diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/manual_unwrap_or.rs b/clippy_lints/src/manual_unwrap_or.rs
index 203f018a9e26..615e2d5c2af4 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/manual_unwrap_or.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/manual_unwrap_or.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 use crate::consts::constant_simple;
 use crate::utils;
-use crate::utils::{path_to_local_id, sugg};
+use crate::utils::{in_constant, path_to_local_id, sugg};
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
 use clippy_utils::source::{indent_of, reindent_multiline, snippet_opt};
 use clippy_utils::ty::is_type_diagnostic_item;
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
-use rustc_hir::{hir_id::HirId, intravisit::FnKind, Arm, Body, Expr, ExprKind, FnDecl, Pat, PatKind, StmtKind};
+use rustc_hir::{Arm, Expr, ExprKind, Pat, PatKind};
 use rustc_lint::LintContext;
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
-use rustc_span::{source_map::Span, sym};
+use rustc_span::sym;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:**
@@ -44,34 +44,11 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 declare_lint_pass!(ManualUnwrapOr => [MANUAL_UNWRAP_OR]);
 
 impl LateLintPass<'_> for ManualUnwrapOr {
-    fn check_fn(
-        &mut self,
-        cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
-        kind: FnKind<'tcx>,
-        _: &'tcx FnDecl<'tcx>,
-        body: &'tcx Body<'tcx>,
-        span: Span,
-        _: HirId,
-    ) {
-        if in_external_macro(cx.sess(), span) {
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) {
+        if in_external_macro(cx.sess(), expr.span) || in_constant(cx, expr.hir_id) {
             return;
         }
-        if_chain! {
-            if let FnKind::ItemFn(_, _, header, _) = kind;
-            if !header.is_const();
-            let expr = &body.value;
-            if let ExprKind::Block(block, _) = expr.kind;
-            then {
-                for stmt in block.stmts {
-                    if let StmtKind::Expr(expr) | StmtKind::Semi(expr) = &stmt.kind {
-                        lint_manual_unwrap_or(cx, expr);
-                    }
-                }
-                if let Some(expr) = block.expr {
-                    lint_manual_unwrap_or(cx, expr);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        lint_manual_unwrap_or(cx, expr);
     }
 }