diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/main.rs b/src/bin/cargo/main.rs
index 02f77d99a0b..9ed135cf123 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/main.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use cargo::core::shell::Shell;
-use cargo::util::{self, command_prelude, lev_distance, CargoResult, CliResult, Config};
+use cargo::util::{self, closest_msg, command_prelude, CargoResult, CliResult, Config};
 use cargo::util::{CliError, ProcessError};
 
 mod cli;
@@ -113,18 +113,6 @@ fn list_commands(config: &Config) -> BTreeSet<CommandInfo> {
     commands
 }
 
-fn find_closest(config: &Config, cmd: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    let cmds = list_commands(config);
-    // Only consider candidates with a lev_distance of 3 or less so we don't
-    // suggest out-of-the-blue options.
-    cmds.into_iter()
-        .map(|c| c.name())
-        .map(|c| (lev_distance(&c, cmd), c))
-        .filter(|&(d, _)| d < 4)
-        .min_by_key(|a| a.0)
-        .map(|slot| slot.1)
-}
-
 fn execute_external_subcommand(config: &Config, cmd: &str, args: &[&str]) -> CliResult {
     let command_exe = format!("cargo-{}{}", cmd, env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX);
     let path = search_directories(config)
@@ -134,14 +122,9 @@ fn execute_external_subcommand(config: &Config, cmd: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Cli
     let command = match path {
         Some(command) => command,
         None => {
-            let err = match find_closest(config, cmd) {
-                Some(closest) => failure::format_err!(
-                    "no such subcommand: `{}`\n\n\tDid you mean `{}`?\n",
-                    cmd,
-                    closest
-                ),
-                None => failure::format_err!("no such subcommand: `{}`", cmd),
-            };
+            let cmds = list_commands(config);
+            let did_you_mean = closest_msg(cmd, cmds.iter(), |c| c.name());
+            let err = failure::format_err!("no such subcommand: `{}`{}", cmd, did_you_mean);
             return Err(CliError::new(err, 101));
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/features.rs b/src/cargo/core/features.rs
index 1670e05aef8..b7f9d39d45b 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/features.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/features.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ features! {
         [unstable] namespaced_features: bool,
 
         // "default-run" manifest option,
-        [unstable] default_run: bool,
+        [stable] default_run: bool,
 
         // Declarative build scripts.
         [unstable] metabuild: bool,
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/manifest.rs b/src/cargo/core/manifest.rs
index 44fae99ec8c..2c57c9e4a43 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/manifest.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/manifest.rs
@@ -518,12 +518,6 @@ impl Manifest {
                 })?;
         }
 
-        if self.default_run.is_some() {
-            self.features
-                .require(Feature::default_run())
-                .chain_err(|| failure::format_err!("the `default-run` manifest key is unstable"))?;
-        }
-
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/package.rs b/src/cargo/core/package.rs
index b63a6d23380..0c089b90178 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/package.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/package.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use crate::ops;
 use crate::util::config::PackageCacheLock;
 use crate::util::errors::{CargoResult, CargoResultExt, HttpNot200};
 use crate::util::network::Retry;
-use crate::util::{self, internal, lev_distance, Config, Progress, ProgressStyle};
+use crate::util::{self, internal, Config, Progress, ProgressStyle};
 
 /// Information about a package that is available somewhere in the file system.
 ///
@@ -193,21 +193,6 @@ impl Package {
         self.targets().iter().any(|t| t.is_custom_build())
     }
 
-    pub fn find_closest_target(
-        &self,
-        target: &str,
-        is_expected_kind: fn(&Target) -> bool,
-    ) -> Option<&Target> {
-        let targets = self.targets();
-
-        let matches = targets
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|t| is_expected_kind(t))
-            .map(|t| (lev_distance(target, t.name()), t))
-            .filter(|&(d, _)| d < 4);
-        matches.min_by_key(|t| t.0).map(|t| t.1)
-    }
-
     pub fn map_source(self, to_replace: SourceId, replace_with: SourceId) -> Package {
         Package {
             manifest: self.manifest.map_source(to_replace, replace_with),
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/profiles.rs b/src/cargo/core/profiles.rs
index 80b4fa6a6f1..c20b5800a80 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/profiles.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/profiles.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ use crate::core::compiler::CompileMode;
 use crate::core::interning::InternedString;
 use crate::core::{Features, PackageId, PackageIdSpec, PackageSet, Shell};
 use crate::util::errors::CargoResultExt;
-use crate::util::lev_distance::lev_distance;
 use crate::util::toml::{ProfilePackageSpec, StringOrBool, TomlProfile, TomlProfiles, U32OrBool};
-use crate::util::{CargoResult, Config};
+use crate::util::{closest_msg, CargoResult, Config};
 
