diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs
index be1a73ef0a7..44a3e9760e1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use rustc_span::edition::Edition;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
 use rustc_target::spec::{PanicStrategy, Target, TargetTriple};
+use tracing::{debug, info, trace};
 
 use proc_macro::bridge::client::ProcMacro;
 use std::error::Error;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/dependency_format.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/dependency_format.rs
index 99181f9c860..9c69ab2344e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/dependency_format.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/dependency_format.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc_session::config::CrateType;
 use rustc_session::cstore::CrateDepKind;
 use rustc_session::cstore::LinkagePreference::{self, RequireDynamic, RequireStatic};
+use tracing::info;
 
 pub(crate) fn calculate(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Dependencies {
     tcx.crate_types()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/lib.rs
index 00bb4c435c8..acaf9fb0fc3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 
 extern crate proc_macro;
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate tracing;
-
 pub use rmeta::provide;
 
 mod dependency_format;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/locator.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/locator.rs
index 6ff19974c1e..73443de3553 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/locator.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/locator.rs
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::symbol::Symbol;
 use rustc_span::Span;
 use rustc_target::spec::{Target, TargetTriple};
+use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 use snap::read::FrameDecoder;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder.rs
index f91e121a240..695525e755d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use rustc_session::cstore::{CrateSource, ExternCrate};
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::symbol::kw;
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Pos, SpanData, SpanDecoder, SyntaxContext, DUMMY_SP};
+use tracing::debug;
 
 use proc_macro::bridge::client::ProcMacro;
 use std::iter::TrustedLen;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs
index db0dc6d9064..4a39e97e356 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{Read, Seek, Write};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use tracing::{debug, instrument, trace};
 
 pub(super) struct EncodeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
     opaque: opaque::FileEncoder,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/table.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/table.rs
index 019cb91c765..23a6ceb4d3e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/table.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/table.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::rmeta::*;
 
 use rustc_hir::def::CtorOf;
 use rustc_index::Idx;
+use tracing::trace;
 
 pub(super) trait IsDefault: Default {
     fn is_default(&self) -> bool;