diff --git a/bootstrap.example.toml b/bootstrap.example.toml
index 0a39c6d8f247d..f623a3db0029d 100644
--- a/bootstrap.example.toml
+++ b/bootstrap.example.toml
@@ -476,9 +476,6 @@
 # when the stage 0 compiler is actually built from in-tree sources.
 #build.compiletest-allow-stage0 = false
 
-# Whether to use the precompiled stage0 libtest with compiletest.
-#build.compiletest-use-stage0-libtest = true
-
 # Default value for the `--extra-checks` flag of tidy.
 #
 # See `./x test tidy --help` for details.
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/defaults/bootstrap.dist.toml b/src/bootstrap/defaults/bootstrap.dist.toml
index b111a20f8d868..bb0592ce947ab 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/defaults/bootstrap.dist.toml
+++ b/src/bootstrap/defaults/bootstrap.dist.toml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ test-stage = 2
 doc-stage = 2
 # When compiling from source, you usually want all tools.
 extended = true
-# Use libtest built from the source tree instead of the precompiled one from stage 0.
-compiletest-use-stage0-libtest = false
 
 # Most users installing from source want to build all parts of the project from source.
 [llvm]
diff --git a/src/ci/citool/tests/test-jobs.yml b/src/ci/citool/tests/test-jobs.yml
index d82b3e7648e17..512c806285746 100644
--- a/src/ci/citool/tests/test-jobs.yml
+++ b/src/ci/citool/tests/test-jobs.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ runners:
     <<: *base-job
 envs:
   env-x86_64-apple-tests: &env-x86_64-apple-tests
-    SCRIPT: ./x.py check compiletest --set build.compiletest-use-stage0-libtest=true && ./x.py --stage 2 test --skip tests/ui --skip tests/rustdoc -- --exact
+    SCRIPT: ./x.py check compiletest && ./x.py --stage 2 test --skip tests/ui --skip tests/rustdoc -- --exact
     RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS: --build=x86_64-apple-darwin --enable-sanitizers --enable-profiler --set rust.jemalloc
     RUSTC_RETRY_LINKER_ON_SEGFAULT: 1
     # Ensure that host tooling is tested on our minimum supported macOS version.
diff --git a/src/ci/docker/host-x86_64/pr-check-1/Dockerfile b/src/ci/docker/host-x86_64/pr-check-1/Dockerfile
index 04ac0f33daf05..776bbb12e445b 100644
--- a/src/ci/docker/host-x86_64/pr-check-1/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/ci/docker/host-x86_64/pr-check-1/Dockerfile
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ ENV SCRIPT \
   python3 ../x.py check bootstrap && \
   /scripts/check-default-config-profiles.sh && \
   python3 ../x.py build src/tools/build-manifest && \
-  python3 ../x.py check compiletest --set build.compiletest-use-stage0-libtest=true && \
   python3 ../x.py check --target=i686-pc-windows-gnu --host=i686-pc-windows-gnu && \
   python3 ../x.py check --set build.optimized-compiler-builtins=false core alloc std --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu,i686-pc-windows-msvc,i686-unknown-linux-gnu,x86_64-apple-darwin,x86_64-pc-windows-gnu,x86_64-pc-windows-msvc && \
   /scripts/validate-toolstate.sh && \
diff --git a/src/ci/docker/host-x86_64/x86_64-gnu-tools/Dockerfile b/src/ci/docker/host-x86_64/x86_64-gnu-tools/Dockerfile
index 95357d229374c..278e40eb71fac 100644
--- a/src/ci/docker/host-x86_64/x86_64-gnu-tools/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/ci/docker/host-x86_64/x86_64-gnu-tools/Dockerfile
@@ -90,5 +90,4 @@ ENV HOST_TARGET x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 COPY scripts/shared.sh /scripts/
 
 ENV SCRIPT /tmp/checktools.sh ../x.py && \
-  python3 ../x.py check compiletest --set build.compiletest-use-stage0-libtest=true && \
   python3 ../x.py test tests/rustdoc-gui --stage 2 --test-args "'--jobs 1'"