diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/table.v b/vlib/v/ast/table.v
index 8ddf297c00..4c7823793a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/table.v
@@ -1703,9 +1703,13 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) resolve_generic_to_concrete(generic_type Type, generic_name
 		Struct, Interface, SumType {
 			if sym.info.is_generic {
 				mut nrt := '${sym.name}['
+				mut t_generic_names := generic_names.clone()
+				if generic_names.len == sym.info.generic_types.len {
+					t_generic_names = sym.info.generic_types.map(t.sym(it).name)
+				}
 				for i in 0 .. sym.info.generic_types.len {
 					if ct := t.resolve_generic_to_concrete(sym.info.generic_types[i],
-						generic_names, concrete_types)
+						t_generic_names, concrete_types)
 					{
 						gts := t.sym(ct)
 						nrt += gts.name
@@ -1834,10 +1838,14 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) unwrap_generic_type(typ Type, generic_names []string, concr
 			if !ts.info.is_generic {
 				return typ
 			}
+			mut t_generic_names := generic_names.clone()
+			if generic_names.len == ts.info.generic_types.len {
+				t_generic_names = ts.info.generic_types.map(t.sym(it).name)
+			}
 			nrt = '${ts.name}['
 			c_nrt = '${ts.cname}_T_'
 			for i in 0 .. ts.info.generic_types.len {
-				if ct := t.resolve_generic_to_concrete(ts.info.generic_types[i], generic_names,
+				if ct := t.resolve_generic_to_concrete(ts.info.generic_types[i], t_generic_names,
 					concrete_types)
 				{
 					gts := t.sym(ct)
@@ -1860,10 +1868,10 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) unwrap_generic_type(typ Type, generic_names []string, concr
 					if fields[i].typ.has_flag(.generic) {
 						sym := t.sym(fields[i].typ)
 						if sym.kind == .struct_ && fields[i].typ.idx() != typ.idx() {
-							fields[i].typ = t.unwrap_generic_type(fields[i].typ, generic_names,
+							fields[i].typ = t.unwrap_generic_type(fields[i].typ, t_generic_names,
 								concrete_types)
 						} else {
-							if t_typ := t.resolve_generic_to_concrete(fields[i].typ, generic_names,
+							if t_typ := t.resolve_generic_to_concrete(fields[i].typ, t_generic_names,
 								concrete_types)
 							{
 								fields[i].typ = t_typ
@@ -1874,7 +1882,7 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) unwrap_generic_type(typ Type, generic_names []string, concr
 				// update concrete types
 				for i in 0 .. ts.info.generic_types.len {
 					if t_typ := t.resolve_generic_to_concrete(ts.info.generic_types[i],
-						generic_names, concrete_types)
+						t_generic_names, concrete_types)
 					{
 						final_concrete_types << t_typ
 					}
@@ -2005,48 +2013,6 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) unwrap_generic_type(typ Type, generic_names []string, concr
 	return typ
 }
 
-// Foo[U]{ bar: U } to Foo[T]{ bar: T }
-pub fn (mut t Table) replace_generic_type(typ Type, generic_types []Type) {
-	mut ts := t.sym(typ)
-	match mut ts.info {
-		Array {
-			mut elem_type := ts.info.elem_type
-			mut elem_sym := t.sym(elem_type)
-			mut dims := 1
-			for mut elem_sym.info is Array {
-				elem_type = elem_sym.info.elem_type
-				elem_sym = t.sym(elem_type)
-				dims++
-			}
-			t.replace_generic_type(elem_type, generic_types)
-		}
-		ArrayFixed {
-			t.replace_generic_type(ts.info.elem_type, generic_types)
-		}
-		Chan {
-			t.replace_generic_type(ts.info.elem_type, generic_types)
-		}
-		Map {
-			t.replace_generic_type(ts.info.key_type, generic_types)
-			t.replace_generic_type(ts.info.value_type, generic_types)
-		}
-		Struct, Interface, SumType {
-			generic_names := ts.info.generic_types.map(t.sym(it).name)
-			for i in 0 .. ts.info.fields.len {
-				if ts.info.fields[i].typ.has_flag(.generic) {
-					if t_typ := t.resolve_generic_to_concrete(ts.info.fields[i].typ, generic_names,
-						generic_types)
-					{
-						ts.info.fields[i].typ = t_typ
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			ts.info.generic_types = generic_types
-		}
-		else {}
-	}
-}
-
 // generic struct instantiations to concrete types
 pub fn (mut t Table) generic_insts_to_concrete() {
 	for mut sym in t.type_symbols {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
index c86af5079f..24d6917fee 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@ fn (mut c Checker) fn_decl(mut node ast.FnDecl) {
 			c.error('fixed array cannot be returned by function', node.return_type_pos)
 		}
 		// Ensure each generic type of the parameter was declared in the function's definition
-		if node.return_type.has_flag(.generic) {
+		// TODO: fix inconsistent return_type type case
+		if node.return_type.has_flag(.generic) && (return_sym.kind == .any
+			|| (return_sym.kind == .array
+			&& c.table.sym((return_sym.info as ast.Array).elem_type).kind == .any)) {
 			generic_names := c.table.generic_type_names(node.return_type)
 			for name in generic_names {
 				if name !in node.generic_names {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/struct.v b/vlib/v/checker/struct.v
index 856656c7b8..e1c6bb59e7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/struct.v
@@ -286,10 +286,6 @@ fn (mut c Checker) struct_init(mut node ast.StructInit) ast.Type {
 			c.error('a non generic struct `${node.typ_str}` used like a generic struct',
 				node.name_pos)
 		}
-		if node.generic_types.len > 0 && struct_sym.info.generic_types.len == node.generic_types.len
-			&& struct_sym.info.generic_types != node.generic_types {
-			c.table.replace_generic_type(node.typ, node.generic_types)
-		}
 	} else if struct_sym.info is ast.Alias {
 		parent_sym := c.table.sym(struct_sym.info.parent_type)
 		// e.g. ´x := MyMapAlias{}´, should be a cast to alias type ´x := MyMapAlias(map[...]...)´
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generics_struct_init_with_inconsistent_generic_types_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generics_struct_init_with_inconsistent_generic_types_1_test.v
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/tests/generics_struct_init_with_inconsistent_generic_types_test.v
rename to vlib/v/tests/generics_struct_init_with_inconsistent_generic_types_1_test.v
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generics_struct_init_with_inconsistent_generic_types_2_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generics_struct_init_with_inconsistent_generic_types_2_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98ad453fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/generics_struct_init_with_inconsistent_generic_types_2_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+struct Tuple[A, B] {
+	a A
+	b B
+}
+
+// map to array of key-value tuples
+fn map_to_array[K, V](m map[K]V) []Tuple[K, V] {
+	mut r := []Tuple[K, V]{cap: m.len}
+	for k, v in m {
+		r << Tuple[K, V]{k, v}
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+fn test_generics_struct_init_with_inconsistent_generic_types() {
+	x := {
+		'one': 1
+		'two': 2
+	}
+	println(x)
+	arr := map_to_array(x)
+	println(arr)
+	assert arr.len == 2
+	assert arr[0].a == 'one'
+	assert arr[0].b == 1
+	assert arr[1].a == 'two'
+	assert arr[1].b == 2
+}