diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/nll_relate/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/nll_relate/mod.rs
index 7c186ae947065..bd4a11550921a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/nll_relate/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/nll_relate/mod.rs
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ where
             (&ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(vid)), _) => self.relate_ty_var((vid, b)),
 
             (&ty::Opaque(a_def_id, _), &ty::Opaque(b_def_id, _)) if a_def_id == b_def_id => {
-                infcx.commit_if_ok(|_| infcx.super_combine_tys(self, a, b)).or_else(|err| {
+                infcx.super_combine_tys(self, a, b).or_else(|err| {
                     self.tcx().sess.delay_span_bug(
                         self.delegate.span(),
                         "failure to relate an opaque to itself should result in an error later on",
diff --git a/src/test/ui/impl-trait/issue-103599.rs b/src/test/ui/impl-trait/issue-103599.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..043ae67f2e15c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/impl-trait/issue-103599.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// check-pass
+
+trait T {}
+
+fn wrap(x: impl T) -> impl T {
+    //~^ WARN function cannot return without recursing
+    wrap(wrap(x))
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/impl-trait/issue-103599.stderr b/src/test/ui/impl-trait/issue-103599.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..82038c1dceb37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/impl-trait/issue-103599.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+warning: function cannot return without recursing
+  --> $DIR/issue-103599.rs:5:1
+   |
+LL | fn wrap(x: impl T) -> impl T {
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ cannot return without recursing
+LL |
+LL |     wrap(wrap(x))
+   |          ------- recursive call site
+   |
+   = help: a `loop` may express intention better if this is on purpose
+   = note: `#[warn(unconditional_recursion)]` on by default
+
+warning: 1 warning emitted
+