diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/check_unnecessary_transmutes.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/check_unnecessary_transmutes.rs
index 4aff127908eec..5b324cdbf911a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/check_unnecessary_transmutes.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/check_unnecessary_transmutes.rs
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> UnnecessaryTransmuteChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
             (Uint(_), Float(ty)) => err(format!("{}::from_bits({arg})", ty.name_str())),
             // bool → { x8 }
             (Bool, Int(..) | Uint(..)) => err(format!("({arg}) as {}", fn_sig.output())),
-            // u8 → bool
-            (Uint(_), Bool) => err(format!("({arg} == 1)")),
             _ => return None,
         })
     }
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.fixed b/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.fixed
index 1a0df143cc5ff..c368dacae164c 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.fixed
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ fn main() {
         let y: u64 = f64::to_bits(2.0);
         //~^ ERROR
 
-        let z: bool = (1u8 == 1);
-        //~^ ERROR
+        let z: bool = transmute(1u8);
+        // clippy
         let z: u8 = (z) as u8;
         //~^ ERROR
 
         let z: bool = transmute(1i8);
-        // no error!
+        // clippy
         let z: i8 = (z) as i8;
         //~^ ERROR
     }
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.rs b/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.rs
index 6b979263c56ca..e5771948dcf77 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.rs
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ fn main() {
         //~^ ERROR
 
         let z: bool = transmute(1u8);
-        //~^ ERROR
+        // clippy
         let z: u8 = transmute(z);
         //~^ ERROR
 
         let z: bool = transmute(1i8);
-        // no error!
+        // clippy
         let z: i8 = transmute(z);
         //~^ ERROR
     }
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.stderr b/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.stderr
index b661aa13c985d..471d6f8a81f7c 100644
--- a/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/transmute/unnecessary-transmutation.stderr
@@ -213,12 +213,6 @@ error: unnecessary transmute
 LL |         let y: u64 = transmute(2.0);
    |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: replace this with: `f64::to_bits(2.0)`
 
-error: unnecessary transmute
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary-transmutation.rs:75:23
-   |
-LL |         let z: bool = transmute(1u8);
-   |                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: replace this with: `(1u8 == 1)`
-
 error: unnecessary transmute
   --> $DIR/unnecessary-transmutation.rs:77:21
    |
@@ -231,5 +225,5 @@ error: unnecessary transmute
 LL |         let z: i8 = transmute(z);
    |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: replace this with: `(z) as i8`
 
-error: aborting due to 32 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 31 previous errors