop(WithDrop(2));
+    let a = a;
+}
+
+fn drop_compose() {
+    let a = ComposeDrop { d: WithDrop(1) };
+    let b = ComposeDrop { d: WithDrop(1) };
+    let a = a;
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/redundant_locals.stderr b/tests/ui/redundant_locals.stderr
index 9f8dc6e6162..6e9da8fccbd 100644
--- a/tests/ui/redundant_locals.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/redundant_locals.stderr
@@ -134,15 +134,15 @@ LL |         let x = x;
    = help: remove the redefinition of `x`
 
 error: redundant redefinition of a binding
-  --> $DIR/redundant_locals.rs:134:9
+  --> $DIR/redundant_locals.rs:142:9
    |
-LL |     let c = WithoutDrop(1);
+LL |     let a = WithoutDrop(1);
    |         ^
-LL |     let d = WithoutDrop(2);
-LL |     let c = c;
+LL |     let b = WithoutDrop(2);
+LL |     let a = a;
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^
    |
-   = help: remove the redefinition of `c`
+   = help: remove the redefinition of `a`
 
 error: aborting due to 14 previous errors