diff --git a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index c8f92fa41b9..f32ef64be2e 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -6957,12 +6957,6 @@ public class FirOldFrontendDiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractFirDiagnosti
                 runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/incompleteTypeInference.kt");
             }
 
-            @Test
-            @TestMetadata("kt37796.kt")
-            public void testKt37796() throws Exception {
-                runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.kt");
-            }
-
             @Test
             @TestMetadata("kt4640.kt")
             public void testKt4640() throws Exception {
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DelegatedPropertyResolver.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DelegatedPropertyResolver.kt
index 52ea1b1df76..765afd913b8 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DelegatedPropertyResolver.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DelegatedPropertyResolver.kt
@@ -545,12 +545,7 @@ class DelegatedPropertyResolver(
             traceToResolveDelegatedProperty, false, delegateExpression, ContextDependency.DEPENDENT
         )
 
-        if (delegateTypeInfo.type == null) {
-            traceToResolveDelegatedProperty.commit()
-            return null
-        }
-
-        var delegateType = delegateTypeInfo.type
+        var delegateType = delegateTypeInfo.type ?: return null
         var delegateDataFlow = delegateTypeInfo.dataFlowInfo
 
         val delegateTypeConstructor = delegateType.constructor
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.fir.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.fir.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 768f96f595c..00000000000
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.fir.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-val foo by <!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>foo<!>
-
-val bar by <!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!><!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>baz<!>(bar)<!>
-
-fun <T> baz(t: T): T = t
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1abb8e51561..00000000000
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-val foo by <!DEBUG_INFO_MISSING_UNRESOLVED, TYPECHECKER_HAS_RUN_INTO_RECURSIVE_PROBLEM!>foo<!>
-
-val bar by <!DELEGATE_SPECIAL_FUNCTION_MISSING!>baz(<!DEBUG_INFO_MISSING_UNRESOLVED, TYPECHECKER_HAS_RUN_INTO_RECURSIVE_PROBLEM!>bar<!>)<!>
-
-fun <T> baz(t: T): T = t
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index dbc8b82f67e..00000000000
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package
-
-public val bar: [ERROR : Type from delegate]
-public val foo: [ERROR : <ERROR FUNCTION RETURN TYPE>]
-public fun </*0*/ T> baz(/*0*/ t: T): T
-
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/recursiveType.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/recursiveType.kt
index 5d8b50bc9bf..d74411e9801 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/recursiveType.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/recursiveType.kt
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
 
-val a by <!DEBUG_INFO_MISSING_UNRESOLVED, TYPECHECKER_HAS_RUN_INTO_RECURSIVE_PROBLEM!>a<!>
+val a by <!DEBUG_INFO_ELEMENT_WITH_ERROR_TYPE{NI}, TYPECHECKER_HAS_RUN_INTO_RECURSIVE_PROBLEM{OI}!>a<!>
 
 val b by Delegate(<!DEBUG_INFO_MISSING_UNRESOLVED{NI}, TYPECHECKER_HAS_RUN_INTO_RECURSIVE_PROBLEM!>b<!>)
 
 val c by <!DEBUG_INFO_ELEMENT_WITH_ERROR_TYPE, UNINITIALIZED_VARIABLE!>d<!>
-val d by <!DEBUG_INFO_MISSING_UNRESOLVED, TYPECHECKER_HAS_RUN_INTO_RECURSIVE_PROBLEM!>c<!>
+val d by <!DEBUG_INFO_ELEMENT_WITH_ERROR_TYPE{NI}, TYPECHECKER_HAS_RUN_INTO_RECURSIVE_PROBLEM{OI}!>c<!>
 
 class Delegate(i: Int) {
   operator fun getValue(t: Any?, p: KProperty<*>): Int {
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/DiagnosticTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/DiagnosticTestGenerated.java
index 1e2b50cec6e..e83c9f36071 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/DiagnosticTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/DiagnosticTestGenerated.java
@@ -6963,12 +6963,6 @@ public class DiagnosticTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticTest {
                 runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/incompleteTypeInference.kt");
             }
 
-            @Test
-            @TestMetadata("kt37796.kt")
-            public void testKt37796() throws Exception {
-                runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/delegatedProperty/kt37796.kt");
-            }
-
             @Test
             @TestMetadata("kt4640.kt")
             public void testKt4640() throws Exception {