diff --git a/runtime/sema/type.go b/runtime/sema/type.go
index 720d2b4846..caddea0a40 100644
--- a/runtime/sema/type.go
+++ b/runtime/sema/type.go
@@ -6175,12 +6175,6 @@ func checkSubTypeWithoutEquality(subType Type, superType Type) bool {
 		return true
 
 	case *IntersectionType:
-		// `Any` is never a subtype of a intersection type
-		switch subType {
-		case AnyResourceType, AnyStructType, AnyType:
-			return false
-		}
-
 		switch typedSubType := subType.(type) {
 		case *IntersectionType:
 
diff --git a/runtime/sema/type_tags.go b/runtime/sema/type_tags.go
index 9a53c8f6ae..bef99a388e 100644
--- a/runtime/sema/type_tags.go
+++ b/runtime/sema/type_tags.go
@@ -927,24 +927,15 @@ func commonSuperTypeOfComposites(types []Type) Type {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var superType Type
-	if hasResources {
-		superType = AnyResourceType
-	} else {
-		superType = AnyStructType
-	}
-
 	if hasCommonInterface {
-		if len(commonInterfacesList) == 0 {
-			panic(errors.NewUnreachableError())
-		}
-
 		return &IntersectionType{
 			Types: commonInterfacesList,
 		}
+	} else if hasResources {
+		return AnyResourceType
+	} else {
+		return AnyStructType
 	}
-
-	return superType
 }
 
 func unwrapOptionals(types []Type) ([]Type, int) {