diff --git a/library/src/scala/internal/quoted/showName.scala b/library/src/scala/internal/quoted/showName.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 39e3dd0b591a..000000000000
--- a/library/src/scala/internal/quoted/showName.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package scala.internal.quoted
-
-/** Annotation used inside a quote to give a custom name to a definition.
- *  The `name` argument must be a literal String.
- *
- *  Usage:
- *  ```scala
- *  def let(name: String)(value: Expr[Int])(in: Expr[Int] => Expr[Int]): Expr[Int] = '{
- *    @showName(${Expr(name)})
- *    val x = $value
- *    ${ in('x) }
- *  }
- *  ```
- *  then using it in
- *  ```scala
- *  let("myVal")('{4})(x => '{ $x + 1}).show
- *  ```
- *  will returns the code
- *  ```scala
- *  val myVal = 4
- *  myVal + 1
- *  ```
- */
-class showName(name: String) extends scala.annotation.Annotation
diff --git a/library/src/scala/tasty/reflect/SourceCodePrinter.scala b/library/src/scala/tasty/reflect/SourceCodePrinter.scala
index 518d5d5e4bec..96875dcc071b 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/tasty/reflect/SourceCodePrinter.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/tasty/reflect/SourceCodePrinter.scala
@@ -1237,15 +1237,12 @@ class SourceCodePrinter[R <: Reflection & Singleton](val reflect: R)(syntaxHighl
 
     def printAnnotation(annot: Term)(using elideThis: Option[Symbol]): Buffer = {
       val Annotation(ref, args) = annot
-      if (annot.symbol.maybeOwner == Symbol.requiredClass("scala.internal.quoted.showName")) this
-      else {
-        this += "@"
-        printTypeTree(ref)
-        if (args.isEmpty)
-          this
-        else
-          inParens(printTrees(args, ", "))
-      }
+      this += "@"
+      printTypeTree(ref)
+      if (args.isEmpty)
+        this
+      else
+        inParens(printTrees(args, ", "))
     }
 
     def printDefAnnotations(definition: Definition)(using elideThis: Option[Symbol]): Buffer = {
@@ -1413,22 +1410,16 @@ class SourceCodePrinter[R <: Reflection & Singleton](val reflect: R)(syntaxHighl
   private[this] val namesIndex = collection.mutable.Map.empty[String, Int]
 
   private def splicedName(sym: Symbol): Option[String] = {
-    sym.annots.find(_.symbol.owner == Symbol.requiredClass("scala.internal.quoted.showName")).flatMap {
-      case Apply(_, Literal(Constant.String(c)) :: Nil) => Some(c)
-      case Apply(_, Inlined(_, _, Literal(Constant.String(c))) :: Nil) => Some(c)
-      case annot => None
-    }.orElse {
-      if sym.owner.isClassDef then None
-      else names.get(sym).orElse {
-        val name0 = sym.name
-        val index = namesIndex.getOrElse(name0, 1)
-        namesIndex(name0) = index + 1
-        val name =
-          if index == 1 then name0
-          else s"`$name0${index.toString.toCharArray.map {x => (x - '0' + '₀').toChar}.mkString}`"
-        names(sym) = name
-        Some(name)
-      }
+    if sym.owner.isClassDef then None
+    else names.get(sym).orElse {
+      val name0 = sym.name
+      val index = namesIndex.getOrElse(name0, 1)
+      namesIndex(name0) = index + 1
+      val name =
+        if index == 1 then name0
+        else s"`$name0${index.toString.toCharArray.map {x => (x - '0' + '₀').toChar}.mkString}`"
+      names(sym) = name
+      Some(name)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/run-staging/quoted-show-name.check b/tests/run-staging/quoted-show-name.check
deleted file mode 100644
index ae3f5e6928af..000000000000
--- a/tests/run-staging/quoted-show-name.check
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-((x1: scala.Double) => x1.*({
-   val x2: scala.Double = x1.*(x1)
-   val x4: scala.Double = x2.*(x2)
-  x4.*({
-     val x8: scala.Double = x4.*(x4)
-    x8.*({
-       val x16: scala.Double = x8.*(x8)
-       val x32: scala.Double = x16.*(x16)
-       val x64: scala.Double = x32.*(x32)
-      x64
-    })
-  })
-}))
diff --git a/tests/run-staging/quoted-show-name.scala b/tests/run-staging/quoted-show-name.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 57617e8d8fbe..000000000000
--- a/tests/run-staging/quoted-show-name.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import scala.quoted._
-import scala.internal.quoted.showName
-import scala.quoted.staging._
-import scala.reflect.ClassTag
-
-object Test {
-  given Toolbox = Toolbox.make(getClass.getClassLoader)
-  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = withQuoteContext {
-    println(powerCode(77).show)
-  }
-
-  def powerCode(n: Long)(using QuoteContext): Expr[Double => Double] =
-    '{ x1 => ${powerCode(n, 2, 'x1)} }
-
-  def powerCode(n: Long, idx: Int, x: Expr[Double])(using QuoteContext): Expr[Double] =
-    if (n == 0) '{1.0}
-    else if (n == 1) x
-    else if (n % 2 == 0) '{ @showName(${Expr("x" + idx)}) val y = $x * $x; ${powerCode(n / 2, idx * 2, '{y})} }
-    else '{ $x * ${powerCode(n - 1, idx, x)} }
-
-}