diff --git a/crates/hir-def/src/lang_item.rs b/crates/hir-def/src/lang_item.rs
index 4096e0a38267..d338bb412054 100644
--- a/crates/hir-def/src/lang_item.rs
+++ b/crates/hir-def/src/lang_item.rs
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ language_item_table! {
     // FIXME(swatinem): the following lang items are used for async lowering and
     // should become obsolete eventually.
     ResumeTy,                ResumeTy,            resume_ty,                  Target::Struct,         GenericRequirement::None;
-    IdentityFuture,          identity_future,     identity_future_fn,         Target::Fn,             GenericRequirement::None;
     GetContext,              get_context,         get_context_fn,             Target::Fn,             GenericRequirement::None;
 
     Context,                 Context,             context,                    Target::Struct,         GenericRequirement::None;