diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/builtin.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/builtin.rs
index 0f059bceae7..764305175e0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/builtin.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/builtin.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ use rustc_target::abi::Abi;
 use rustc_trait_selection::infer::{InferCtxtExt, TyCtxtInferExt};
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::query::evaluate_obligation::InferCtxtExt as _;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::{self, misc::type_allowed_to_implement_copy};
+use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::nonstandard_style::{method_context, MethodLateContext};
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs
index deeb3ae090c..c23a67f6131 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ use rustc_span::edit_distance::find_best_match_for_names;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Ident, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::Span;
 use rustc_target::abi;
-
 use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::iter;
 use std::slice;
+use tracing::debug;
 
 mod diagnostics;
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context/diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context/diagnostics.rs
index 236eeee6152..23c5e0a9f5f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context/diagnostics.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use rustc_errors::{elided_lifetime_in_path_suggestion, DiagArgValue, MultiSpan};
 use rustc_middle::middle::stability;
 use rustc_session::lint::{BuiltinLintDiag, Lint};
 use rustc_span::BytePos;
+use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::{lints, EarlyContext, LintContext as _};
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs
index 736c7a11069..329221612b5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use rustc_session::lint::{BufferedEarlyLint, LintBuffer, LintPass};
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::symbol::Ident;
 use rustc_span::Span;
+use tracing::debug;
 
 macro_rules! lint_callback { ($cx:expr, $f:ident, $($args:expr),*) => ({
     $cx.pass.$f(&$cx.context, $($args),*);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/foreign_modules.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/foreign_modules.rs
index 2c86964feef..5da1cbc2283 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/foreign_modules.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/foreign_modules.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Instance, Ty, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_session::declare_lint;
 use rustc_span::{sym, Span, Symbol};
 use rustc_target::abi::FIRST_VARIANT;
+use tracing::{debug, instrument};
 
 use crate::lints::{BuiltinClashingExtern, BuiltinClashingExternSub};
 use crate::{types, LintVec};
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs
index 153d91ce28c..6e291a327fa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_span::hygiene::{ExpnKind, MacroKind};
 use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::Span;
+use tracing::debug;
 
 declare_tool_lint! {
     /// The `default_hash_type` lint detects use of [`std::collections::HashMap`]/[`std::collections::HashSet`],
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/late.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/late.rs
index ca188277b9d..b638ab10e11 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/late.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/late.rs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_session::lint::LintPass;
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::Span;
-
 use std::any::Any;
 use std::cell::Cell;
+use tracing::debug;
 
 /// Extract the [`LintStore`] from [`Session`].
 ///
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/levels.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/levels.rs
index 12b3d1d2f9e..98e321076c5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/levels.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/levels.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use rustc_session::parse::feature_err;
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
+use tracing::{debug, instrument};
 
 use crate::errors::{
     MalformedAttribute, MalformedAttributeSub, OverruledAttribute, OverruledAttributeSub,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs
index 64fcc7e46e0..0ccfe23ae37 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 #![feature(rustc_attrs)]
 #![allow(internal_features)]
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate tracing;
-
 mod async_fn_in_trait;
 pub mod builtin;
 mod context;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
index f9f766f832a..9d3a838666a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ use rustc_span::{Span, Symbol};
 use rustc_target::abi::{Abi, Size, WrappingRange};
 use rustc_target::abi::{Integer, TagEncoding, Variants};
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi as SpecAbi;
-
 use std::iter;
 use std::ops::ControlFlow;
+use tracing::debug;
 
 declare_lint! {
     /// The `unused_comparisons` lint detects comparisons made useless by
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/unused.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/unused.rs
index 8866b2be078..a6993547c8f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/unused.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/unused.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym};
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span};
 use std::iter;
 use std::ops::ControlFlow;
+use tracing::instrument;
 
 declare_lint! {
     /// The `unused_must_use` lint detects unused result of a type flagged as