diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/get_first.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/get_first.rs
index ee063adac..e7b4564c6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/get_first.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/get_first.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
-use clippy_utils::is_slice_of_primitives;
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_with_applicability;
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_ast::LitKind;
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
         if let Some(method_id) = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id);
         if let Some(impl_id) = cx.tcx.impl_of_method(method_id);
         if cx.tcx.type_of(impl_id).instantiate_identity().is_slice();
-        if let Some(_) = is_slice_of_primitives(cx, recv);
         if let hir::ExprKind::Lit(Spanned { node: LitKind::Int(0, _), .. }) = arg.kind;
         then {
             let mut app = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
diff --git a/tests/ui/get_first.fixed b/tests/ui/get_first.fixed
index b1a597fc4..a7cdd2a93 100644
--- a/tests/ui/get_first.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/get_first.fixed
@@ -14,17 +14,20 @@ impl Bar {
 
 fn main() {
     let x = vec![2, 3, 5];
-    let _ = x.first(); // Use x.first()
+    let _ = x.first();
+    //~^ ERROR: accessing first element with `x.get(0)`
     let _ = x.get(1);
     let _ = x[0];
 
     let y = [2, 3, 5];
-    let _ = y.first(); // Use y.first()
+    let _ = y.first();
+    //~^ ERROR: accessing first element with `y.get(0)`
     let _ = y.get(1);
     let _ = y[0];
 
     let z = &[2, 3, 5];
-    let _ = z.first(); // Use z.first()
+    let _ = z.first();
+    //~^ ERROR: accessing first element with `z.get(0)`
     let _ = z.get(1);
     let _ = z[0];
 
@@ -37,4 +40,8 @@ fn main() {
 
     let bar = Bar { arr: [0, 1, 2] };
     let _ = bar.get(0); // Do not lint, because Bar is struct.
+
+    let non_primitives = [vec![1, 2], vec![3, 4]];
+    let _ = non_primitives.first();
+    //~^ ERROR: accessing first element with `non_primitives.get(0)`
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/get_first.rs b/tests/ui/get_first.rs
index e27ee4be8..cca743c4b 100644
--- a/tests/ui/get_first.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/get_first.rs
@@ -14,17 +14,20 @@ impl Bar {
 
 fn main() {
     let x = vec![2, 3, 5];
-    let _ = x.get(0); // Use x.first()
+    let _ = x.get(0);
+    //~^ ERROR: accessing first element with `x.get(0)`
     let _ = x.get(1);
     let _ = x[0];
 
     let y = [2, 3, 5];
-    let _ = y.get(0); // Use y.first()
+    let _ = y.get(0);
+    //~^ ERROR: accessing first element with `y.get(0)`
     let _ = y.get(1);
     let _ = y[0];
 
     let z = &[2, 3, 5];
-    let _ = z.get(0); // Use z.first()
+    let _ = z.get(0);
+    //~^ ERROR: accessing first element with `z.get(0)`
     let _ = z.get(1);
     let _ = z[0];
 
@@ -37,4 +40,8 @@ fn main() {
 
     let bar = Bar { arr: [0, 1, 2] };
     let _ = bar.get(0); // Do not lint, because Bar is struct.
+
+    let non_primitives = [vec![1, 2], vec![3, 4]];
+    let _ = non_primitives.get(0);
+    //~^ ERROR: accessing first element with `non_primitives.get(0)`
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/get_first.stderr b/tests/ui/get_first.stderr
index 56b4c29a3..8ee66e33c 100644
--- a/tests/ui/get_first.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/get_first.stderr
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 error: accessing first element with `x.get(0)`
   --> $DIR/get_first.rs:17:13
    |
-LL |     let _ = x.get(0); // Use x.first()
+LL |     let _ = x.get(0);
    |             ^^^^^^^^ help: try: `x.first()`
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::get-first` implied by `-D warnings`
    = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::get_first)]`
 
 error: accessing first element with `y.get(0)`
-  --> $DIR/get_first.rs:22:13
+  --> $DIR/get_first.rs:23:13
    |
-LL |     let _ = y.get(0); // Use y.first()
+LL |     let _ = y.get(0);
    |             ^^^^^^^^ help: try: `y.first()`
 
 error: accessing first element with `z.get(0)`
-  --> $DIR/get_first.rs:27:13
+  --> $DIR/get_first.rs:29:13
    |
-LL |     let _ = z.get(0); // Use z.first()
+LL |     let _ = z.get(0);
    |             ^^^^^^^^ help: try: `z.first()`
 
-error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
+error: accessing first element with `non_primitives.get(0)`
+  --> $DIR/get_first.rs:45:13
+   |
+LL |     let _ = non_primitives.get(0);
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `non_primitives.first()`
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors