diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
index a7bb6c417932..671e3f9cd1ac 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
@@ -1377,10 +1377,6 @@ def get_debug_args(self, is_debug: bool) -> T.List[str]:
         """Arguments required for a debug build."""
         return []
 
-    def get_no_warn_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
-        """Arguments to completely disable warnings."""
-        return []
-
     def needs_static_linker(self) -> bool:
         raise NotImplementedError(f'There is no static linker for {self.language}')
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py
index a80fdff5f44c..e2c0f80bdd33 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py
@@ -253,10 +253,6 @@ def __init__(self, exelist: T.List[str], version: str, for_machine: MachineChoic
     def get_module_outdir_args(self, path: str) -> T.List[str]:
         return ['-fmod=' + path]
 
-    def get_no_warn_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
-        # FIXME: Confirm that there's no compiler option to disable all warnings
-        return []
-
 
 class SunFortranCompiler(FortranCompiler):
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/java.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/java.py
index 9f508d637313..fb81682edb9f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/java.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/java.py
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ def get_warn_args(self, level: str) -> T.List[str]:
     def get_werror_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
         return ['-Werror']
 
-    def get_no_warn_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
-        return ['-nowarn']
-
     def get_output_args(self, outputname: str) -> T.List[str]:
         if outputname == '':
             outputname = './'
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clike.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clike.py
index ad8fa2747495..3cf79a66141f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clike.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clike.py
@@ -177,10 +177,6 @@ def get_warn_args(self, level: str) -> T.List[str]:
         # TODO: this should be an enum
         return self.warn_args[level]
 
-    def get_no_warn_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
-        # Almost every compiler uses this for disabling warnings
-        return ['-w']
-
     def get_depfile_suffix(self) -> str:
         return 'd'
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/pgi.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/pgi.py
index 6362b46ac699..7a242839b3e1 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/pgi.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/pgi.py
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
     def get_module_incdir_args(self) -> T.Tuple[str]:
         return ('-module', )
 
-    def get_no_warn_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
-        return ['-silent']
-
     def gen_import_library_args(self, implibname: str) -> T.List[str]:
         return []
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
index 1fb94aa4447a..1eac1c064daa 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
@@ -213,9 +213,6 @@ def get_warn_args(self, level: str) -> T.List[str]:
         # TODO: I'm not really sure what to put here, Rustc doesn't have warning
         return self._WARNING_LEVELS[level]
 
-    def get_no_warn_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
-        return self._WARNING_LEVELS["0"]
-
     def get_pic_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
         # relocation-model=pic is rustc's default already.
         return []
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/vala.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/vala.py
index ded158e8190e..c0d006a2eaa6 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/vala.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/vala.py
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ def get_always_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
     def get_warn_args(self, level: str) -> T.List[str]:
         return []
 
-    def get_no_warn_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
-        return ['--disable-warnings']
-
     def get_werror_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
         return ['--fatal-warnings']