diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
index f83d74ecd3887..890f5d8a07476 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ pub struct CollectItemTypesVisitor<'tcx> {
 /// and suggest adding type parameters in the appropriate place, taking into consideration any and
 /// all already existing generic type parameters to avoid suggesting a name that is already in use.
 pub(crate) fn placeholder_type_error<'tcx>(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    cx: &dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx>,
     generics: Option<&hir::Generics<'_>>,
     placeholder_types: Vec<Span>,
     suggest: bool,
@@ -174,21 +174,21 @@ pub(crate) fn placeholder_type_error<'tcx>(
         return;
     }
 
-    placeholder_type_error_diag(tcx, generics, placeholder_types, vec![], suggest, hir_ty, kind)
+    placeholder_type_error_diag(cx, generics, placeholder_types, vec![], suggest, hir_ty, kind)
         .emit();
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn placeholder_type_error_diag<'tcx>(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+pub(crate) fn placeholder_type_error_diag<'cx, 'tcx>(
+    cx: &'cx dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx>,
     generics: Option<&hir::Generics<'_>>,
     placeholder_types: Vec<Span>,
     additional_spans: Vec<Span>,
     suggest: bool,
     hir_ty: Option<&hir::Ty<'_>>,
     kind: &'static str,
-) -> Diag<'tcx> {
+) -> Diag<'cx> {
     if placeholder_types.is_empty() {
-        return bad_placeholder(tcx, additional_spans, kind);
+        return bad_placeholder(cx, additional_spans, kind);
     }
 
     let params = generics.map(|g| g.params).unwrap_or_default();
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ pub(crate) fn placeholder_type_error_diag<'tcx>(
     }
 
     let mut err =
-        bad_placeholder(tcx, placeholder_types.into_iter().chain(additional_spans).collect(), kind);
+        bad_placeholder(cx, placeholder_types.into_iter().chain(additional_spans).collect(), kind);
 
     // Suggest, but only if it is not a function in const or static
     if suggest {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub(crate) fn placeholder_type_error_diag<'tcx>(
 
             // Check if parent is const or static
             is_const_or_static = matches!(
-                tcx.parent_hir_node(hir_ty.hir_id),
+                cx.tcx().parent_hir_node(hir_ty.hir_id),
                 Node::Item(&hir::Item {
                     kind: hir::ItemKind::Const(..) | hir::ItemKind::Static(..),
                     ..
@@ -269,7 +269,16 @@ fn reject_placeholder_type_signatures_in_item<'tcx>(
     let mut visitor = HirPlaceholderCollector::default();
     visitor.visit_item(item);
 
-    placeholder_type_error(tcx, Some(generics), visitor.0, suggest, None, item.kind.descr());
+    let icx = ItemCtxt::new(tcx, item.owner_id.def_id);
+
+    placeholder_type_error(
+        icx.lowerer(),
+        Some(generics),
+        visitor.0,
+        suggest,
+        None,
+        item.kind.descr(),
+    );
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for CollectItemTypesVisitor<'tcx> {
@@ -331,15 +340,15 @@ impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for CollectItemTypesVisitor<'tcx> {
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Utility types and common code for the above passes.
 
-fn bad_placeholder<'tcx>(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+fn bad_placeholder<'cx, 'tcx>(
+    cx: &'cx dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx>,
     mut spans: Vec<Span>,
     kind: &'static str,
-) -> Diag<'tcx> {
+) -> Diag<'cx> {
     let kind = if kind.ends_with('s') { format!("{kind}es") } else { format!("{kind}s") };
 
     spans.sort();
-    tcx.dcx().create_err(errors::PlaceholderNotAllowedItemSignatures { spans, kind })
+    cx.dcx().create_err(errors::PlaceholderNotAllowedItemSignatures { spans, kind })
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> ItemCtxt<'tcx> {
@@ -383,14 +392,13 @@ impl<'tcx> HirTyLowerer<'tcx> for ItemCtxt<'tcx> {
     fn re_infer(&self, span: Span, reason: RegionInferReason<'_>) -> ty::Region<'tcx> {
         if let RegionInferReason::BorrowedObjectLifetimeDefault = reason {
             let e = struct_span_code_err!(
-                self.tcx().dcx(),
+                self.dcx(),
                 span,
                 E0228,
                 "the lifetime bound for this object type cannot be deduced \
                 from context; please supply an explicit bound"
             )
             .emit();
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(e);
             ty::Region::new_error(self.tcx(), e)
         } else {
             // This indicates an illegal lifetime in a non-assoc-trait position
@@ -515,10 +523,6 @@ impl<'tcx> HirTyLowerer<'tcx> for ItemCtxt<'tcx> {
         None
     }
 
