diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index 0dfda83c25d..324b633e8ea 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -2748,10 +2748,9 @@ fn clean_maybe_renamed_item<'tcx>(
                 type_: clean_ty(ty, cx),
                 kind: ConstantKind::Local { body: body_id, def_id },
             })),
-            ItemKind::OpaqueTy(ref ty) => OpaqueTyItem(OpaqueTy {
-                bounds: ty.bounds.iter().filter_map(|x| clean_generic_bound(x, cx)).collect(),
-                generics: clean_generics(ty.generics, cx),
-            }),
+            // clean_ty changes types which reference an OpaqueTy item to instead be
+            // an ImplTrait, so it's ok to return nothing here.
+            ItemKind::OpaqueTy(_) => return vec![],
             ItemKind::TyAlias(hir_ty, generics) => {
                 *cx.current_type_aliases.entry(def_id).or_insert(0) += 1;
                 let rustdoc_ty = clean_ty(hir_ty, cx);
@@ -2834,7 +2833,7 @@ fn clean_maybe_renamed_item<'tcx>(
             ItemKind::Use(path, kind) => {
                 return clean_use_statement(item, name, path, kind, cx, &mut FxHashSet::default());
             }
-            _ => unreachable!("not yet converted"),
+            _ => span_bug!(item.span, "not yet converted"),
         };
 
         vec![generate_item_with_correct_attrs(
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
index 1ec5f38b6ec..3f8b9511d64 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
@@ -824,7 +824,6 @@ pub(crate) enum ItemKind {
     FunctionItem(Box<Function>),
     ModuleItem(Module),
     TypeAliasItem(Box<TypeAlias>),
-    OpaqueTyItem(OpaqueTy),
     StaticItem(Static),
     TraitItem(Box<Trait>),
     TraitAliasItem(TraitAlias),
@@ -882,7 +881,6 @@ pub(crate) fn inner_items(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Item> {
             | ImportItem(_)
             | FunctionItem(_)
             | TypeAliasItem(_)
-            | OpaqueTyItem(_)
             | StaticItem(_)
             | ConstantItem(_)
             | TraitAliasItem(_)
@@ -916,7 +914,6 @@ pub(crate) fn is_non_assoc(&self) -> bool {
                 | ExternCrateItem { .. }
                 | FunctionItem(_)
                 | TypeAliasItem(_)
-                | OpaqueTyItem(_)
                 | StaticItem(_)
                 | ConstantItem(_)
                 | TraitAliasItem(_)
@@ -2339,12 +2336,6 @@ pub(crate) struct TypeAlias {
     pub(crate) item_type: Option<Type>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct OpaqueTy {
-    pub(crate) bounds: Vec<GenericBound>,
-    pub(crate) generics: Generics,
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Hash)]
 pub(crate) struct BareFunctionDecl {
     pub(crate) safety: hir::Safety,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/fold.rs b/src/librustdoc/fold.rs
index beb7686e29c..bf82c911f29 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/fold.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/fold.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ fn fold_inner_recur(&mut self, kind: ItemKind) -> ItemKind {
             ExternCrateItem { src: _ }
             | ImportItem(_)
             | FunctionItem(_)
-            | OpaqueTyItem(_)
             | StaticItem(_)
             | ConstantItem(..)
             | TraitAliasItem(_)
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs b/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
index 9f284486616..5012cddf83a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ fn is_from_private_dep(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, cache: &Cache, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
 
