diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs
index 81b1ecc0d8819..7a7d0af55494d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs
@@ -500,10 +500,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for AssocTypeNormalizer<'a, 'b, 'tcx
         // to make sure we don't forget to fold the substs regardless.
 
         match kind {
-            // This is really important. While we *can* handle this, this has
-            // severe performance implications for large opaque types with
-            // late-bound regions. See `issue-88862` benchmark.
-            ty::Opaque if !data.substs.has_escaping_bound_vars() => {
+            ty::Opaque => {
                 // Only normalize `impl Trait` outside of type inference, usually in codegen.
                 match self.param_env.reveal() {
                     Reveal::UserFacing => ty.super_fold_with(self),
@@ -529,7 +526,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for AssocTypeNormalizer<'a, 'b, 'tcx
                     }
                 }
             }
-            ty::Opaque => ty.super_fold_with(self),
 
             ty::Projection if !data.has_escaping_bound_vars() => {
                 // This branch is *mostly* just an optimization: when we don't
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/normalize.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/normalize.rs
index 1b6e92946c4be..edad519cec29e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/normalize.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/normalize.rs
@@ -211,10 +211,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> FallibleTypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for QueryNormalizer<'cx, 'tcx>
 
         // Wrap this in a closure so we don't accidentally return from the outer function
         let res = match kind {
-            // This is really important. While we *can* handle this, this has
-            // severe performance implications for large opaque types with
-            // late-bound regions. See `issue-88862` benchmark.
-            ty::Opaque if !data.substs.has_escaping_bound_vars() => {
+            ty::Opaque => {
                 // Only normalize `impl Trait` outside of type inference, usually in codegen.
                 match self.param_env.reveal() {
                     Reveal::UserFacing => ty.try_super_fold_with(self)?,
@@ -255,8 +252,6 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> FallibleTypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for QueryNormalizer<'cx, 'tcx>
                 }
             }
 
-            ty::Opaque => ty.try_super_fold_with(self)?,
-
             ty::Projection | ty::Inherent | ty::Weak => {
                 // See note in `rustc_trait_selection::traits::project`
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs
index 5f84acc8a0473..ef50fa23caf2b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use rustc_infer::infer::TyCtxtInferExt;
 use rustc_infer::traits::{FulfillmentErrorCode, TraitEngineExt as _};
-use rustc_middle::traits::{CodegenObligationError, DefiningAnchor};
+use rustc_middle::traits::CodegenObligationError;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::error_reporting::TypeErrCtxtExt;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::{
@@ -29,13 +29,7 @@ pub fn codegen_select_candidate<'tcx>(
 
     // Do the initial selection for the obligation. This yields the
     // shallow result we are looking for -- that is, what specific impl.
-    let infcx = tcx
-        .infer_ctxt()
-        .ignoring_regions()
-        .with_opaque_type_inference(DefiningAnchor::Bubble)
-        .build();
-    //~^ HACK `Bubble` is required for
-    // this test to pass: type-alias-impl-trait/assoc-projection-ice.rs
+    let infcx = tcx.infer_ctxt().ignoring_regions().build();
     let mut selcx = SelectionContext::new(&infcx);
 
     let obligation_cause = ObligationCause::dummy();
@@ -79,10 +73,5 @@ pub fn codegen_select_candidate<'tcx>(
     let impl_source = infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible(impl_source);
     let impl_source = infcx.tcx.erase_regions(impl_source);
 
-    // Opaque types may have gotten their hidden types constrained, but we can ignore them safely
-    // as they will get constrained elsewhere, too.
-    // (ouz-a) This is required for `type-alias-impl-trait/assoc-projection-ice.rs` to pass
-    let _ = infcx.take_opaque_types();
-
     Ok(&*tcx.arena.alloc(impl_source))
 }