diff --git a/lib/ex_doc/language/elixir.ex b/lib/ex_doc/language/elixir.ex
index 58f51a1eb..26d9852a8 100644
--- a/lib/ex_doc/language/elixir.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_doc/language/elixir.ex
@@ -77,16 +77,16 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Language.Elixir do
 
   @impl true
   def function_data(entry, module_data) do
-    {{kind, name, arity}, _anno, _signature, doc_content, metadata} = entry
+    {{kind, name, arity}, anno, _signature, _doc_content, metadata} = entry
 
     if doc?(entry, module_data.type) do
-      function_data(kind, name, arity, doc_content, metadata, module_data)
+      function_data(kind, name, arity, anno, metadata, module_data)
     else
       :skip
     end
   end
 
-  def function_data(kind, name, arity, _doc_content, metadata, module_data) do
+  defp function_data(kind, name, arity, anno, metadata, module_data) do
     extra_annotations =
       case {kind, name, arity} do
         {:macro, _, _} -> ["macro"]
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Language.Elixir do
           delegate_doc_ast(metadata[:delegate_to])
       end,
       extra_annotations: extra_annotations,
-      source_line: find_function_line(module_data, actual_def),
+      source_line: find_function_line(module_data, actual_def) || Source.anno_line(anno),
       specs: specs(kind, name, actual_def, module_data)
     }
   end
diff --git a/lib/ex_doc/retriever.ex b/lib/ex_doc/retriever.ex
index d7f920de1..61da20c16 100644
--- a/lib/ex_doc/retriever.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_doc/retriever.ex
@@ -242,13 +242,8 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever do
     doc_file = anno_file(anno, source)
     doc_line = anno_line(anno)
 
-    ## When do we not have a source_line?
     source_url =
-      if function_data.source_line do
-        source_link(function_data[:source_file], source, function_data.source_line)
-      else
-        source_link(doc_file, source, doc_line)
-      end
+      source_link(function_data[:source_file], source, function_data.source_line)
 
     annotations =
       annotations_for_docs.(metadata) ++
@@ -331,13 +326,8 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever do
     doc_file = anno_file(anno, source)
     doc_line = anno_line(anno)
 
-    ## When do we not have a source_line?
     source_url =
-      if callback_data.source_line do
-        source_link(callback_data[:source_file], source, callback_data.source_line)
-      else
-        source_link(doc_file, source, doc_line)
-      end
+      source_link(callback_data[:source_file], source, callback_data.source_line)
 
     signature = signature(callback_data.signature)
     specs = callback_data.specs
@@ -395,13 +385,8 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever do
 
     type_data = module_data.language.type_data(type_entry, module_data)
 
-    ## When do we not have a source_line?
     source_url =
-      if type_data.source_line do
-        source_link(type_data[:source_file], source, type_data.source_line)
-      else
-        source_link(doc_file, source, doc_line)
-      end
+      source_link(type_data[:source_file], source, type_data.source_line)
 
     annotations = annotations_from_metadata(metadata, module_metadata)