diff --git a/src/librustc_ast_passes/feature_gate.rs b/src/librustc_ast_passes/feature_gate.rs
index 71cd66ddef4..461072873bb 100644
--- a/src/librustc_ast_passes/feature_gate.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_ast_passes/feature_gate.rs
@@ -470,29 +470,8 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for PostExpansionVisitor<'a> {
         visit::walk_expr(self, e)
     }
 
-    fn visit_arm(&mut self, arm: &'a ast::Arm) {
-        visit::walk_arm(self, arm)
-    }
-
     fn visit_pat(&mut self, pattern: &'a ast::Pat) {
         match &pattern.kind {
-            PatKind::Slice(pats) => {
-                for pat in &*pats {
-                    let span = pat.span;
-                    let inner_pat = match &pat.kind {
-                        PatKind::Ident(.., Some(pat)) => pat,
-                        _ => pat,
-                    };
-                    if inner_pat.is_rest() {
-                        gate_feature_post!(
-                            &self,
-                            slice_patterns,
-                            span,
-                            "subslice patterns are unstable"
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-            }
             PatKind::Box(..) => {
                 gate_feature_post!(
                     &self,
diff --git a/src/librustc_feature/accepted.rs b/src/librustc_feature/accepted.rs
index d880fc84b38..007cee4c764 100644
--- a/src/librustc_feature/accepted.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_feature/accepted.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ declare_features! (
     /// Allows relaxing the coherence rules such that
     /// `impl<T> ForeignTrait<LocalType> for ForeignType<T>` is permitted.
     (accepted, re_rebalance_coherence, "1.41.0", Some(55437), None),
+    /// Allows using subslice patterns, `[a, .., b]` and `[a, xs @ .., b]`.
+    (accepted, slice_patterns, "1.42.0", Some(62254), None),
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // feature-group-end: accepted features
diff --git a/src/librustc_feature/active.rs b/src/librustc_feature/active.rs
index 4c8c47a5671..6af9b6c0872 100644
--- a/src/librustc_feature/active.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_feature/active.rs
@@ -262,9 +262,6 @@ declare_features! (
     /// Allows using non lexical lifetimes (RFC 2094).
     (active, nll, "1.0.0", Some(43234), None),
 
-    /// Allows using slice patterns.
-    (active, slice_patterns, "1.0.0", Some(62254), None),
-
     /// Allows the definition of `const` functions with some advanced features.
     (active, const_fn, "1.2.0", Some(57563), None),