diff --git a/sphinx/domains/python.py b/sphinx/domains/python.py
index 7d39d80edc4..2a66f072453 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/python.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/python.py
@@ -1363,10 +1363,6 @@ def istyping(s: str) -> bool:
 
         return s in typing.__all__  # type: ignore
 
-    content = find_pending_xref_condition(node, 'resolved')
-    if content:
-        contnode = content.children[0]  # type: ignore
-
     if node.get('refdomain') != 'py':
         return None
     elif node.get('reftype') in ('class', 'obj') and node.get('reftarget') == 'None':
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/intersphinx.py b/sphinx/ext/intersphinx.py
index 5c6af2dfb75..0797a7c7cdd 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/intersphinx.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/intersphinx.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 from sphinx.locale import _, __
 from sphinx.util import logging, requests
 from sphinx.util.inventory import InventoryFile
-from sphinx.util.nodes import find_pending_xref_condition
 from sphinx.util.typing import Inventory
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -287,16 +286,6 @@ def missing_reference(app: Sphinx, env: BuildEnvironment, node: pending_xref,
         # Since Sphinx-2.1, properties are stored as py:method
         objtypes.append('py:method')
 
-    # determine the contnode by pending_xref_condition
-    content = find_pending_xref_condition(node, 'resolved')
-    if content:
-        # resolved condition found.
-        contnodes = content.children
-        contnode = content.children[0]  # type: ignore
-    else:
-        # not resolved. Use the given contnode
-        contnodes = [contnode]
-
     to_try = [(inventories.main_inventory, target)]
     if domain:
         full_qualified_name = env.get_domain(domain).get_full_qualified_name(node)
@@ -329,7 +318,7 @@ def missing_reference(app: Sphinx, env: BuildEnvironment, node: pending_xref,
             newnode = nodes.reference('', '', internal=False, refuri=uri, reftitle=reftitle)
             if node.get('refexplicit'):
                 # use whatever title was given
-                newnode.extend(contnodes)
+                newnode.append(contnode)
             elif dispname == '-' or \
                     (domain == 'std' and node['reftype'] == 'keyword'):
                 # use whatever title was given, but strip prefix
@@ -338,7 +327,7 @@ def missing_reference(app: Sphinx, env: BuildEnvironment, node: pending_xref,
                     newnode.append(contnode.__class__(title[len(in_set) + 1:],
                                                       title[len(in_set) + 1:]))
                 else:
-                    newnode.extend(contnodes)
+                    newnode.append(contnode)
             else:
                 # else use the given display name (used for :ref:)
                 newnode.append(contnode.__class__(dispname, dispname))
diff --git a/tests/test_ext_intersphinx.py b/tests/test_ext_intersphinx.py
index 62456a3f47d..875f1434629 100644
--- a/tests/test_ext_intersphinx.py
+++ b/tests/test_ext_intersphinx.py
@@ -196,14 +196,6 @@ def test_missing_reference_pydomain(tempdir, app, status, warning):
     rn = missing_reference(app, app.env, node, contnode)
     assert rn.astext() == 'Foo.bar'
 
-    # pending_xref_condition="resolved"
-    node = addnodes.pending_xref('', reftarget='Foo.bar', refdomain='py', reftype='attr')
-    node['py:module'] = 'module1'
-    node += addnodes.pending_xref_condition('', 'Foo.bar', condition='resolved')
-    node += addnodes.pending_xref_condition('', 'module1.Foo.bar', condition='*')
-    rn = missing_reference(app, app.env, node, nodes.Text('dummy-cont-node'))
-    assert rn.astext() == 'Foo.bar'
-
 
 def test_missing_reference_stddomain(tempdir, app, status, warning):
     inv_file = tempdir / 'inventory'