diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts b/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts
index 0799a1f0c0f..c271a1c2c12 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/src/referencer/Referencer.ts
@@ -214,13 +214,14 @@ class Referencer extends Visitor {
             new ParameterDefinition(pattern, node, info.rest),
           );
 
-          this.visitType(pattern.typeAnnotation);
           this.referencingDefaultValue(pattern, info.assignments, null, true);
         },
         { processRightHandNodes: true },
       );
       if ('typeAnnotation' in param) {
         this.visitType(param.typeAnnotation);
+      } else if (param.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.AssignmentPattern) {
+        this.visitType(param.left.typeAnnotation);
       }
       param.decorators?.forEach(d => this.visit(d));
     }
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/arrow/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/arrow/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot
index 24cd880b0fa..d676460da1d 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/arrow/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/arrow/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ ScopeManager {
           isTypeReference: true,
           resolved: Variable$3,
         },
-        Reference$3 {
-          identifier: Identifier<"T">,
-          isTypeReference: true,
-          resolved: Variable$3,
-        },
       ],
       isValueVariable: false,
       isTypeVariable: true,
@@ -80,7 +75,6 @@ ScopeManager {
       isStrict: false,
       references: Array [
         Reference$2,
-        Reference$3,
       ],
       set: Map {
         "a" => Variable$2,
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/function-declaration/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/function-declaration/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot
index cd162133488..11a3fbcea6e 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/function-declaration/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/function-declaration/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ ScopeManager {
           isTypeReference: true,
           resolved: Variable$4,
         },
-        Reference$2 {
-          identifier: Identifier<"T">,
-          isTypeReference: true,
-          resolved: Variable$4,
-        },
       ],
       isValueVariable: false,
       isTypeVariable: true,
@@ -77,7 +72,6 @@ ScopeManager {
       isStrict: false,
       references: Array [
         Reference$1,
-        Reference$2,
       ],
       set: Map {
         "arguments" => Variable$2,
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/function-expression/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/function-expression/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot
index de67c07993e..ab717d64779 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/function-expression/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/functions/function-expression/type-parameters/param-reference.ts.shot
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ ScopeManager {
           isTypeReference: true,
           resolved: Variable$4,
         },
-        Reference$3 {
-          identifier: Identifier<"T">,
-          isTypeReference: true,
-          resolved: Variable$4,
-        },
       ],
       isValueVariable: false,
       isTypeVariable: true,
@@ -87,7 +82,6 @@ ScopeManager {
       isStrict: false,
       references: Array [
         Reference$2,
-        Reference$3,
       ],
       set: Map {
         "arguments" => Variable$2,
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/type-annotation/parameter-default.ts.shot b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/type-annotation/parameter-default.ts.shot
index fda3779d541..94fd6552bf0 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/type-annotation/parameter-default.ts.shot
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/type-annotation/parameter-default.ts.shot
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ScopeManager {
       ],
       name: "T",
       references: Array [
-        Reference$1 {
+        Reference$2 {
           identifier: Identifier<"T">,
           isTypeReference: true,
           resolved: Variable$1,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ScopeManager {
       ],
       name: "a",
       references: Array [
-        Reference$2 {
+        Reference$1 {
           identifier: Identifier<"a">,
           init: true,
           isTypeReference: false,
diff --git a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/type-annotation/parameter.ts.shot b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/type-annotation/parameter.ts.shot
index fecf0e21c44..5fe34d95fe0 100644
--- a/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/type-annotation/parameter.ts.shot
+++ b/packages/scope-manager/tests/fixtures/type-annotation/parameter.ts.shot
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ ScopeManager {
           isTypeReference: true,
           resolved: Variable$1,
         },
-        Reference$2 {
-          identifier: Identifier<"T">,
-          isTypeReference: true,
-          resolved: Variable$1,
-        },
       ],
       isValueVariable: false,
       isTypeVariable: true,
@@ -79,7 +74,6 @@ ScopeManager {
       isStrict: false,
       references: Array [
         Reference$1,
-        Reference$2,
       ],
       set: Map {
         "arguments" => Variable$3,