diff --git a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/code_block.rs b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/code_block.rs
index 623b5e40b3a..e063566d6f8 100644
--- a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/code_block.rs
+++ b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/code_block.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ impl ty::TyCodeBlock {
         }
 
         ctx.engines.te().clear_unifications();
+        ctx.namespace()
+            .module(ctx.engines)
+            .current_lexical_scope()
+            .items
+            .clear_symbols_unique_while_collecting_unifications();
 
         // We are typechecking the code block AST nodes twice.
         // The first pass does all the unifications to the variables types.
diff --git a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/declaration/declaration.rs b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/declaration/declaration.rs
index a0e77e643bf..817a997a9ba 100644
--- a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/declaration/declaration.rs
+++ b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/ast_node/declaration/declaration.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl TyDecl {
                         .namespace()
                         .module(engines)
                         .current_items()
-                        .check_symbol_unique(&var_decl.name.clone())
+                        .check_symbols_unique_while_collecting_unifications(&var_decl.name.clone())
                         .ok();
 
                     if let Some(ResolvedDeclaration::Typed(ty::TyDecl::VariableDecl(
diff --git a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/lexical_scope.rs b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/lexical_scope.rs
index ee117bd6e73..0a85f6a3f4c 100644
--- a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/lexical_scope.rs
+++ b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/lexical_scope.rs
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ impl Items {
             })
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn check_symbol_unique(
+    pub(crate) fn check_symbols_unique_while_collecting_unifications(
         &self,
         name: &Ident,
     ) -> Result<ResolvedDeclaration, CompileError> {
@@ -718,6 +718,12 @@ impl Items {
             })
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn clear_symbols_unique_while_collecting_unifications(&self) {
+        self.symbols_unique_while_collecting_unifications
+            .write()
+            .clear();
+    }
+
     pub fn get_items_for_type(
         &self,
         engines: &Engines,
diff --git a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/module.rs b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/module.rs
index e98c7f07f6d..9230af73984 100644
--- a/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/module.rs
+++ b/sway-core/src/semantic_analysis/namespace/module.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ impl Module {
     }
 
     /// Returns the current lexical scope associated with this module.
-    fn current_lexical_scope(&self) -> &LexicalScope {
+    pub fn current_lexical_scope(&self) -> &LexicalScope {
         self.lexical_scopes
             .get(self.current_lexical_scope_id)
             .unwrap()