diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
index 9e3b4a2d819c..6aa7251b53b5 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
@@ -671,10 +671,6 @@ impl Function {
         db.function_data(self.id).params.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn is_unsafe(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
-        db.function_data(self.id).is_unsafe
-    }
-
     pub fn diagnostics(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase, sink: &mut DiagnosticSink) {
         let _p = profile("Function::diagnostics");
         let infer = db.infer(self.id.into());
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_injection.html b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_injection.html
index 3ac6c4ae57b7..748f07625316 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_injection.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_injection.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
 .field              { color: #94BFF3; }
 .function           { color: #93E0E3; }
 .function.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
-.operator.unsafe    { color: #BC8383; }
+.operator.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
 .parameter          { color: #94BFF3; }
 .text               { color: #DCDCCC; }
 .type               { color: #7CB8BB; }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_strings.html b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_strings.html
index 8556eb850445..12a68ce625eb 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_strings.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_strings.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
 .field              { color: #94BFF3; }
 .function           { color: #93E0E3; }
 .function.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
-.operator.unsafe    { color: #BC8383; }
+.operator.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
 .parameter          { color: #94BFF3; }
 .text               { color: #DCDCCC; }
 .type               { color: #7CB8BB; }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_unsafe.html b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_unsafe.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 692307280d73..000000000000
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_unsafe.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-
-<style>
-body                { margin: 0; }
-pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padding: 0.4em; }
-
-.lifetime           { color: #DFAF8F; font-style: italic; }
-.comment            { color: #7F9F7F; }
-.documentation      { color: #629755; }
-.injected           { opacity: 0.65 ; }
-.struct, .enum      { color: #7CB8BB; }
-.enum_variant       { color: #BDE0F3; }
-.string_literal     { color: #CC9393; }
-.field              { color: #94BFF3; }
-.function           { color: #93E0E3; }
-.function.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
-.operator.unsafe    { color: #BC8383; }
-.parameter          { color: #94BFF3; }
-.text               { color: #DCDCCC; }
-.type               { color: #7CB8BB; }
-.builtin_type       { color: #8CD0D3; }
-.type_param         { color: #DFAF8F; }
-.attribute          { color: #94BFF3; }
-.numeric_literal    { color: #BFEBBF; }
-.bool_literal       { color: #BFE6EB; }
-.macro              { color: #94BFF3; }
-.module             { color: #AFD8AF; }
-.variable           { color: #DCDCCC; }
-.format_specifier   { color: #CC696B; }
-.mutable            { text-decoration: underline; }
-.unresolved_reference { color: #FC5555; }
-.escape_sequence    { color: #94BFF3; }
-
-.keyword            { color: #F0DFAF; font-weight: bold; }
-.keyword.unsafe     { color: #BC8383; font-weight: bold; }
-.control            { font-style: italic; }
-</style>
-<pre><code><span class="keyword unsafe">unsafe</span> <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function declaration unsafe">unsafe_fn</span>() {}
-
-<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="struct declaration">HasUnsafeFn</span>;
-
-<span class="keyword">impl</span> <span class="struct">HasUnsafeFn</span> {
-    <span class="keyword unsafe">unsafe</span> <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function declaration unsafe">unsafe_method</span>(&<span class="self_keyword">self</span>) {}
-}
-
-<span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function declaration">main</span>() {
-    <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration">x</span> = &<span class="numeric_literal">5</span> <span class="keyword">as</span> *<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="builtin_type">usize</span>;
-    <span class="keyword unsafe">unsafe</span> {
-        <span class="function unsafe">unsafe_fn</span>();
-        <span class="struct">HasUnsafeFn</span>.<span class="function unsafe">unsafe_method</span>();
-        <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration">y</span> = <span class="function unsafe">*</span><span class="variable">x</span>;
-        <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration">z</span> = -<span class="variable">x</span>;
-    }
-}</code></pre>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlighting.html b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
index 47403b367ebc..d093a6266132 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlighting.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
 .field              { color: #94BFF3; }
 .function           { color: #93E0E3; }
 .function.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
-.operator.unsafe    { color: #BC8383; }
+.operator.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