-    fn set_tainted_by_errors(&self, err: ErrorGuaranteed) {
-        self.tainted_by_errors.set(Some(err));
-    }
-
     fn lower_fn_sig(
         &self,
         decl: &hir::FnDecl<'tcx>,
@@ -576,7 +580,7 @@ impl<'tcx> HirTyLowerer<'tcx> for ItemCtxt<'tcx> {
             // `ident_span` to not emit an error twice when we have `fn foo(_: fn() -> _)`.
 
             let mut diag = crate::collect::placeholder_type_error_diag(
-                tcx,
+                self,
                 generics,
                 visitor.0,
                 infer_replacements.iter().map(|(s, _)| *s).collect(),
@@ -596,7 +600,7 @@ impl<'tcx> HirTyLowerer<'tcx> for ItemCtxt<'tcx> {
                 );
             }
 
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(diag.emit());
+            diag.emit();
         }
 
         (input_tys, output_ty)
@@ -645,6 +649,7 @@ fn lower_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, item_id: hir::ItemId) {
     let it = tcx.hir().item(item_id);
     debug!(item = %it.ident, id = %it.hir_id());
     let def_id = item_id.owner_id.def_id;
+    let icx = ItemCtxt::new(tcx, def_id);
 
     match &it.kind {
         // These don't define types.
@@ -669,7 +674,7 @@ fn lower_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, item_id: hir::ItemId) {
                         let mut visitor = HirPlaceholderCollector::default();
                         visitor.visit_foreign_item(item);
                         placeholder_type_error(
-                            tcx,
+                            icx.lowerer(),
                             None,
                             visitor.0,
                             false,
@@ -748,7 +753,14 @@ fn lower_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, item_id: hir::ItemId) {
             if !ty.is_suggestable_infer_ty() {
                 let mut visitor = HirPlaceholderCollector::default();
                 visitor.visit_item(it);
-                placeholder_type_error(tcx, None, visitor.0, false, None, it.kind.descr());
+                placeholder_type_error(
+                    icx.lowerer(),
+                    None,
+                    visitor.0,
+                    false,
+                    None,
+                    it.kind.descr(),
+                );
             }
         }
 
@@ -766,6 +778,7 @@ fn lower_trait_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_item_id: hir::TraitItemId) {
     let trait_item = tcx.hir().trait_item(trait_item_id);
     let def_id = trait_item_id.owner_id;
     tcx.ensure().generics_of(def_id);
+    let icx = ItemCtxt::new(tcx, def_id.def_id);
 
     match trait_item.kind {
         hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => {
@@ -782,7 +795,14 @@ fn lower_trait_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_item_id: hir::TraitItemId) {
                 // Account for `const C: _;`.
                 let mut visitor = HirPlaceholderCollector::default();
                 visitor.visit_trait_item(trait_item);
-                placeholder_type_error(tcx, None, visitor.0, false, None, "associated constant");
+                placeholder_type_error(
+                    icx.lowerer(),
+                    None,
+                    visitor.0,
+                    false,
+                    None,
+                    "associated constant",
+                );
             }
         }
 
@@ -793,7 +813,7 @@ fn lower_trait_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_item_id: hir::TraitItemId) {
             // Account for `type T = _;`.
             let mut visitor = HirPlaceholderCollector::default();
             visitor.visit_trait_item(trait_item);
-            placeholder_type_error(tcx, None, visitor.0, false, None, "associated type");
+            placeholder_type_error(icx.lowerer(), None, visitor.0, false, None, "associated type");
         }
 
         hir::TraitItemKind::Type(_, None) => {
@@ -804,7 +824,7 @@ fn lower_trait_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_item_id: hir::TraitItemId) {
             let mut visitor = HirPlaceholderCollector::default();
             visitor.visit_trait_item(trait_item);
 
-            placeholder_type_error(tcx, None, visitor.0, false, None, "associated type");
+            placeholder_type_error(icx.lowerer(), None, visitor.0, false, None, "associated type");
         }
     };
 
@@ -817,6 +837,7 @@ fn lower_impl_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, impl_item_id: hir::ImplItemId) {
     tcx.ensure().type_of(def_id);
     tcx.ensure().predicates_of(def_id);
     let impl_item = tcx.hir().impl_item(impl_item_id);
+    let icx = ItemCtxt::new(tcx, def_id.def_id);
     match impl_item.kind {
         hir::ImplItemKind::Fn(..) => {
             tcx.ensure().codegen_fn_attrs(def_id);
@@ -827,14 +848,21 @@ fn lower_impl_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, impl_item_id: hir::ImplItemId) {
             let mut visitor = HirPlaceholderCollector::default();
             visitor.visit_impl_item(impl_item);
 
