diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/stability.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/stability.rs
index e35c10996ceb2..7bce685def73e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/stability.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/stability.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::num::NonZero;
 
 use rustc_errors::ErrorGuaranteed;
+use rustc_feature::ACCEPTED_LANG_FEATURES;
 use rustc_hir::target::GenericParamKind;
 use rustc_hir::{
     DefaultBodyStability, MethodKind, PartialConstStability, Stability, StabilityLevel,
@@ -465,6 +466,16 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_unstability<S: Stage>(
 
     match (feature, issue) {
         (Ok(feature), Ok(_)) => {
+            // Stable *language* features shouldn't be used as unstable library features.
+            // (Not doing this for stable library features is checked by tidy.)
+            if ACCEPTED_LANG_FEATURES.iter().any(|f| f.name == feature) {
+                cx.emit_err(session_diagnostics::UnstableAttrForAlreadyStableFeature {
+                    attr_span: cx.attr_span,
+                    item_span: cx.target_span,
+                });
+                return None;
+            }
+
             let level = StabilityLevel::Unstable {
                 reason: UnstableReason::from_opt_reason(reason),
                 issue: issue_num,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/session_diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/session_diagnostics.rs
index 7c2044ec235a7..e38429cf0145d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/session_diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/session_diagnostics.rs
@@ -1030,3 +1030,14 @@ pub(crate) struct UnsupportedInstructionSet<'a> {
     pub instruction_set: Symbol,
     pub current_target: &'a TargetTuple,
 }
+
+#[derive(Diagnostic)]
+#[diag("can't mark as unstable using an already stable feature")]
+pub(crate) struct UnstableAttrForAlreadyStableFeature {
+    #[primary_span]
+    #[label("this feature is already stable")]
+    #[help("consider removing the attribute")]
+    pub attr_span: Span,
+    #[label("the stability attribute annotates this item")]
+    pub item_span: Span,
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
index bec6ab7e83551..82c17a20f2270 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
 use rustc_data_structures::thin_vec::ThinVec;
 use rustc_data_structures::unord::UnordMap;
 use rustc_errors::{DiagCtxtHandle, IntoDiagArg, MultiSpan, StashKey, msg};
-use rustc_feature::{
-    ACCEPTED_LANG_FEATURES, AttributeDuplicates, AttributeType, BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTE_MAP,
-    BuiltinAttribute,
-};
+use rustc_feature::{AttributeDuplicates, AttributeType, BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTE_MAP, BuiltinAttribute};
 use rustc_hir::attrs::diagnostic::Directive;
 use rustc_hir::attrs::{
     AttributeKind, DocAttribute, DocInline, EiiDecl, EiiImpl, EiiImplResolution, InlineAttr,
@@ -30,8 +27,7 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::LocalModDefId;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{self, Visitor};
 use rustc_hir::{
     self as hir, Attribute, CRATE_HIR_ID, Constness, FnSig, ForeignItem, GenericParamKind, HirId,
-    Item, ItemKind, MethodKind, Node, ParamName, PartialConstStability, Safety, Stability,
-    StabilityLevel, Target, TraitItem, find_attr,
+    Item, ItemKind, MethodKind, Node, ParamName, Safety, Target, TraitItem, find_attr,
 };
 use rustc_macros::Diagnostic;
 use rustc_middle::hir::nested_filter;
@@ -153,15 +149,9 @@ impl<'tcx> CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                     self.check_proc_macro(hir_id, target, ProcMacroKind::Derive)
                 }
                 Attribute::Parsed(
-                    AttributeKind::Stability {
-                        span: attr_span,
-                        stability: Stability { level, feature },
-                    }
-                    | AttributeKind::RustcConstStability {
-                        span: attr_span,
-                        stability: PartialConstStability { level, feature, .. },
-                    },
-                ) => self.check_stability(*attr_span, span, level, *feature),
+                    AttributeKind::Stability { .. }
+                    | AttributeKind::RustcConstStability { .. },
+                ) => {}
                 Attribute::Parsed(AttributeKind::Inline(InlineAttr::Force { .. }, ..)) => {} // handled separately below
                 Attribute::Parsed(AttributeKind::Inline(kind, attr_span)) => {
                     self.check_inline(hir_id, *attr_span, kind, target)
@@ -1515,24 +1505,6 @@ impl<'tcx> CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn check_stability(
-        &self,
-        attr_span: Span,
-        item_span: Span,
-        level: &StabilityLevel,
-        feature: Symbol,
-    ) {
-        // Stable *language* features shouldn't be used as unstable library features.
-        // (Not doing this for stable library features is checked by tidy.)
-        if level.is_unstable()
-            && ACCEPTED_LANG_FEATURES.iter().find(|f| f.name == feature).is_some()
-        {
-            self.tcx
-                .dcx()
-                .emit_err(errors::UnstableAttrForAlreadyStableFeature { attr_span, item_span });
-        }
-    }
-
     fn check_deprecated(&self, hir_id: HirId, attr_span: Span, target: Target) {
         match target {
             Target::AssocConst | Target::Method(..) | Target::AssocTy
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/errors.rs
index 228f21c81b947..d6c53b4c0cea0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/errors.rs
@@ -872,17 +872,6 @@ pub(crate) struct CannotStabilizeDeprecated {
     pub item_sp: Span,
 }
 
-#[derive(Diagnostic)]
-#[diag("can't mark as unstable using an already stable feature")]
-pub(crate) struct UnstableAttrForAlreadyStableFeature {
-    #[primary_span]
-    #[label("this feature is already stable")]
-    #[help("consider removing the attribute")]
-    pub attr_span: Span,
-    #[label("the stability attribute annotates this item")]
-    pub item_span: Span,
-}
-
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
 #[diag("{$descr} has missing stability attribute")]
 pub(crate) struct MissingStabilityAttr<'a> {