diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/docstrings.py b/jedi/evaluate/docstrings.py
index 31b80097..54051e42 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/docstrings.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/docstrings.py
@@ -111,14 +111,6 @@ def find_return_types(evaluator, func):
             if match:
                 return match.group(1)
 
-    from jedi.evaluate import representation as er
-
-    if isinstance(func, er.InstanceElement):
-        func = func.var
-
-    if isinstance(func, er.Function):
-        func = func.base_func
-
     type_str = search_return_in_docstr(func.docstr)
     if not type_str:
         return []