diff --git a/src/liballoc/macros.rs b/src/liballoc/macros.rs
index 250c419c531f8..0b5e186d4c77b 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/macros.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/macros.rs
@@ -98,5 +98,5 @@ macro_rules! vec {
 #[macro_export]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 macro_rules! format {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::fmt::format(format_args!($($arg)*)))
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::fmt::format(::core::format_args!($($arg)*)))
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/macros.rs b/src/libcore/macros.rs
index bbed95167161d..e114f3af0c515 100644
--- a/src/libcore/macros.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/macros.rs
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@
 ///
 /// For details, see `std::macros`.
 #[macro_export]
-#[allow_internal_unstable(core_panic, __rust_unstable_column)]
+#[allow_internal_unstable(core_panic)]
 #[stable(feature = "core", since = "1.6.0")]
 macro_rules! panic {
     () => (
         $crate::panic!("explicit panic")
     );
     ($msg:expr) => ({
-        $crate::panicking::panic(&($msg, file!(), line!(), __rust_unstable_column!()))
+        $crate::panicking::panic(&($msg, $crate::file!(), $crate::line!(), $crate::column!()))
     });
     ($msg:expr,) => (
         $crate::panic!($msg)
     );
     ($fmt:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
-        $crate::panicking::panic_fmt(format_args!($fmt, $($arg)+),
-                                     &(file!(), line!(), __rust_unstable_column!()))
+        $crate::panicking::panic_fmt($crate::format_args!($fmt, $($arg)+),
+                                     &($crate::file!(), $crate::line!(), $crate::column!()))
     });
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ macro_rules! assert_eq {
                     panic!(r#"assertion failed: `(left == right)`
   left: `{:?}`,
  right: `{:?}`: {}"#, &*left_val, &*right_val,
-                           format_args!($($arg)+))
+                           $crate::format_args!($($arg)+))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ macro_rules! assert_ne {
                     panic!(r#"assertion failed: `(left != right)`
   left: `{:?}`,
  right: `{:?}`: {}"#, &*left_val, &*right_val,
-                           format_args!($($arg)+))
+                           $crate::format_args!($($arg)+))
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ macro_rules! assert_ne {
 #[macro_export]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 macro_rules! debug_assert {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => (if cfg!(debug_assertions) { assert!($($arg)*); })
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => (if $crate::cfg!(debug_assertions) { $crate::assert!($($arg)*); })
 }
 
 /// Asserts that two expressions are equal to each other.
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ macro_rules! debug_assert {
 #[macro_export]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 macro_rules! debug_assert_eq {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => (if cfg!(debug_assertions) { $crate::assert_eq!($($arg)*); })
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => (if $crate::cfg!(debug_assertions) { $crate::assert_eq!($($arg)*); })
 }
 
 /// Asserts that two expressions are not equal to each other.
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ macro_rules! debug_assert_eq {
 #[macro_export]
 #[stable(feature = "assert_ne", since = "1.13.0")]
 macro_rules! debug_assert_ne {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => (if cfg!(debug_assertions) { $crate::assert_ne!($($arg)*); })
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => (if $crate::cfg!(debug_assertions) { $crate::assert_ne!($($arg)*); })
 }
 
 /// Unwraps a result or propagates its error.
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ macro_rules! r#try {
 #[macro_export]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 macro_rules! write {
-    ($dst:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => ($dst.write_fmt(format_args!($($arg)*)))
+    ($dst:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => ($dst.write_fmt($crate::format_args!($($arg)*)))
 }
 
 /// Write formatted data into a buffer, with a newline appended.
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ macro_rules! writeln {
         $crate::writeln!($dst)
     );
     ($dst:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => (
-        $dst.write_fmt(format_args_nl!($($arg)*))
+        $dst.write_fmt($crate::format_args_nl!($($arg)*))
     );
 }
 
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ macro_rules! unreachable {
         $crate::unreachable!($msg)
     });
     ($fmt:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => ({
-        panic!(concat!("internal error: entered unreachable code: ", $fmt), $($arg)*)
+        panic!($crate::concat!("internal error: entered unreachable code: ", $fmt), $($arg)*)
     });
 }
 
