diff --git a/src/rules/utils/parseJestFnCall.ts b/src/rules/utils/parseJestFnCall.ts
index 3a62d767f..d5bbc55f1 100644
--- a/src/rules/utils/parseJestFnCall.ts
+++ b/src/rules/utils/parseJestFnCall.ts
@@ -608,12 +608,6 @@ export const scopeHasLocalReference = (
       }
     }
 
-    if (
-      currentScope.through.every(ref => ref.identifier.name !== referenceName)
-    ) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
     currentScope = currentScope.upper;
   }