diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/cursor.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/cursor.rs
index e27666d590b..6033f331966 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/cursor.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/cursor.rs
@@ -39,17 +39,6 @@ where
 {
     type EntrySets = E;
 }
-impl<'a, 'tcx, A, E> AnalysisResults<'tcx, A> for &'a mut Results<'tcx, A, E>
-where
-    A: Analysis<'tcx>,
-    E: Borrow<EntrySets<'tcx, A>>,
-{
-    type EntrySets = E;
-}
-
-/// A `ResultsCursor` that borrows the underlying `Results`.
-pub type ResultsRefCursor<'res, 'mir, 'tcx, A> =
-    ResultsCursor<'mir, 'tcx, A, &'res mut Results<'tcx, A>>;
 
 /// A `ResultsCursor` which uses a cloned `Analysis` while borrowing the underlying `Results`. This
 /// allows multiple cursors over the same `Results`.
@@ -62,9 +51,6 @@ pub type ResultsClonedCursor<'res, 'mir, 'tcx, A> =
 /// the same order as the `DIRECTION` of the analysis. In the worst case—when statements are
 /// visited in *reverse* order—performance will be quadratic in the number of statements in the
 /// block. The order in which basic blocks are inspected has no impact on performance.
-///
-/// A `ResultsCursor` can either own (the default) or borrow the dataflow results it inspects. The
-/// type of ownership is determined by `R` (see `ResultsRefCursor` above).
 pub struct ResultsCursor<'mir, 'tcx, A, R = Results<'tcx, A>>
 where
     A: Analysis<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/engine.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/engine.rs
index 90fc91d0123..cb8bbf0bff4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/engine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/engine.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use super::fmt::DebugWithContext;
 use super::graphviz;
 use super::{
     visit_results, Analysis, AnalysisDomain, Direction, GenKill, GenKillAnalysis, GenKillSet,
-    JoinSemiLattice, ResultsClonedCursor, ResultsCursor, ResultsRefCursor, ResultsVisitor,
+    JoinSemiLattice, ResultsClonedCursor, ResultsCursor, ResultsVisitor,
 };
 
 pub type EntrySets<'tcx, A> = IndexVec<BasicBlock, <A as AnalysisDomain<'tcx>>::Domain>;
@@ -80,19 +80,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx, A> Results<'tcx, A>
-where
-    A: Analysis<'tcx>,
-{
-    /// Creates a `ResultsCursor` that can inspect these `Results`.
-    pub fn as_results_cursor<'a, 'mir>(
-        &'a mut self,
-        body: &'mir mir::Body<'tcx>,
-    ) -> ResultsRefCursor<'a, 'mir, 'tcx, A> {
-        ResultsCursor::new(body, self)
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'tcx, A> Results<'tcx, A>
 where
     A: Analysis<'tcx> + Copy,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/mod.rs
index 36c02e329e3..d732ea5d4ea 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/framework/mod.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub mod graphviz;
 pub mod lattice;
 mod visitor;
 
-pub use self::cursor::{ResultsClonedCursor, ResultsCursor, ResultsRefCursor};
+pub use self::cursor::{ResultsClonedCursor, ResultsCursor};
 pub use self::direction::{Backward, Direction, Forward};
 pub use self::engine::{Engine, EntrySets, Results, ResultsCloned};
 pub use self::lattice::{JoinSemiLattice, MaybeReachable};