diff --git a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
index cd0a93b01150c..61e53f53e9797 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/builder.rs
@@ -1693,10 +1693,6 @@ mod __test {
                     compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 1 },
                     target: b,
                 },
-                compile::Std {
-                    compiler: Compiler { host: a, stage: 2 },
-                    target: b,
-                },
             ]
         );
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/doc.rs b/src/bootstrap/doc.rs
index 9d8e0d5eb6f0b..eac46c144242d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/doc.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/doc.rs
@@ -876,11 +876,6 @@ impl Step for UnstableBookGen {
     fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) {
         let target = self.target;
 
-        builder.ensure(compile::Std {
-            compiler: builder.compiler(builder.top_stage, builder.config.build),
-            target,
-        });
-
         builder.info(&format!("Generating unstable book md files ({})", target));
         let out = builder.md_doc_out(target).join("unstable-book");
         builder.create_dir(&out);