diff --git a/compiler/src/mir/specialize.rs b/compiler/src/mir/specialize.rs
index 775b74943..c9e973b68 100644
--- a/compiler/src/mir/specialize.rs
+++ b/compiler/src/mir/specialize.rs
@@ -976,7 +976,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Specialize<'a, 'b> {
                     // We can reach this point if our parameter is assigned to a
                     // type parameter bound, and the shape for that is already
                     // generated by the above loop.
-                    // shapes.insert(par, *shape);
                     continue;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/src/type_check/expressions.rs b/compiler/src/type_check/expressions.rs
index 57cd7dfeb..b214e24b1 100644
--- a/compiler/src/type_check/expressions.rs
+++ b/compiler/src/type_check/expressions.rs
@@ -341,17 +341,21 @@ impl MethodCall {
             && !method.is_moving(&state.db);
 
         let bounds = if let Some((self_id, self_method)) = surrounding_scope {
-            // When calling a method on `self`, we need to take any surrounding
-            // bounds into account when resolving types.
             if self_id == receiver_id {
                 self_method.bounds(&state.db).union(method.bounds(&state.db))
             } else {
-                self_method.bounds(&state.db).clone()
+                method.bounds(&state.db).clone()
             }
         } else {
-            TypeBounds::new()
+            method.bounds(&state.db).clone()
         };
 
+        // TODO: remove
+        if method.name(&state.db) == "my_eq" {
+            println!("method:      {}", method.0);
+            println!("type bounds: {:?}\n", bounds);
+        }
+
         // If the receiver is rigid, it may introduce additional type arguments
         // through its type parameter requirements. We need to ensure that these
         // are all returned as rigid parameters as well. In addition, we need to
diff --git a/types/src/check.rs b/types/src/check.rs
index e413e094c..96ea47f37 100644
--- a/types/src/check.rs
+++ b/types/src/check.rs
@@ -535,6 +535,13 @@ impl<'a> TypeChecker<'a> {
                 };
 
                 if allow {
+                    // TODO: remove
+                    if left_id.id == 642 {
+                        println!("value: {:?}", right);
+                        println!("left:  {:?}", env.left);
+                        println!("right: {:?}", env.right);
+                    }
+
                     left_id.assign(self.db, right);
                 }
 
@@ -1115,7 +1122,8 @@ impl<'a> TypeChecker<'a> {
         arguments: &TypeArguments,
         rules: Rules,
     ) -> TypeRef {
-        match arguments.get(id) {
+        // TODO: add tests for using a bound here
+        match arguments.get(id.original(self.db).unwrap_or(id)) {
             Some(arg @ TypeRef::Placeholder(id)) => id
                 .value(self.db)
                 .map(|v| self.resolve(v, arguments, rules))