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ macro_rules! unreachable {
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 macro_rules! unimplemented {
     () => (panic!("not yet implemented"));
-    ($($arg:tt)+) => (panic!("not yet implemented: {}", format_args!($($arg)+)));
+    ($($arg:tt)+) => (panic!("not yet implemented: {}", $crate::format_args!($($arg)+)));
 }
 
 /// Indicates unfinished code.
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ macro_rules! unimplemented {
 #[unstable(feature = "todo_macro", issue = "59277")]
 macro_rules! todo {
     () => (panic!("not yet implemented"));
-    ($($arg:tt)+) => (panic!("not yet implemented: {}", format_args!($($arg)+)));
+    ($($arg:tt)+) => (panic!("not yet implemented: {}", $crate::format_args!($($arg)+)));
 }
 
 /// Definitions of built-in macros.
@@ -927,13 +927,6 @@ pub(crate) mod builtin {
     #[macro_export]
     macro_rules! column { () => { /* compiler built-in */ } }
 
-    /// Same as `column`, but less likely to be shadowed.
-    #[unstable(feature = "__rust_unstable_column", issue = "0",
-               reason = "internal implementation detail of the `panic` macro")]
-    #[rustc_builtin_macro]
-    #[macro_export]
-    macro_rules! __rust_unstable_column { () => { /* compiler built-in */ } }
-
     /// Expands to the file name in which it was invoked.
     ///
     /// With [`line!`] and [`column!`], these macros provide debugging information for
diff --git a/src/libcore/prelude/v1.rs b/src/libcore/prelude/v1.rs
index 762403790403d..7cc279a9ef2ec 100644
--- a/src/libcore/prelude/v1.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/prelude/v1.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ pub use crate::hash::macros::Hash;
 #[stable(feature = "builtin_macro_prelude", since = "1.38.0")]
 #[doc(no_inline)]
 pub use crate::{
-    __rust_unstable_column,
     asm,
     assert,
     cfg,
diff --git a/src/libstd/lib.rs b/src/libstd/lib.rs
index 760d92f1d7b0e..c3882bacf87eb 100644
--- a/src/libstd/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/lib.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@
 // std is implemented with unstable features, many of which are internal
 // compiler details that will never be stable
 // NB: the following list is sorted to minimize merge conflicts.
-#![feature(__rust_unstable_column)]
 #![feature(alloc_error_handler)]
 #![feature(alloc_layout_extra)]
 #![feature(allocator_api)]
@@ -551,7 +550,6 @@ pub use core::{
     option_env,
     stringify,
     // Unstable
-    __rust_unstable_column,
     asm,
     concat_idents,
     format_args_nl,
diff --git a/src/libstd/macros.rs b/src/libstd/macros.rs
index f2000936b9a21..cbeaf20b13adc 100644
--- a/src/libstd/macros.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/macros.rs
@@ -53,20 +53,20 @@
 /// ```
 #[macro_export]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-#[allow_internal_unstable(__rust_unstable_column, libstd_sys_internals)]
+#[allow_internal_unstable(libstd_sys_internals)]
 macro_rules! panic {
     () => ({
         $crate::panic!("explicit panic")
     });
     ($msg:expr) => ({
-        $crate::rt::begin_panic($msg, &(file!(), line!(), __rust_unstable_column!()))
+        $crate::rt::begin_panic($msg, &($crate::file!(), $crate::line!(), $crate::column!()))
     });
     ($msg:expr,) => ({
         $crate::panic!($msg)
     });
     ($fmt:expr, $($arg:tt)+) => ({
-        $crate::rt::begin_panic_fmt(&format_args!($fmt, $($arg)+),
-                                    &(file!(), line!(), __rust_unstable_column!()))
+        $crate::rt::begin_panic_fmt(&$crate::format_args!($fmt, $($arg)+),
+                                    &($crate::file!(), $crate::line!(), $crate::column!()))
     });
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ macro_rules! panic {
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #[allow_internal_unstable(print_internals)]
 macro_rules! print {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::io::_print(format_args!($($arg)*)));
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::io::_print($crate::format_args!($($arg)*)));
 }
 
 /// Prints to the standard output, with a newline.
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ macro_rules! print {
 macro_rules! println {
     () => ($crate::print!("\n"));
     ($($arg:tt)*) => ({
-        $crate::io::_print(format_args_nl!($($arg)*));
+        $crate::io::_print($crate::format_args_nl!($($arg)*));
     })
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ macro_rules! println {
 #[stable(feature = "eprint", since = "1.19.0")]
 #[allow_internal_unstable(print_internals)]
 macro_rules! eprint {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::io::_eprint(format_args!($($arg)*)));
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::io::_eprint($crate::format_args!($($arg)*)));
 }
 
