diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
index 7caaccab63b..bd993d308ac 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ pub fn predicates_for_generics<'tcx>(
 
 /// Determines whether the type `ty` is known to meet `bound` and
 /// returns true if so. Returns false if `ty` either does not meet
-/// `bound` or is not known to meet bound (note that this is
-/// conservative towards *no impl*, which is the opposite of the
-/// `evaluate` methods).
+/// `bound` or is not known to meet bound.
 pub fn type_known_to_meet_bound_modulo_regions<'tcx>(
     infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
@@ -129,50 +127,8 @@ pub fn type_known_to_meet_bound_modulo_regions<'tcx>(
     def_id: DefId,
 ) -> bool {
     let trait_ref = ty::TraitRef::new(infcx.tcx, def_id, [ty]);
-    pred_known_to_hold_modulo_regions(infcx, param_env, trait_ref)
-}
-
-/// FIXME(@lcnr): this function doesn't seem right and shouldn't exist?
-///
-/// Ping me on zulip if you want to use this method and need help with finding
-/// an appropriate replacement.
-#[instrument(level = "debug", skip(infcx, param_env, pred), ret)]
-fn pred_known_to_hold_modulo_regions<'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
-    param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
-    pred: impl ToPredicate<'tcx>,
-) -> bool {
-    let obligation = Obligation::new(infcx.tcx, ObligationCause::dummy(), param_env, pred);
-
-    let result = infcx.evaluate_obligation_no_overflow(&obligation);
-    debug!(?result);
-
-    if result.must_apply_modulo_regions() {
-        true
-    } else if result.may_apply() {
-        // Sometimes obligations are ambiguous because the recursive evaluator
-        // is not smart enough, so we fall back to fulfillment when we're not certain
-        // that an obligation holds or not. Even still, we must make sure that
-        // the we do no inference in the process of checking this obligation.
-        let goal = infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible((obligation.predicate, obligation.param_env));
-        infcx.probe(|_| {
-            let ocx = ObligationCtxt::new(infcx);
-            ocx.register_obligation(obligation);
-
-            let errors = ocx.select_all_or_error();
-            match errors.as_slice() {
-                // Only known to hold if we did no inference.
-                [] => infcx.shallow_resolve(goal) == goal,
-
-                errors => {
-                    debug!(?errors);
-                    false
-                }
-            }
-        })
-    } else {
-        false
-    }
+    let obligation = Obligation::new(infcx.tcx, ObligationCause::dummy(), param_env, trait_ref);
+    infcx.predicate_must_hold_modulo_regions(&obligation)
 }
 
 #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(tcx, elaborated_env))]