diff --git a/gcc/rust/ast/rust-collect-lang-items.cc b/gcc/rust/ast/rust-collect-lang-items.cc
index ec6919dca14..50d134a429f 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/ast/rust-collect-lang-items.cc
+++ b/gcc/rust/ast/rust-collect-lang-items.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ get_lang_item_attr (const T &maybe_lang_item)
 	  continue;
 	}
 
-      if (Analysis::Attributes::is_lang_item (str_path, attr))
+      bool is_lang_item = str_path == Values::Attributes::LANG
+			  && attr.has_attr_input ()
+			  && attr.get_attr_input ().get_attr_input_type ()
+			       == AST::AttrInput::AttrInputType::LITERAL;
+
+      if (is_lang_item)
 	{
 	  auto &literal
 	    = static_cast<AST::AttrInputLiteral &> (attr.get_attr_input ());
diff --git a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc
index 1a66be25ccf..45ebf8c6546 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc
+++ b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.cc
@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@ Attributes::is_known (const std::string &attribute_path)
 
   return !lookup.is_error ();
 }
-bool
-Attributes::is_lang_item (const std::string &attribute_path,
-			  const AST::Attribute &attr)
-{
-  return ((attribute_path == Values::Attributes::LANG) && attr.has_attr_input ()
-	  && (attr.get_attr_input ().get_attr_input_type ()
-	      == AST::AttrInput::AttrInputType::LITERAL));
-}
 
 using Attrs = Values::Attributes;
 
diff --git a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h
index c0d1bed6445..c341b3e0a5d 100644
--- a/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h
+++ b/gcc/rust/util/rust-attributes.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class Attributes
 {
 public:
   static bool is_known (const std::string &attribute_path);
-  static bool is_lang_item (const std::string &attribute_path,
-			    const AST::Attribute &attr);
 };
 
 enum CompilerPass