diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4a1a602c439..db838a3e2e8d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -982,7 +982,6 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`integer_division`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#integer_division
 [`into_iter_on_array`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#into_iter_on_array
 [`into_iter_on_ref`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#into_iter_on_ref
-[`invalid_ref`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#invalid_ref
 [`invalid_regex`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#invalid_regex
 [`invalid_upcast_comparisons`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#invalid_upcast_comparisons
 [`items_after_statements`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#items_after_statements
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 389fe316ade2..8bcfd8a8430c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 A collection of lints to catch common mistakes and improve your [Rust](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust) code.
 
-[There are 310 lints included in this crate!](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html)
+[There are 309 lints included in this crate!](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html)
 
 We have a bunch of lint categories to allow you to choose how much Clippy is supposed to ~~annoy~~ help you:
 
diff --git a/src/lintlist/mod.rs b/src/lintlist/mod.rs
index 93712e8eb68d..b41ed4a5910e 100644
--- a/src/lintlist/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lintlist/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub use lint::Lint;
 pub use lint::LINT_LEVELS;
 
 // begin lint list, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`
-pub const ALL_LINTS: [Lint; 310] = [
+pub const ALL_LINTS: [Lint; 309] = [
     Lint {
         name: "absurd_extreme_comparisons",
         group: "correctness",
@@ -791,13 +791,6 @@ pub const ALL_LINTS: [Lint; 310] = [
         deprecation: None,
         module: "methods",
     },
-    Lint {
-        name: "invalid_ref",
-        group: "correctness",
-        desc: "creation of invalid reference",
-        deprecation: None,
-        module: "invalid_ref",
-    },
     Lint {
         name: "invalid_regex",
         group: "correctness",