diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/util/parser.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/util/parser.rs
index 3a0af04f9eb98..3893875e9a405 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/util/parser.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/util/parser.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ pub enum ExprPrecedence {
     Assign,
     AssignOp,
 
-    Box,
     AddrOf,
     Let,
     Unary,
@@ -319,8 +318,7 @@ impl ExprPrecedence {
             ExprPrecedence::AssignOp => AssocOp::Assign.precedence() as i8,
 
             // Unary, prefix
-            ExprPrecedence::Box
-            | ExprPrecedence::AddrOf
+            ExprPrecedence::AddrOf
             // Here `let pats = expr` has `let pats =` as a "unary" prefix of `expr`.
             // However, this is not exactly right. When `let _ = a` is the LHS of a binop we
             // need parens sometimes. E.g. we can print `(let _ = a) && b` as `let _ = a && b`
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs
index f00a5f24e4545..f4b46b9a131fb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs
@@ -1673,7 +1673,6 @@ pub struct Expr<'hir> {
 impl Expr<'_> {
     pub fn precedence(&self) -> ExprPrecedence {
         match self.kind {
-            ExprKind::Box(_) => ExprPrecedence::Box,
             ExprKind::ConstBlock(_) => ExprPrecedence::ConstBlock,
             ExprKind::Array(_) => ExprPrecedence::Array,
             ExprKind::Call(..) => ExprPrecedence::Call,
@@ -1763,7 +1762,6 @@ impl Expr<'_> {
             | ExprKind::Lit(_)
             | ExprKind::ConstBlock(..)
             | ExprKind::Unary(..)
-            | ExprKind::Box(..)
             | ExprKind::AddrOf(..)
             | ExprKind::Binary(..)
             | ExprKind::Yield(..)
@@ -1851,7 +1849,6 @@ impl Expr<'_> {
             | ExprKind::InlineAsm(..)
             | ExprKind::AssignOp(..)
             | ExprKind::ConstBlock(..)
-            | ExprKind::Box(..)
             | ExprKind::Binary(..)
             | ExprKind::Yield(..)
             | ExprKind::DropTemps(..)
@@ -1862,8 +1859,7 @@ impl Expr<'_> {
     /// To a first-order approximation, is this a pattern?
     pub fn is_approximately_pattern(&self) -> bool {
         match &self.kind {
-            ExprKind::Box(_)
-            | ExprKind::Array(_)
+            ExprKind::Array(_)
             | ExprKind::Call(..)
             | ExprKind::Tup(_)
             | ExprKind::Lit(_)
@@ -1910,8 +1906,6 @@ pub fn is_range_literal(expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
 
 #[derive(Debug, HashStable_Generic)]
 pub enum ExprKind<'hir> {
-    /// A `box x` expression.
-    Box(&'hir Expr<'hir>),
     /// Allow anonymous constants from an inline `const` block
     ConstBlock(AnonConst),
     /// An array (e.g., `[a, b, c, d]`).
