diff --git a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
index 3d2f2d593..5c132e734 100644
--- a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
@@ -395,11 +395,7 @@ static const Token *checkMissingReturnScope(const Token *tok, const Library &lib
         if (tok->str() == "goto" && !isForwardJump(tok))
             return nullptr;
         if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && !library.isnotnoreturn(tok)) {
-            const Token *start = tok;
-            while (Token::Match(start->tokAt(-2), "%name% :: %name%"))
-                start = start->tokAt(-2);
-            if (Token::Match(start->previous(), "[;{}] %name% ::|("))
-                return nullptr;
+            return nullptr;
         }
         if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %name% :"))
             return tok;
diff --git a/test/testfunctions.cpp b/test/testfunctions.cpp
index f0291e292..427194eac 100644
--- a/test/testfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testfunctions.cpp
@@ -1741,6 +1741,16 @@ private:
 
         check("template<class T> typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<T, int>{}>::type f(T) {}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("struct S {\n"
+              "     [[noreturn]] void f();\n"
+              "     int g() { this->f(); }\n"
+              "};\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("struct S { [[noreturn]] void f(); };\n"
+              "int g(S& s) { s.f(); }\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     // NRVO check