 /// Collection of all user profiles.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -290,23 +289,12 @@ impl ProfileMaker {
                 })
                 .collect();
             if name_matches.is_empty() {
-                let suggestion = packages
-                    .package_ids()
-                    .map(|p| (lev_distance(&*spec.name(), &p.name()), p.name()))
-                    .filter(|&(d, _)| d < 4)
-                    .min_by_key(|p| p.0)
-                    .map(|p| p.1);
-                match suggestion {
-                    Some(p) => shell.warn(format!(
-                        "profile override spec `{}` did not match any packages\n\n\
-                         Did you mean `{}`?",
-                        spec, p
-                    ))?,
-                    None => shell.warn(format!(
-                        "profile override spec `{}` did not match any packages",
-                        spec
-                    ))?,
-                }
+                let suggestion =
+                    closest_msg(&spec.name(), packages.package_ids(), |p| p.name().as_str());
+                shell.warn(format!(
+                    "profile override spec `{}` did not match any packages{}",
+                    spec, suggestion
+                ))?;
             } else {
                 shell.warn(format!(
                     "version or URL in profile override spec `{}` does not \
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile.rs
index 7db7b762f66..826c3472e8e 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use crate::core::{Package, Target};
 use crate::core::{PackageId, PackageIdSpec, TargetKind, Workspace};
 use crate::ops;
 use crate::util::config::Config;
-use crate::util::{lev_distance, profile, CargoResult};
+use crate::util::{closest_msg, profile, CargoResult};
 
 /// Contains information about how a package should be compiled.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -906,26 +906,18 @@ fn find_named_targets<'a>(
     let filter = |t: &Target| t.name() == target_name && is_expected_kind(t);
     let proposals = filter_targets(packages, filter, true, mode);
     if proposals.is_empty() {
-        let suggestion = packages
-            .iter()
-            .flat_map(|pkg| {
-                pkg.targets()
-                    .iter()
-                    .filter(|target| is_expected_kind(target))
-            })
-            .map(|target| (lev_distance(target_name, target.name()), target))
-            .filter(|&(d, _)| d < 4)
-            .min_by_key(|t| t.0)
-            .map(|t| t.1);
-        match suggestion {
-            Some(s) => failure::bail!(
-                "no {} target named `{}`\n\nDid you mean `{}`?",
-                target_desc,
-                target_name,
-                s.name()
-            ),
-            None => failure::bail!("no {} target named `{}`", target_desc, target_name),
-        }
+        let targets = packages.iter().flat_map(|pkg| {
+            pkg.targets()
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|target| is_expected_kind(target))
+        });
+        let suggestion = closest_msg(target_name, targets, |t| t.name());
+        failure::bail!(
+            "no {} target named `{}`{}",
+            target_desc,
+            target_name,
+            suggestion
+        );
     }
     Ok(proposals)
 }
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs
index 7fc99211505..f9fb3cd176f 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::iter;
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use crate::core::{nightly_features_allowed, TargetKind, Workspace};
+use crate::core::{TargetKind, Workspace};
 use crate::ops;
 use crate::util::{CargoResult, ProcessError};
 
@@ -55,22 +55,13 @@ pub fn run(
                 .into_iter()
                 .map(|(_pkg, target)| target.name())
                 .collect();
-            if nightly_features_allowed() {
-                failure::bail!(
-                    "`cargo run` could not determine which binary to run. \
-                     Use the `--bin` option to specify a binary, \
-                     or (on nightly) the `default-run` manifest key.\n\
-                     available binaries: {}",
-                    names.join(", ")
-                )
-            } else {
-                failure::bail!(
-                    "`cargo run` requires that a package only have one \
-                     executable; use the `--bin` option to specify which one \
-                     to run\navailable binaries: {}",
-                    names.join(", ")
-                )
-            }
+            failure::bail!(
+                "`cargo run` could not determine which binary to run. \
+                 Use the `--bin` option to specify a binary, \
+                 or the `default-run` manifest key.\n\
+                 available binaries: {}",
+                names.join(", ")
+            )
         } else {
             failure::bail!(
                 "`cargo run` can run at most one executable, but \
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
index 8d6963c6d9a..b8f208ea3e3 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
@@ -514,10 +514,10 @@ pub enum CommandInfo {
 }
 
 impl CommandInfo {
-    pub fn name(&self) -> String {
+    pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
         match self {
-            CommandInfo::BuiltIn { name, .. } => name.to_string(),
-            CommandInfo::External { name, .. } => name.to_string(),
+            CommandInfo::BuiltIn { name, .. } => &name,
+            CommandInfo::External { name, .. } => &name,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/lev_distance.rs b/src/cargo/util/lev_distance.rs
index 034fb728788..db78e13b641 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/lev_distance.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/lev_distance.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,34 @@ pub fn lev_distance(me: &str, t: &str) -> usize {
     dcol[t_last + 1]
 }
 
