diff --git a/serde_derive/build.rs b/serde_derive/build.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1249dab59..000000000
--- a/serde_derive/build.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-use std::env;
-use std::process::Command;
-use std::str;
-
-// The rustc-cfg strings below are *not* public API. Please let us know by
-// opening a GitHub issue if your build environment requires some way to enable
-// these cfgs other than by executing our build script.
-fn main() {
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
-
-    let minor = match rustc_minor_version() {
-        Some(minor) => minor,
-        None => return,
-    };
-
-    // Underscore const names stabilized in Rust 1.37:
-    // https://blog.rust-lang.org/2019/08/15/Rust-1.37.0.html#using-unnamed-const-items-for-macros
-    if minor < 37 {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=no_underscore_consts");
-    }
-
-    // The ptr::addr_of! macro stabilized in Rust 1.51:
-    // https://blog.rust-lang.org/2021/03/25/Rust-1.51.0.html#stabilized-apis
-    if minor < 51 {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=no_ptr_addr_of");
-    }
-}
-
-fn rustc_minor_version() -> Option<u32> {
-    let rustc = env::var_os("RUSTC")?;
-    let output = Command::new(rustc).arg("--version").output().ok()?;
-    let version = str::from_utf8(&output.stdout).ok()?;
-    let mut pieces = version.split('.');
-    if pieces.next() != Some("rustc 1") {
-        return None;
-    }
-    pieces.next()?.parse().ok()
-}
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/de.rs b/serde_derive/src/de.rs
index 4d60d5a6f..63e839c43 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/de.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/de.rs
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ pub fn expand_derive_deserialize(
 
     Ok(dummy::wrap_in_const(
         cont.attrs.custom_serde_path(),
-        "DESERIALIZE",
-        ident,
         impl_block,
     ))
 }
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/dummy.rs b/serde_derive/src/dummy.rs
index 2be502713..57e8eabf2 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/dummy.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/dummy.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
-use proc_macro2::{Ident, TokenStream};
-use quote::format_ident;
+use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 
 use syn;
 use try;
 
-pub fn wrap_in_const(
-    serde_path: Option<&syn::Path>,
-    trait_: &str,
-    ty: &Ident,
-    code: TokenStream,
-) -> TokenStream {
+pub fn wrap_in_const(serde_path: Option<&syn::Path>, code: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let try_replacement = try::replacement();
 
-    let dummy_const = if cfg!(no_underscore_consts) {
-        format_ident!("_IMPL_{}_FOR_{}", trait_, unraw(ty))
-    } else {
-        format_ident!("_")
-    };
-
     let use_serde = match serde_path {
         Some(path) => quote! {
             use #path as _serde;
@@ -31,14 +19,10 @@ pub fn wrap_in_const(
     quote! {
         #[doc(hidden)]
         #[allow(non_upper_case_globals, unused_attributes, unused_qualifications)]
-        const #dummy_const: () = {
+        const _: () = {
             #use_serde
             #try_replacement
             #code
         };
     }
 }
-
-fn unraw(ident: &Ident) -> String {
-    ident.to_string().trim_start_matches("r#").to_owned()
-}
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/pretend.rs b/serde_derive/src/pretend.rs
index d7b953d63..7decbaa52 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/pretend.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/pretend.rs
@@ -97,29 +97,14 @@ fn pretend_fields_used_struct_packed(cont: &Container, fields: &[Field]) -> Toke
 
     let members = fields.iter().map(|field| &field.member).collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-    #[cfg(not(no_ptr_addr_of))]
-    {
-        quote! {
-            match _serde::__private::None::<&#type_ident #ty_generics> {
-                _serde::__private::Some(__v @ #type_ident { #(#members: _),* }) => {
-                    #(
-                        let _ = _serde::__private::ptr::addr_of!(__v.#members);
-                    )*
-                }
-                _ => {}
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(no_ptr_addr_of)]
-    {
-        let placeholders = (0usize..).map(|i| format_ident!("__v{}", i));
-
-        quote! {
-            match _serde::__private::None::<#type_ident #ty_generics> {
-                _serde::__private::Some(#type_ident { #(#members: #placeholders),* }) => {}
-                _ => {}
+    quote! {
+        match _serde::__private::None::<&#type_ident #ty_generics> {
+            _serde::__private::Some(__v @ #type_ident { #(#members: _),* }) => {
+                #(
+                    let _ = _serde::__private::ptr::addr_of!(__v.#members);
+                )*
             }
+            _ => {}
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/ser.rs b/serde_derive/src/ser.rs
index f223f713a..cd2992d72 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/ser.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/ser.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ pub fn expand_derive_serialize(
 
     Ok(dummy::wrap_in_const(
         cont.attrs.custom_serde_path(),
-        "SERIALIZE",
-        ident,
         impl_block,
     ))
 }