diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/empty_enum.rs b/clippy_lints/src/empty_enum.rs
index b0389fd9a2f6..2a0dde656682 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/empty_enum.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/empty_enum.rs
@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ declare_lint_pass!(EmptyEnum => [EMPTY_ENUM]);
 
 impl LateLintPass<'_> for EmptyEnum {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, item: &Item<'_>) {
-        if let ItemKind::Enum(..) = item.kind
+        if let ItemKind::Enum(.., def) = item.kind
+            && def.variants.is_empty()
             // Only suggest the `never_type` if the feature is enabled
             && cx.tcx.features().never_type()
-            && let Some(adt) = cx.tcx.type_of(item.owner_id).instantiate_identity().ty_adt_def()
-            && adt.variants().is_empty()
         {
             span_lint_and_help(
                 cx,
diff --git a/tests/ui/empty_enum.rs b/tests/ui/empty_enum.rs
index 439fd0974f5f..ea5a00bb7843 100644
--- a/tests/ui/empty_enum.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/empty_enum.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#![allow(dead_code)]
 #![warn(clippy::empty_enum)]
 // Enable never type to test empty enum lint
 #![feature(never_type)]
+
 enum Empty {}
 //~^ empty_enum
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/empty_enum_without_never_type.rs b/tests/ui/empty_enum_without_never_type.rs
index 3661a1537208..cec53c555246 100644
--- a/tests/ui/empty_enum_without_never_type.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/empty_enum_without_never_type.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 //@ check-pass
 
-#![allow(dead_code)]
 #![warn(clippy::empty_enum)]
 
 // `never_type` is not enabled; this test has no stderr file