diff --git a/mypy/checkexpr.py b/mypy/checkexpr.py
index 21ed7e420ff4..5482ab562c1e 100644
--- a/mypy/checkexpr.py
+++ b/mypy/checkexpr.py
@@ -579,11 +579,6 @@ def visit_call_expr_inner(self, e: CallExpr, allow_none_return: bool = False) ->
                 return TupleType(
                     [argtyp] * len(argtyp.items), fallback=self.named_type("builtins.tuple")
                 )
-            else:
-                # Fall back to what we did anyway (Tuple[Any])
-                return TupleType(
-                    [AnyType(TypeOfAny.special_form)], fallback=self.named_type("builtins.tuple")
-                )
         self.try_infer_partial_type(e)
         type_context = None
         if isinstance(e.callee, LambdaExpr):