+/// Find the closest element from `iter` matching `choice`. The `key` callback
+/// is used to select a `&str` from the iterator to compare against `choice`.
+pub fn closest<'a, T>(
+    choice: &str,
+    iter: impl Iterator<Item = T>,
+    key: impl Fn(&T) -> &'a str,
+) -> Option<T> {
+    // Only consider candidates with a lev_distance of 3 or less so we don't
+    // suggest out-of-the-blue options.
+    iter.map(|e| (lev_distance(choice, key(&e)), e))
+        .filter(|&(d, _)| d < 4)
+        .min_by_key(|t| t.0)
+        .map(|t| t.1)
+}
+
+/// Version of `closest` that returns a common "suggestion" that can be tacked
+/// onto the end of an error message.
+pub fn closest_msg<'a, T>(
+    choice: &str,
+    iter: impl Iterator<Item = T>,
+    key: impl Fn(&T) -> &'a str,
+) -> String {
+    match closest(choice, iter, &key) {
+        Some(e) => format!("\n\n\tDid you mean `{}`?", key(&e)),
+        None => String::new(),
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_lev_distance() {
     use std::char::{from_u32, MAX};
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/mod.rs
index b7b202d25f4..a8806f577e5 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub use self::graph::Graph;
 pub use self::hex::{hash_u64, short_hash, to_hex};
 pub use self::into_url::IntoUrl;
 pub use self::into_url_with_base::IntoUrlWithBase;
-pub use self::lev_distance::lev_distance;
+pub use self::lev_distance::{closest, closest_msg, lev_distance};
 pub use self::lockserver::{LockServer, LockServerClient, LockServerStarted};
 pub use self::paths::{bytes2path, dylib_path, join_paths, path2bytes};
 pub use self::paths::{dylib_path_envvar, normalize_path};
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
index 528536210fd..29f02a1ff34 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ use crate::core::{Edition, EitherManifest, Feature, Features, VirtualManifest};
 use crate::core::{GitReference, PackageIdSpec, SourceId, WorkspaceConfig, WorkspaceRootConfig};
 use crate::sources::{CRATES_IO_INDEX, CRATES_IO_REGISTRY};
 use crate::util::errors::{CargoResult, CargoResultExt, ManifestError};
-use crate::util::paths;
-use crate::util::{self, validate_package_name, Config, IntoUrl};
+use crate::util::{self, paths, validate_package_name, Config, IntoUrl};
 
 mod targets;
 use self::targets::targets;
@@ -1052,6 +1051,18 @@ impl TomlManifest {
             )
         }
 
+        if let Some(run) = &project.default_run {
+            if !targets
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|t| t.is_bin())
+                .any(|t| t.name() == run)
+            {
+                let suggestion =
+                    util::closest_msg(&run, targets.iter().filter(|t| t.is_bin()), |t| t.name());
+                bail!("default-run target `{}` not found{}", run, suggestion);
+            }
+        }
+
         let custom_metadata = project.metadata.clone();
         let mut manifest = Manifest::new(
             summary,
diff --git a/src/doc/man/cargo-run.adoc b/src/doc/man/cargo-run.adoc
index 21bec850c62..8aa64e75776 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/cargo-run.adoc
+++ b/src/doc/man/cargo-run.adoc
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ include::options-package.adoc[]
 
 When no target selection options are given, `cargo run` will run the binary
 target. If there are multiple binary targets, you must pass a target flag to
-choose one.
+choose one. Or, the `default-run` field may be specified in the `[package]`
+section of `Cargo.toml` to choose the name of the binary to run by default.
 
