diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index 13bf6752ba2..4cfa9988570 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -1579,7 +1579,6 @@ pub enum ImplItemKind {
     Const(P<Ty>, P<Expr>),
     Method(FnSig, P<Block>),
     TyAlias(P<Ty>),
-    OpaqueTy(GenericBounds),
     Macro(Mac),
 }
 
@@ -2483,10 +2482,6 @@ pub enum ItemKind {
     ///
     /// E.g., `type Foo = Bar<u8>;`.
     TyAlias(P<Ty>, Generics),
-    /// An opaque `impl Trait` type alias.
-    ///
-    /// E.g., `type Foo = impl Bar + Boo;`.
-    OpaqueTy(GenericBounds, Generics),
     /// An enum definition (`enum`).
     ///
     /// E.g., `enum Foo<A, B> { C<A>, D<B> }`.
@@ -2540,7 +2535,6 @@ pub fn descriptive_variant(&self) -> &str {
             ItemKind::ForeignMod(..) => "foreign module",
             ItemKind::GlobalAsm(..) => "global asm",
             ItemKind::TyAlias(..) => "type alias",
-            ItemKind::OpaqueTy(..) => "opaque type",
             ItemKind::Enum(..) => "enum",
             ItemKind::Struct(..) => "struct",
             ItemKind::Union(..) => "union",
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/mut_visit.rs b/src/libsyntax/mut_visit.rs
index 376323a83ea..f4ef993edb9 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/mut_visit.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/mut_visit.rs
@@ -887,10 +887,6 @@ pub fn noop_visit_item_kind<T: MutVisitor>(kind: &mut ItemKind, vis: &mut T) {
             vis.visit_ty(ty);
             vis.visit_generics(generics);
         }
-        ItemKind::OpaqueTy(bounds, generics) => {
-            visit_bounds(bounds, vis);
-            vis.visit_generics(generics);
-        }
         ItemKind::Enum(EnumDef { variants }, generics) => {
             variants.flat_map_in_place(|variant| vis.flat_map_variant(variant));
             vis.visit_generics(generics);
@@ -970,7 +966,6 @@ pub fn noop_flat_map_impl_item<T: MutVisitor>(mut item: ImplItem, visitor: &mut
             visitor.visit_block(body);
         }
         ImplItemKind::TyAlias(ty) => visitor.visit_ty(ty),
-        ImplItemKind::OpaqueTy(bounds) => visit_bounds(bounds, visitor),
         ImplItemKind::Macro(mac) => visitor.visit_mac(mac),
     }
     visitor.visit_span(span);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index f154b7bde98..ef65a744e83 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -1255,19 +1255,6 @@ fn print_associated_type(&mut self,
                 self.s.word(";");
                 self.end(); // end the outer ibox
             }
-            ast::ItemKind::OpaqueTy(ref bounds, ref generics) => {
-                self.head(visibility_qualified(&item.vis, "type"));
-                self.print_ident(item.ident);
-                self.word_space("= impl");
-                self.print_generic_params(&generics.params);
-                self.end(); // end the inner ibox
-
-                self.print_where_clause(&generics.where_clause);
-                self.s.space();
-                self.print_type_bounds(":", bounds);
-                self.s.word(";");
-                self.end(); // end the outer ibox
-            }
             ast::ItemKind::Enum(ref enum_definition, ref params) => {
                 self.print_enum_def(
                     enum_definition,
@@ -1620,13 +1607,6 @@ fn print_poly_trait_ref(&mut self, t: &ast::PolyTraitRef) {
             ast::ImplItemKind::TyAlias(ref ty) => {
                 self.print_associated_type(ii.ident, None, Some(ty));
             }
-            ast::ImplItemKind::OpaqueTy(ref bounds) => {
-                self.word_space("type");
-                self.print_ident(ii.ident);
-                self.word_space("= impl");
-                self.print_type_bounds(":", bounds);
-                self.s.word(";");
-            }
             ast::ImplItemKind::Macro(ref mac) => {
                 self.print_mac(mac);
                 match mac.delim {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
index ea2dc357e6e..2597ffd750d 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
@@ -263,10 +263,6 @@ pub fn walk_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(visitor: &mut V, item: &'a Item) {
             visitor.visit_ty(typ);
             visitor.visit_generics(generics)
         }
-        ItemKind::OpaqueTy(ref bounds, ref generics) => {
-            walk_list!(visitor, visit_param_bound, bounds);
-            visitor.visit_generics(generics)
-        }
         ItemKind::Enum(ref enum_definition, ref generics) => {
             visitor.visit_generics(generics);
             visitor.visit_enum_def(enum_definition, generics, item.id, item.span)
@@ -628,9 +624,6 @@ pub fn walk_impl_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(visitor: &mut V, impl_item: &'a ImplIt
         ImplItemKind::TyAlias(ref ty) => {
             visitor.visit_ty(ty);
         }
-        ImplItemKind::OpaqueTy(ref bounds) => {
-            walk_list!(visitor, visit_param_bound, bounds);
-        }
         ImplItemKind::Macro(ref mac) => {
             visitor.visit_mac(mac);
         }