diff --git a/pylint/checkers/python3.py b/pylint/checkers/python3.py
index 29b5e722d1..34be179f08 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/python3.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/python3.py
@@ -63,21 +63,6 @@ def _inferred_value_is_dict(value):
     return isinstance(value, astroid.Instance) and "dict" in value.basenames
 
 
-def _check_dict_node(node):
-    inferred_types = set()
-    try:
-        inferred = node.infer()
-        if inferred is not astroid.Uninferable:
-            for inferred_node in inferred:
-                inferred_types.add(inferred_node)
-    except astroid.InferenceError:
-        pass
-
-    if not inferred_types:
-        return True
-    return any(_inferred_value_is_dict(value) for value in inferred_types)
-
-
 def _is_builtin(node):
     return getattr(node, "name", None) in ("__builtin__", "builtins")
 
@@ -1201,11 +1186,10 @@ def visit_call(self, node):
             if node.func.attrname == "next":
                 self.add_message("next-method-called", node=node)
             else:
-                if _check_dict_node(node.func.expr):
-                    if node.func.attrname in ("iterkeys", "itervalues", "iteritems"):
-                        self.add_message("dict-iter-method", node=node)
-                    elif node.func.attrname in ("viewkeys", "viewvalues", "viewitems"):
-                        self.add_message("dict-view-method", node=node)
+                if node.func.attrname in ("iterkeys", "itervalues", "iteritems"):
+                    self.add_message("dict-iter-method", node=node)
+                elif node.func.attrname in ("viewkeys", "viewvalues", "viewitems"):
+                    self.add_message("dict-view-method", node=node)
         elif isinstance(node.func, astroid.Name):
             found_node = node.func.lookup(node.func.name)[0]
             if _is_builtin(found_node):
diff --git a/pylint/test/unittest_checker_python3.py b/pylint/test/unittest_checker_python3.py
index 184fe053f2..99693549a6 100644
--- a/pylint/test/unittest_checker_python3.py
+++ b/pylint/test/unittest_checker_python3.py
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@ def test_dict_iter_method_on_dict(self):
         class Someclass(dict):
             pass
         Someclass().iterkeys() #@
+
+        # Emits even though we are not sure they are dicts
+        x.iterkeys() #@
+
+        def func(x):
+            x.iterkeys() #@
         """
         )
         for node in nodes:
@@ -475,9 +481,8 @@ def test_dict_not_iter_method(self):
         arg_node = astroid.extract_node("x.iterkeys(x)  #@")
         stararg_node = astroid.extract_node("x.iterkeys(*x)  #@")
         kwarg_node = astroid.extract_node("x.iterkeys(y=x)  #@")
-        non_dict_node = astroid.extract_node("x=[]\nx.iterkeys() #@")
         with self.assertNoMessages():
-            for node in (arg_node, stararg_node, kwarg_node, non_dict_node):
+            for node in (arg_node, stararg_node, kwarg_node):
                 self.checker.visit_call(node)
 
     def test_dict_view_method(self):
@@ -487,7 +492,7 @@ def test_dict_view_method(self):
             with self.assertAddsMessages(message):
                 self.checker.visit_call(node)
 
-    def test_dict_view_method_on_dict(self):
+    def test_dict_viewkeys(self):
         nodes = astroid.extract_node(
             """
         from collections import defaultdict
@@ -496,6 +501,12 @@ def test_dict_view_method_on_dict(self):
         class Someclass(dict):
             pass
         Someclass().viewkeys() #@
+
+        # Emits even though they might not be dicts
+        x.viewkeys() #@
+
+        def func(x):
+            x.viewkeys() #@
         """
         )
         for node in nodes:
@@ -503,15 +514,6 @@ class Someclass(dict):
             with self.assertAddsMessages(message):
                 self.checker.visit_call(node)
 
-    def test_dict_not_view_method(self):
-        arg_node = astroid.extract_node("x.viewkeys(x)  #@")
-        stararg_node = astroid.extract_node("x.viewkeys(*x)  #@")
-        kwarg_node = astroid.extract_node("x.viewkeys(y=x)  #@")
-        non_dict_node = astroid.extract_node("x=[]\nx.viewkeys() #@")
-        with self.assertNoMessages():
-            for node in (arg_node, stararg_node, kwarg_node, non_dict_node):
-                self.checker.visit_call(node)
-
     def test_next_method(self):
         node = astroid.extract_node("x.next()  #@")
         message = testutils.Message("next-method-called", node=node)