diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types/mod.rs
index 02b8ded285f6d..01430e830e556 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types/mod.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
                     // for opaque types, and then use that kind to fix the spans for type errors
                     // that we see later on.
                     let ty_var = self.next_ty_var(TypeVariableOrigin {
-                        kind: TypeVariableOriginKind::OpaqueTypeInference(def_id),
+                        kind: TypeVariableOriginKind::MiscVariable,
                         span,
                     });
                     obligations.extend(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/type_variable.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/type_variable.rs
index 3630b0f439ff4..55c6c92a58483 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/type_variable.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/type_variable.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ pub enum TypeVariableOriginKind {
     MiscVariable,
     NormalizeProjectionType,
     TypeInference,
-    OpaqueTypeInference(DefId),
     TypeParameterDefinition(Symbol, DefId),
 
     /// One of the upvars or closure kind parameters in a `ClosureArgs`