diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index af2deb9aa..93962586b 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -280,18 +280,10 @@ impl LateLintPass for TypeComplexityPass {
     }
 
     fn check_struct_field(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, field: &StructField) {
+        // enum variants are also struct fields now
         check_type(cx, &field.node.ty);
     }
 
-    fn check_variant(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, var: &Variant, _: &Generics) {
-        // StructVariant is covered by check_struct_field
-        if let VariantData::Tuple(ref args, _) = *var.node.data {
-            for arg in args {
-                check_type(cx, &arg.node.ty);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, item: &Item) {
         match item.node {
             ItemStatic(ref ty, _, _) |
diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/complex_types.rs b/tests/compile-fail/complex_types.rs
index f5b21c6df..995132ba8 100755
--- a/tests/compile-fail/complex_types.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/complex_types.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ struct TS(Vec<Vec<Box<(u32, u32, u32, u32)>>>); //~ERROR very complex type
 
 enum E {
     V1(Vec<Vec<Box<(u32, u32, u32, u32)>>>), //~ERROR very complex type
-    //~^ERROR very complex type
     V2 { f: Vec<Vec<Box<(u32, u32, u32, u32)>>> }, //~ERROR very complex type
 }