-            placeholder_type_error(tcx, None, visitor.0, false, None, "associated type");
+            placeholder_type_error(icx.lowerer(), None, visitor.0, false, None, "associated type");
         }
         hir::ImplItemKind::Const(ty, _) => {
             // Account for `const T: _ = ..;`
             if !ty.is_suggestable_infer_ty() {
                 let mut visitor = HirPlaceholderCollector::default();
                 visitor.visit_impl_item(impl_item);
-                placeholder_type_error(tcx, None, visitor.0, false, None, "associated constant");
+                placeholder_type_error(
+                    icx.lowerer(),
+                    None,
+                    visitor.0,
+                    false,
+                    None,
+                    "associated constant",
+                );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1385,7 +1413,7 @@ fn fn_sig(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::EarlyBinder<'_, ty::PolyFn
             ..
         })
         | Item(hir::Item { kind: ItemKind::Fn(sig, generics, _), .. }) => {
-            infer_return_ty_for_fn_sig(tcx, sig, generics, def_id, &icx)
+            infer_return_ty_for_fn_sig(sig, generics, def_id, &icx)
         }
 
         ImplItem(hir::ImplItem { kind: ImplItemKind::Fn(sig, _), generics, .. }) => {
@@ -1402,7 +1430,7 @@ fn fn_sig(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::EarlyBinder<'_, ty::PolyFn
                     None,
                 )
             } else {
-                infer_return_ty_for_fn_sig(tcx, sig, generics, def_id, &icx)
+                infer_return_ty_for_fn_sig(sig, generics, def_id, &icx)
             }
         }
 
@@ -1455,12 +1483,12 @@ fn fn_sig(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::EarlyBinder<'_, ty::PolyFn
 }
 
 fn infer_return_ty_for_fn_sig<'tcx>(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     sig: &hir::FnSig<'tcx>,
     generics: &hir::Generics<'_>,
     def_id: LocalDefId,
     icx: &ItemCtxt<'tcx>,
 ) -> ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx> {
+    let tcx = icx.tcx;
     let hir_id = tcx.local_def_id_to_hir_id(def_id);
 
     match sig.decl.output.get_infer_ret_ty() {
@@ -1492,7 +1520,7 @@ fn infer_return_ty_for_fn_sig<'tcx>(
             let mut visitor = HirPlaceholderCollector::default();
             visitor.visit_ty(ty);
 
-            let mut diag = bad_placeholder(tcx, visitor.0, "return type");
+            let mut diag = bad_placeholder(icx.lowerer(), visitor.0, "return type");
             let ret_ty = fn_sig.output();
             // Don't leak types into signatures unless they're nameable!
             // For example, if a function returns itself, we don't want that
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/type_of.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/type_of.rs
index 1e2b0c4323385..974dd415f464c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/type_of.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/type_of.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use rustc_span::symbol::Ident;
 use rustc_span::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
 
 use crate::errors::TypeofReservedKeywordUsed;
+use crate::hir_ty_lowering::HirTyLowerer;
 
 use super::bad_placeholder;
 use super::ItemCtxt;
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ pub(super) fn type_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::EarlyBinder<'_
                 .and_then(|body_id| {
                     ty.is_suggestable_infer_ty().then(|| {
                         infer_placeholder_type(
-                            tcx,
+                            icx.lowerer(),
                             def_id,
                             body_id,
                             ty.span,
@@ -381,7 +382,7 @@ pub(super) fn type_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::EarlyBinder<'_
             ImplItemKind::Const(ty, body_id) => {
                 if ty.is_suggestable_infer_ty() {
                     infer_placeholder_type(
-                        tcx,
+                        icx.lowerer(),
                         def_id,
                         body_id,
                         ty.span,
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ pub(super) fn type_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::EarlyBinder<'_
             ItemKind::Static(ty, .., body_id) => {
                 if ty.is_suggestable_infer_ty() {
                     infer_placeholder_type(
-                        tcx,
+                        icx.lowerer(),
                         def_id,
                         body_id,
                         ty.span,
@@ -418,7 +419,14 @@ pub(super) fn type_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::EarlyBinder<'_
             }
             ItemKind::Const(ty, _, body_id) => {
                 if ty.is_suggestable_infer_ty() {
-                    infer_placeholder_type(tcx, def_id, body_id, ty.span, item.ident, "constant")
+                    infer_placeholder_type(
+                        icx.lowerer(),
+                        def_id,
+                        body_id,
+                        ty.span,
+                        item.ident,
+                        "constant",
+                    )
                 } else {
                     icx.lower_ty(ty)
                 }
@@ -559,21 +567,22 @@ pub(super) fn type_of_opaque(
     }
 }
 
