diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs
index 5a95f2083f666..abb0a7a465aa1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/late/diagnostics.rs
@@ -2567,8 +2567,9 @@ impl<'a: 'ast, 'ast, 'tcx> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_, 'ast, 'tcx> {
                     debug!(?param.ident, ?param.ident.span, ?use_span);
 
                     let elidable = matches!(use_ctxt, LifetimeCtxt::Ref);
+                    let deletion_span =
+                        if param.bounds.is_empty() { deletion_span() } else { None };
 
-                    let deletion_span = deletion_span();
                     self.r.lint_buffer.buffer_lint_with_diagnostic(
                         lint::builtin::SINGLE_USE_LIFETIMES,
                         param.id,
diff --git a/tests/ui/single-use-lifetime/issue-117965.stderr b/tests/ui/single-use-lifetime/issue-117965.stderr
index e789e1835462f..ed14ab92f4d16 100644
--- a/tests/ui/single-use-lifetime/issue-117965.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/single-use-lifetime/issue-117965.stderr
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ note: the lint level is defined here
    |
 LL | #![deny(single_use_lifetimes)]
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-help: elide the single-use lifetime
-   |
-LL -     pub fn get<'b: 'a>(&'b self) -> &'a str {
-LL +     pub fn get(&self) -> &'a str {
-   |
 
 error: aborting due to 1 previous error