diff --git a/src/boot/me/semant.ml b/src/boot/me/semant.ml
index 789a236060d7e..1992bf932e974 100644
--- a/src/boot/me/semant.ml
+++ b/src/boot/me/semant.ml
@@ -1758,11 +1758,7 @@ and lookup_by_ident
                     check_slots scopes f.Ast.fn_input_slots
 
                 | Ast.MOD_ITEM_obj obj ->
-                    begin
-                      match htab_search obj.Ast.obj_fns ident with
-                          Some fn -> found cx scopes fn.id
-                        | None -> check_slots scopes obj.Ast.obj_state
-                    end
+                    check_slots scopes obj.Ast.obj_state
 
                 | Ast.MOD_ITEM_mod md ->
                     project_ident_from_items cx lchk
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/no-self-dispatch.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/no-self-dispatch.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..be90c12fec290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/no-self-dispatch.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// error-pattern: unresolved identifier
+obj oT() {
+  fn get() -> int {
+    ret 3;
+  }
+  fn foo() {
+    auto c = get();
+  }
+}
+fn main() {
+}