2 files changed, 4 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala
index ce3cb48ec..489165e56 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/diagnostic/messages.scala
@@ -899,15 +899,4 @@ object messages {
     val msg = hl"trying to define package with same name as `$existing`"
     val explanation = ""
   }
-
-  case class CyclicImplicitVal(cycleSym: Symbol)(implicit ctx: Context)
-  extends Message(34) {
-    val kind = "Cyclic Reference"
-    val msg = em"cyclic reference involving $cycleSym"
-    val explanation =
-      hl"""|This happens when the right hand-side of $cycleSym's definition
-           |involves an implicit search.
-           |
-           |To avoid the error, give $cycleSym an explicit type."""
-  }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
index 5709bfbf9..a066fc04a 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ErrorReporting.scala
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ object ErrorReporting {
 
   def cyclicErrorMsg(ex: CyclicReference)(implicit ctx: Context) = {
     val cycleSym = ex.denot.symbol
-    def errorMsg(msg: String, cx: Context): Message =
+    def errorMsg(msg: String, cx: Context): String =
       if (cx.mode is Mode.InferringReturnType) {
         cx.tree match {
           case tree: untpd.ValOrDefDef =>
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ object ErrorReporting {
       } else msg
 
       if (cycleSym.is(Implicit, butNot = Method) && cycleSym.owner.isTerm)
-        CyclicImplicitVal(cycleSym)
+        em"""cyclic reference involving implicit $cycleSym
+            |This happens when the right hand-side of $cycleSym's definition involves an implicit search.
+            |To avoid the error, give $cycleSym an explicit type."""
       else
         errorMsg(ex.show, ctx)
   }