diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/mod.rs
index 1d13386c57a..1577eb666c8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/mod.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             ProbeScope::TraitsInScope,
         ) {
             Ok(pick) => {
-                pick.emit_unstable_name_collision_hint(self.tcx, method_name.span, call_expr_id);
+                pick.maybe_emit_unstable_name_collision_hint(
+                    self.tcx,
+                    method_name.span,
+                    call_expr_id,
+                );
                 true
             }
             Err(NoMatch(..)) => false,
@@ -256,7 +260,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             call_expr.hir_id,
             scope,
         )?;
-        pick.emit_unstable_name_collision_hint(self.tcx, method_name.span, call_expr.hir_id);
+        pick.maybe_emit_unstable_name_collision_hint(self.tcx, method_name.span, call_expr.hir_id);
         Ok(pick)
     }
 
@@ -589,7 +593,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             ProbeScope::TraitsInScope,
         )?;
 
-        pick.emit_unstable_name_collision_hint(self.tcx, span, expr_id);
+        pick.maybe_emit_unstable_name_collision_hint(self.tcx, span, expr_id);
 
         self.lint_fully_qualified_call_from_2018(
             span,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/probe.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/probe.rs
index 15481296d9b..6d46be40e62 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/probe.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/probe.rs
@@ -1331,7 +1331,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ProbeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> Pick<'tcx> {
-    pub fn emit_unstable_name_collision_hint(
+    /// In case there were unstable name collisions, emit them as a lint.
+    pub fn maybe_emit_unstable_name_collision_hint(
         &self,
         tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
         span: Span,