diff --git a/crates/ide_assists/src/handlers/add_return_type.rs b/crates/ide_assists/src/handlers/add_return_type.rs
index d99443588ae..2c5b61eddb7 100644
--- a/crates/ide_assists/src/handlers/add_return_type.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_assists/src/handlers/add_return_type.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::{AssistContext, AssistId, AssistKind, Assists};
 // fn foo() -> i32 { 42i32 }
 // ```
 pub(crate) fn add_return_type(acc: &mut Assists, ctx: &AssistContext) -> Option<()> {
-    let (fn_type, tail_expr, builder_edit_pos, needs_whitespace) = extract_tail(ctx)?;
+    let (fn_type, tail_expr, builder_edit_pos) = extract_tail(ctx)?;
     let module = ctx.sema.scope(tail_expr.syntax()).module()?;
     let ty = ctx.sema.type_of_expr(&tail_expr)?.adjusted();
     if ty.is_unit() {
@@ -32,14 +32,13 @@ pub(crate) fn add_return_type(acc: &mut Assists, ctx: &AssistContext) -> Option<
         },
         tail_expr.syntax().text_range(),
         |builder| {
-            let preceeding_whitespace = if needs_whitespace { " " } else { "" };
-
             match builder_edit_pos {
-                InsertOrReplace::Insert(insert_pos) => {
+                InsertOrReplace::Insert(insert_pos, needs_whitespace) => {
+                    let preceeding_whitespace = if needs_whitespace { " " } else { "" };
                     builder.insert(insert_pos, &format!("{}-> {} ", preceeding_whitespace, ty))
                 }
                 InsertOrReplace::Replace(text_range) => {
-                    builder.replace(text_range, &format!("{}-> {}", preceeding_whitespace, ty))
+                    builder.replace(text_range, &format!("-> {}", ty))
                 }
             }
             if let FnType::Closure { wrap_expr: true } = fn_type {
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ pub(crate) fn add_return_type(acc: &mut Assists, ctx: &AssistContext) -> Option<
 }
 
 enum InsertOrReplace {
-    Insert(TextSize),
+    Insert(TextSize, bool),
     Replace(TextRange),
 }
 
@@ -61,13 +60,13 @@ enum InsertOrReplace {
 fn ret_ty_to_action(
     ret_ty: Option<ast::RetType>,
     insert_after: SyntaxToken,
-) -> Option<(InsertOrReplace, bool)> {
+) -> Option<InsertOrReplace> {
     match ret_ty {
         Some(ret_ty) => match ret_ty.ty() {
             Some(ast::Type::InferType(_)) | None => {
                 cov_mark::hit!(existing_infer_ret_type);
                 cov_mark::hit!(existing_infer_ret_type_closure);
-                Some((InsertOrReplace::Replace(ret_ty.syntax().text_range()), false))
+                Some(InsertOrReplace::Replace(ret_ty.syntax().text_range()))
             }
             _ => {
                 cov_mark::hit!(existing_ret_type);
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ fn ret_ty_to_action(
                 _ => (insert_after_pos, true),
             };
 
-            Some((InsertOrReplace::Insert(insert_pos), needs_whitespace))
+            Some(InsertOrReplace::Insert(insert_pos, needs_whitespace))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -94,13 +93,13 @@ enum FnType {
     Closure { wrap_expr: bool },
 }
 
-fn extract_tail(ctx: &AssistContext) -> Option<(FnType, ast::Expr, InsertOrReplace, bool)> {
-    let (fn_type, tail_expr, return_type_range, action, needs_whitespace) =
+fn extract_tail(ctx: &AssistContext) -> Option<(FnType, ast::Expr, InsertOrReplace)> {
+    let (fn_type, tail_expr, return_type_range, action) =
         if let Some(closure) = ctx.find_node_at_offset::<ast::ClosureExpr>() {
             let rpipe = closure.param_list()?.syntax().last_token()?;
             let rpipe_pos = rpipe.text_range().end();
 
-            let (action, needs_whitespace) = ret_ty_to_action(closure.ret_type(), rpipe)?;
+            let action = ret_ty_to_action(closure.ret_type(), rpipe)?;
 
             let body = closure.body()?;
             let body_start = body.syntax().first_token()?.text_range().start();
@@ -110,13 +109,13 @@ fn extract_tail(ctx: &AssistContext) -> Option<(FnType, ast::Expr, InsertOrRepla
             };
 
             let ret_range = TextRange::new(rpipe_pos, body_start);
-            (FnType::Closure { wrap_expr }, tail_expr, ret_range, action, needs_whitespace)
+            (FnType::Closure { wrap_expr }, tail_expr, ret_range, action)
         } else {
             let func = ctx.find_node_at_offset::<ast::Fn>()?;
 
             let rparen = func.param_list()?.r_paren_token()?;
             let rparen_pos = rparen.text_range().end();
-            let (action, needs_whitespace) = ret_ty_to_action(func.ret_type(), rparen)?;
+            let action = ret_ty_to_action(func.ret_type(), rparen)?;
 
             let body = func.body()?;
             let stmt_list = body.stmt_list()?;
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ fn extract_tail(ctx: &AssistContext) -> Option<(FnType, ast::Expr, InsertOrRepla
 
             let ret_range_end = stmt_list.l_curly_token()?.text_range().start();
             let ret_range = TextRange::new(rparen_pos, ret_range_end);
-            (FnType::Function, tail_expr, ret_range, action, needs_whitespace)
+            (FnType::Function, tail_expr, ret_range, action)
         };
     let range = ctx.selection_trimmed();
     if return_type_range.contains_range(range) {
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ fn extract_tail(ctx: &AssistContext) -> Option<(FnType, ast::Expr, InsertOrRepla
     } else {
         return None;
     }
-    Some((fn_type, tail_expr, action, needs_whitespace))
+    Some((fn_type, tail_expr, action))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]