diff --git a/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs b/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
index ab24b3f2f05..0b6740d7bbb 100644
--- a/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ pub fn note_type_err(
                     Some((expected, found)) => Some((expected, found)),
                     None => {
                         // Derived error. Cancel the emitter.
-                        self.tcx.sess.diagnostic().cancel(diag);
+                        diag.cancel();
                         return;
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs b/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs
index 51309f37e17..47ac2e5a667 100644
--- a/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_errors/lib.rs
@@ -520,10 +520,6 @@ pub fn struct_fatal(&self, msg: &str) -> DiagnosticBuilder<'_> {
         DiagnosticBuilder::new(self, Level::Fatal, msg)
     }
 
-    pub fn cancel(&self, err: &mut DiagnosticBuilder<'_>) {
-        err.cancel();
-    }
-
     fn panic_if_treat_err_as_bug(&self) {
         if self.treat_err_as_bug() {
             let s = match (self.err_count(), self.flags.treat_err_as_bug.unwrap_or(0)) {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs
index 9aa1ec0b14f..9fbed66854c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/attr.rs
@@ -309,14 +309,14 @@ fn parse_meta_item_inner(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, ast::NestedMetaItem> {
             Ok(lit) => {
                 return Ok(ast::NestedMetaItem::Literal(lit))
             }
-            Err(ref mut err) => self.diagnostic().cancel(err)
+            Err(ref mut err) => err.cancel(),
         }
 
         match self.parse_meta_item() {
             Ok(mi) => {
                 return Ok(ast::NestedMetaItem::MetaItem(mi))
             }
-            Err(ref mut err) => self.diagnostic().cancel(err)
+            Err(ref mut err) => err.cancel(),
         }
 
         let found = self.this_token_to_string();
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/diagnostics.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/diagnostics.rs
index b74f2492c35..1e7058ff715 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/diagnostics.rs
@@ -197,10 +197,6 @@ pub fn span_err<S: Into<MultiSpan>>(&self, sp: S, m: &str) {
         self.sess.span_diagnostic.span_bug(sp, m)
     }
 
-    crate fn cancel(&self, err: &mut DiagnosticBuilder<'_>) {
-        self.sess.span_diagnostic.cancel(err)
-    }
-
     crate fn diagnostic(&self) -> &'a errors::Handler {
         &self.sess.span_diagnostic
     }
@@ -426,15 +422,13 @@ pub fn maybe_annotate_with_ascription(
     /// Eats and discards tokens until one of `kets` is encountered. Respects token trees,
     /// passes through any errors encountered. Used for error recovery.
     crate fn eat_to_tokens(&mut self, kets: &[&TokenKind]) {
-        let handler = self.diagnostic();
-
         if let Err(ref mut err) = self.parse_seq_to_before_tokens(
             kets,
             SeqSep::none(),
             TokenExpectType::Expect,
             |p| Ok(p.parse_token_tree()),
         ) {
-            handler.cancel(err);
+            err.cancel();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/expr.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/expr.rs
index 31b28443abb..5764934b3cd 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/expr.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/expr.rs
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ macro_rules! parse_lit {
                         ex = ExprKind::Lit(literal);
                     }
                     Err(mut err) => {
-                        self.cancel(&mut err);
+                        err.cancel();
                         return Err(self.expected_expression_found());
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/pat.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/pat.rs
index 08ee3a6bd86..3c624959ead 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/pat.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/pat.rs
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ fn fatal_unexpected_non_pat(
         mut err: DiagnosticBuilder<'a>,
         expected: Expected,
     ) -> PResult<'a, P<Pat>> {
-        self.cancel(&mut err);
+        err.cancel();
 
         let expected = expected.unwrap_or("pattern");
         let msg = format!("expected {}, found {}", expected, self.this_token_descr());
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/stmt.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/stmt.rs
index 04bd61a4cfb..02da56f6e35 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/stmt.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser/stmt.rs
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ pub fn parse_block(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, P<Block>> {
                 }
                 Err(mut e) => {
                     self.recover_stmt_(SemiColonMode::Break, BlockMode::Ignore);
-                    self.cancel(&mut e);
+                    e.cancel();
                 }
                 _ => ()
             }