diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Semantic.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Semantic.scala
index f3f88a764ace..da87db97b0e3 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Semantic.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Semantic.scala
@@ -779,8 +779,8 @@ object Semantic:
               if tryReporter.errors.nonEmpty && isSyntheticApply(meth) then
                 tryReporter.abort()
                 val klass = meth.owner.companionClass.asClass
-                val outerCls = klass.owner.lexicallyEnclosingClass.asClass
-                val outer = resolveOuterSelect(outerCls, ref, 1)
+                val targetCls = klass.owner.lexicallyEnclosingClass.asClass
+                val outer = resolveThis(targetCls, ref, meth.owner.asClass)
                 outer.instantiate(klass, klass.primaryConstructor, args)
               else
                 reporter.reportAll(tryReporter.errors)
@@ -1322,9 +1322,12 @@ object Semantic:
         val qual = eval(qualifier, thisV, klass)
 
         name match
-          case OuterSelectName(_, hops) =>
-            val SkolemType(tp) = expr.tpe: @unchecked
-            withTrace(trace2) { resolveOuterSelect(tp.classSymbol.asClass, qual, hops) }
+          case OuterSelectName(_, _) =>
+            val current = qualifier.tpe.classSymbol
+            val target = expr.tpe.widenSingleton.classSymbol.asClass
+            withTrace(trace2) {
+              resolveThis(target, qual, current.asClass)
+            }
           case _ =>
             withTrace(trace2) { qual.select(expr.symbol) }
 
@@ -1493,42 +1496,6 @@ object Semantic:
 
   }
 
-  /** Resolve outer select introduced during inlining.
-   *
-   *  See `tpd.outerSelect` and `ElimOuterSelect`.
-   */
-  def resolveOuterSelect(target: ClassSymbol, thisV: Value, hops: Int): Contextual[Value] = log("resolving outer " + target.show + ", this = " + thisV.show + ", hops = " + hops, printer, (_: Value).show) {
-    // Is `target` reachable from `cls` with the given `hops`?
-    def reachable(cls: ClassSymbol, hops: Int): Boolean = log("reachable from " + cls + " -> " + target + " in " + hops, printer) {
-      if hops == 0 then cls == target
-      else reachable(cls.owner.lexicallyEnclosingClass.asClass, hops - 1)
-    }
-
-    thisV match
-      case Hot => Hot
-
-      case ref: Ref =>
-        val obj = ref.objekt
-        val curOpt = obj.klass.baseClasses.find(cls => reachable(cls, hops))
-        curOpt match
-          case Some(cur) =>
-            resolveThis(target, thisV, cur)
-
-          case None =>
-            // TODO: use error once we fix https://github.com/lampepfl/dotty/issues/15465
-            report.warning("[Internal error] unexpected outerSelect, thisV = " + thisV + ", target = " + target.show + ", hops = " + hops, trace.toVector.last.srcPos)
-            Cold
-
-      case RefSet(refs) =>
-        refs.map(ref => resolveOuterSelect(target, ref, hops)).join
-
-      case fun: Fun =>
-        report.error("[Internal error] unexpected thisV = " + thisV + ", target = " + target.show + ", hops = " + hops, trace.toVector.last.srcPos)
-        Cold
-
-      case Cold => Cold
-  }
-
   /** Compute the outer value that correspond to `tref.prefix` */
   def outerValue(tref: TypeRef, thisV: Ref, klass: ClassSymbol): Contextual[Value] =
     val cls = tref.classSymbol.asClass
diff --git a/tests/init/pos/i15465.scala b/tests/init/pos/i15465.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5b99670e9027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/init/pos/i15465.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class TestSuite:
+  protected val it = new ItWord
+
+  protected final class ItWord:
+    def should(string: String) = new ItVerbString("should", string)
+
+  private def registerTestToRun(fun: => Any): Unit = ()
+
+  protected final class ItVerbString(verb: String, name: String):
+    inline def in(testFun: => Any): Unit = registerTestToRun(testFun)
+
+class MyTest extends TestSuite:
+  it should "not cause outer select errors" in {
+    assert(1 + 1 == 2)
+  }
+
+  val n = 10