 *--bin* _NAME_::
     Run the specified binary.
diff --git a/src/doc/man/generated/cargo-run.html b/src/doc/man/generated/cargo-run.html
index 4a494fb7d8d..cbcb07c18ed 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/generated/cargo-run.html
+++ b/src/doc/man/generated/cargo-run.html
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ <h3 id="cargo_run_target_selection">Target Selection</h3>
 <div class="paragraph">
 <p>When no target selection options are given, <code>cargo run</code> will run the binary
 target. If there are multiple binary targets, you must pass a target flag to
-choose one.</p>
+choose one. Or, the <code>default-run</code> field may be specified in the <code>[package]</code>
+section of <code>Cargo.toml</code> to choose the name of the binary to run by default.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="dlist">
 <dl>
diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/manifest.md b/src/doc/src/reference/manifest.md
index 3daf356b655..9fc641584cb 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/manifest.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/manifest.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ when listed as a dependency in another package, and as the default name of
 inferred lib and bin targets.
 
 The name must not be empty, use only [alphanumeric] characters or `-` or `_`.
-Note that `cargo new` and `cargo init` impose some additional restrictions on
+Note that [`cargo new`] and [`cargo init`] impose some additional restrictions on
 the package name, such as enforcing that it is a valid Rust identifier and not
 a keyword. [crates.io][cratesio] imposes even more restrictions, such as
 enforcing only ASCII characters, not a reserved name, not a special Windows
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ edition = '2018'
 ```
 
 The `edition` key affects which edition your package is compiled with. Cargo
-will always generate packages via `cargo new` with the `edition` key set to the
+will always generate packages via [`cargo new`] with the `edition` key set to the
 latest edition. Setting the `edition` key in `[package]` will affect all
 targets/crates in the package, including test suites, benchmarks, binaries,
 examples, etc.
@@ -364,6 +364,17 @@ package-name = "my-awesome-android-app"
 assets = "path/to/static"
 ```
 
+#### The `default-run` field
+
+The `default-run` field in the `[package]` section of the manifest can be used
+to specify a default binary picked by [`cargo run`]. For example, when there is
+both `src/bin/a.rs` and `src/bin/b.rs`:
+
+```toml
+[package]
+default-run = "a"
+```
+
 ### Dependency sections
 
 See the [specifying dependencies page](reference/specifying-dependencies.html) for
@@ -629,8 +640,8 @@ A crate may either specify `package.workspace` or specify `[workspace]`. That
 is, a crate cannot both be a root crate in a workspace (contain `[workspace]`)
 and also be a member crate of another workspace (contain `package.workspace`).
 
-Most of the time workspaces will not need to be dealt with as `cargo new` and
-`cargo init` will handle workspace configuration automatically.
+Most of the time workspaces will not need to be dealt with as [`cargo new`] and
+[`cargo init`] will handle workspace configuration automatically.
 
 [globs]: https://docs.rs/glob/0.2.11/glob/struct.Pattern.html
 
@@ -643,7 +654,7 @@ manifest*.
 
 #### Package selection
 
-In a workspace, package-related cargo commands like `cargo build` apply to
+In a workspace, package-related cargo commands like [`cargo build`] apply to
 packages selected by `-p` / `--package` or `--all` command-line parameters.
 When neither is specified, the optional `default-members` configuration is used:
 
@@ -733,7 +744,7 @@ You can build individual library examples with the command `cargo build
 
 ### Tests
 
-When you run `cargo test`, Cargo will:
+When you run [`cargo test`], Cargo will:
 
 * compile and run your library’s unit tests, which are in the files reachable
   from `lib.rs` (naturally, any sections marked with `#[cfg(test)]` will be
@@ -745,7 +756,7 @@ When you run `cargo test`, Cargo will:
 
 #### Integration tests
 
-Each file in `tests/*.rs` is an integration test. When you run `cargo test`,
+Each file in `tests/*.rs` is an integration test. When you run [`cargo test`],
 Cargo will compile each of these files as a separate crate. The crate can link
 to your library by using `extern crate <library-name>`, like any other code that
 depends on it.
@@ -966,6 +977,11 @@ source (e.g., git or a local path).
 More information about overriding dependencies can be found in the [overriding
 dependencies][replace] section of the documentation.
 