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs
index cc0f64017e426..234256ab553c5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ pub fn walk_anon_const<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, constant: &'v AnonCo
 pub fn walk_expr<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, expression: &'v Expr<'v>) {
     visitor.visit_id(expression.hir_id);
     match expression.kind {
-        ExprKind::Box(ref subexpression) => visitor.visit_expr(subexpression),
         ExprKind::Array(subexpressions) => {
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_expr, subexpressions);
         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_pretty/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_pretty/src/lib.rs
index d715b03e40ebf..63ea6c904775f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_pretty/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_pretty/src/lib.rs
@@ -1366,10 +1366,6 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
         self.ibox(INDENT_UNIT);
         self.ann.pre(self, AnnNode::Expr(expr));
         match expr.kind {
-            hir::ExprKind::Box(expr) => {
-                self.word_space("Box::new");
-                self.print_call_post(std::slice::from_ref(expr));
-            }
             hir::ExprKind::Array(exprs) => {
                 self.print_expr_vec(exprs);
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs
index afef331ec1d93..b2a01ad44a8e5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
         let tcx = self.tcx;
         match expr.kind {
-            ExprKind::Box(subexpr) => self.check_expr_box(subexpr, expected),
             ExprKind::Lit(ref lit) => self.check_lit(&lit, expected),
             ExprKind::Binary(op, lhs, rhs) => self.check_binop(expr, op, lhs, rhs, expected),
             ExprKind::Assign(lhs, rhs, span) => {
@@ -359,16 +358,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn check_expr_box(&self, expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>, expected: Expectation<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
-        let expected_inner = expected.to_option(self).map_or(NoExpectation, |ty| match ty.kind() {
-            ty::Adt(def, _) if def.is_box() => Expectation::rvalue_hint(self, ty.boxed_ty()),
-            _ => NoExpectation,
-        });
-        let referent_ty = self.check_expr_with_expectation(expr, expected_inner);
-        self.require_type_is_sized(referent_ty, expr.span, traits::SizedBoxType);
-        self.tcx.mk_box(referent_ty)
-    }
-
     fn check_expr_unary(
         &self,
         unop: hir::UnOp,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr_use_visitor.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr_use_visitor.rs
index b9a058d6bba2c..9aa6c7f103f87 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr_use_visitor.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr_use_visitor.rs
@@ -356,10 +356,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ExprUseVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.walk_captures(closure);
             }
 
-            hir::ExprKind::Box(ref base) => {
-                self.consume_expr(base);
-            }
-
             hir::ExprKind::Yield(value, _) => {
                 self.consume_expr(value);
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/generator_interior/drop_ranges/cfg_build.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/generator_interior/drop_ranges/cfg_build.rs
index 7c0402b1c7fb8..1eeb7d984ee04 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/generator_interior/drop_ranges/cfg_build.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/generator_interior/drop_ranges/cfg_build.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DropRangeVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
             //
             // Some of these may be interesting in the future
             ExprKind::Path(..)
-            | ExprKind::Box(..)
             | ExprKind::ConstBlock(..)
             | ExprKind::Array(..)
             | ExprKind::Call(..)
@@ -478,7 +477,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for DropRangeVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
             | ExprKind::AssignOp(..)
             | ExprKind::Binary(..)
             | ExprKind::Block(..)
-            | ExprKind::Box(..)
             | ExprKind::Cast(..)
             | ExprKind::Closure { .. }
             | ExprKind::ConstBlock(..)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/mem_categorization.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/mem_categorization.rs
index 4d3969d28aa2d..9a8d7ca9e3382 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/mem_categorization.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/mem_categorization.rs
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MemCategorizationContext<'a, 'tcx> {
             | hir::ExprKind::Struct(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Repeat(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::InlineAsm(..)
-            | hir::ExprKind::Box(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Err(_) => Ok(self.cat_rvalue(expr.hir_id, expr.span, expr_ty)),
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/mod.rs
index 6231dd9b6f54a..fb3e9cb126317 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/mod.rs
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ pub enum ObligationCauseCode<'tcx> {
     SizedReturnType,
     /// Yield type must be `Sized`.
     SizedYieldType,
-    /// Box expression result type must be `Sized`.
-    SizedBoxType,
     /// Inline asm operand type must be `Sized`.
