diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/to_string_trait_impl.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/to_string_trait_impl.rs
index 0361836cdec79..9596b85664b34 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/to_string_trait_impl.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/to_string_trait_impl.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_help;
-use clippy_utils::ty::implements_trait;
 use rustc_hir::{Impl, Item, ItemKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::declare_lint_pass;
@@ -54,8 +53,6 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for ToStringTraitImpl {
         }) = it.kind
             && let Some(trait_did) = trait_ref.trait_def_id()
             && cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::ToString, trait_did)
-            && let Some(display_did) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::Display)
-            && !implements_trait(cx, cx.tcx.type_of(it.owner_id).instantiate_identity(), display_did, &[])
         {
             span_lint_and_help(
                 cx,
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/to_string_trait_impl.rs b/src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/to_string_trait_impl.rs
index 4c1202d420341..7be9f7994f08a 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/to_string_trait_impl.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/to_string_trait_impl.rs
@@ -30,46 +30,3 @@ impl Bar {
         String::from("Bar")
     }
 }
-
-mod issue12263 {
-    pub struct MyStringWrapper<'a>(&'a str);
-
-    impl std::fmt::Display for MyStringWrapper<'_> {
-        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-            self.0.fmt(f)
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl ToString for MyStringWrapper<'_> {
-        fn to_string(&self) -> String {
-            self.0.to_string()
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub struct S<T>(T);
-    impl std::fmt::Display for S<String> {
-        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-            todo!()
-        }
-    }
-    // no specialization if the generics differ, so lint
-    impl ToString for S<i32> {
-        fn to_string(&self) -> String {
-            todo!()
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub struct S2<T>(T);
-    impl std::fmt::Display for S2<String> {
-        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-            todo!()
-        }
-    }
-
-    // also specialization if the generics don't differ
-    impl ToString for S2<String> {
-        fn to_string(&self) -> String {
-            todo!()
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/to_string_trait_impl.stderr b/src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/to_string_trait_impl.stderr
index 304c9a5e1fb71..fe8afc215f0c8 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/to_string_trait_impl.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/to_string_trait_impl.stderr
@@ -12,17 +12,5 @@ LL | | }
    = note: `-D clippy::to-string-trait-impl` implied by `-D warnings`
    = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::to_string_trait_impl)]`
 
-error: direct implementation of `ToString`
-  --> tests/ui/to_string_trait_impl.rs:56:5
-   |
-LL | /     impl ToString for S<i32> {
-LL | |         fn to_string(&self) -> String {
-LL | |             todo!()
-LL | |         }
-LL | |     }
-   | |_____^
-   |
-   = help: prefer implementing `Display` instead
-
-error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error