diff --git a/mypy/checker.py b/mypy/checker.py
index 5aa1741a03f6..976eee749653 100644
--- a/mypy/checker.py
+++ b/mypy/checker.py
@@ -4674,7 +4674,6 @@ def refine_parent_types(self,
 
                 def replay_lookup(new_parent_type: ProperType) -> Optional[Type]:
                     msg_copy = self.msg.clean_copy()
-                    msg_copy.disable_count = 0
                     member_type = analyze_member_access(
                         name=member_name,
                         typ=new_parent_type,
diff --git a/mypy/checkexpr.py b/mypy/checkexpr.py
index 623776f8e48e..51ab7bcdf1f3 100644
--- a/mypy/checkexpr.py
+++ b/mypy/checkexpr.py
@@ -2486,12 +2486,6 @@ def check_op_reversible(self,
                             right_expr: Expression,
                             context: Context,
                             msg: MessageBuilder) -> Tuple[Type, Type]:
-        def make_local_errors() -> MessageBuilder:
-            """Creates a new MessageBuilder object."""
-            local_errors = msg.clean_copy()
-            local_errors.disable_count = 0
-            return local_errors
-
         def lookup_operator(op_name: str, base_type: Type) -> Optional[Type]:
             """Looks up the given operator and returns the corresponding type,
             if it exists."""
@@ -2503,7 +2497,7 @@ def lookup_operator(op_name: str, base_type: Type) -> Optional[Type]:
             if not self.has_member(base_type, op_name):
                 return None
 
-            local_errors = make_local_errors()
+            local_errors = msg.clean_copy()
 
             member = analyze_member_access(
                 name=op_name,
@@ -2634,7 +2628,7 @@ def lookup_definer(typ: Instance, attr_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
         errors = []
         results = []
         for method, obj, arg in variants:
-            local_errors = make_local_errors()
+            local_errors = msg.clean_copy()
             result = self.check_method_call(
                 op_name, obj, method, [arg], [ARG_POS], context, local_errors)
             if local_errors.is_errors():
@@ -2656,7 +2650,7 @@ def lookup_definer(typ: Instance, attr_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
         # call the __op__ method (even though it's missing).
 
         if not variants:
-            local_errors = make_local_errors()
+            local_errors = msg.clean_copy()
             result = self.check_method_call_by_name(
                 op_name, left_type, [right_expr], [ARG_POS], context, local_errors)
 
@@ -2703,7 +2697,6 @@ def check_op(self, method: str, base_type: Type,
             # just the left ones. (Mypy can sometimes perform some more precise inference
             # if we leave the right operands a union -- see testOperatorWithEmptyListAndSum.)
             msg = self.msg.clean_copy()
-            msg.disable_count = 0
             all_results = []
             all_inferred = []
 
@@ -2738,11 +2731,13 @@ def check_op(self, method: str, base_type: Type,
             right_variants = [(right_type, arg)]
             right_type = get_proper_type(right_type)
             if isinstance(right_type, UnionType):
-                right_variants = [(item, TempNode(item, context=context))
-                                  for item in flatten_nested_unions(right_type.relevant_items(),
-                                                                    handle_type_alias_type=True)]
+                right_variants = [
+                    (item, TempNode(item, context=context))
+                    for item in flatten_nested_unions(right_type.relevant_items(),
+                                                      handle_type_alias_type=True)
+                ]
+
             msg = self.msg.clean_copy()
-            msg.disable_count = 0
             all_results = []
             all_inferred = []