+[`cargo build`]: commands/cargo-build.html
+[`cargo init`]: commands/cargo-init.html
+[`cargo new`]: commands/cargo-new.html
+[`cargo run`]: commands/cargo-run.html
+[`cargo test`]: commands/cargo-test.html
 [spdx-2.1-license-expressions]: https://spdx.org/spdx-specification-21-web-version#h.jxpfx0ykyb60
-[spdx-license-list]: https://spdx.org/licenses/
 [spdx-license-list-2.4]: https://github.com/spdx/license-list-data/tree/v2.4
+[spdx-license-list]: https://spdx.org/licenses/
diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md b/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md
index 8f8d38b7ac9..d524e94337a 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md
@@ -155,18 +155,6 @@ Example:
 cargo +nightly build --build-plan -Z unstable-options
 ```
 
-### default-run
-* Original issue: [#2200](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/2200)
-
-The `default-run` option in the `[package]` section of the manifest can be used
-to specify a default binary picked by `cargo run`. For example, when there is
-both `src/bin/a.rs` and `src/bin/b.rs`:
-
-```toml
-[package]
-default-run = "a"
-```
-
 ### Metabuild
 * Tracking Issue: [rust-lang/rust#49803](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/49803)
 * RFC: [#2196](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/2196-metabuild.md)
diff --git a/src/etc/man/cargo-run.1 b/src/etc/man/cargo-run.1
index bd5f1bfe91c..da42337d243 100644
--- a/src/etc/man/cargo-run.1
+++ b/src/etc/man/cargo-run.1
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 .\"     Title: cargo-run
 .\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
 .\" Generator: Asciidoctor 1.5.8
-.\"      Date: 2019-05-08
+.\"      Date: 2019-06-21
 .\"    Manual: \ \&
 .\"    Source: \ \&
 .\"  Language: English
 .\"
-.TH "CARGO\-RUN" "1" "2019-05-08" "\ \&" "\ \&"
+.TH "CARGO\-RUN" "1" "2019-06-21" "\ \&" "\ \&"
 .ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq
 .el       .ds Aq '
 .ss \n[.ss] 0
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ the SPEC format.
 .sp
 When no target selection options are given, \fBcargo run\fP will run the binary
 target. If there are multiple binary targets, you must pass a target flag to
-choose one.
+choose one. Or, the \fBdefault\-run\fP field may be specified in the \fB[package]\fP
+section of \fBCargo.toml\fP to choose the name of the binary to run by default.
 .sp
 \fB\-\-bin\fP \fINAME\fP
 .RS 4
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/build.rs b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
index 0f8162f682b..4ffcaf70bff 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/build.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ fn cargo_compile_with_filename() {
             "\
 [ERROR] no bin target named `a.rs`
 
-Did you mean `a`?",
+<tab>Did you mean `a`?",
         )
         .run();
 
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ Did you mean `a`?",
             "\
 [ERROR] no example target named `a.rs`
 
-Did you mean `a`?",
+<tab>Did you mean `a`?",
         )
         .run();
 }
@@ -4417,7 +4417,7 @@ fn target_filters_workspace() {
             "\
 [ERROR] no example target named `ex`
 
-Did you mean `ex1`?",
+<tab>Did you mean `ex1`?",
         )
         .run();
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/profile_overrides.rs b/tests/testsuite/profile_overrides.rs
index 1bb7e95d4e7..8445460b571 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/profile_overrides.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/profile_overrides.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fn profile_override_warnings() {
 [WARNING] version or URL in profile override spec `bar:1.2.3` does not match any of the packages: bar v0.5.0 ([..])
 [WARNING] profile override spec `bart` did not match any packages
 
-Did you mean `bar`?
+<tab>Did you mean `bar`?
 [WARNING] profile override spec `no-suggestion` did not match any packages
 [COMPILING] [..]
 ",
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/required_features.rs b/tests/testsuite/required_features.rs
index 7ed557219cb..1e82b0fda71 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/required_features.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/required_features.rs
@@ -1154,8 +1154,8 @@ fn run_default_multiple_required_features() {
         .with_status(101)
         .with_stderr(
             "\
-             error: `cargo run` requires that a package only have one executable; \
-             use the `--bin` option to specify which one to run\navailable binaries: foo1, foo2",
+error: `cargo run` could not determine which binary to run[..]
+available binaries: foo1, foo2",
         )
         .run();
 }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/run.rs b/tests/testsuite/run.rs
index 12f82804318..97261c20bf7 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/run.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/run.rs
@@ -168,22 +168,11 @@ fn too_many_bins() {
 
     // Using [..] here because the order is not stable
