diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplFrontEnd.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplFrontEnd.scala
index 59df49e853cb..4eb983e7f674 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplFrontEnd.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplFrontEnd.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package repl
 import dotc.typer.FrontEnd
 import dotc.CompilationUnit
 import dotc.core.Contexts._
-import dotc.typer.ImportInfo.withRootImports
 
 /** A customized `FrontEnd` for the REPL
  *
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ private[repl] class REPLFrontEnd extends FrontEnd {
   override def runOn(units: List[CompilationUnit])(using Context): List[CompilationUnit] = {
     assert(units.size == 1) // REPl runs one compilation unit at a time
     val unit = units.head
-    val unitContext = ctx.fresh.setCompilationUnit(unit).withRootImports
+    val unitContext = ctx.fresh.setCompilationUnit(unit)
     enterSyms(using unitContext)
     typeCheck(using unitContext)
     List(unit)
diff --git a/compiler/test-resources/repl/i11146 b/compiler/test-resources/repl/i11146
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a6b7d414eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/test-resources/repl/i11146
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+scala> class Appendable { def foo = println("Appendable.foo") }
+// defined class Appendable
+
+scala> (new Appendable).foo
+Appendable.foo
+
+scala> def assert(x: Boolean) = println(if x then "not asserted" else "asserted")
+def assert(x: Boolean): Unit
+
+scala> assert(false)
+asserted
+
+scala> class Option; object Option { val baz = 42 }
+// defined class Option
+// defined object Option
+
+scala> Option.baz
+val res0: Int = 42
+
+scala> object fs2 { class Stream[T] { override def toString = "fs2.Stream(..)" }; object Stream { def apply[T](x: T) = new Stream[T] }}
+// defined object fs2
+
+scala> import fs2.Stream
+scala> Stream(1)
+val res1: fs2.Stream[Int] = fs2.Stream(..)