diff --git a/src/reflect/value.go b/src/reflect/value.go
index e2ca0d89dd6..6f65ef81dc3 100644
--- a/src/reflect/value.go
+++ b/src/reflect/value.go
@@ -1277,17 +1277,6 @@ func (v Value) Field(i int) Value {
 			fl |= flagStickyRO
 		}
 	}
-	if fl&flagIndir == 0 && typ.Size() == 0 {
-		// Special case for picking a field out of a direct struct.
-		// A direct struct must have a pointer field and possibly a
-		// bunch of zero-sized fields. We must return the zero-sized
-		// fields indirectly, as only ptr-shaped things can be direct.
-		// See issue 74935.
-		// We use nil instead of v.ptr as it doesn't matter and
-		// we can avoid pinning a possibly now-unused object.
-		return Value{typ, nil, fl | flagIndir}
-	}
-
 	// Either flagIndir is set and v.ptr points at struct,
 	// or flagIndir is not set and v.ptr is the actual struct data.
 	// In the former case, we want v.ptr + offset.
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue74935.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue74935.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f6f718b020..00000000000
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue74935.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-// run
-
-// Copyright 2025 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package main
-
-import "reflect"
-
-type W struct {
-	E struct{}
-	X *byte
-}
-
-func main() {
-	w := reflect.ValueOf(W{})
-	_ = w.Field(0).Interface()
-}