             clean::ExternCrateItem { .. }
             | clean::ImportItem(..)
-            | clean::OpaqueTyItem(..)
             | clean::ImplItem(..)
             | clean::TyMethodItem(..)
             | clean::MethodItem(..)
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/formats/item_type.rs b/src/librustdoc/formats/item_type.rs
index c860eb8c696..3dcef15b552 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/formats/item_type.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/formats/item_type.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub(crate) enum ItemType {
     AssocConst = 19,
     Union = 20,
     ForeignType = 21,
-    OpaqueTy = 22,
+    // OpaqueTy used to be here, but it was removed in #127276
     ProcAttribute = 23,
     ProcDerive = 24,
     TraitAlias = 25,
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ fn from(item: &'a clean::Item) -> ItemType {
             clean::EnumItem(..) => ItemType::Enum,
             clean::FunctionItem(..) => ItemType::Function,
             clean::TypeAliasItem(..) => ItemType::TypeAlias,
-            clean::OpaqueTyItem(..) => ItemType::OpaqueTy,
             clean::StaticItem(..) => ItemType::Static,
             clean::ConstantItem(..) => ItemType::Constant,
             clean::TraitItem(..) => ItemType::Trait,
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ pub(crate) fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
             ItemType::AssocConst => "associatedconstant",
             ItemType::ForeignType => "foreigntype",
             ItemType::Keyword => "keyword",
-            ItemType::OpaqueTy => "opaque",
             ItemType::ProcAttribute => "attr",
             ItemType::ProcDerive => "derive",
             ItemType::TraitAlias => "traitalias",
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
index b5cc495ce41..6961261d712 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ fn append(&mut self, item_name: String, item_type: &ItemType) {
                 ItemType::Macro => self.macros.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::Function => self.functions.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::TypeAlias => self.type_aliases.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
-                ItemType::OpaqueTy => self.opaque_tys.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::Static => self.statics.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::Constant => self.constants.insert(ItemEntry::new(new_url, name)),
                 ItemType::ProcAttribute => {
@@ -2299,7 +2298,6 @@ fn item_ty_to_section(ty: ItemType) -> ItemSection {
         ItemType::AssocConst => ItemSection::AssociatedConstants,
         ItemType::ForeignType => ItemSection::ForeignTypes,
         ItemType::Keyword => ItemSection::Keywords,
-        ItemType::OpaqueTy => ItemSection::OpaqueTypes,
         ItemType::ProcAttribute => ItemSection::AttributeMacros,
         ItemType::ProcDerive => ItemSection::DeriveMacros,
         ItemType::TraitAlias => ItemSection::TraitAliases,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
index eec6df9dd20..d8b111471b8 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ pub(super) fn print_item(cx: &mut Context<'_>, item: &clean::Item, buf: &mut Buf
         clean::ConstantItem(..) => "Constant ",
         clean::ForeignTypeItem => "Foreign Type ",
         clean::KeywordItem => "Keyword ",
-        clean::OpaqueTyItem(..) => "Opaque Type ",
         clean::TraitAliasItem(..) => "Trait Alias ",
         _ => {
             // We don't generate pages for any other type.
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ pub(super) fn print_item(cx: &mut Context<'_>, item: &clean::Item, buf: &mut Buf
         clean::ConstantItem(ci) => item_constant(buf, cx, item, &ci.generics, &ci.type_, &ci.kind),
         clean::ForeignTypeItem => item_foreign_type(buf, cx, item),
         clean::KeywordItem => item_keyword(buf, cx, item),
-        clean::OpaqueTyItem(ref e) => item_opaque_ty(buf, cx, item, e),
         clean::TraitAliasItem(ref ta) => item_trait_alias(buf, cx, item, ta),
         _ => {
             // We don't generate pages for any other type.
@@ -1197,35 +1195,6 @@ fn item_trait_alias(
         .unwrap();
 }
 
-fn item_opaque_ty(
-    w: &mut impl fmt::Write,
-    cx: &mut Context<'_>,
-    it: &clean::Item,
-    t: &clean::OpaqueTy,
-) {
-    wrap_item(w, |w| {
-        write!(
-            w,
-            "{attrs}type {name}{generics}{where_clause} = impl {bounds};",
-            attrs = render_attributes_in_pre(it, "", cx),
-            name = it.name.unwrap(),
-            generics = t.generics.print(cx),
-            where_clause = print_where_clause(&t.generics, cx, 0, Ending::Newline),
-            bounds = bounds(&t.bounds, false, cx),
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-    });
-
-    write!(w, "{}", document(cx, it, None, HeadingOffset::H2)).unwrap();
-
-    // Render any items associated directly to this alias, as otherwise they
-    // won't be visible anywhere in the docs. It would be nice to also show
-    // associated items from the aliased type (see discussion in #32077), but
-    // we need #14072 to make sense of the generics.
-    write!(w, "{}", render_assoc_items(cx, it, it.item_id.expect_def_id(), AssocItemRender::All))
-        .unwrap();
-}
-
 fn item_type_alias(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &mut Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::TypeAlias) {
     wrap_item(w, |w| {
         write!(
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
index db9dafab9a4..b56244f2d3b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ fn from_clean_item(item: clean::Item, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> ItemEnum {
         ForeignStaticItem(s, _) => ItemEnum::Static(s.into_tcx(tcx)),
         ForeignTypeItem => ItemEnum::ForeignType,
         TypeAliasItem(t) => ItemEnum::TypeAlias(t.into_tcx(tcx)),
-        OpaqueTyItem(t) => ItemEnum::OpaqueTy(t.into_tcx(tcx)),
         // FIXME(generic_const_items): Add support for generic free consts
         ConstantItem(ci) => {
             ItemEnum::Constant { type_: ci.type_.into_tcx(tcx), const_: ci.kind.into_tcx(tcx) }
@@ -830,12 +829,6 @@ fn from_tcx(type_alias: Box<clean::TypeAlias>, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Self {
     }
 }
 
