diff --git a/crates/activity_indicator/src/activity_indicator.rs b/crates/activity_indicator/src/activity_indicator.rs
index a8874e8d9e..9172b84f3c 100644
--- a/crates/activity_indicator/src/activity_indicator.rs
+++ b/crates/activity_indicator/src/activity_indicator.rs
@@ -203,14 +203,12 @@ impl ActivityIndicator {
         }
 
         // Show any language server installation info.
-        let mut validating = SmallVec::<[_; 3]>::new();
         let mut downloading = SmallVec::<[_; 3]>::new();
         let mut checking_for_update = SmallVec::<[_; 3]>::new();
         let mut failed = SmallVec::<[_; 3]>::new();
         for status in &self.statuses {
             let name = status.name.clone();
             match status.status {
-                LanguageServerBinaryStatus::Validating => validating.push(name),
                 LanguageServerBinaryStatus::CheckingForUpdate => checking_for_update.push(name),
                 LanguageServerBinaryStatus::Downloading => downloading.push(name),
                 LanguageServerBinaryStatus::Failed { .. } => failed.push(name),
@@ -242,7 +240,7 @@ impl ActivityIndicator {
                 ),
                 on_click: None,
             };
-        } else if !failed.is_empty() || !validating.is_empty() {
+        } else if !failed.is_empty() {
             return Content {
                 icon: Some(WARNING_ICON),
                 message: format!(
diff --git a/crates/language/src/language.rs b/crates/language/src/language.rs
index e0ff625444..9e3d3708ba 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/language.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/language.rs
@@ -536,7 +536,6 @@ struct BracketConfig {
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum LanguageServerBinaryStatus {
-    Validating,
     CheckingForUpdate,
     Downloading,
     Downloaded,
diff --git a/crates/project/src/project.rs b/crates/project/src/project.rs
index 60fd95e007..a33a47779c 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project.rs
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ pub enum Event {
 }
 
 pub enum LanguageServerState {
-    Validating(Task<Option<Arc<LanguageServer>>>),
-
     Starting(Task<Option<Arc<LanguageServer>>>),
 
     Running {
@@ -2485,7 +2483,7 @@ impl Project {
                                     .await;
 
                                 this.update(&mut cx, |_, cx| {
-                                    Self::check_errored_server_id(
+                                    Self::check_errored_server(
                                         language,
                                         adapter,
                                         server_id,
@@ -2935,7 +2933,6 @@ impl Project {
                 let mut root_path = None;
 
                 let server = match server_state {
-                    Some(LanguageServerState::Validating(task)) => task.await,
                     Some(LanguageServerState::Starting(task)) => task.await,
                     Some(LanguageServerState::Running { server, .. }) => Some(server),
                     None => None,
@@ -3047,7 +3044,7 @@ impl Project {
         .detach();
     }
 
-    fn check_errored_server_id(
+    fn check_errored_server(
         language: Arc<Language>,
         adapter: Arc<CachedLspAdapter>,
         server_id: LanguageServerId,
@@ -7391,7 +7388,7 @@ impl Entity for Project {
                 use LanguageServerState::*;
                 match server_state {
                     Running { server, .. } => server.shutdown()?.await,
-                    Starting(task) | Validating(task) => task.await?.shutdown()?.await,
+                    Starting(task) => task.await?.shutdown()?.await,
                 }
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();