diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py
index 501360b1500..573f5affee8 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ def merge_typehints(app: Sphinx, domain: str, objtype: str, contentnode: Element
         return
     if app.config.autodoc_typehints != 'description':
         return
-    if objtype == 'class' and app.config.autoclass_content not in ('init', 'both'):
-        return
 
     try:
         signature = cast(addnodes.desc_signature, contentnode.parent[0])