-impl FromWithTcx<clean::OpaqueTy> for OpaqueTy {
-    fn from_tcx(opaque: clean::OpaqueTy, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Self {
-        OpaqueTy { bounds: opaque.bounds.into_tcx(tcx), generics: opaque.generics.into_tcx(tcx) }
-    }
-}
-
 impl FromWithTcx<clean::Static> for Static {
     fn from_tcx(stat: clean::Static, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Self {
         Static {
@@ -867,7 +860,6 @@ fn from_tcx(kind: ItemType, _tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Self {
             Enum => ItemKind::Enum,
             Function | TyMethod | Method => ItemKind::Function,
             TypeAlias => ItemKind::TypeAlias,
-            OpaqueTy => ItemKind::OpaqueTy,
             Static => ItemKind::Static,
             Constant => ItemKind::Constant,
             Trait => ItemKind::Trait,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs
index 033f01864f1..dd516c4cbd7 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ fn item(&mut self, item: clean::Item) -> Result<(), Error> {
                 | types::ItemEnum::TraitAlias(_)
                 | types::ItemEnum::Impl(_)
                 | types::ItemEnum::TypeAlias(_)
-                | types::ItemEnum::OpaqueTy(_)
                 | types::ItemEnum::Constant { .. }
                 | types::ItemEnum::Static(_)
                 | types::ItemEnum::ForeignType
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
index d3368186d3a..d1e2b9978f7 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ fn fold_item(&mut self, i: Item) -> Option<Item> {
                 return Some(ret);
             }
             // These items can all get re-exported
-            clean::OpaqueTyItem(..)
-            | clean::TypeAliasItem(..)
+            clean::TypeAliasItem(..)
             | clean::StaticItem(..)
             | clean::StructItem(..)
             | clean::EnumItem(..)
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/visit.rs b/src/librustdoc/visit.rs
index de836439be9..430bbe991ea 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/visit.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/visit.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ fn visit_inner_recur(&mut self, kind: &ItemKind) {
             | ImportItem(_)
             | FunctionItem(_)
             | TypeAliasItem(_)
-            | OpaqueTyItem(_)
             | StaticItem(_)
             | ConstantItem(..)
             | TraitAliasItem(_)
diff --git a/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs b/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
index 841a87fc48a..a93ac6ccaf1 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 /// This integer is incremented with every breaking change to the API,
 /// and is returned along with the JSON blob as [`Crate::format_version`].
 /// Consuming code should assert that this value matches the format version(s) that it supports.
-pub const FORMAT_VERSION: u32 = 32;
+pub const FORMAT_VERSION: u32 = 33;
 
 /// The root of the emitted JSON blob.
 ///
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ pub enum ItemKind {
     Function,
     /// A type alias declaration, e.g. `type Pig = std::borrow::Cow<'static, str>;`
     TypeAlias,
-    OpaqueTy,
     /// The declaration of a constant, e.g. `const GREETING: &str = "Hi :3";`
     Constant,
     /// A `trait` declaration.
@@ -414,7 +413,6 @@ pub enum ItemEnum {
 
