diff --git a/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs b/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs
index 320462a2c968..08592f2521f7 100644
--- a/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs
+++ b/clippy_dev/src/update_lints.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ pub fn generate_lint_files(
             (
                 "clippy_lints/src/lib.rs",
                 &mut update_text_region_fn(
-                    "// begin lints modules, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`\n",
-                    "// end lints modules, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`",
+                    "// begin lints modules, do not remove this comment, it's used in `update_lints`\n",
+                    "// end lints modules, do not remove this comment, it's used in `update_lints`",
                     |dst| {
                         for lint_mod in lints.iter().map(|l| &l.module).sorted().dedup() {
                             writeln!(dst, "mod {lint_mod};").unwrap();
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index 92eb3d7a7c59..fde2e50e5ab3 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub mod ctfe; // Very important lint, do not remove (rust#125116)
 pub mod declared_lints;
 pub mod deprecated_lints;
 
-// begin lints modules, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`
+// begin lints modules, do not remove this comment, it's used in `update_lints`
 mod absolute_paths;
 mod almost_complete_range;
 mod approx_const;
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ mod zero_div_zero;
 mod zero_repeat_side_effects;
 mod zero_sized_map_values;
 mod zombie_processes;
-// end lints modules, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`
+// end lints modules, do not remove this comment, it's used in `update_lints`
 
 use clippy_config::{Conf, get_configuration_metadata, sanitize_explanation};
 use clippy_utils::macros::FormatArgsStorage;