diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_sort_by.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
index e6c260ed96a..075b5e43cc7 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for UnnecessarySortBy {
                     if trigger.unstable { "_unstable" } else { "" },
                     trigger.closure_arg,
                     if trigger.reverse {
-                        format!("Reverse({})", trigger.closure_body)
+                        format!("std::cmp::Reverse({})", trigger.closure_body)
                     } else {
                         trigger.closure_body.to_string()
                     },
diff --git a/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.fixed b/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.fixed
index d806d620b17..21e2da474a8 100644
--- a/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.fixed
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #![allow(clippy::stable_sort_primitive)]
 
 use std::cell::Ref;
-use std::cmp::Reverse;
 
 fn unnecessary_sort_by() {
     fn id(x: isize) -> isize {
@@ -18,8 +17,8 @@ fn unnecessary_sort_by() {
     vec.sort_unstable_by_key(|a| id(-a));
     // Reverse examples
     vec.sort_by(|a, b| b.cmp(a)); // not linted to avoid suggesting `Reverse(b)` which would borrow
-    vec.sort_by_key(|b| Reverse((b + 5).abs()));
-    vec.sort_unstable_by_key(|b| Reverse(id(-b)));
+    vec.sort_by_key(|b| std::cmp::Reverse((b + 5).abs()));
+    vec.sort_unstable_by_key(|b| std::cmp::Reverse(id(-b)));
     // Negative examples (shouldn't be changed)
     let c = &7;
     vec.sort_by(|a, b| (b - a).cmp(&(a - b)));
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ mod issue_5754 {
 
 // The closure parameter is not dereferenced anymore, so non-Copy types can be linted
 mod issue_6001 {
-    use super::*;
     struct Test(String);
 
     impl Test {
@@ -93,8 +91,8 @@ mod issue_6001 {
         args.sort_by_key(|a| a.name());
         args.sort_unstable_by_key(|a| a.name());
         // Reverse
-        args.sort_by_key(|b| Reverse(b.name()));
-        args.sort_unstable_by_key(|b| Reverse(b.name()));
+        args.sort_by_key(|b| std::cmp::Reverse(b.name()));
+        args.sort_unstable_by_key(|b| std::cmp::Reverse(b.name()));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.rs b/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
index 6ee9c3af455..3365bf6e119 100644
--- a/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #![allow(clippy::stable_sort_primitive)]
 
 use std::cell::Ref;
-use std::cmp::Reverse;
 
 fn unnecessary_sort_by() {
     fn id(x: isize) -> isize {
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ mod issue_5754 {
 
 // The closure parameter is not dereferenced anymore, so non-Copy types can be linted
 mod issue_6001 {
-    use super::*;
     struct Test(String);
 
     impl Test {
diff --git a/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.stderr b/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.stderr
index ca9641e8803..89da5e7ea8b 100644
--- a/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/unnecessary_sort_by.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error: use Vec::sort here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:15:5
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:14:5
    |
 LL |     vec.sort_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b));
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort()`
@@ -7,70 +7,70 @@ LL |     vec.sort_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b));
    = note: `-D clippy::unnecessary-sort-by` implied by `-D warnings`
 
 error: use Vec::sort here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:16:5
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:15:5
    |
 LL |     vec.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b));
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort_unstable()`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:17:5
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:16:5
    |
 LL |     vec.sort_by(|a, b| (a + 5).abs().cmp(&(b + 5).abs()));
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort_by_key(|a| (a + 5).abs())`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:18:5
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:17:5
    |
 LL |     vec.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| id(-a).cmp(&id(-b)));
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort_unstable_by_key(|a| id(-a))`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:21:5
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:20:5
    |
 LL |     vec.sort_by(|a, b| (b + 5).abs().cmp(&(a + 5).abs()));
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort_by_key(|b| Reverse((b + 5).abs()))`
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort_by_key(|b| std::cmp::Reverse((b + 5).abs()))`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:22:5
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:21:5
    |
 LL |     vec.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| id(-b).cmp(&id(-a)));
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort_unstable_by_key(|b| Reverse(id(-b)))`
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort_unstable_by_key(|b| std::cmp::Reverse(id(-b)))`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:32:5
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:31:5
    |
 LL |     vec.sort_by(|a, b| (***a).abs().cmp(&(***b).abs()));
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort_by_key(|a| (***a).abs())`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:33:5
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:32:5
    |
 LL |     vec.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| (***a).abs().cmp(&(***b).abs()));
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `vec.sort_unstable_by_key(|a| (***a).abs())`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:93:9
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:91:9
    |
 LL |         args.sort_by(|a, b| a.name().cmp(&b.name()));
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `args.sort_by_key(|a| a.name())`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:94:9
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:92:9
    |
 LL |         args.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.name().cmp(&b.name()));
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `args.sort_unstable_by_key(|a| a.name())`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:96:9
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:94:9
    |
 LL |         args.sort_by(|a, b| b.name().cmp(&a.name()));
-   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `args.sort_by_key(|b| Reverse(b.name()))`
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `args.sort_by_key(|b| std::cmp::Reverse(b.name()))`
 
 error: use Vec::sort_by_key here instead
-  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:97:9
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_sort_by.rs:95:9
    |
 LL |         args.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| b.name().cmp(&a.name()));
-   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `args.sort_unstable_by_key(|b| Reverse(b.name()))`
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `args.sort_unstable_by_key(|b| std::cmp::Reverse(b.name()))`
 
 error: aborting due to 12 previous errors