diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
index 43d07d4a53337..8e53fbbcd1975 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown.rs
@@ -111,14 +111,9 @@ pub(crate) struct MarkdownWithToc<'a>(
     pub(crate) Edition,
     pub(crate) &'a Option<Playground>,
 );
-/// A tuple struct like `Markdown` that renders the markdown escaping HTML tags.
-pub(crate) struct MarkdownHtml<'a>(
-    pub(crate) &'a str,
-    pub(crate) &'a mut IdMap,
-    pub(crate) ErrorCodes,
-    pub(crate) Edition,
-    pub(crate) &'a Option<Playground>,
-);
+/// A tuple struct like `Markdown` that renders the markdown escaping HTML tags
+/// and includes no paragraph tags.
+pub(crate) struct MarkdownItemInfo<'a>(pub(crate) &'a str, pub(crate) &'a mut IdMap);
 /// A tuple struct like `Markdown` that renders only the first paragraph.
 pub(crate) struct MarkdownSummaryLine<'a>(pub &'a str, pub &'a [RenderedLink]);
 
@@ -1072,9 +1067,9 @@ impl MarkdownWithToc<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl MarkdownHtml<'_> {
+impl MarkdownItemInfo<'_> {
     pub(crate) fn into_string(self) -> String {
-        let MarkdownHtml(md, ids, codes, edition, playground) = self;
+        let MarkdownItemInfo(md, ids) = self;
 
         // This is actually common enough to special-case
         if md.is_empty() {
@@ -1093,7 +1088,9 @@ impl MarkdownHtml<'_> {
         let p = HeadingLinks::new(p, None, ids, HeadingOffset::H1);
         let p = Footnotes::new(p);
         let p = TableWrapper::new(p.map(|(ev, _)| ev));
-        let p = CodeBlocks::new(p, codes, edition, playground);
+        let p = p.filter(|event| {
+            !matches!(event, Event::Start(Tag::Paragraph) | Event::End(Tag::Paragraph))
+        });
         html::push_html(&mut s, p);
 
         s
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown/tests.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown/tests.rs
index 5c0bf0ed942f4..e4f72a057892f 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/markdown/tests.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/markdown/tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{find_testable_code, plain_text_summary, short_markdown_summary};
-use super::{ErrorCodes, HeadingOffset, IdMap, Ignore, LangString, Markdown, MarkdownHtml};
+use super::{ErrorCodes, HeadingOffset, IdMap, Ignore, LangString, Markdown, MarkdownItemInfo};
 use rustc_span::edition::{Edition, DEFAULT_EDITION};
 
 #[test]
@@ -279,14 +279,13 @@ fn test_plain_text_summary() {
 fn test_markdown_html_escape() {
     fn t(input: &str, expect: &str) {
         let mut idmap = IdMap::new();
-        let output =
-            MarkdownHtml(input, &mut idmap, ErrorCodes::Yes, DEFAULT_EDITION, &None).into_string();
+        let output = MarkdownItemInfo(input, &mut idmap).into_string();
         assert_eq!(output, expect, "original: {}", input);
     }
 
-    t("`Struct<'a, T>`", "<p><code>Struct&lt;'a, T&gt;</code></p>\n");
-    t("Struct<'a, T>", "<p>Struct&lt;’a, T&gt;</p>\n");
-    t("Struct<br>", "<p>Struct&lt;br&gt;</p>\n");
+    t("`Struct<'a, T>`", "<code>Struct&lt;'a, T&gt;</code>");
+    t("Struct<'a, T>", "Struct&lt;’a, T&gt;");
+    t("Struct<br>", "Struct&lt;br&gt;");
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
index 7e5e4df43d291..ca4e65d70287c 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ use crate::html::format::{
     PrintWithSpace,
 };
 use crate::html::highlight;
-use crate::html::markdown::{HeadingOffset, IdMap, Markdown, MarkdownHtml, MarkdownSummaryLine};
+use crate::html::markdown::{
+    HeadingOffset, IdMap, Markdown, MarkdownItemInfo, MarkdownSummaryLine,
+};
 use crate::html::sources;
 use crate::html::static_files::SCRAPE_EXAMPLES_HELP_MD;
 use crate::scrape_examples::{CallData, CallLocation};
@@ -582,7 +584,6 @@ fn short_item_info(
     parent: Option<&clean::Item>,
 ) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut extra_info = vec![];
-    let error_codes = cx.shared.codes;
 
     if let Some(depr @ Deprecation { note, since, is_since_rustc_version: _, suggestion: _ }) =
         item.deprecation(cx.tcx())
@@ -606,13 +607,7 @@ fn short_item_info(
 
         if let Some(note) = note {
             let note = note.as_str();
-            let html = MarkdownHtml(
-                note,
-                &mut cx.id_map,
-                error_codes,
-                cx.shared.edition(),
-                &cx.shared.playground,
-            );
+            let html = MarkdownItemInfo(note, &mut cx.id_map);
             message.push_str(&format!(": {}", html.into_string()));
         }
         extra_info.push(format!(
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
index f21179ec558f0..3ce9407cb2dda 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
@@ -1078,10 +1078,6 @@ so that we can apply CSS-filters to change the arrow color in themes */
 	font-size: 0.875rem;
 	font-weight: normal;
 }
-.stab p {
-	display: inline;
-	margin: 0;
-}
 
 .stab .emoji {
 	font-size: 1.25rem;