     InlineAsmSized,
     /// `[expr; N]` requires `type_of(expr): Copy`.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs
index 9086412c09a1c..cecb8a61aa2f4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs
@@ -780,7 +780,6 @@ impl<'tcx> Cx<'tcx> {
             hir::ExprKind::DropTemps(ref source) => {
                 ExprKind::Use { source: self.mirror_expr(source) }
             }
-            hir::ExprKind::Box(ref value) => ExprKind::Box { value: self.mirror_expr(value) },
             hir::ExprKind::Array(ref fields) => {
                 ExprKind::Array { fields: self.mirror_exprs(fields) }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/hir_stats.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/hir_stats.rs
index 3e0d53029ef99..47e032758f23d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/hir_stats.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/hir_stats.rs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ impl<'v> hir_visit::Visitor<'v> for StatCollector<'v> {
         record_variants!(
             (self, e, e.kind, Id::Node(e.hir_id), hir, Expr, ExprKind),
             [
-                Box, ConstBlock, Array, Call, MethodCall, Tup, Binary, Unary, Lit, Cast, Type,
+                ConstBlock, Array, Call, MethodCall, Tup, Binary, Unary, Lit, Cast, Type,
                 DropTemps, Let, If, Loop, Match, Closure, Block, Assign, AssignOp, Field, Index,
                 Path, AddrOf, Break, Continue, Ret, InlineAsm, Struct, Repeat, Yield, Err
             ]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/liveness.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/liveness.rs
index db9d0dcc30053..36324e6f8da4a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/liveness.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/liveness.rs
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for IrMaps<'tcx> {
             | hir::ExprKind::Struct(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Repeat(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::InlineAsm(..)
-            | hir::ExprKind::Box(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Type(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Err(_)
             | hir::ExprKind::Path(hir::QPath::TypeRelative(..))
@@ -1059,8 +1058,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Liveness<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.propagate_through_expr(&l, r_succ)
             }
 
-            hir::ExprKind::Box(ref e)
-            | hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, ref e)
+            hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, ref e)
             | hir::ExprKind::Cast(ref e, _)
             | hir::ExprKind::Type(ref e, _)
             | hir::ExprKind::DropTemps(ref e)
@@ -1425,7 +1423,6 @@ fn check_expr<'tcx>(this: &mut Liveness<'_, 'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) {
         | hir::ExprKind::Closure { .. }
         | hir::ExprKind::Path(_)
         | hir::ExprKind::Yield(..)
-        | hir::ExprKind::Box(..)
         | hir::ExprKind::Type(..)
         | hir::ExprKind::Err(_) => {}
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/naked_functions.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/naked_functions.rs
index c5b5cf7f5a963..f07a64c7c3ca2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/naked_functions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/naked_functions.rs
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ enum ItemKind {
 impl<'tcx> CheckInlineAssembly<'tcx> {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>, span: Span) {
         match expr.kind {
-            ExprKind::Box(..)
-            | ExprKind::ConstBlock(..)
+            ExprKind::ConstBlock(..)
             | ExprKind::Array(..)
             | ExprKind::Call(..)
             | ExprKind::MethodCall(..)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
index 5541c0850753d..186bfc701bc4c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
@@ -2944,9 +2944,6 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxtExt<'tcx> for TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
             ObligationCauseCode::SizedYieldType => {
                 err.note("the yield type of a generator must have a statically known size");
             }
-            ObligationCauseCode::SizedBoxType => {
-                err.note("the type of a box expression must have a statically known size");
-            }
             ObligationCauseCode::AssignmentLhsSized => {
                 err.note("the left-hand-side of an assignment must have a statically known size");
             }
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/infinite_iter.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/infinite_iter.rs
index d1d2db27c6fc0..fe28c526be350 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/infinite_iter.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/infinite_iter.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ fn is_infinite(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Finiteness {
             Finite
         },
         ExprKind::Block(block, _) => block.expr.as_ref().map_or(Finite, |e| is_infinite(cx, e)),
-        ExprKind::Box(e) | ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, _, e) => is_infinite(cx, e),
+        ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, _, e) => is_infinite(cx, e),
         ExprKind::Call(path, _) => {
             if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = path.kind {
