diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Reporter.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Reporter.scala
index b3e54d2e6734..f567e094e831 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Reporter.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Reporter.scala
@@ -154,20 +154,7 @@ abstract class Reporter extends interfaces.ReporterResult {
       val key = w.enablingOption.name
       addUnreported(key, 1)
     case _                                                  =>
-      val hide = if !errorsReported && dia.isInstanceOf[Error] then
-        // We bump up errorCount so errorsReported is true while executing isHidden.
-        // We use errorsReported as a predicate for broken code.
-        // So now any code `isHidden` runs won't cause, for instance,
-        // assertion errors and thus compiler crashes.
-        // This normally amounts to forcing the message, which might run more code
-        // to generate useful hints for the user.
-        try
-          _errorCount += 1
-          isHidden(dia)
-        finally
-          _errorCount -= 1 // decrease rather than set back to `oldErrorCount` so we only ever decrease by 1
-      else isHidden(dia)
-      if !hide then // avoid isHidden test for summarized warnings so that message is not forced
+      if !isHidden(dia) then // avoid isHidden test for summarized warnings so that message is not forced
         markReported(dia)
         withMode(Mode.Printing)(doReport(dia))
         dia match {