diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data_ssa_refactor/references/src/main.nr b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data_ssa_refactor/references/src/main.nr
index 10d8cd25152..60b3c372fbd 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data_ssa_refactor/references/src/main.nr
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data_ssa_refactor/references/src/main.nr
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ fn main(mut x: Field) {
     add1(&mut x);
     assert(x == 3);
 
-    // https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/1899
-    // let mut s = S { y: x };
-    // s.add2();
-    // assert(s.y == 5);
+    let mut s = S { y: x };
+    s.add2();
+    assert(s.y == 5);
 
     // Test that normal mutable variables are still copied
     let mut a = 0;
diff --git a/crates/noirc_frontend/src/hir/type_check/expr.rs b/crates/noirc_frontend/src/hir/type_check/expr.rs
index 8afb4c0640e..5b89f72841b 100644
--- a/crates/noirc_frontend/src/hir/type_check/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/noirc_frontend/src/hir/type_check/expr.rs
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ impl<'interner> TypeChecker<'interner> {
                 operator: crate::UnaryOp::Dereference,
                 rhs: old_lhs,
             }));
-            this.interner.push_expr_type(access_lhs, lhs_type);
-            this.interner.push_expr_type(&old_lhs, element);
+            this.interner.push_expr_type(&old_lhs, lhs_type);
+            this.interner.push_expr_type(access_lhs, element);
         };
 
         match self.check_field_access(&lhs_type, &access.rhs.0.contents, span, dereference_lhs) {
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ impl<'interner> TypeChecker<'interner> {
                 Type::MutableReference(Box::new(rhs_type.follow_bindings()))
             }
             crate::UnaryOp::Dereference => {
-                let element_type = Type::type_variable(self.interner.next_type_variable_id());
+                let element_type = self.interner.next_type_variable();
                 unify(Type::MutableReference(Box::new(element_type.clone())));
                 element_type
             }