-fn infer_placeholder_type<'a>(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'a>,
+fn infer_placeholder_type<'tcx>(
+    cx: &dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx>,
     def_id: LocalDefId,
     body_id: hir::BodyId,
     span: Span,
     item_ident: Ident,
     kind: &'static str,
-) -> Ty<'a> {
+) -> Ty<'tcx> {
+    let tcx = cx.tcx();
     let ty = tcx.diagnostic_only_typeck(def_id).node_type(body_id.hir_id);
 
     // If this came from a free `const` or `static mut?` item,
     // then the user may have written e.g. `const A = 42;`.
     // In this case, the parser has stashed a diagnostic for
     // us to improve in typeck so we do that now.
-    let guar = tcx
+    let guar = cx
         .dcx()
         .try_steal_modify_and_emit_err(span, StashKey::ItemNoType, |err| {
             if !ty.references_error() {
@@ -602,7 +611,7 @@ fn infer_placeholder_type<'a>(
             }
         })
         .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            let mut diag = bad_placeholder(tcx, vec![span], kind);
+            let mut diag = bad_placeholder(cx, vec![span], kind);
 
             if !ty.references_error() {
                 if let Some(ty) = ty.make_suggestable(tcx, false, None) {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs
index d8bbe403f1f50..983924a4b0873 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs
@@ -462,9 +462,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 }
             }
         }
-        let reported = err.emit();
-        self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
-        reported
+        err.emit()
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn complain_about_ambiguous_inherent_assoc_ty(
@@ -481,9 +479,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         );
         err.span_label(name.span, format!("multiple `{name}` found"));
         self.note_ambiguous_inherent_assoc_ty(&mut err, candidates, span);
-        let reported = err.emit();
-        self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
-        reported
+        err.emit()
     }
 
     // FIXME(fmease): Heavily adapted from `rustc_hir_typeck::method::suggest`. Deduplicate.
@@ -973,7 +969,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
             }
         }
 
-        self.set_tainted_by_errors(err.emit());
+        err.emit();
     }
 
     /// On ambiguous associated type, look for an associated function whose name matches the
@@ -1010,17 +1006,14 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 .filter_by_name_unhygienic(Symbol::intern(&name))
                 .next()
         {
-            let reported =
-                struct_span_code_err!(self.dcx(), span, E0223, "ambiguous associated type")
-                    .with_span_suggestion_verbose(
-                        ident2.span.to(ident3.span),
-                        format!("there is an associated function with a similar name: `{name}`"),
-                        name,
-                        Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
-                    )
-                    .emit();
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
-            Err(reported)
+            Err(struct_span_code_err!(self.dcx(), span, E0223, "ambiguous associated type")
+                .with_span_suggestion_verbose(
+                    ident2.span.to(ident3.span),
+                    format!("there is an associated function with a similar name: `{name}`"),
+                    name,
+                    Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                )
+                .emit())
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -1129,9 +1122,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
             err.span_label(span, format!("not allowed on {what}"));
         }
         generics_args_err_extend(self.tcx(), segments, &mut err, err_extend);
-        let reported = err.emit();
-        self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
-        reported
+        err.emit()
     }
 
     pub fn report_trait_object_addition_traits_error(
@@ -1167,9 +1158,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
              for more information on them, visit \
              <https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/special-types-and-traits.html#auto-traits>",
         );
-        let reported = err.emit();
-        self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
-        reported
+        err.emit()
     }
 
     pub fn report_trait_object_with_no_traits_error(
@@ -1183,10 +1172,8 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
             .map(|&(trait_ref, _)| trait_ref.def_id())
             .find(|&trait_ref| tcx.is_trait_alias(trait_ref))
             .map(|trait_ref| tcx.def_span(trait_ref));
-        let reported =
-            self.dcx().emit_err(TraitObjectDeclaredWithNoTraits { span, trait_alias_span });
-        self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
-        reported
+
+        self.dcx().emit_err(TraitObjectDeclaredWithNoTraits { span, trait_alias_span })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/mod.rs
index e8a4ab103bd2b..0482277975cac 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/mod.rs
@@ -180,12 +180,6 @@ pub trait HirTyLowerer<'tcx> {
     /// The inference context of the lowering context if applicable.
     fn infcx(&self) -> Option<&InferCtxt<'tcx>>;
 
