diff --git a/crates/ruff_dev/src/generate_rules_table.rs b/crates/ruff_dev/src/generate_rules_table.rs
index fdcdcacef23f4..c167c018d05c2 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_dev/src/generate_rules_table.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_dev/src/generate_rules_table.rs
@@ -59,15 +59,11 @@ fn generate_table(table_out: &mut String, rules: impl IntoIterator<Item = Rule>,
         // If the message ends in a bracketed expression (like: "Use {replacement}"), escape the
         // brackets. Otherwise, it'll be interpreted as an HTML attribute via the `attr_list`
         // plugin. (Above, we'd convert to "Use {replacement\}".)
-        let message = if rule.is_removed() {
-            Cow::Owned("_This rule has been removed_".to_string())
+        let message = rule.message_formats()[0];
+        let message = if let Some(prefix) = message.strip_suffix('}') {
+            Cow::Owned(format!("{prefix}\\}}"))
         } else {
-            let message = rule.message_formats()[0];
-            if let Some(prefix) = message.strip_suffix('}') {
-                Cow::Owned(format!("{prefix}\\}}"))
-            } else {
-                Cow::Borrowed(message)
-            }
+            Cow::Borrowed(message)
         };
 
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