diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
index 158e514df5ea..299ed8442aec 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
@@ -764,24 +764,10 @@ pub struct Std {
 
 impl Std {
     pub fn new(builder: &Builder<'_>, target: TargetSelection) -> Self {
-        // This is a build time optimization for running just `x dist rust-std` (without
-        // `x dist rustc`).
-        // If we know that we will be uplifting a stage2+ library from stage 1 anyway,
-        // there is no point in building a stage2 rustc, which will then not do anything (because
-        // the stdlib will be uplifted).
-        let top_stage = builder.top_stage;
-        let stage = if top_stage > 1
-            && compile::Std::should_be_uplifted_from_stage_1(builder, top_stage, target)
-        {
-            builder.info(&format!(
-                "Note: stage {top_stage} library for `{}` would be uplifted from stage 1, so stage was downgraded from {top_stage} to 1 to avoid needless compiler build(s)",
-                target
-            ));
-            1
-        } else {
-            top_stage
-        };
-        Std { build_compiler: builder.compiler(stage, builder.config.host_target), target }
+        Std {
+            build_compiler: builder.compiler(builder.top_stage, builder.config.host_target),
+            target,
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs
index 1471b5df8463..64e60636bac3 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs
@@ -1133,7 +1133,8 @@ mod snapshot {
         [dist] mingw <host>
         [build] rustc 0 <host> -> GenerateCopyright 1 <host>
         [dist] rustc <host>
-        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <host>
+        [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
+        [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc-dev 2 <host>
         [dist] src <>
         [dist] reproducible-artifacts <host>
@@ -1197,7 +1198,8 @@ mod snapshot {
         [build] rustc 1 <host> -> rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv 2 <host>
         [build] rustc 0 <host> -> GenerateCopyright 1 <host>
         [dist] rustc <host>
-        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <host>
+        [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
+        [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc-dev 2 <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> analysis 2 <host>
         [dist] src <>
@@ -1214,6 +1216,7 @@ mod snapshot {
         [build] rustc 1 <host> -> miri 2 <host>
         [build] rustc 1 <host> -> cargo-miri 2 <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> miri 2 <host>
+        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> extended 2 <host>
         [dist] reproducible-artifacts <host>
         ");
@@ -1284,7 +1287,8 @@ mod snapshot {
         [dist] mingw <target1>
         [build] rustc 0 <host> -> GenerateCopyright 1 <host>
         [dist] rustc <host>
-        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <host>
+        [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
+        [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
         [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <target1>
         [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <target1>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc-dev 2 <host>
@@ -1346,7 +1350,8 @@ mod snapshot {
         [dist] rustc <host>
         [build] rustdoc 2 <target1>
         [dist] rustc <target1>
-        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <host>
+        [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
+        [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc-dev 2 <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc-dev 2 <target1>
         [dist] src <>
@@ -1428,8 +1433,10 @@ mod snapshot {
         [dist] rustc <host>
         [build] rustdoc 2 <target1>
         [dist] rustc <target1>
-        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <host>
-        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <target1>
+        [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
+        [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
+        [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <target1>
+        [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <target1>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc-dev 2 <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc-dev 2 <target1>
         [dist] src <>
@@ -1538,7 +1545,8 @@ mod snapshot {
         [build] rustc 1 <host> -> rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv 2 <target1>
         [build] rustc 0 <host> -> GenerateCopyright 1 <host>
         [dist] rustc <target1>
-        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <target1>
+        [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <target1>
+        [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <target1>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc-dev 2 <target1>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> analysis 2 <target1>
         [dist] src <>
@@ -1556,6 +1564,7 @@ mod snapshot {
         [build] rustc 1 <host> -> cargo-miri 2 <target1>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> miri 2 <target1>
         [build] rustc 1 <host> -> LlvmBitcodeLinker 2 <target1>
+        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <target1>
         [doc] rustc 2 <target1> -> std 2 <target1> crates=[]
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> extended 2 <target1>
         [dist] reproducible-artifacts <target1>
@@ -1610,7 +1619,8 @@ mod snapshot {
         [build] rustc 0 <host> -> GenerateCopyright 1 <host>
         [dist] rustc <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc_codegen_cranelift 2 <host>
-        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <host>
+        [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
+        [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
         [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> rustc-dev 2 <host>
         [dist] src <>
         [dist] reproducible-artifacts <host>
@@ -2340,7 +2350,8 @@ mod snapshot {
         [doc] rustc 1 <host> -> releases 2 <host>
         [build] rustc 0 <host> -> RustInstaller 1 <host>
         [dist] docs <host>
-        [dist] rustc 1 <host> -> std 1 <host>
+        [build] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
+        [dist] rustc 2 <host> -> std 2 <host>
         [build] rustc 1 <host> -> rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv 2 <host>
         [build] rustc 0 <host> -> GenerateCopyright 1 <host>
         [dist] rustc <host>