diff --git a/impl/src/attr.rs b/impl/src/attr.rs
index f48d506..c7c3d99 100644
--- a/impl/src/attr.rs
+++ b/impl/src/attr.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pub struct Display<'a> {
     pub original: &'a Attribute,
     pub fmt: LitStr,
     pub args: TokenStream,
-    pub was_shorthand: bool,
     pub has_bonus_display: bool,
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ fn parse_error_attribute<'a>(attrs: &mut Attrs<'a>, attr: &'a Attribute) -> Resu
             original: attr,
             fmt: input.parse()?,
             args: parse_token_expr(input, false)?,
-            was_shorthand: false,
             has_bonus_display: false,
         };
         if attrs.display.is_some() {
@@ -153,20 +151,8 @@ impl ToTokens for Display<'_> {
     fn to_tokens(&self, tokens: &mut TokenStream) {
         let fmt = &self.fmt;
         let args = &self.args;
-        if self.was_shorthand && fmt.value() == "{}" {
-            let arg = args.clone().into_iter().nth(1).unwrap();
-            tokens.extend(quote! {
-                std::fmt::Display::fmt(#arg, __formatter)
-            });
-        } else if self.was_shorthand && fmt.value() == "{:?}" {
-            let arg = args.clone().into_iter().nth(1).unwrap();
-            tokens.extend(quote! {
-                std::fmt::Debug::fmt(#arg, __formatter)
-            });
-        } else {
-            tokens.extend(quote! {
-                write!(__formatter, #fmt #args)
-            });
-        }
+        tokens.extend(quote! {
+            write!(__formatter, #fmt #args)
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/impl/src/fmt.rs b/impl/src/fmt.rs
index 71e5929..3927eb5 100644
--- a/impl/src/fmt.rs
+++ b/impl/src/fmt.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ impl Display<'_> {
         out += read;
         self.fmt = LitStr::new(&out, self.fmt.span());
         self.args = args;
-        self.was_shorthand = true;
         self.has_bonus_display = has_bonus_display;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_display.rs b/tests/test_display.rs
index 1e7b13d..7d9ac59 100644
--- a/tests/test_display.rs
+++ b/tests/test_display.rs
@@ -165,3 +165,17 @@ fn test_trailing_comma() {
 
     assert("error ?", Error('?'));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_field() {
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    struct Inner {
+        data: usize,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Error, Debug)]
+    #[error("{}", .0.data)]
+    struct Error(Inner);
+
+    assert("0", Error(Inner { data: 0 }));
+}