diff --git a/cmd/vet/print.go b/cmd/vet/print.go
index 64c47f1c..c90a3557 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/print.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/print.go
@@ -402,10 +402,6 @@ func (f *File) recursiveStringer(arg ast.Expr) bool {
 	switch e := arg.(type) {
 	case *ast.Ident:
 		obj = e.Obj
-	case *ast.StarExpr:
-		if id, ok := e.X.(*ast.Ident); ok {
-			obj = id.Obj
-		}
 	case *ast.UnaryExpr:
 		if id, ok := e.X.(*ast.Ident); ok && e.Op == token.AND {
 			obj = id.Obj
diff --git a/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go b/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
index 3b6a8e24..cea28275 100644
--- a/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
+++ b/cmd/vet/testdata/print.go
@@ -282,6 +282,6 @@ func (s recursiveStringer) String() string {
 type recursivePtrStringer int
 
 func (p *recursivePtrStringer) String() string {
-	fmt.Sprintf("%v", *p)  // ERROR "arg \*p for printf causes recursive call to String method"
+	fmt.Sprintf("%v", *p)
 	return fmt.Sprintln(p) // ERROR "arg p for print causes recursive call to String method"
 }