diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Semantic.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Semantic.scala
index 7e72e35089c6..25ea09c3ade4 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Semantic.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Semantic.scala
@@ -1234,9 +1234,9 @@ object Semantic {
 
       case SeqLiteral(elems, elemtpt) =>
         val ress = elems.map { elem =>
-          eval(elem, thisV, klass).ensureHot("May only use initialized value as method arguments", elem)
+          eval(elem, thisV, klass)
         }
-        Result(Hot, ress.flatMap(_.errors))
+        Result(ress.map(_.value).join, ress.flatMap(_.errors))
 
       case Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
         val trace1 = trace.add(expr)
diff --git a/tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.check b/tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.check
index dfea2038d0e6..3deb11a7f311 100644
--- a/tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.check
+++ b/tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.check
@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
--- Error: tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.scala:17:15 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-17 |    Array(this.LazyErrorId, this.NoExplanationID) // error // error
-   |          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   |          Cannot prove that the value is fully initialized. May only use initialized value as method arguments.
+-- Error: tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.scala:17:10 --------------------------------------------------------------------
+17 |    Array(this.LazyErrorId, this.NoExplanationID) // error
+   |          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |          Cannot prove that the value is fully initialized. Only initialized values may be used as arguments.
    |
    |          The unsafe promotion may cause the following problem:
    |          Calling the external method method name may cause initialization errors. Calling trace:
-   |          -> Array(this.LazyErrorId, this.NoExplanationID) // error // error	[ enum-desugared.scala:17 ]
-   |                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |          -> Array(this.LazyErrorId, this.NoExplanationID) // error	[ enum-desugared.scala:17 ]
+   |                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |          -> override def productPrefix: String = this.name()	[ enum-desugared.scala:29 ]
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
--- Error: tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.scala:17:33 --------------------------------------------------------------------
-17 |    Array(this.LazyErrorId, this.NoExplanationID) // error // error
-   |                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   |           Cannot prove that the value is fully initialized. May only use initialized value as method arguments.
-   |
-   |           The unsafe promotion may cause the following problem:
-   |           Calling the external method method ordinal may cause initialization errors. Calling trace:
-   |           -> Array(this.LazyErrorId, this.NoExplanationID) // error // error	[ enum-desugared.scala:17 ]
-   |                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   |           -> def errorNumber: Int = this.ordinal() - 2	[ enum-desugared.scala:8 ]
-   |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.scala b/tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.scala
index eb80f112a06c..8c1f3662f926 100644
--- a/tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.scala
+++ b/tests/init/neg/enum-desugared.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ object ErrorMessageID {
   final val NoExplanationID = $new(1, "NoExplanationID")
 
   private[this] val $values: Array[ErrorMessageID] =
-    Array(this.LazyErrorId, this.NoExplanationID) // error // error
+    Array(this.LazyErrorId, this.NoExplanationID) // error
 
   def values: Array[ErrorMessageID] = $values.clone()
 
diff --git a/tests/init/neg/enum.check b/tests/init/neg/enum.check
index 08c69e9bc246..655d9b74e863 100644
--- a/tests/init/neg/enum.check
+++ b/tests/init/neg/enum.check
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -- Error: tests/init/neg/enum.scala:4:8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4 |        NoExplanationID // error
   |        ^
-  |        Cannot prove that the value is fully initialized. May only use initialized value as method arguments.
+  |        Cannot prove that the value is fully initialized. Only initialized values may be used as arguments.
   |
   |        The unsafe promotion may cause the following problem:
   |        Calling the external method method name may cause initialization errors. Calling trace:
diff --git a/tests/init/neg/leak-warm.check b/tests/init/neg/leak-warm.check
index 8219283b3c16..7eac95bf8de7 100644
--- a/tests/init/neg/leak-warm.check
+++ b/tests/init/neg/leak-warm.check
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 -- Error: tests/init/neg/leak-warm.scala:18:26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-18 |    val l: List[A] = List(c, d) // error // error
-   |                          ^
-   |           Cannot prove that the value is fully initialized. May only use initialized value as method arguments.
--- Error: tests/init/neg/leak-warm.scala:18:29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-18 |    val l: List[A] = List(c, d) // error // error
-   |                             ^
-   |           Cannot prove that the value is fully initialized. May only use initialized value as method arguments.
+18 |    val l: List[A] = List(c, d) // error
+   |                          ^^^^
+   |             Cannot prove that the value is fully initialized. Only initialized values may be used as arguments.
diff --git a/tests/init/neg/leak-warm.scala b/tests/init/neg/leak-warm.scala
index f562ab4ec416..f12b22dce8d9 100644
--- a/tests/init/neg/leak-warm.scala
+++ b/tests/init/neg/leak-warm.scala
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ object leakWarm {
     }
     val c = new C(1, 2)
     val d = new D(3, 4)
-    val l: List[A] = List(c, d) // error // error
+    val l: List[A] = List(c, d) // error
     val l2 = l.map(_.m())
 }