diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
index 2e4baf26176..11dcf4108d4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use rustc_lint::unerased_lint_store;
 use rustc_metadata::creader::MetadataLoader;
 use rustc_metadata::locator;
 use rustc_session::config::{nightly_options, CG_OPTIONS, Z_OPTIONS};
-use rustc_session::config::{ErrorOutputType, Input, OutFileName, OutputType, TrimmedDefPaths};
+use rustc_session::config::{ErrorOutputType, Input, OutFileName, OutputType};
 use rustc_session::getopts::{self, Matches};
 use rustc_session::lint::{Lint, LintId};
 use rustc_session::{config, EarlyDiagCtxt, Session};
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl Callbacks for TimePassesCallbacks {
         //
         self.time_passes = (config.opts.prints.is_empty() && config.opts.unstable_opts.time_passes)
             .then(|| config.opts.unstable_opts.time_passes_format);
-        config.opts.trimmed_def_paths = TrimmedDefPaths::GoodPath;
+        config.opts.trimmed_def_paths = true;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
index 3c6ad90b2ea..6c9000c45f6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use rustc_hir::def::{self, CtorKind, DefKind, Namespace};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefIdMap, DefIdSet, ModDefId, CRATE_DEF_ID, LOCAL_CRATE};
 use rustc_hir::definitions::{DefKey, DefPathDataName};
 use rustc_hir::LangItem;
-use rustc_session::config::TrimmedDefPaths;
 use rustc_session::cstore::{ExternCrate, ExternCrateSource};
 use rustc_session::Limit;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, Ident, Symbol};
@@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ pub trait PrettyPrinter<'tcx>: Printer<'tcx> + fmt::Write {
             return Ok(true);
         }
         if self.tcx().sess.opts.unstable_opts.trim_diagnostic_paths
-            && !matches!(self.tcx().sess.opts.trimmed_def_paths, TrimmedDefPaths::Never)
+            && self.tcx().sess.opts.trimmed_def_paths
             && !with_no_trimmed_paths()
             && !with_crate_prefix()
             && let Some(symbol) = self.tcx().trimmed_def_paths(()).get(&def_id)
@@ -3073,18 +3072,16 @@ fn for_each_def(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, mut collect_fn: impl for<'b> FnMut(&'b Ident, N
 /// See also [`DelayDm`](rustc_error_messages::DelayDm) and [`with_no_trimmed_paths!`].
 // this is pub to be able to intra-doc-link it
 pub fn trimmed_def_paths(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, (): ()) -> DefIdMap<Symbol> {
-    let mut map: DefIdMap<Symbol> = Default::default();
+    assert!(tcx.sess.opts.trimmed_def_paths);
 
-    if let TrimmedDefPaths::GoodPath = tcx.sess.opts.trimmed_def_paths {
-        // Trimming paths is expensive and not optimized, since we expect it to only be used for
-        // error reporting.
-        //
-        // For good paths causing this bug, the `rustc_middle::ty::print::with_no_trimmed_paths`
-        // wrapper can be used to suppress this query, in exchange for full paths being formatted.
-        tcx.sess.good_path_delayed_bug(
-            "trimmed_def_paths constructed but no error emitted; use `DelayDm` for lints or `with_no_trimmed_paths` for debugging",
-        );
-    }
+    // Trimming paths is expensive and not optimized, since we expect it to only be used for error
+    // reporting.
+    //
+    // For good paths causing this bug, the `rustc_middle::ty::print::with_no_trimmed_paths`
+    // wrapper can be used to suppress this query, in exchange for full paths being formatted.
+    tcx.sess.good_path_delayed_bug(
+        "trimmed_def_paths constructed but no error emitted; use `DelayDm` for lints or `with_no_trimmed_paths` for debugging",
+    );
 
     // Once constructed, unique namespace+symbol pairs will have a `Some(_)` entry, while
     // non-unique pairs will have a `None` entry.
@@ -3118,6 +3115,7 @@ pub fn trimmed_def_paths(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, (): ()) -> DefIdMap<Symbol> {
     });
 
     // Put the symbol from all the unique namespace+symbol pairs into `map`.
+    let mut map: DefIdMap<Symbol> = Default::default();
     for ((_, symbol), opt_def_id) in unique_symbols_rev.drain() {
         use std::collections::hash_map::Entry::{Occupied, Vacant};
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
index fe1166457ba..ac15c3b407b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
@@ -533,21 +533,6 @@ impl Default for ErrorOutputType {
     }
 }
 
-/// Parameter to control path trimming.
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-pub enum TrimmedDefPaths {
-    /// `try_print_trimmed_def_path` never prints a trimmed path and never calls the expensive
-    /// query.
-    #[default]
-    Never,
-    /// `try_print_trimmed_def_path` calls the expensive query, the query doesn't call
-    /// `good_path_delayed_bug`.
-    Always,
-    /// `try_print_trimmed_def_path` calls the expensive query, the query calls
-    /// `good_path_delayed_bug`.
-    GoodPath,
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Hash, Debug)]
 pub enum ResolveDocLinks {
     /// Do not resolve doc links.
@@ -1089,7 +1074,7 @@ impl Default for Options {
             debug_assertions: true,
             actually_rustdoc: false,
             resolve_doc_links: ResolveDocLinks::None,
-            trimmed_def_paths: TrimmedDefPaths::default(),
+            trimmed_def_paths: false,
             cli_forced_codegen_units: None,
             cli_forced_local_thinlto_off: false,
             remap_path_prefix: Vec::new(),
@@ -2926,7 +2911,7 @@ pub fn build_session_options(early_dcx: &mut EarlyDiagCtxt, matches: &getopts::M
         debug_assertions,
         actually_rustdoc: false,
         resolve_doc_links: ResolveDocLinks::ExportedMetadata,
-        trimmed_def_paths: TrimmedDefPaths::default(),
+        trimmed_def_paths: false,
         cli_forced_codegen_units: codegen_units,
         cli_forced_local_thinlto_off: disable_local_thinlto,
         remap_path_prefix,
@@ -3210,7 +3195,7 @@ pub(crate) mod dep_tracking {
         LinkerPluginLto, LocationDetail, LtoCli, NextSolverConfig, OomStrategy, OptLevel,
         OutFileName, OutputType, OutputTypes, Polonius, RemapPathScopeComponents, ResolveDocLinks,
         SourceFileHashAlgorithm, SplitDwarfKind, SwitchWithOptPath, SymbolManglingVersion,
-        TrimmedDefPaths, WasiExecModel,
+        WasiExecModel,
     };
     use crate::lint;
     use crate::utils::NativeLib;
@@ -3305,7 +3290,6 @@ pub(crate) mod dep_tracking {
         SymbolManglingVersion,
         RemapPathScopeComponents,
         SourceFileHashAlgorithm,
-        TrimmedDefPaths,
         OutFileName,
         OutputType,
         RealFileName,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
index 2d91a3fbd91..f4bf79f93f2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ top_level_options!(
         resolve_doc_links: ResolveDocLinks [TRACKED],
 
         /// Control path trimming.
-        trimmed_def_paths: TrimmedDefPaths [TRACKED],
+        trimmed_def_paths: bool [TRACKED],
 
         /// Specifications of codegen units / ThinLTO which are forced as a
         /// result of parsing command line options. These are not necessarily