diff --git a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
index aef6483b..963ea948 100644
--- a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
+++ b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
@@ -5323,10 +5323,6 @@ class CompilerBase extends \PhpAot\Core\Translator
     {
         if (!$this->hasVar($name)) {
             $this->addLocalVar($name, $defaultType);
-        } elseif ($defaultType === self::TYPE_VAR) {
-            if ($this->getVarType($name) !== self::TYPE_VAR) {
-                $this->fatalError($node, 'Cannot assign value to variable $' . $name . ' of type ' . $this->getVarType($name));
-            }
         } else {
             if ($this->getVarType($name) !== $defaultType) {
                 $this->fatalError($node, 'Cannot assign value to variable $' . $name . ' of type ' . $this->getVarType($name) . ' with type ' . $defaultType);
diff --git a/tests/aot/type_hits/005.phpt b/tests/aot/type_hits/005.phpt
index a1f8faff..0b586e1d 100644
--- a/tests/aot/type_hits/005.phpt
+++ b/tests/aot/type_hits/005.phpt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Baz {
 }
 
 class FooB {
-    function configure(FooA $o) {
+    function configure(EsmtpTransport $o) {
         $o->send('Hello World', 'foo@bar');
     }
 }