diff --git a/checker/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/checker/interning/InterningAnnotatedTypeFactory.java b/checker/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/checker/interning/InterningAnnotatedTypeFactory.java
index 9e5f4a72665..988fc09d12d 100644
--- a/checker/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/checker/interning/InterningAnnotatedTypeFactory.java
+++ b/checker/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/checker/interning/InterningAnnotatedTypeFactory.java
@@ -148,15 +148,6 @@ protected TypeAnnotator createTypeAnnotator() {
         return new ListTypeAnnotator(new InterningTypeAnnotator(this), super.createTypeAnnotator());
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void addComputedTypeAnnotations(Tree tree, AnnotatedTypeMirror type, boolean useFlow) {
-        Element element = TreeUtils.elementFromTree(tree);
-        if (!type.isAnnotatedInHierarchy(INTERNED) && ElementUtils.isCompileTimeConstant(element)) {
-            type.addAnnotation(INTERNED);
-        }
-        super.addComputedTypeAnnotations(tree, type, useFlow);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void addComputedTypeAnnotations(Element element, AnnotatedTypeMirror type) {
         if (!type.isAnnotatedInHierarchy(INTERNED) && ElementUtils.isCompileTimeConstant(element)) {
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/type/AbstractViewpointAdapter.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/type/AbstractViewpointAdapter.java
index 6520cfa3057..b59b3c043e9 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/type/AbstractViewpointAdapter.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/checkerframework/framework/type/AbstractViewpointAdapter.java
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public void viewpointAdaptMember(
         if (!shouldAdaptMember(memberType, memberElement)) {
             return;
         }
-
         AnnotatedTypeMirror decltype = atypeFactory.getAnnotatedType(memberElement);
         AnnotatedTypeMirror combinedType = combineTypeWithType(receiverType, decltype);
         memberType.replaceAnnotations(combinedType.getAnnotations());
diff --git a/framework/tests/viewpointtest/AnnoOnTypeVariableUse.java b/framework/tests/viewpointtest/AnnoOnTypeVariableUse.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f51af85f9b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/tests/viewpointtest/AnnoOnTypeVariableUse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import viewpointtest.quals.*;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("cast.unsafe.constructor.invocation")
+class Demo<E> {
+    @ReceiverDependentQual E element;
+
+    static void test() {
+        Demo<@B Element> d = new @A Demo<@B Element>();
+        // d.element = @A |> @RDQ = @A
+        // thus expects no error here
+        d.element = new @A Element();
+    }
+}
+
+class Element {
+    int f = 1;
+}