diff --git a/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/InferredTypeProvider.scala b/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/InferredTypeProvider.scala
index ecbd687fcfb..15a94337fc0 100644
--- a/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/InferredTypeProvider.scala
+++ b/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/InferredTypeProvider.scala
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ final class InferredTypeProvider(
        *     turns into
        * `val a: Int = 1` or `var b: Int = 2`
        */
-      case vl @ ValDef(_, name, tpt, rhs) if !vl.symbol.isParameter =>
+      case vl @ ValDef(_, name, tpt, rhs)
+          if !vl.symbol.isParameter && tpt.pos.isDefined =>
         val nameEnd = findNameEnd(tpt.pos.start, name)
         val nameEndPos = tpt.pos.withEnd(nameEnd).withStart(nameEnd).toLsp
         adjustOpt.foreach(adjust => nameEndPos.setEnd(adjust.adjustedEndPos))
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ final class InferredTypeProvider(
        *     turns into
        * `.map((a: Int) => a + a)`
        */
-      case vl @ ValDef(_, name, tpt, _) if vl.symbol.isParameter =>
+      case vl @ ValDef(_, name, tpt, _)
+          if vl.symbol.isParameter && tpt.pos.isDefined =>
         val nameEnd = findNameEnd(vl.pos.start, name)
         val namePos = tpt.pos.withEnd(nameEnd).withStart(nameEnd).toLsp
 
diff --git a/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/SignatureHelpProvider.scala b/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/SignatureHelpProvider.scala
index 8f2df9c7667..d2e020b99a7 100644
--- a/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/SignatureHelpProvider.scala
+++ b/mtags/src/main/scala-2/scala/meta/internal/pc/SignatureHelpProvider.scala
@@ -478,18 +478,21 @@ class SignatureHelpProvider(val compiler: MetalsGlobal) {
     if (activeSignature == null) {
       activeSignature = 0
     }
-    val mainSignature = infos(activeSignature)
-    val deduplicated = infos
-      .filter { sig =>
-        sig != mainSignature && sig.getLabel() != mainSignature.getLabel()
-      }
-      .distinctBy(_.getLabel())
+    if (infos.isEmpty) new SignatureHelp()
+    else {
+      val mainSignature = infos(activeSignature)
+      val deduplicated = infos
+        .filter { sig =>
+          sig != mainSignature && sig.getLabel() != mainSignature.getLabel()
+        }
+        .distinctBy(_.getLabel())
 
-    new SignatureHelp(
-      (mainSignature :: deduplicated).asJava,
-      0,
-      activeParameter
-    )
+      new SignatureHelp(
+        (mainSignature :: deduplicated).asJava,
+        0,
+        activeParameter
+      )
+    }
   }
 
   def mparamss(