diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
index bd78febc1d0..ddbb80e2bfc 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
@@ -846,6 +846,9 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
                 for generic in generics {
                     self.mark_parameter_type_as_used(generic);
                 }
+                for (_, typ) in struct_type.borrow().get_fields(generics) {
+                    self.mark_parameter_type_as_used(&typ);
+                }
             }
             Type::Alias(alias_type, generics) => {
                 self.mark_parameter_type_as_used(&alias_type.borrow().get_type(generics));
@@ -872,15 +875,6 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
             | Type::Forall(..)
             | Type::Error => (),
         }
-
-        if let Type::Alias(alias_type, generics) = typ {
-            self.mark_parameter_type_as_used(&alias_type.borrow().get_type(generics));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if let Type::Struct(struct_type, _generics) = typ {
-            self.mark_struct_as_constructed(struct_type.clone());
-        }
     }
 
     fn run_function_lints(&mut self, func: &FuncMeta, modifiers: &FunctionModifiers) {
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/tests/unused_items.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/tests/unused_items.rs
index 4d8e504b705..80b6c7db09a 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/tests/unused_items.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/tests/unused_items.rs
@@ -210,3 +210,24 @@ fn warns_on_unused_global() {
     assert_eq!(ident.to_string(), "foo");
     assert_eq!(item.item_type(), "global");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn no_warning_on_inner_struct_when_parent_is_used() {
+    let src = r#" 
+    struct Bar {
+        inner: [Field; 3],
+    }
+
+    struct Foo {
+        a: Field,
+        bar: Bar,
+    }
+
+    fn main(foos: [Foo; 1]) {
+        assert_eq(foos[0].a, 10);
+    }
+    "#;
+
+    let errors = get_program_errors(src);
+    assert_eq!(errors.len(), 0);
+}