diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index 3a005e2513e..92cb31fcf85 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ use rustc_lint::{LateContext, Level, Lint, LintContext};
 use rustc_middle::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc_middle::ty::subst::{GenericArg, GenericArgKind};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, layout::IntegerExt, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable};
-use rustc_mir::const_eval;
 use rustc_span::hygiene::{ExpnKind, MacroKind};
 use rustc_span::source_map::original_sp;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{self, kw, Symbol};
@@ -883,19 +882,11 @@ pub fn is_copy<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
 
 /// Checks if an expression is constructing a tuple-like enum variant or struct
 pub fn is_ctor_or_promotable_const_function(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-    fn has_no_arguments(cx: &LateContext<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
-        cx.tcx.fn_sig(def_id).skip_binder().inputs().is_empty()
-    }
-
     if let ExprKind::Call(ref fun, _) = expr.kind {
         if let ExprKind::Path(ref qp) = fun.kind {
             let res = cx.qpath_res(qp, fun.hir_id);
             return match res {
                 def::Res::Def(DefKind::Variant | DefKind::Ctor(..), ..) => true,
-                // FIXME: check the constness of the arguments, see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/5682#issuecomment-638681210
-                def::Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, def_id) if has_no_arguments(cx, def_id) => {
-                    const_eval::is_const_fn(cx.tcx, def_id)
-                },
                 def::Res::Def(_, def_id) => cx.tcx.is_promotable_const_fn(def_id),
                 _ => false,
             };
diff --git a/tests/ui/or_fun_call.fixed b/tests/ui/or_fun_call.fixed
index 67faa8bd4a0..2045ffdb5f0 100644
--- a/tests/ui/or_fun_call.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/or_fun_call.fixed
@@ -116,12 +116,4 @@ fn f() -> Option<()> {
     Some(())
 }
 
-// Issue 5886 - const fn (with no arguments)
-pub fn skip_const_fn_with_no_args() {
-    const fn foo() -> Option<i32> {
-        Some(42)
-    }
-    let _ = None.or(foo());
-}
-
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/or_fun_call.rs b/tests/ui/or_fun_call.rs
index 9867e2eedcf..522f31b72d0 100644
--- a/tests/ui/or_fun_call.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/or_fun_call.rs
@@ -116,12 +116,4 @@ fn f() -> Option<()> {
     Some(())
 }
 
-// Issue 5886 - const fn (with no arguments)
-pub fn skip_const_fn_with_no_args() {
-    const fn foo() -> Option<i32> {
-        Some(42)
-    }
-    let _ = None.or(foo());
-}
-
 fn main() {}