-    /// Taint the context with errors.
-    ///
-    /// Invoke this when you encounter an error from some prior pass like name resolution.
-    /// This is used to help suppress derived errors typeck might otherwise report.
-    fn set_tainted_by_errors(&self, e: ErrorGuaranteed);
-
     /// Convenience method for coercing the lowering context into a trait object type.
     ///
     /// Most lowering routines are defined on the trait object type directly
@@ -405,10 +399,6 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
             self_ty.is_some(),
         );
 
-        if let Err(err) = &arg_count.correct {
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(err.reported);
-        }
-
         // Skip processing if type has no generic parameters.
         // Traits always have `Self` as a generic parameter, which means they will not return early
         // here and so associated item constraints will be handled regardless of whether there are
@@ -569,7 +559,6 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 span,
                 modifier: constness.as_str(),
             });
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
             arg_count.correct = Err(GenericArgCountMismatch { reported, invalid_args: vec![] });
         }
 
@@ -876,7 +865,6 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 span,
                 constraint,
             );
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
             return Err(reported);
         };
         debug!(?bound);
@@ -959,7 +947,6 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 ));
             }
             let reported = err.emit();
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
             if !where_bounds.is_empty() {
                 return Err(reported);
             }
@@ -1152,7 +1139,6 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                         assoc_ident.name,
                     )
                 };
-                self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
                 return Err(reported);
             }
         };
@@ -1403,13 +1389,12 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         let tcx = self.tcx();
 
         if !tcx.visibility(item_def_id).is_accessible_from(scope, tcx) {
-            let reported = self.dcx().emit_err(crate::errors::AssocItemIsPrivate {
+            self.dcx().emit_err(crate::errors::AssocItemIsPrivate {
                 span,
                 kind: tcx.def_descr(item_def_id),
                 name: ident,
                 defined_here_label: tcx.def_span(item_def_id),
             });
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
         }
 
         tcx.check_stability(item_def_id, Some(block), span, None);
@@ -1835,7 +1820,6 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                         err.span_note(impl_.self_ty.span, "not a concrete type");
                     }
                     let reported = err.emit();
-                    self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
                     Ty::new_error(tcx, reported)
                 } else {
                     ty
@@ -1882,7 +1866,6 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                     .tcx()
                     .dcx()
                     .span_delayed_bug(path.span, "path with `Res::Err` but no error emitted");
-                self.set_tainted_by_errors(e);
                 Ty::new_error(self.tcx(), e)
             }
             Res::Def(..) => {
@@ -2017,7 +2000,6 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         if self.check_delegation_constraints(sig_id, span, idx == hir::InferDelegationKind::Output)
         {
             let e = self.dcx().span_delayed_bug(span, "not supported delegation case");
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(e);
             return Ty::new_error(self.tcx(), e);
         };
         let sig = self.tcx().fn_sig(sig_id);
@@ -2442,7 +2424,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 err.note("consider introducing a named lifetime parameter");
             }
 
-            self.set_tainted_by_errors(err.emit());
+            err.emit();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/object_safety.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/object_safety.rs
index bbb37be5c9f3f..af8fbc9b987d1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/object_safety.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/object_safety.rs
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
 
                 if references_self {
                     let def_id = i.bottom().0.def_id();
-                    let reported = struct_span_code_err!(
+                    struct_span_code_err!(
                         self.dcx(),
                         i.bottom().1,
                         E0038,
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                             .error_msg(),
                     )
                     .emit();
-                    self.set_tainted_by_errors(reported);
                 }
 
                 ty::ExistentialTraitRef { def_id: trait_ref.def_id, args }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/mod.rs
index 1de2935ecaf73..b5796fbd48a88 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mod checks;
 mod inspect_obligations;
 mod suggestions;
 
-use rustc_errors::{DiagCtxtHandle, ErrorGuaranteed};
+use rustc_errors::DiagCtxtHandle;
 
 use crate::coercion::DynamicCoerceMany;
 use crate::fallback::DivergingFallbackBehavior;
@@ -342,10 +342,6 @@ impl<'tcx> HirTyLowerer<'tcx> for FnCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
         Some(&self.infcx)
     }
 
-    fn set_tainted_by_errors(&self, e: ErrorGuaranteed) {
-        self.infcx.set_tainted_by_errors(e)
-    }
-
     fn lower_fn_sig(
         &self,
         decl: &rustc_hir::FnDecl<'tcx>,