     p.cargo("run")
-        .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr(
-            "[ERROR] `cargo run` requires that a package only \
-             have one executable; use the `--bin` option \
-             to specify which one to run\navailable binaries: [..]\n",
-        )
-        .run();
-
-    // Using [..] here because the order is not stable
-    p.cargo("run")
-        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
         .with_status(101)
         .with_stderr(
             "[ERROR] `cargo run` could not determine which binary to run. \
-             Use the `--bin` option to specify a binary, or (on \
-             nightly) the `default-run` manifest key.\
+             Use the `--bin` option to specify a binary, or the \
+             `default-run` manifest key.\
              \navailable binaries: [..]\n",
         )
         .run();
@@ -241,8 +230,6 @@ fn specify_default_run() {
         .file(
             "Cargo.toml",
             r#"
-            cargo-features = ["default-run"]
-
             [project]
             name = "foo"
             version = "0.0.1"
@@ -255,18 +242,9 @@ fn specify_default_run() {
         .file("src/bin/b.rs", r#"fn main() { println!("hello B"); }"#)
         .build();
 
-    p.cargo("run")
-        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
-        .with_stdout("hello A")
-        .run();
-    p.cargo("run --bin a")
-        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
-        .with_stdout("hello A")
-        .run();
-    p.cargo("run --bin b")
-        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
-        .with_stdout("hello B")
-        .run();
+    p.cargo("run").with_stdout("hello A").run();
+    p.cargo("run --bin a").with_stdout("hello A").run();
+    p.cargo("run --bin b").with_stdout("hello B").run();
 }
 
 #[cargo_test]
@@ -275,8 +253,6 @@ fn bogus_default_run() {
         .file(
             "Cargo.toml",
             r#"
-            cargo-features = ["default-run"]
-
             [project]
             name = "foo"
             version = "0.0.1"
@@ -288,61 +264,17 @@ fn bogus_default_run() {
         .file("src/bin/a.rs", r#"fn main() { println!("hello A"); }"#)
         .build();
 
-    p.cargo("run")
-        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
-        .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr("error: no bin target named `b`\n\nDid you mean [..]?")
-        .run();
-}
-
-#[cargo_test]
-fn default_run_unstable() {
-    let p = project()
-        .file(
-            "Cargo.toml",
-            r#"
-            [project]
-            name = "foo"
-            version = "0.0.1"
-            authors = []
-            default-run = "a"
-        "#,
-        )
-        .file("src/bin/a.rs", r#"fn main() { println!("hello A"); }"#)
-        .build();
-
     p.cargo("run")
         .with_status(101)
         .with_stderr(
-            r#"error: failed to parse manifest at [..]
-
-Caused by:
-  the `default-run` manifest key is unstable
-
-Caused by:
-  feature `default-run` is required
-
-this Cargo does not support nightly features, but if you
-switch to nightly channel you can add
-`cargo-features = ["default-run"]` to enable this feature
-"#,
-        )
-        .run();
-
-    p.cargo("run")
-        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
-        .with_status(101)
-        .with_stderr(
-            r#"error: failed to parse manifest at [..]
-
-Caused by:
-  the `default-run` manifest key is unstable
+            "\
+[ERROR] failed to parse manifest at `[..]/foo/Cargo.toml`
 
 Caused by:
-  feature `default-run` is required
+  default-run target `b` not found
 
-consider adding `cargo-features = ["default-run"]` to the manifest
-"#,
+<tab>Did you mean `a`?
+",
         )
         .run();
 }
@@ -586,7 +518,7 @@ fn run_with_filename() {
             "\
 [ERROR] no bin target named `a.rs`
 
-Did you mean `a`?",
+<tab>Did you mean `a`?",
         )
         .run();
 
@@ -601,7 +533,7 @@ Did you mean `a`?",
             "\
 [ERROR] no example target named `a.rs`
 
-Did you mean `a`?",
+<tab>Did you mean `a`?",
         )
         .run();
 }
@@ -1103,7 +1035,7 @@ fn run_workspace() {
         .with_status(101)
         .with_stderr(
             "\
-[ERROR] `cargo run` requires that a package only have one executable[..]
+[ERROR] `cargo run` could not determine which binary to run[..]
 available binaries: a, b",
         )
         .run();
@@ -1123,8 +1055,6 @@ fn default_run_workspace() {
         .file(
             "a/Cargo.toml",
             r#"
-            cargo-features = ["default-run"]
-
             [project]
             name = "a"
             version = "0.0.1"
@@ -1136,10 +1066,7 @@ fn default_run_workspace() {
         .file("b/src/main.rs", r#"fn main() {println!("run-b");}"#)
         .build();
 
-    p.cargo("run")
-        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo()
-        .with_stdout("run-a")
-        .run();
+    p.cargo("run").with_stdout("run-a").run();
 }
 
 #[cargo_test]