diff --git a/crates/wit-component/src/printing.rs b/crates/wit-component/src/printing.rs
index 769fc04df6..49e4058b09 100644
--- a/crates/wit-component/src/printing.rs
+++ b/crates/wit-component/src/printing.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::mem;
 use wit_parser::*;
 
 // NB: keep in sync with `crates/wit-parser/src/ast/lex.rs`
-const PRINT_SEMICOLONS_DEFAULT: bool = true;
 const PRINT_F32_F64_DEFAULT: bool = false;
 
 /// A utility for printing WebAssembly interface definitions to a string.
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ pub struct WitPrinter {
     // Whether to print doc comments.
     emit_docs: bool,
 
-    print_semicolons: bool,
     print_f32_f64: bool,
 }
 
@@ -29,10 +27,6 @@ impl Default for WitPrinter {
             output: Default::default(),
             any_items: false,
             emit_docs: true,
-            print_semicolons: match std::env::var("WIT_REQUIRE_SEMICOLONS") {
-                Ok(s) => s == "1",
-                Err(_) => PRINT_SEMICOLONS_DEFAULT,
-            },
             print_f32_f64: match std::env::var("WIT_REQUIRE_F32_F64") {
                 Ok(s) => s == "1",
                 Err(_) => PRINT_F32_F64_DEFAULT,
@@ -119,9 +113,7 @@ impl WitPrinter {
     }
 
     fn print_semicolon(&mut self) {
-        if self.print_semicolons {
-            self.output.push_str(";");
-        }
+        self.output.push_str(";");
     }
 
     fn new_item(&mut self) {
diff --git a/crates/wit-parser/src/ast.rs b/crates/wit-parser/src/ast.rs
index 37e25046a2..9d8d7716a1 100644
--- a/crates/wit-parser/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/wit-parser/src/ast.rs
@@ -1624,7 +1624,6 @@ fn eat_id(tokens: &mut Tokenizer<'_>, expected: &str) -> Result<Span> {
 pub struct SourceMap {
     sources: Vec<Source>,
     offset: u32,
-    require_semicolons: Option<bool>,
     require_f32_f64: Option<bool>,
 }
 
@@ -1641,11 +1640,6 @@ impl SourceMap {
         SourceMap::default()
     }
 
-    #[doc(hidden)] // NB: only here for a transitionary period
-    pub fn set_require_semicolons(&mut self, enable: bool) {
-        self.require_semicolons = Some(enable);
-    }
-
     #[doc(hidden)] // NB: only here for a transitionary period
     pub fn set_require_f32_f64(&mut self, enable: bool) {
         self.require_f32_f64 = Some(enable);
@@ -1702,7 +1696,6 @@ impl SourceMap {
                     // passing through the source to get tokenized.
                     &src.contents[..src.contents.len() - 1],
                     src.offset,
-                    self.require_semicolons,
                     self.require_f32_f64,
                 )
                 .with_context(|| format!("failed to tokenize path: {}", src.path.display()))?;
@@ -1872,7 +1865,7 @@ pub enum ParsedUsePath {
 }
 
 pub fn parse_use_path(s: &str) -> Result<ParsedUsePath> {
-    let mut tokens = Tokenizer::new(s, 0, Some(true), None)?;
+    let mut tokens = Tokenizer::new(s, 0, None)?;
     let path = UsePath::parse(&mut tokens)?;
     if tokens.next()?.is_some() {
         bail!("trailing tokens in path specifier");
diff --git a/crates/wit-parser/src/ast/lex.rs b/crates/wit-parser/src/ast/lex.rs
index 93ad600872..76886d8547 100644
--- a/crates/wit-parser/src/ast/lex.rs
+++ b/crates/wit-parser/src/ast/lex.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ pub struct Tokenizer<'a> {
     input: &'a str,
     span_offset: u32,
     chars: CrlfFold<'a>,
-    require_semicolons: bool,
     require_f32_f64: bool,
 }
 
@@ -117,14 +116,12 @@ pub enum Error {
 }
 
 // NB: keep in sync with `crates/wit-component/src/printing.rs`.
-const REQUIRE_SEMICOLONS_BY_DEFAULT: bool = true;
 const REQUIRE_F32_F64_BY_DEFAULT: bool = false;
 
 impl<'a> Tokenizer<'a> {
     pub fn new(
         input: &'a str,
         span_offset: u32,
-        require_semicolons: Option<bool>,
         require_f32_f64: Option<bool>,
     ) -> Result<Tokenizer<'a>> {
         detect_invalid_input(input)?;
@@ -135,12 +132,6 @@ impl<'a> Tokenizer<'a> {
             chars: CrlfFold {
                 chars: input.char_indices(),
             },
-            require_semicolons: require_semicolons.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                match std::env::var("WIT_REQUIRE_SEMICOLONS") {
-                    Ok(s) => s == "1",
-                    Err(_) => REQUIRE_SEMICOLONS_BY_DEFAULT,
-                }
-            }),
             require_f32_f64: require_f32_f64.unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 match std::env::var("WIT_REQUIRE_F32_F64") {
                     Ok(s) => s == "1",
@@ -154,11 +145,7 @@ impl<'a> Tokenizer<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn expect_semicolon(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        if self.require_semicolons {
-            self.expect(Token::Semicolon)?;
-        } else {
-            self.eat(Token::Semicolon)?;
-        }
+        self.expect(Token::Semicolon)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -668,7 +655,7 @@ fn test_validate_id() {
 #[test]
 fn test_tokenizer() {
     fn collect(s: &str) -> Result<Vec<Token>> {
-        let mut t = Tokenizer::new(s, 0, Some(true), None)?;
+        let mut t = Tokenizer::new(s, 0, None)?;
         let mut tokens = Vec::new();
         while let Some(token) = t.next()? {
             tokens.push(token.1);