 .parameter          { color: #94BFF3; }
 .text               { color: #DCDCCC; }
 .type               { color: #7CB8BB; }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/rainbow_highlighting.html b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/rainbow_highlighting.html
index f5fb96f55231..192d564a6a47 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/rainbow_highlighting.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/rainbow_highlighting.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
 .field              { color: #94BFF3; }
 .function           { color: #93E0E3; }
 .function.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
-.operator.unsafe    { color: #BC8383; }
+.operator.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
 .parameter          { color: #94BFF3; }
 .text               { color: #DCDCCC; }
 .type               { color: #7CB8BB; }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index 028b559022cb..fb4f2ce388c0 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -605,13 +605,7 @@ fn highlight_name(db: &RootDatabase, def: Definition) -> Highlight {
         Definition::Field(_) => HighlightTag::Field,
         Definition::ModuleDef(def) => match def {
             hir::ModuleDef::Module(_) => HighlightTag::Module,
-            hir::ModuleDef::Function(func) => {
-                let mut h = HighlightTag::Function.into();
-                if func.is_unsafe(db) {
-                    h |= HighlightModifier::Unsafe;
-                }
-                return h;
-            }
+            hir::ModuleDef::Function(_) => HighlightTag::Function,
             hir::ModuleDef::Adt(hir::Adt::Struct(_)) => HighlightTag::Struct,
             hir::ModuleDef::Adt(hir::Adt::Enum(_)) => HighlightTag::Enum,
             hir::ModuleDef::Adt(hir::Adt::Union(_)) => HighlightTag::Union,
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/html.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/html.rs
index ed007c382f35..3477610e57dd 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/html.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/html.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
 .field              { color: #94BFF3; }
 .function           { color: #93E0E3; }
 .function.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
-.operator.unsafe    { color: #BC8383; }
+.operator.unsafe    { color: #E28C14; }
 .parameter          { color: #94BFF3; }
 .text               { color: #DCDCCC; }
 .type               { color: #7CB8BB; }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tags.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tags.rs
index e8e251cfc000..b9bea4729402 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tags.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tags.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ pub enum HighlightTag {
     EnumVariant,
     EscapeSequence,
     Field,
-    FormatSpecifier,
     Function,
     Generic,
     Keyword,
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ pub enum HighlightTag {
     Macro,
     Module,
     NumericLiteral,
-    Operator,
     SelfKeyword,
     SelfType,
     Static,
@@ -45,6 +43,8 @@ pub enum HighlightTag {
     Union,
     Local,
     UnresolvedReference,
+    FormatSpecifier,
+    Operator,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord)]
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ impl HighlightTag {
             HighlightTag::EnumVariant => "enum_variant",
             HighlightTag::EscapeSequence => "escape_sequence",
             HighlightTag::Field => "field",
-            HighlightTag::FormatSpecifier => "format_specifier",
             HighlightTag::Function => "function",
             HighlightTag::Generic => "generic",
             HighlightTag::Keyword => "keyword",
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ impl HighlightTag {
             HighlightTag::Macro => "macro",
             HighlightTag::Module => "module",
             HighlightTag::NumericLiteral => "numeric_literal",
-            HighlightTag::Operator => "operator",
             HighlightTag::SelfKeyword => "self_keyword",
             HighlightTag::SelfType => "self_type",
             HighlightTag::Static => "static",
@@ -97,6 +95,8 @@ impl HighlightTag {
             HighlightTag::Union => "union",
             HighlightTag::Local => "variable",
             HighlightTag::UnresolvedReference => "unresolved_reference",
+            HighlightTag::FormatSpecifier => "format_specifier",
+            HighlightTag::Operator => "operator",
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
index facdc42b7ad1..b7fad97197f5 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
@@ -370,34 +370,3 @@ fn check_highlighting(ra_fixture: &str, snapshot: &str, rainbow: bool) {
     fs::write(dst_file, &actual_html).unwrap();
     assert_eq_text!(expected_html, actual_html);
 }
-
-#[test]
-fn test_unsafe_highlighting() {
-    let (analysis, file_id) = single_file(
-        r#"
-unsafe fn unsafe_fn() {}
-
-struct HasUnsafeFn;
-
-impl HasUnsafeFn {
-    unsafe fn unsafe_method(&self) {}
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    let x = &5 as *const usize;
-    unsafe {
-        unsafe_fn();
-        HasUnsafeFn.unsafe_method();
-        let y = *x;
-        let z = -x;
-    }
-}
-"#
-        .trim(),
-    );
-    let dst_file = project_dir().join("crates/ra_ide/src/snapshots/highlight_unsafe.html");
-    let actual_html = &analysis.highlight_as_html(file_id, false).unwrap();
-    let expected_html = &read_text(&dst_file);
-    fs::write(dst_file, &actual_html).unwrap();
-    assert_eq_text!(expected_html, actual_html);
-}