diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index 3f2ae888bc07..8b2da4641a22 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(reg: &mut rustc_plugin::Registry) {
         "using `string::to_string` is common even today and specialization will likely happen soon",
     );
     store.register_removed(
-        "is_unit_expr",
+        "unit_expr",
         "superseded by `let_unit_value` and `unit_arg`",
     );
     // end deprecated lints, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`