diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic_builder.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic_builder.rs
index b4ba65ca96d3b..4f26ecb1bdda2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic_builder.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic_builder.rs
@@ -629,27 +629,3 @@ macro_rules! struct_span_err {
 macro_rules! error_code {
     ($code:ident) => {{ $crate::DiagnosticId::Error(stringify!($code).to_owned()) }};
 }
-
-/// Wrapper around a `DiagnosticBuilder` for creating lints.
-pub struct LintDiagnosticBuilder<'a, G: EmissionGuarantee>(DiagnosticBuilder<'a, G>);
-
-impl<'a, G: EmissionGuarantee> LintDiagnosticBuilder<'a, G> {
-    #[rustc_lint_diagnostics]
-    /// Return the inner `DiagnosticBuilder`, first setting the primary message to `msg`.
-    pub fn build(mut self, msg: impl Into<DiagnosticMessage>) -> DiagnosticBuilder<'a, G> {
-        self.0.set_primary_message(msg);
-        self.0.set_is_lint();
-        self.0
-    }
-
-    /// Create a `LintDiagnosticBuilder` from some existing `DiagnosticBuilder`.
-    pub fn new(err: DiagnosticBuilder<'a, G>) -> LintDiagnosticBuilder<'a, G> {
-        LintDiagnosticBuilder(err)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> LintDiagnosticBuilder<'a, ErrorGuaranteed> {
-    pub fn forget_guarantee(self) -> LintDiagnosticBuilder<'a, ()> {
-        LintDiagnosticBuilder(self.0.forget_guarantee())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
index c9f912fa7aab7..646af7e1c6c49 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ pub use diagnostic::{
     AddToDiagnostic, DecorateLint, Diagnostic, DiagnosticArg, DiagnosticArgFromDisplay,
     DiagnosticArgValue, DiagnosticId, DiagnosticStyledString, IntoDiagnosticArg, SubDiagnostic,
 };
-pub use diagnostic_builder::{DiagnosticBuilder, EmissionGuarantee, LintDiagnosticBuilder};
+pub use diagnostic_builder::{DiagnosticBuilder, EmissionGuarantee};
 use std::backtrace::Backtrace;
 
 /// A handler deals with errors and other compiler output.