1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/EtaExpansion.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/EtaExpansion.scala
index 97de2b6c85..5f4fa499b6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/EtaExpansion.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/EtaExpansion.scala
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ trait EtaExpansion { self: Analyzer =>
             val origTpe = sym.tpe
             val isRepeated = definitions.isRepeatedParamType(origTpe)
             // SI-4176 Don't leak A* in eta-expanded function types. See t4176b.scala
-            val droppedStarTpe = if (settings.etaExpandKeepsStar) origTpe else dropIllegalStarTypes(origTpe)
+            val droppedStarTpe = dropIllegalStarTypes(origTpe)
             val valDef = ValDef(Modifiers(SYNTHETIC | PARAM), sym.name.toTermName, TypeTree(droppedStarTpe), EmptyTree)
             (valDef, isRepeated)
         }