diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
index 12be861a9ff..3d40618fbf4 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use rustc::traits;
 use rustc::traits::misc::can_type_implement_copy;
 use rustc::ty::{self, RegionKind, TypeFoldable};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
-use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_errors::{Applicability, DiagnosticBuilder};
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::FnKind;
 use rustc_hir::*;
 use rustc_session::declare_tool_lint;
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 use rustc_typeck::expr_use_visitor as euv;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use syntax::ast::Attribute;
-use syntax::errors::DiagnosticBuilder;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** Checks for functions taking arguments by value, but not
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
index 3edc220eda4..cebbbac1699 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use rustc::lint::{in_external_macro, LateContext, LateLintPass, LintArray, LintC
 use rustc::ty::layout::LayoutOf;
 use rustc::ty::{self, InferTy, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeckTables};
 use rustc::{declare_lint_pass, impl_lint_pass};
-use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_errors::{Applicability, DiagnosticBuilder};
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_body, walk_expr, walk_ty, FnKind, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
 use rustc_hir::*;
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Symbol};
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 use rustc_typeck::hir_ty_to_ty;
 use syntax::ast::{FloatTy, IntTy, LitFloatType, LitIntType, LitKind, UintTy};
-use syntax::errors::DiagnosticBuilder;
 
 use crate::consts::{constant, Constant};
 use crate::utils::paths;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/diagnostics.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/diagnostics.rs
index 629dc0950dc..2e586e738f6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/diagnostics.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 //! Clippy wrappers around rustc's diagnostic functions.
 
 use rustc::lint::{LateContext, Lint, LintContext};
-use rustc_errors::{Applicability, CodeSuggestion, Substitution, SubstitutionPart, SuggestionStyle};
+use rustc_errors::{Applicability, CodeSuggestion, DiagnosticBuilder, Substitution, SubstitutionPart, SuggestionStyle};
 use rustc_hir::HirId;
 use rustc_span::source_map::{MultiSpan, Span};
 use std::env;
-use syntax::errors::DiagnosticBuilder;
 
 /// Wrapper around `DiagnosticBuilder` that adds a link to Clippy documentation for the emitted lint
 struct DiagnosticWrapper<'a>(DiagnosticBuilder<'a>);