diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0622.md b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0622.md
index e6ff949d3e9f9..9b8131a061e39 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0622.md
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0622.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+#### Note: this error code is no longer emitted by the compiler.
+
 An intrinsic was declared without being a function.
 
 Erroneous code example:
 
-```compile_fail,E0622
+```no_run
 #![feature(intrinsics)]
 #![allow(internal_features)]
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/lib.rs
index dfeef5a957d69..2488d870899ce 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/lib.rs
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ E0618: 0618,
 E0619: 0619,
 E0620: 0620,
 E0621: 0621,
-E0622: 0622,
+E0622: 0622, // REMOVED: rustc-intrinsic ABI was removed
 E0623: 0623,
 E0624: 0624,
 E0625: 0625,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/check.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/check.rs
index e3ed20e1b318d..2e0e57ba88791 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/check.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/check.rs
@@ -719,7 +719,6 @@ pub(crate) fn check_item_type(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) {
                     def_id,
                     tcx.def_ident_span(def_id).unwrap(),
                     i.name,
-                    ExternAbi::Rust,
                 )
             }
         }
@@ -787,16 +786,6 @@ pub(crate) fn check_item_type(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) {
             for item in items {
                 let def_id = item.id.owner_id.def_id;
 
-                if tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::rustc_intrinsic) {
-                    intrinsic::check_intrinsic_type(
-                        tcx,
-                        item.id.owner_id.def_id,
-                        item.span,
-                        item.ident.name,
-                        abi,
-                    );
-                }
-
                 let generics = tcx.generics_of(def_id);
                 let own_counts = generics.own_counts();
                 if generics.own_params.len() - own_counts.lifetimes != 0 {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/intrinsic.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/intrinsic.rs
index 0bf9e127989f0..d62ca7e198773 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/intrinsic.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 //! Type-checking for the `#[rustc_intrinsic]` intrinsics that the compiler exposes.
 
 use rustc_abi::ExternAbi;
-use rustc_errors::codes::*;
-use rustc_errors::{DiagMessage, struct_span_code_err};
-use rustc_hir::{self as hir, Safety};
+use rustc_errors::DiagMessage;
+use rustc_hir::{self as hir};
 use rustc_middle::bug;
 use rustc_middle::traits::{ObligationCause, ObligationCauseCode};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Ty, TyCtxt};
@@ -26,17 +25,10 @@ fn equate_intrinsic_type<'tcx>(
     sig: ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>,
 ) {
     let (generics, span) = match tcx.hir_node_by_def_id(def_id) {
-        hir::Node::Item(hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn { generics, .. }, .. })
-        | hir::Node::ForeignItem(hir::ForeignItem {
-            kind: hir::ForeignItemKind::Fn(_, _, generics),
-            ..
-        }) => (tcx.generics_of(def_id), generics.span),
-        _ => {
-            struct_span_code_err!(tcx.dcx(), span, E0622, "intrinsic must be a function")
-                .with_span_label(span, "expected a function")
-                .emit();
-            return;
+        hir::Node::Item(hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn { generics, .. }, .. }) => {
+            (tcx.generics_of(def_id), generics.span)
         }
+        _ => tcx.dcx().span_bug(span, "intrinsic must be a function"),
     };
     let own_counts = generics.own_counts();
 
@@ -70,13 +62,7 @@ fn equate_intrinsic_type<'tcx>(
 }
 
 /// Returns the unsafety of the given intrinsic.
-pub fn intrinsic_operation_unsafety(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, intrinsic_id: LocalDefId) -> hir::Safety {
-    let has_safe_attr = if tcx.has_attr(intrinsic_id, sym::rustc_intrinsic) {
-        tcx.fn_sig(intrinsic_id).skip_binder().safety()
-    } else {
-        // Old-style intrinsics are never safe
-        Safety::Unsafe
-    };
+fn intrinsic_operation_unsafety(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, intrinsic_id: LocalDefId) -> hir::Safety {
     let is_in_list = match tcx.item_name(intrinsic_id.into()) {
         // When adding a new intrinsic to this list,
         // it's usually worth updating that intrinsic's documentation
@@ -148,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn intrinsic_operation_unsafety(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, intrinsic_id: LocalDefId) -
         _ => hir::Safety::Unsafe,
     };
 
-    if has_safe_attr != is_in_list {
+    if tcx.fn_sig(intrinsic_id).skip_binder().safety() != is_in_list {
         tcx.dcx().struct_span_err(
             tcx.def_span(intrinsic_id),
             DiagMessage::from(format!(
@@ -163,12 +149,11 @@ pub fn intrinsic_operation_unsafety(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, intrinsic_id: LocalDefId) -
 
 /// Remember to add all intrinsics here, in `compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs`,
 /// and in `library/core/src/intrinsics.rs`.
-pub fn check_intrinsic_type(
+pub(crate) fn check_intrinsic_type(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
     intrinsic_id: LocalDefId,
     span: Span,
     intrinsic_name: Symbol,
-    abi: ExternAbi,
 ) {
     let generics = tcx.generics_of(intrinsic_id);
     let param = |n| {
@@ -706,7 +691,7 @@ pub fn check_intrinsic_type(
         };
         (n_tps, 0, n_cts, inputs, output, safety)
     };
-    let sig = tcx.mk_fn_sig(inputs, output, false, safety, abi);
+    let sig = tcx.mk_fn_sig(inputs, output, false, safety, ExternAbi::Rust);
     let sig = ty::Binder::bind_with_vars(sig, bound_vars);
     equate_intrinsic_type(tcx, span, intrinsic_id, n_tps, n_lts, n_cts, sig)
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/error-codes/E0622.rs b/tests/ui/error-codes/E0622.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c2a4f226d80c..0000000000000
--- a/tests/ui/error-codes/E0622.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#![feature(intrinsics)]
-
-extern "C" {
-
-    #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    pub static atomic_singlethreadfence_seqcst: unsafe extern "C" fn();
-    //~^ ERROR intrinsic must be a function [E0622]
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    unsafe {
-        atomic_singlethreadfence_seqcst();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/ui/error-codes/E0622.stderr b/tests/ui/error-codes/E0622.stderr
deleted file mode 100644
index c0aea542af04e..0000000000000
--- a/tests/ui/error-codes/E0622.stderr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-error[E0622]: intrinsic must be a function
-  --> $DIR/E0622.rs:6:5
-   |
-LL |     pub static atomic_singlethreadfence_seqcst: unsafe extern "C" fn();
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ expected a function
-
-error: aborting due to 1 previous error
-
-For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0622`.