diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
index 5ffa3a6099c0..da358baa21fa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use rustc_errors::{
 };
 use rustc_feature::find_gated_cfg;
 use rustc_interface::util::{self, get_codegen_backend};
-use rustc_interface::{interface, Queries};
+use rustc_interface::{interface, passes, Queries};
 use rustc_lint::unerased_lint_store;
 use rustc_metadata::creader::MetadataLoader;
 use rustc_metadata::locator;
@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@ fn run_compiler(
                         Ok(())
                     })?;
 
-                    queries.write_dep_info()?;
+                    queries.global_ctxt()?.enter(|tcx| {
+                        passes::write_dep_info(tcx);
+                    });
                 } else {
                     let krate = queries.parse()?;
                     pretty::print(
@@ -427,7 +429,9 @@ fn run_compiler(
                 return early_exit();
             }
 
-            queries.write_dep_info()?;
+            queries.global_ctxt()?.enter(|tcx| {
+                passes::write_dep_info(tcx);
+            });
 
             if sess.opts.output_types.contains_key(&OutputType::DepInfo)
                 && sess.opts.output_types.len() == 1
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/lib.rs
index 0c3d4e19ef82..38f64ebb04e7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 mod callbacks;
 mod errors;
 pub mod interface;
-mod passes;
+pub mod passes;
 mod proc_macro_decls;
 mod queries;
 pub mod util;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs
index ef0138b4ef17..2951f50b1f59 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/passes.rs
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ fn resolver_for_lowering_raw<'tcx>(
     (tcx.arena.alloc(Steal::new((untracked_resolver_for_lowering, Lrc::new(krate)))), resolutions)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn write_dep_info(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) {
+pub fn write_dep_info(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) {
     // Make sure name resolution and macro expansion is run for
     // the side-effect of providing a complete set of all
     // accessed files and env vars.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs
index 68710df85161..cfd4304e8930 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/queries.rs
@@ -117,13 +117,6 @@ impl<'tcx> Queries<'tcx> {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn write_dep_info(&'tcx self) -> Result<()> {
-        self.global_ctxt()?.enter(|tcx| {
-            passes::write_dep_info(tcx);
-        });
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     pub fn codegen_and_build_linker(&'tcx self) -> Result<Linker> {
         self.global_ctxt()?.enter(|tcx| {
             let ongoing_codegen = passes::start_codegen(&*self.compiler.codegen_backend, tcx)?;