diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymUtils.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymUtils.scala
index b6657615d505..65634241b790 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymUtils.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymUtils.scala
@@ -377,8 +377,6 @@ class SymUtils:
       self.hasAnnotation(defn.ExperimentalAnnot)
       || isDefaultArgumentOfExperimentalMethod
       || (!self.is(Package) && self.owner.isInExperimentalScope)
-      || self.topLevelClass.ownersIterator.exists(p =>
-          p.is(Package) && p.owner.isRoot && p.name == tpnme.dotty)
 
     /** The declared self type of this class, as seen from `site`, stripping
     *  all refinements for opaque types.