                 cx.qpath_res(qpath, path.hir_id)
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/loops/never_loop.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/loops/never_loop.rs
index b1bc10802e1b6..f0a1b1dfe5628 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/loops/never_loop.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/loops/never_loop.rs
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ fn stmt_to_expr<'tcx>(stmt: &Stmt<'tcx>) -> Option<(&'tcx Expr<'tcx>, Option<&'t
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
 fn never_loop_expr(expr: &Expr<'_>, ignore_ids: &mut Vec<HirId>, main_loop_id: HirId) -> NeverLoopResult {
     match expr.kind {
-        ExprKind::Box(e)
-        | ExprKind::Unary(_, e)
+        ExprKind::Unary(_, e)
         | ExprKind::Cast(e, _)
         | ExprKind::Type(e, _)
         | ExprKind::Field(e, _)
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/matches/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/matches/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs
index b33a247817292..04225beeb704b 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/matches/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/matches/significant_drop_in_scrutinee.rs
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for SigDropHelper<'a, 'tcx> {
                     self.has_significant_drop = true;
                 }
             }
-            ExprKind::Box(..) |
             ExprKind::Array(..) |
             ExprKind::Call(..) |
             ExprKind::Unary(..) |
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/methods/unnecessary_sort_by.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/methods/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
index 5201da52bbf1d..67618f7038add 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/methods/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/methods/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ struct SortByKeyDetection {
 /// contains a and the other replaces it with b)
 fn mirrored_exprs(a_expr: &Expr<'_>, a_ident: &Ident, b_expr: &Expr<'_>, b_ident: &Ident) -> bool {
     match (&a_expr.kind, &b_expr.kind) {
-        // Two boxes with mirrored contents
-        (ExprKind::Box(left_expr), ExprKind::Box(right_expr)) => {
-            mirrored_exprs(left_expr, a_ident, right_expr, b_ident)
-        },
         // Two arrays with mirrored contents
         (ExprKind::Array(left_exprs), ExprKind::Array(right_exprs)) => {
             iter::zip(*left_exprs, *right_exprs).all(|(left, right)| mirrored_exprs(left, a_ident, right, b_ident))
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/no_effect.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/no_effect.rs
index 79c1ae4861e80..e3712190e6722 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/no_effect.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/no_effect.rs
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ fn has_no_effect(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
         | ExprKind::Type(inner, _)
         | ExprKind::Unary(_, inner)
         | ExprKind::Field(inner, _)
-        | ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, inner)
-        | ExprKind::Box(inner) => has_no_effect(cx, inner),
+        | ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, inner) => has_no_effect(cx, inner),
         ExprKind::Struct(_, fields, ref base) => {
             !has_drop(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr))
                 && fields.iter().all(|field| has_no_effect(cx, field.expr))
@@ -234,8 +233,7 @@ fn reduce_expression<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'a Expr<'a>) -> Option<Vec
         | ExprKind::Type(inner, _)
         | ExprKind::Unary(_, inner)
         | ExprKind::Field(inner, _)
-        | ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, inner)
-        | ExprKind::Box(inner) => reduce_expression(cx, inner).or_else(|| Some(vec![inner])),
+        | ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, inner) => reduce_expression(cx, inner).or_else(|| Some(vec![inner])),
         ExprKind::Struct(_, fields, ref base) => {
             if has_drop(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr)) {
                 None
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs
index 87f966ced0df1..ae7d19624ba61 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ fn is_self_shadow(cx: &LateContext<'_>, pat: &Pat<'_>, mut expr: &Expr<'_>, hir_
     }
     loop {
         expr = match expr.kind {
-            ExprKind::Box(e)
-            | ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, e)
+            ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, e)
             | ExprKind::Block(
                 &Block {
                     stmts: [],
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/significant_drop_tightening.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/significant_drop_tightening.rs
index e2d90edec5a4c..e12681c0a0ca6 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/significant_drop_tightening.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/significant_drop_tightening.rs
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ impl<'cx, 'sdt, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for SigDropFinder<'cx, 'sdt, 'tcx> {
             | hir::ExprKind::Assign(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::AssignOp(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Binary(..)
