diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index f54fb4af261..e34faef9d6d 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -585,7 +585,12 @@ fn clean_ty_generics(
         .params
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|param| match param.kind {
-            ty::GenericParamDefKind::Lifetime => Some(param.clean(cx)),
+            ty::GenericParamDefKind::Lifetime => {
+                if param.name == kw::UnderscoreLifetime {
+                    return None;
+                }
+                Some(param.clean(cx))
+            }
             ty::GenericParamDefKind::Type { synthetic, .. } => {
                 if param.name == kw::SelfUpper {
                     assert_eq!(param.index, 0);