diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
index 67d5064ff02..58fc4ceaa4a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers) {
         adt_def,
         fn_sig,
         impl_trait_header,
-        impl_polarity,
         coroutine_kind,
         coroutine_for_closure,
         collect_mod_item_types,
@@ -1394,11 +1393,6 @@ fn check_impl_constness(
     }))
 }
 
-fn impl_polarity(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::ImplPolarity {
-    let item = tcx.hir().expect_item(def_id);
-    polarity_of_impl(tcx, def_id, item.expect_impl(), item.span)
-}
-
 fn polarity_of_impl(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
     def_id: LocalDefId,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
index 058f28a3ee9..d79d4b226a5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ fn into_args(self) -> (DefId, SimplifiedType) {
     unused_generic_params => { cdata.root.tables.unused_generic_params.get(cdata, def_id.index) }
     def_kind => { cdata.def_kind(def_id.index) }
     impl_parent => { table }
-    impl_polarity => { table_direct }
     defaultness => { table_direct }
     constness => { table_direct }
     coerce_unsized_info => {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs
index 5630566676b..4a24c038f7a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs
@@ -1969,7 +1969,6 @@ fn encode_impls(&mut self) -> LazyArray<TraitImpls> {
             let def_id = id.owner_id.to_def_id();
 
             self.tables.defaultness.set_some(def_id.index, tcx.defaultness(def_id));
-            self.tables.impl_polarity.set_some(def_id.index, tcx.impl_polarity(def_id));
 
             if of_trait && let Some(header) = tcx.impl_trait_header(def_id) {
                 record!(self.tables.impl_trait_header[def_id] <- header);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/mod.rs
index 88a749da156..4d0a6cb60ee 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/mod.rs
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ fn encode(&self, buf: &mut FileEncoder) -> LazyTables {
     promoted_mir: Table<DefIndex, LazyValue<IndexVec<mir::Promoted, mir::Body<'static>>>>,
     thir_abstract_const: Table<DefIndex, LazyValue<ty::EarlyBinder<ty::Const<'static>>>>,
     impl_parent: Table<DefIndex, RawDefId>,
-    impl_polarity: Table<DefIndex, ty::ImplPolarity>,
     constness: Table<DefIndex, hir::Constness>,
     defaultness: Table<DefIndex, hir::Defaultness>,
     // FIXME(eddyb) perhaps compute this on the fly if cheap enough?
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
index 2f947f96c26..63db3250c94 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
@@ -853,10 +853,6 @@
         cache_on_disk_if { impl_id.is_local() }
         separate_provide_extern
     }
-    query impl_polarity(impl_id: DefId) -> ty::ImplPolarity {
-        desc { |tcx| "computing implementation polarity of `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(impl_id) }
-        separate_provide_extern
-    }
 
     query issue33140_self_ty(key: DefId) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<ty::Ty<'tcx>>> {
         desc { |tcx| "computing Self type wrt issue #33140 `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key) }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
index 7c91da292cb..52db913f36e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
@@ -2317,6 +2317,11 @@ pub fn impl_trait_ref(
     ) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<ty::TraitRef<'tcx>>> {
         Some(self.impl_trait_header(def_id)?.map_bound(|h| h.trait_ref))
     }
+
+    pub fn impl_polarity(self, def_id: impl IntoQueryParam<DefId>) -> ty::ImplPolarity {
+        self.impl_trait_header(def_id)
+            .map_or(ty::ImplPolarity::Positive, |h| h.skip_binder().polarity)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Parameter attributes that can only be determined by examining the body of a function instead