diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
index 1057235c0a2..692c059beb0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
@@ -144,16 +144,6 @@ pub(super) fn install() {}
 pub const DEFAULT_BUG_REPORT_URL: &str = "https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/new\
     ?labels=C-bug%2C+I-ICE%2C+T-compiler&template=ice.md";
 
-pub fn abort_on_err<T>(result: Result<T, ErrorGuaranteed>, sess: &Session) -> T {
-    match result {
-        Err(..) => {
-            sess.dcx().abort_if_errors();
-            panic!("error reported but abort_if_errors didn't abort???");
-        }
-        Ok(x) => x,
-    }
-}
-
 pub trait Callbacks {
     /// Called before creating the compiler instance
     fn config(&mut self, _config: &mut interface::Config) {}
@@ -665,10 +655,11 @@ fn process_rlink(sess: &Session, compiler: &interface::Compiler) {
                 };
             }
         };
-        let result = compiler.codegen_backend.link(sess, codegen_results, &outputs);
-        abort_on_err(result, sess);
+        if compiler.codegen_backend.link(sess, codegen_results, &outputs).is_err() {
+            FatalError.raise();
+        }
     } else {
-        dcx.emit_fatal(RlinkNotAFile {})
+        dcx.emit_fatal(RlinkNotAFile {});
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/pretty.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/pretty.rs
index e5a7d550115..ff5ffd2454a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/pretty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/pretty.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use rustc_ast as ast;
 use rustc_ast_pretty::pprust as pprust_ast;
+use rustc_errors::FatalError;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir_pretty as pprust_hir;
 use rustc_middle::bug;
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@
 
 pub use self::PpMode::*;
 pub use self::PpSourceMode::*;
-use crate::abort_on_err;
 
 struct AstNoAnn;
 
@@ -243,7 +243,9 @@ fn tcx(&self) -> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
 
 pub fn print<'tcx>(sess: &Session, ppm: PpMode, ex: PrintExtra<'tcx>) {
     if ppm.needs_analysis() {
-        abort_on_err(ex.tcx().analysis(()), sess);
+        if ex.tcx().analysis(()).is_err() {
+            FatalError.raise();
+        }
     }
 
     let (src, src_name) = get_source(sess);
@@ -334,7 +336,9 @@ pub fn print<'tcx>(sess: &Session, ppm: PpMode, ex: PrintExtra<'tcx>) {
         ThirTree => {
             let tcx = ex.tcx();
             let mut out = String::new();
-            abort_on_err(rustc_hir_analysis::check_crate(tcx), tcx.sess);
+            if rustc_hir_analysis::check_crate(tcx).is_err() {
+                FatalError.raise();
+            }
             debug!("pretty printing THIR tree");
             for did in tcx.hir().body_owners() {
                 let _ = writeln!(out, "{:?}:\n{}\n", did, tcx.thir_tree(did));
@@ -344,7 +348,9 @@ pub fn print<'tcx>(sess: &Session, ppm: PpMode, ex: PrintExtra<'tcx>) {
         ThirFlat => {
             let tcx = ex.tcx();
             let mut out = String::new();
-            abort_on_err(rustc_hir_analysis::check_crate(tcx), tcx.sess);
+            if rustc_hir_analysis::check_crate(tcx).is_err() {
+                FatalError.raise();
+            }
             debug!("pretty printing THIR flat");
             for did in tcx.hir().body_owners() {
                 let _ = writeln!(out, "{:?}:\n{}\n", did, tcx.thir_flat(did));
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
index f88381ad788..33837fe5652 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@
 use std::process;
 use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc};
 
-use rustc_driver::abort_on_err;
-use rustc_errors::ErrorGuaranteed;
+use rustc_errors::{ErrorGuaranteed, FatalError};
 use rustc_interface::interface;
 use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc_session::config::{make_crate_type_option, ErrorOutputType, RustcOptGroup};
@@ -779,7 +778,7 @@ fn main_args(
         }
 
         compiler.enter(|queries| {
-            let mut gcx = abort_on_err(queries.global_ctxt(), sess);
+            let Ok(mut gcx) = queries.global_ctxt() else { FatalError.raise() };
             if sess.dcx().has_errors().is_some() {
                 sess.dcx().fatal("Compilation failed, aborting rustdoc");
             }