diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/def_use.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/def_use.rs
index 9e9f0b4b4ad0..6deb4e361bc6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/def_use.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/def_use.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ pub fn categorize(context: PlaceContext) -> Option<DefUse> {
         PlaceContext::MutatingUse(MutatingUseContext::Borrow) |
         PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::SharedBorrow) |
         PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::ShallowBorrow) |
-        PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::UniqueBorrow) |
 
         PlaceContext::MutatingUse(MutatingUseContext::AddressOf) |
         PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::AddressOf) |
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
index 375eca1b29d3..2f10e30bec2e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
@@ -775,9 +775,10 @@ fn get_ambient_variance(&self, context: PlaceContext) -> ty::Variance {
                 ty::Invariant
             }
             PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(
-                Inspect | Copy | Move | SharedBorrow | ShallowBorrow | UniqueBorrow | AddressOf
-                | Projection,
-            ) => ty::Covariant,
+                Inspect | Copy | Move | SharedBorrow | ShallowBorrow | AddressOf | Projection
+            ) => {
+                ty::Covariant
+            },
             PlaceContext::NonUse(AscribeUserTy) => ty::Covariant,
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/analyze.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/analyze.rs
index 115a41050d2a..f43f1d64adba 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/analyze.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/analyze.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ fn visit_local(&mut self, local: mir::Local, context: PlaceContext, location: Lo
             | PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(
                 NonMutatingUseContext::Inspect
                 | NonMutatingUseContext::SharedBorrow
-                | NonMutatingUseContext::UniqueBorrow
                 | NonMutatingUseContext::ShallowBorrow
                 | NonMutatingUseContext::AddressOf
                 | NonMutatingUseContext::Projection,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/check.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/check.rs
index 9dad94790539..55080d94f1d4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/check.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/check.rs
@@ -412,9 +412,7 @@ fn visit_rvalue(&mut self, rvalue: &Rvalue<'tcx>, location: Location) {
                         BorrowKind::Shallow => {
                             PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::ShallowBorrow)
                         }
-                        BorrowKind::Unique => {
-                            PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::UniqueBorrow)
-                        }
+                        BorrowKind::Unique => PlaceContext::MutatingUse(MutatingUseContext::Borrow),
                         BorrowKind::Mut { .. } => {
                             PlaceContext::MutatingUse(MutatingUseContext::Borrow)
                         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/visit.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/visit.rs
index 0a9fcd898b93..caa5edc321b1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/visit.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/visit.rs
@@ -640,8 +640,8 @@ fn super_rvalue(&mut self,
                             BorrowKind::Shallow => PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(
                                 NonMutatingUseContext::ShallowBorrow
                             ),
-                            BorrowKind::Unique => PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(
-                                NonMutatingUseContext::UniqueBorrow
+                            BorrowKind::Unique => PlaceContext::MutatingUse(
+                                MutatingUseContext::Borrow
                             ),
                             BorrowKind::Mut { .. } =>
                                 PlaceContext::MutatingUse(MutatingUseContext::Borrow),
@@ -1247,8 +1247,6 @@ pub enum NonMutatingUseContext {
     SharedBorrow,
     /// Shallow borrow.
     ShallowBorrow,
-    /// Unique borrow.
-    UniqueBorrow,
     /// AddressOf for *const pointer.
     AddressOf,
     /// Used as base for another place, e.g., `x` in `x.y`. Will not mutate the place.
@@ -1324,9 +1322,7 @@ pub fn is_borrow(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(
             self,
             PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(
-                NonMutatingUseContext::SharedBorrow
-                    | NonMutatingUseContext::ShallowBorrow
-                    | NonMutatingUseContext::UniqueBorrow
+                NonMutatingUseContext::SharedBorrow | NonMutatingUseContext::ShallowBorrow
             ) | PlaceContext::MutatingUse(MutatingUseContext::Borrow)
         )
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/impls/liveness.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/impls/liveness.rs
index bc67aa476f1a..1309ea525662 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/impls/liveness.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/impls/liveness.rs
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ fn for_place(place: Place<'_>, context: PlaceContext) -> Option<DefUse> {
                 | NonMutatingUseContext::Inspect
                 | NonMutatingUseContext::Move
                 | NonMutatingUseContext::ShallowBorrow
-                | NonMutatingUseContext::SharedBorrow
-                | NonMutatingUseContext::UniqueBorrow,
+                | NonMutatingUseContext::SharedBorrow,
             ) => Some(DefUse::Use),
 
             PlaceContext::MutatingUse(MutatingUseContext::Projection)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/const_prop.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/const_prop.rs
index c0146e3efb02..1bb45341e8c4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/const_prop.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/const_prop.rs
@@ -822,7 +822,6 @@ fn visit_local(&mut self, local: Local, context: PlaceContext, _: Location) {
             // mutation.
             | NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::SharedBorrow)
             | NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::ShallowBorrow)
-            | NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::UniqueBorrow)
             | NonMutatingUse(NonMutatingUseContext::AddressOf)
             | MutatingUse(MutatingUseContext::Borrow)
             | MutatingUse(MutatingUseContext::AddressOf) => {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/copy_prop.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/copy_prop.rs
index c155048c98b4..b571215f2127 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/copy_prop.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/copy_prop.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ fn visit_place(&mut self, place: &mut Place<'tcx>, ctxt: PlaceContext, loc: Loca
             PlaceContext::NonMutatingUse(
                 NonMutatingUseContext::SharedBorrow
                 | NonMutatingUseContext::ShallowBorrow
-                | NonMutatingUseContext::UniqueBorrow
                 | NonMutatingUseContext::AddressOf,
             ) => true,
             // For debuginfo, merging locals is ok.