-            | hir::ExprKind::Box(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Call(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Field(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::If(..)
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/utils/author.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/utils/author.rs
index f31c3fdb0959c..bc4adf1596d44 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/utils/author.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/utils/author.rs
@@ -395,11 +395,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> PrintVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                 }
                 self.expr(field!(let_expr.init));
             },
-            ExprKind::Box(inner) => {
-                bind!(self, inner);
-                kind!("Box({inner})");
-                self.expr(inner);
-            },
             ExprKind::Array(elements) => {
                 bind!(self, elements);
                 kind!("Array({elements})");
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/check_proc_macro.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/check_proc_macro.rs
index 43f0df145f0ec..d3a6929f67e2c 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/check_proc_macro.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/check_proc_macro.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ fn qpath_search_pat(path: &QPath<'_>) -> (Pat, Pat) {
 /// Get the search patterns to use for the given expression
 fn expr_search_pat(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> (Pat, Pat) {
     match e.kind {
-        ExprKind::Box(e) => (Pat::Str("box"), expr_search_pat(tcx, e).1),
         ExprKind::ConstBlock(_) => (Pat::Str("const"), Pat::Str("}")),
         ExprKind::Tup([]) => (Pat::Str(")"), Pat::Str("(")),
         ExprKind::Unary(UnOp::Deref, e) => (Pat::Str("*"), expr_search_pat(tcx, e).1),
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/eager_or_lazy.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/eager_or_lazy.rs
index ee2f816f181ba..babbc7294a173 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/eager_or_lazy.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/eager_or_lazy.rs
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ fn expr_eagerness<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, e: &'tcx Expr<'_>) -> EagernessS
                 },
 
                 // Memory allocation, custom operator, loop, or call to an unknown function
-                ExprKind::Box(_)
-                | ExprKind::Unary(..)
+                ExprKind::Unary(..)
                 | ExprKind::Binary(..)
                 | ExprKind::Loop(..)
                 | ExprKind::Call(..) => self.eagerness = Lazy,
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs
index 0603755f8a941..3a6d23ca5c102 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ impl HirEqInterExpr<'_, '_, '_> {
                 both(&li.label, &ri.label, |l, r| l.ident.name == r.ident.name)
                     && both(le, re, |l, r| self.eq_expr(l, r))
             },
-            (&ExprKind::Box(l), &ExprKind::Box(r)) => self.eq_expr(l, r),
             (&ExprKind::Call(l_fun, l_args), &ExprKind::Call(r_fun, r_args)) => {
                 self.inner.allow_side_effects && self.eq_expr(l_fun, r_fun) && self.eq_exprs(l_args, r_args)
             },
@@ -628,7 +627,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SpanlessHash<'a, 'tcx> {
                     self.hash_expr(j);
                 }
             },
-            ExprKind::Box(e) | ExprKind::DropTemps(e) | ExprKind::Yield(e, _) => {
+            ExprKind::DropTemps(e) | ExprKind::Yield(e, _) => {
                 self.hash_expr(e);
             },
             ExprKind::Call(fun, args) => {
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/sugg.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/sugg.rs
index 85bf28b708b7c..44cb5d5756ada 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/sugg.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/sugg.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ impl<'a> Sugg<'a> {
 
         match expr.kind {
             hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(..)
-            | hir::ExprKind::Box(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::If(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Let(..)
             | hir::ExprKind::Closure { .. }
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/visitors.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/visitors.rs
index d27a20bd4dfa7..86a93f64fb71e 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/visitors.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/visitors.rs
@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ pub fn for_each_unconsumed_temporary<'tcx, B>(
                 helper(typeck, false, e, f)?;
             },
             ExprKind::Block(&Block { expr: Some(e), .. }, _)
-            | ExprKind::Box(e)
             | ExprKind::Cast(e, _)
             | ExprKind::Unary(_, e) => {
                 helper(typeck, true, e, f)?;