diff --git a/src/librustc/dep_graph/mod.rs b/src/librustc/dep_graph/mod.rs
index d739223f6cb..5ccc0d281db 100644
--- a/src/librustc/dep_graph/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/dep_graph/mod.rs
@@ -62,24 +62,6 @@ impl rustc_query_system::dep_graph::DepKind for DepKind {
         write!(f, ")")
     }
 
-    fn assert_ignored() {
-        ty::tls::with_context_opt(|icx| {
-            let icx = if let Some(icx) = icx { icx } else { return };
-            assert!(icx.task_deps.is_none(), "expected no task dependency tracking");
-        })
-    }
-
-    fn with_ignore_deps<OP, R>(op: OP) -> R
-    where
-        OP: FnOnce() -> R,
-    {
-        ty::tls::with_context(|icx| {
-            let icx = ty::tls::ImplicitCtxt { task_deps: None, ..icx.clone() };
-
-            ty::tls::enter_context(&icx, |_| op())
-        })
-    }
-
     fn with_deps<OP, R>(task_deps: Option<&Lock<TaskDeps>>, op: OP) -> R
     where
         OP: FnOnce() -> R,
diff --git a/src/librustc_query_system/dep_graph/graph.rs b/src/librustc_query_system/dep_graph/graph.rs
index 36edf255a77..c012dc687d7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_query_system/dep_graph/graph.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_query_system/dep_graph/graph.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ impl<K: DepKind> DepGraph<K> {
 
     pub fn assert_ignored(&self) {
         if let Some(..) = self.data {
-            K::assert_ignored();
+            K::read_deps(|task_deps| {
+                assert!(task_deps.is_none(), "expected no task dependency tracking");
+            })
         }
     }
 
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ impl<K: DepKind> DepGraph<K> {
     where
         OP: FnOnce() -> R,
     {
-        K::with_ignore_deps(op)
+        K::with_deps(None, op)
     }
 
     /// Starts a new dep-graph task. Dep-graph tasks are specified
diff --git a/src/librustc_query_system/dep_graph/mod.rs b/src/librustc_query_system/dep_graph/mod.rs
index c9983013d38..e6a927c11dd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_query_system/dep_graph/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_query_system/dep_graph/mod.rs
@@ -76,14 +76,6 @@ pub trait DepKind: Copy + fmt::Debug + Eq + Ord + Hash {
     /// Implementation of `std::fmt::Debug` for `DepNode`.
     fn debug_node(node: &DepNode<Self>, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result;
 
-    /// Assert the current implicit context does not track any dependency.
-    fn assert_ignored();
-
-    /// Execute the operation ignoring the dependencies.
-    fn with_ignore_deps<OP, R>(op: OP) -> R
-    where
-        OP: FnOnce() -> R;
-
     /// Execute the operation with provided dependencies.
     fn with_deps<OP, R>(deps: Option<&Lock<TaskDeps<Self>>>, op: OP) -> R
     where