diff --git a/mypy/checker.py b/mypy/checker.py
index 0fb37450a015..1a4ee285f7eb 100644
--- a/mypy/checker.py
+++ b/mypy/checker.py
@@ -2403,7 +2403,7 @@ def check_method_override_for_base_with_name(
                 and codes.MUTABLE_OVERRIDE in self.options.enabled_error_codes
                 and self.is_writable_attribute(original_node)
                 and not always_allow_covariant
-                and not is_subtype(original_type, typ, ignore_pos_arg_names=True)
+                and not is_subtype(original_type, typ)
             ):
                 base_str, override_str = format_type_distinctly(
                     original_type, typ, options=self.options
@@ -2414,8 +2414,7 @@ def check_method_override_for_base_with_name(
                 )
                 self.fail(msg, context)
         elif isinstance(original_type, UnionType) and any(
-            is_subtype(typ, orig_typ, ignore_pos_arg_names=True)
-            for orig_typ in original_type.items
+            is_subtype(typ, orig_typ) for orig_typ in original_type.items
         ):
             # This method is a subtype of at least one union variant.
             if (
@@ -2497,7 +2496,7 @@ def check_override(
         # Use boolean variable to clarify code.
         fail = False
         op_method_wider_note = False
-        if not is_subtype(override, original, ignore_pos_arg_names=True):
+        if not is_subtype(override, original):
             fail = True
         elif isinstance(override, Overloaded) and self.is_forward_op_method(name):
             # Operator method overrides cannot extend the domain, as
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-functions.test b/test-data/unit/check-functions.test
index b54dffe836b8..3e6d355f2905 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-functions.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-functions.test
@@ -3074,11 +3074,11 @@ class B(A):
 
 class C(A):
     @overload
-    def f(self, y: int) -> str: pass
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: pass
     @override
     @overload
-    def f(self, y: str) -> str: pass
-    def f(self, y: int | str) -> str: pass
+    def f(self, x: str) -> str: pass
+    def f(self, x: int | str) -> str: pass
 [typing fixtures/typing-override.pyi]
 
 [case explicitOverrideOnMultipleOverloads]
@@ -3099,12 +3099,12 @@ class B(A):
 
 class C(A):
     @overload
-    def f(self, y: int) -> str: pass
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: pass
     @override
     @overload
-    def f(self, y: str) -> str: pass
+    def f(self, x: str) -> str: pass
     @override
-    def f(self, y: int | str) -> str: pass
+    def f(self, x: int | str) -> str: pass
 [typing fixtures/typing-override.pyi]
 
 [case explicitOverrideCyclicDependency]
@@ -3142,13 +3142,13 @@ class A:
 
 class B(A):
     @override
-    def f(self, y: int) -> str: pass
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: pass
 
 class C(A):
-    def f(self, y: int) -> str: pass  # E: Method "f" is not using @override but is overriding a method in class "__main__.A"
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: pass  # E: Method "f" is not using @override but is overriding a method in class "__main__.A"
 
 class D(B):
-    def f(self, y: int) -> str: pass  # E: Method "f" is not using @override but is overriding a method in class "__main__.B"
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: pass  # E: Method "f" is not using @override but is overriding a method in class "__main__.B"
 [typing fixtures/typing-override.pyi]
 
 [case requireExplicitOverrideSpecialMethod]
@@ -3221,26 +3221,26 @@ class A:
 
 class B(A):
     @overload
-    def f(self, y: int) -> str: ...
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: ...
     @overload
-    def f(self, y: str) -> str: ...
+    def f(self, x: str) -> str: ...
     @override
-    def f(self, y): pass
+    def f(self, x): pass
 
 class C(A):
     @overload
     @override
-    def f(self, y: int) -> str: ...
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: ...
     @overload
-    def f(self, y: str) -> str: ...
-    def f(self, y): pass
+    def f(self, x: str) -> str: ...
+    def f(self, x): pass
 
 class D(A):
     @overload
-    def f(self, y: int) -> str: ...
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: ...
     @overload
-    def f(self, y: str) -> str: ...
-    def f(self, y): pass  # E: Method "f" is not using @override but is overriding a method in class "__main__.A"
+    def f(self, x: str) -> str: ...
+    def f(self, x): pass  # E: Method "f" is not using @override but is overriding a method in class "__main__.A"
 [typing fixtures/typing-override.pyi]
 
 [case requireExplicitOverrideMultipleInheritance]
@@ -3250,14 +3250,14 @@ from typing import override
 class A:
     def f(self, x: int) -> str: pass
 class B:
-    def f(self, y: int) -> str: pass
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: pass
 
 class C(A, B):
     @override
-    def f(self, z: int) -> str: pass
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: pass
 
 class D(A, B):
-    def f(self, z: int) -> str: pass  # E: Method "f" is not using @override but is overriding a method in class "__main__.A"
+    def f(self, x: int) -> str: pass  # E: Method "f" is not using @override but is overriding a method in class "__main__.A"
 [typing fixtures/typing-override.pyi]
 
 [case testExplicitOverrideAllowedForPrivate]
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-super.test b/test-data/unit/check-super.test
index 8816322a270a..9caf4d930e11 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-super.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-super.test
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class A:
     def f(self, s: str) -> None: pass
 
 class B(A):
-    def f(self, i: Union[int, str]) -> None: pass
+    def f(self, s: Union[int, str]) -> None: pass
 
 class C:
     def g(self, b: B) -> None:
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class A:
     def f(self, s: str) -> None: pass
 
 class B(A):
-    def f(self, i: Union[int, str]) -> None: pass
+    def f(self, s: Union[int, str]) -> None: pass
 
 def g(b: B) -> None:
     super(B, b).f('42')