diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/noop_method_call.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/noop_method_call.rs
index 2a3ff3a7546..9a62afd3caf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/noop_method_call.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/noop_method_call.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::context::LintContext;
-use crate::rustc_middle::ty::TypeVisitable;
 use crate::LateContext;
 use crate::LateLintPass;
 use rustc_errors::fluent;
@@ -65,11 +64,6 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NoopMethodCall {
         let substs = cx
             .tcx
             .normalize_erasing_regions(cx.param_env, cx.typeck_results().node_substs(expr.hir_id));
-        if substs.needs_subst() {
-            // We can't resolve on types that require monomorphization, so we don't handle them if
-            // we need to perform substitution.
-            return;
-        }
         // Resolve the trait method instance.
         let Ok(Some(i)) = ty::Instance::resolve(cx.tcx, cx.param_env, did, substs) else {
             return
diff --git a/src/test/ui/lint/noop-method-call.rs b/src/test/ui/lint/noop-method-call.rs
index 9870c813572..89b29663595 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/lint/noop-method-call.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/lint/noop-method-call.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 fn generic<T>(non_clone_type: &PlainType<T>) {
     non_clone_type.clone();
+    //~^ WARNING call to `.clone()` on a reference in this situation does nothing
 }
 
 fn non_generic(non_clone_type: &PlainType<u32>) {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/lint/noop-method-call.stderr b/src/test/ui/lint/noop-method-call.stderr
index c71de44dc71..6a904d01abc 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/lint/noop-method-call.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/lint/noop-method-call.stderr
@@ -28,12 +28,20 @@ LL |     let non_borrow_type_borrow: &PlainType<u32> = non_borrow_type.borrow();
    = note: the type `&PlainType<u32>` which `borrow` is being called on is the same as the type returned from `borrow`, so the method call does not do anything and can be removed
 
 warning: call to `.clone()` on a reference in this situation does nothing
-  --> $DIR/noop-method-call.rs:52:19
+  --> $DIR/noop-method-call.rs:48:19
+   |
+LL |     non_clone_type.clone();
+   |                   ^^^^^^^^ unnecessary method call
+   |
+   = note: the type `&PlainType<T>` which `clone` is being called on is the same as the type returned from `clone`, so the method call does not do anything and can be removed
+
+warning: call to `.clone()` on a reference in this situation does nothing
+  --> $DIR/noop-method-call.rs:53:19
    |
 LL |     non_clone_type.clone();
    |                   ^^^^^^^^ unnecessary method call
    |
    = note: the type `&PlainType<u32>` which `clone` is being called on is the same as the type returned from `clone`, so the method call does not do anything and can be removed
 
-warning: 4 warnings emitted
+warning: 5 warnings emitted