diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/object_safety.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/object_safety.rs
index 3852005ee3f35..e155f0366e19f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/object_safety.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/object_safety.rs
@@ -257,13 +257,11 @@ fn predicates_reference_self(
 }
 
 fn bounds_reference_self(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_def_id: DefId) -> SmallVec<[Span; 1]> {
-    let trait_ref = ty::Binder::dummy(ty::TraitRef::identity(tcx, trait_def_id));
     tcx.associated_items(trait_def_id)
         .in_definition_order()
         .filter(|item| item.kind == ty::AssocKind::Type)
         .flat_map(|item| tcx.explicit_item_bounds(item.def_id))
-        .map(|&(predicate, sp)| (predicate.subst_supertrait(tcx, &trait_ref), sp))
-        .filter_map(|predicate| predicate_references_self(tcx, predicate))
+        .filter_map(|pred_span| predicate_references_self(tcx, *pred_span))
         .collect()
 }