diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index 5685d7bfe4d0f3..0d0b7120792bf6 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM <kbuild_llvm>`.
 Rust (optional)
 ---------------
 
-A particular version of the Rust toolchain is required. Newer versions may or
-may not work because the kernel depends on some unstable Rust features, for
-the moment.
+A recent version of the Rust compiler is required.
 
 Each Rust toolchain comes with several "components", some of which are required
 (like ``rustc``) and some that are optional. The ``rust-src`` component (which
diff --git a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst
index cc3f11e0d441f8..139a8a536838a3 100644
--- a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst
+++ b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst
@@ -29,16 +29,15 @@ if that is the case.
 rustc
 *****
 
-A particular version of the Rust compiler is required. Newer versions may or
-may not work because, for the moment, the kernel depends on some unstable
-Rust features.
+A recent version of the Rust compiler is required.
 
 If ``rustup`` is being used, enter the kernel build directory (or use
-``--path=<build-dir>`` argument to the ``set`` sub-command) and run::
+``--path=<build-dir>`` argument to the ``set`` sub-command) and run,
+for instance::
 
 	rustup override set $(scripts/min-tool-version.sh rustc)
 
-This will configure your working directory to use the correct version of
+This will configure your working directory to use the given version of
 ``rustc`` without affecting your default toolchain.
 
 Note that the override applies to the current working directory (and its
diff --git a/scripts/rust_is_available.sh b/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
index 117018946b577a..67cb900124cc9b 100755
--- a/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
+++ b/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
@@ -117,14 +117,6 @@ if [ "$rust_compiler_cversion" -lt "$rust_compiler_min_cversion" ]; then
 	echo >&2 "***"
 	exit 1
 fi
-if [ "$rust_compiler_cversion" -gt "$rust_compiler_min_cversion" ]; then
-	echo >&2 "***"
-	echo >&2 "*** Rust compiler '$RUSTC' is too new. This may or may not work."
-	echo >&2 "***   Your version:     $rust_compiler_version"
-	echo >&2 "***   Expected version: $rust_compiler_min_version"
-	echo >&2 "***"
-	warning=1
-fi
 
 # Check that the Rust bindings generator is suitable.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/rust_is_available_test.py b/scripts/rust_is_available_test.py
index 57613fe5ed7545..a255f79aafc2b1 100755
--- a/scripts/rust_is_available_test.py
+++ b/scripts/rust_is_available_test.py
@@ -193,11 +193,6 @@ def test_rustc_old_version(self):
         result = self.run_script(self.Expected.FAILURE, { "RUSTC": rustc })
         self.assertIn(f"Rust compiler '{rustc}' is too old.", result.stderr)
 
-    def test_rustc_new_version(self):
-        rustc = self.generate_rustc("rustc 1.999.0 (a8314ef7d 2099-06-27)")
-        result = self.run_script(self.Expected.SUCCESS_WITH_WARNINGS, { "RUSTC": rustc })
-        self.assertIn(f"Rust compiler '{rustc}' is too new. This may or may not work.", result.stderr)
-
     def test_bindgen_nonexecutable(self):
         result = self.run_script(self.Expected.FAILURE, { "BINDGEN": self.nonexecutable })
         self.assertIn(f"Running '{self.nonexecutable}' to check the Rust bindings generator version failed with", result.stderr)