diff --git a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
index 731fc4ff3ce00..661453521d1cc 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ impl FromWithTcx<clean::Type> for Type {
                 }
             }
             Generic(s) => Type::Generic(s.to_string()),
-            Primitive(clean::PrimitiveType::Never) => Type::Never,
             Primitive(p) => Type::Primitive(p.as_sym().to_string()),
             BareFunction(f) => Type::FunctionPointer(Box::new((*f).into_tcx(tcx))),
             Tuple(t) => Type::Tuple(t.into_iter().map(|x| x.into_tcx(tcx)).collect()),
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs
index 040a880ace947..bef610867b65a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/json/mod.rs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ impl<'tcx> FormatRenderer<'tcx> for JsonRenderer<'tcx> {
                     )
                 })
                 .collect(),
-            format_version: 8,
+            format_version: 9,
         };
         let mut p = self.out_path.clone();
         p.push(output.index.get(&output.root).unwrap().name.clone().unwrap());
diff --git a/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs b/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
index 22debd296c236..7c418697c1c1c 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc-json-types/lib.rs
@@ -388,8 +388,6 @@ pub enum Type {
     },
     /// `impl TraitA + TraitB + ...`
     ImplTrait(Vec<GenericBound>),
-    /// `!`
-    Never,
     /// `_`
     Infer,
     /// `*mut u32`, `*u8`, etc.
diff --git a/src/test/rustdoc-json/primitives.rs b/src/test/rustdoc-json/primitives.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fd04f04da066a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rustdoc-json/primitives.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#![feature(never_type)]
+
+// @has primitives.json "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimNever')].visibility" \"public\"
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimNever')].inner.type.kind" \"primitive\"
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimNever')].inner.type.inner" \"never\"
+pub type PrimNever = !;
+
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimStr')].inner.type.kind" \"primitive\"
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimStr')].inner.type.inner" \"str\"
+pub type PrimStr = str;
+
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimBool')].inner.type.kind" \"primitive\"
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimBool')].inner.type.inner" \"bool\"
+pub type PrimBool = bool;
+
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimChar')].inner.type.kind" \"primitive\"
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimChar')].inner.type.inner" \"char\"
+pub type PrimChar = char;
+
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimU8')].inner.type.kind" \"primitive\"
+// @has - "$.index[*][?(@.name=='PrimU8')].inner.type.inner" \"u8\"
+pub type PrimU8 = u8;