diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/mod.rs b/src/librustc/hir/mod.rs
index 8d83dd3279c64..19f8293851210 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/mod.rs
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ impl LifetimeName {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn is_implicit(&self) -> bool {
+        self == &LifetimeName::Implicit
+    }
+
     fn is_static(&self) -> bool {
         self == &LifetimeName::Static
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/resolve_lifetime.rs b/src/librustc/middle/resolve_lifetime.rs
index 369f65c214aa1..ae70978bfddba 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/resolve_lifetime.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/resolve_lifetime.rs
@@ -2068,24 +2068,24 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LifetimeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
 
     fn resolve_elided_lifetimes(&mut self,
                                 lifetime_refs: Vec<&'tcx hir::Lifetime>,
-                                deprecated: bool) {
+                                deprecate_implicit: bool) {
         if lifetime_refs.is_empty() {
             return;
         }
 
         let span = lifetime_refs[0].span;
-        let id = lifetime_refs[0].id;
         let mut late_depth = 0;
         let mut scope = self.scope;
-        if deprecated {
-            self.tcx
-                .struct_span_lint_node(
-                    lint::builtin::ELIDED_LIFETIMES_IN_PATHS,
-                    id,
-                    span,
-                    &format!("hidden lifetime parameters are deprecated, try `Foo<'_>`"),
-                )
-                .emit();
+        if deprecate_implicit && lifetime_refs[0].name.is_implicit() {
+            let mut err = self.tcx.struct_span_lint_node(
+                lint::builtin::ELIDED_LIFETIMES_IN_PATHS,
+                lifetime_refs[0].id, // FIXME: HirIdify #50928
+                span,
+                &format!("implicit lifetime parameters in types are deprecated"),
+            );
+            // FIXME: suggest `'_` (need to take into account whether angle-bracketed
+            // params already exist)
+            err.emit();
         }
         let error = loop {
             match *scope {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/in-band-lifetimes/elided-lifetimes.rs b/src/test/ui/in-band-lifetimes/elided-lifetimes.rs
index ab66fed5533ca..3a79b9f827427 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/in-band-lifetimes/elided-lifetimes.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/in-band-lifetimes/elided-lifetimes.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@
 struct Foo<'a> { x: &'a u32 }
 
 fn foo(x: &Foo) {
-    //~^ ERROR: hidden lifetime parameters are deprecated, try `Foo<'_>`
+    //~^ ERROR: implicit lifetime parameters in types are deprecated
 }
 
-fn bar(x: &Foo<'_>) {
-    //~^ ERROR: hidden lifetime parameters are deprecated, try `Foo<'_>`
-}
+fn bar(x: &Foo<'_>) {}
 
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/in-band-lifetimes/elided-lifetimes.stderr b/src/test/ui/in-band-lifetimes/elided-lifetimes.stderr
index a85880c634abf..f72b4ac513fd8 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/in-band-lifetimes/elided-lifetimes.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/in-band-lifetimes/elided-lifetimes.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: hidden lifetime parameters are deprecated, try `Foo<'_>`
+error: implicit lifetime parameters in types are deprecated
   --> $DIR/elided-lifetimes.rs:16:12
    |
 LL | fn foo(x: &Foo) {
@@ -10,11 +10,5 @@ note: lint level defined here
 LL | #![deny(elided_lifetimes_in_paths)]
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: hidden lifetime parameters are deprecated, try `Foo<'_>`
-  --> $DIR/elided-lifetimes.rs:20:16
-   |
-LL | fn bar(x: &Foo<'_>) {
-   |                ^^
-
-error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+error: aborting due to previous error