     /// A type alias declaration, e.g. `type Pig = std::borrow::Cow<'static, str>;`
     TypeAlias(TypeAlias),
-    OpaqueTy(OpaqueTy),
     /// The declaration of a constant, e.g. `const GREETING: &str = "Hi :3";`
     Constant {
         /// The type of the constant.
@@ -1200,12 +1198,6 @@ pub struct TypeAlias {
     pub generics: Generics,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct OpaqueTy {
-    pub bounds: Vec<GenericBound>,
-    pub generics: Generics,
-}
-
 /// A `static` declaration.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Static {
diff --git a/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/item_kind.rs b/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/item_kind.rs
index 525de03bbce..7d6ec475bad 100644
--- a/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/item_kind.rs
+++ b/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/item_kind.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pub(crate) enum Kind {
     Variant,
     Function,
     TypeAlias,
-    OpaqueTy,
     Constant,
     Trait,
     TraitAlias,
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ pub fn can_appear_in_mod(self) -> bool {
 
             // FIXME(adotinthevoid): I'm not sure if these are correct
             Keyword => false,
-            OpaqueTy => false,
             ProcAttribute => false,
             ProcDerive => false,
 
@@ -99,7 +97,6 @@ pub fn can_appear_in_trait(self) -> bool {
             Kind::Enum => false,
             Kind::Variant => false,
             Kind::TypeAlias => false,
-            Kind::OpaqueTy => false,
             Kind::Constant => false,
             Kind::Trait => false,
             Kind::TraitAlias => false,
@@ -149,7 +146,6 @@ pub fn from_item(i: &Item) -> Self {
             ItemEnum::TraitAlias(_) => TraitAlias,
             ItemEnum::Impl(_) => Impl,
             ItemEnum::TypeAlias(_) => TypeAlias,
-            ItemEnum::OpaqueTy(_) => OpaqueTy,
             ItemEnum::Constant { .. } => Constant,
             ItemEnum::Static(_) => Static,
             ItemEnum::Macro(_) => Macro,
@@ -177,7 +173,6 @@ pub fn from_summary(s: &ItemSummary) -> Self {
             ItemKind::Keyword => Keyword,
             ItemKind::Macro => Macro,
             ItemKind::Module => Module,
-            ItemKind::OpaqueTy => OpaqueTy,
             ItemKind::Primitive => Primitive,
             ItemKind::ProcAttribute => ProcAttribute,
             ItemKind::ProcDerive => ProcDerive,
diff --git a/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/validator.rs b/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/validator.rs
index 6d790c52174..0ffb96bef29 100644
--- a/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/validator.rs
+++ b/src/tools/jsondoclint/src/validator.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 use rustdoc_json_types::{
     Constant, Crate, DynTrait, Enum, FnDecl, Function, FunctionPointer, GenericArg, GenericArgs,
-    GenericBound, GenericParamDef, Generics, Id, Impl, Import, ItemEnum, ItemSummary, Module,
-    OpaqueTy, Path, Primitive, ProcMacro, Static, Struct, StructKind, Term, Trait, TraitAlias,
-    Type, TypeAlias, TypeBinding, TypeBindingKind, Union, Variant, VariantKind, WherePredicate,
+    GenericBound, GenericParamDef, Generics, Id, Impl, Import, ItemEnum, ItemSummary, Module, Path,
+    Primitive, ProcMacro, Static, Struct, StructKind, Term, Trait, TraitAlias, Type, TypeAlias,
+    TypeBinding, TypeBindingKind, Union, Variant, VariantKind, WherePredicate,
 };
 use serde_json::Value;
 
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ fn check_item(&mut self, id: &'a Id) {
                 ItemEnum::TraitAlias(x) => self.check_trait_alias(x),
                 ItemEnum::Impl(x) => self.check_impl(x, id),
                 ItemEnum::TypeAlias(x) => self.check_type_alias(x),
-                ItemEnum::OpaqueTy(x) => self.check_opaque_ty(x),
                 ItemEnum::Constant { type_, const_ } => {
                     self.check_type(type_);
                     self.check_constant(const_);
@@ -230,11 +229,6 @@ fn check_type_alias(&mut self, x: &'a TypeAlias) {
         self.check_type(&x.type_);
     }
 
-    fn check_opaque_ty(&mut self, x: &'a OpaqueTy) {
-        x.bounds.iter().for_each(|b| self.check_generic_bound(b));
-        self.check_generics(&x.generics);
-    }
-
     fn check_constant(&mut self, _x: &'a Constant) {
         // nop
     }