diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts
index b25157df4cc9..e924bb87dd20 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts
@@ -240,12 +240,10 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
         return;
       }
 
-      if (returnsThenable(checker, tsNode.right)) {
-        context.report({
-          messageId: 'voidReturnVariable',
-          node: node.right,
-        });
-      }
+      context.report({
+        messageId: 'voidReturnVariable',
+        node: node.right,
+      });
     }
 
     function checkVariableDeclaration(node: TSESTree.VariableDeclarator): void {
@@ -345,9 +343,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
       if (tsNode.expression === undefined || node.argument == null) {
         return;
       }
-      if (!returnsThenable(checker, tsNode.expression)) {
-        return;
-      }
       const contextualType = checker.getContextualType(tsNode.expression);
       if (
         contextualType !== undefined &&
@@ -371,9 +366,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
       ) {
         return;
       }
-      if (!returnsThenable(checker, value.expression)) {
-        return;
-      }
       const contextualType = checker.getContextualType(value);
       if (
         contextualType !== undefined &&