1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/format.py b/pylint/checkers/format.py
index cde34b5d7..001330b2b 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/format.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/format.py
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from astroid import nodes
 
 from pylint.checkers import BaseRawFileChecker, BaseTokenChecker
-from pylint.checkers.utils import (
-    is_overload_stub,
-    is_protocol_class,
-    node_frame_class,
-    only_required_for_messages,
-)
+from pylint.checkers.utils import only_required_for_messages
 from pylint.constants import WarningScope
 from pylint.interfaces import HIGH
 from pylint.typing import MessageDefinitionTuple
@@ -563,15 +558,14 @@ class FormatChecker(BaseTokenChecker, BaseRawFileChecker):
         ):
             return
 
-        # Function overloads that use ``Ellipsis`` are exempted.
+        # Functions stubs with ``Ellipsis`` as body are exempted.
         if (
-            isinstance(node, nodes.Expr)
+            isinstance(node.parent, nodes.FunctionDef)
+            and isinstance(node, nodes.Expr)
             and isinstance(node.value, nodes.Const)
             and node.value.value is Ellipsis
         ):
-            frame = node.frame(future=True)
-            if is_overload_stub(frame) or is_protocol_class(node_frame_class(frame)):
-                return
+            return
 
         self.add_message("multiple-statements", node=node)
         self._visited_lines[line] = 2