 /// Prints to the standard error, with a newline.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ macro_rules! eprint {
 macro_rules! eprintln {
     () => ($crate::eprint!("\n"));
     ($($arg:tt)*) => ({
-        $crate::io::_eprint(format_args_nl!($($arg)*));
+        $crate::io::_eprint($crate::format_args_nl!($($arg)*));
     })
 }
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ macro_rules! eprintln {
 #[stable(feature = "dbg_macro", since = "1.32.0")]
 macro_rules! dbg {
     () => {
-        $crate::eprintln!("[{}:{}]", file!(), line!());
+        $crate::eprintln!("[{}:{}]", $crate::file!(), $crate::line!());
     };
     ($val:expr) => {
         // Use of `match` here is intentional because it affects the lifetimes
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ macro_rules! dbg {
         match $val {
             tmp => {
                 $crate::eprintln!("[{}:{}] {} = {:#?}",
-                    file!(), line!(), stringify!($val), &tmp);
+                    $crate::file!(), $crate::line!(), $crate::stringify!($val), &tmp);
                 tmp
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libstd/prelude/v1.rs b/src/libstd/prelude/v1.rs
index 752c6202ee489..3e4cf91127fc5 100644
--- a/src/libstd/prelude/v1.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/prelude/v1.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ pub use crate::result::Result::{self, Ok, Err};
 #[stable(feature = "builtin_macro_prelude", since = "1.38.0")]
 #[doc(no_inline)]
 pub use core::prelude::v1::{
-    __rust_unstable_column,
     asm,
     assert,
     cfg,
diff --git a/src/libsyntax_ext/lib.rs b/src/libsyntax_ext/lib.rs
index 3ded808bb358a..4add2261c6cda 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax_ext/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax_ext/lib.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ pub fn register_builtin_macros(resolver: &mut dyn syntax::ext::base::Resolver, e
     }
 
     register_bang! {
-        __rust_unstable_column: source_util::expand_column,
         asm: asm::expand_asm,
         assert: assert::expand_assert,
         cfg: cfg::expand_cfg,
diff --git a/src/libsyntax_pos/symbol.rs b/src/libsyntax_pos/symbol.rs
index e2d1635f31216..27fc66d3b09e6 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax_pos/symbol.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax_pos/symbol.rs
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ symbols! {
         rust_eh_personality,
         rust_eh_unwind_resume,
         rust_oom,
-        __rust_unstable_column,
         rvalue_static_promotion,
         sanitizer_runtime,
         _Self,
diff --git a/src/test/ui/macros/trace-macro.stderr b/src/test/ui/macros/trace-macro.stderr
index 287f7b297d5c6..202a9235adbac 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/macros/trace-macro.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/macros/trace-macro.stderr
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ LL |     println!("Hello, World!");
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
    = note: expanding `println! { "Hello, World!" }`
-   = note: to `{ $crate :: io :: _print (format_args_nl ! ("Hello, World!")) ; }`
+   = note: to `{ $crate :: io :: _print ($crate :: format_args_nl ! ("Hello, World!")) ; }`
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/rust-unstable-column-gated.rs b/src/test/ui/rust-unstable-column-gated.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 053806ead2d12..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/ui/rust-unstable-column-gated.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-fn main() {
-    println!("{}", __rust_unstable_column!());
-    //~^ ERROR use of unstable library feature '__rust_unstable_column'
-}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/rust-unstable-column-gated.stderr b/src/test/ui/rust-unstable-column-gated.stderr
deleted file mode 100644
index 7db1b01fb0e63..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/ui/rust-unstable-column-gated.stderr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-error[E0658]: use of unstable library feature '__rust_unstable_column': internal implementation detail of the `panic` macro
-  --> $DIR/rust-unstable-column-gated.rs:2:20
-   |
-LL |     println!("{}", __rust_unstable_column!());
-   |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   |
-   = help: add `#![feature(__rust_unstable_column)]` to the crate attributes to enable
-
-error: aborting due to previous error
-
-For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0658`.