diff --git a/2018-edition/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs b/2018-edition/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs
index f475df088..32b2ab297 100644
--- a/2018-edition/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs
+++ b/2018-edition/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs
@@ -7,16 +7,7 @@ extern crate walkdir;
 
 use docopt::Docopt;
 use std::{path, fs, io};
-use std::io::{BufRead, Write};
-
-macro_rules! println_stderr(
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => (
-        match writeln!(&mut ::std::io::stderr(), $($arg)* ) {
-            Ok(_) => {},
-            Err(x) => panic!("Unable to write to stderr: {}", x),
-        }
-    )
-);
+use std::io::BufRead;
 
 fn main () {
     let args: Args = Docopt::new(USAGE)
@@ -31,7 +22,7 @@ fn main () {
             match entry {
                 Ok(entry) => entry,
                 Err(err) => {
-                    println_stderr!("{:?}", err);
+                    eprintln!("{:?}", err);
                     std::process::exit(911)
                 },
             }
@@ -43,9 +34,9 @@ fn main () {
                 for err in &err_vec {
                     match *err {
                         LintingError::LineOfInterest(line_num, ref line) =>
-                            println_stderr!("{}:{}\t{}", path.display(), line_num, line),
+                            eprintln!("{}:{}\t{}", path.display(), line_num, line),
                         LintingError::UnableToOpenFile =>
-                            println_stderr!("Unable to open {}.", path.display()),
+                            eprintln!("Unable to open {}.", path.display()),
                     }
                 }
                 !err_vec.is_empty()
diff --git a/second-edition/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs b/second-edition/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs
index 06fa6e420..e5ee35694 100644
--- a/second-edition/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs
+++ b/second-edition/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ extern crate walkdir;
 use std::{path, fs, io};
 use std::io::{BufRead, Write};
 
-macro_rules! println_stderr(
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => (
-        match writeln!(&mut ::std::io::stderr(), $($arg)* ) {
-            Ok(_) => {},
-            Err(x) => panic!("Unable to write to stderr: {}", x),
-        }
-    )
-);
-
 fn main () {
     let args: Args = Docopt::new(USAGE)
     .and_then(|d| d.decode())
@@ -30,7 +21,7 @@ fn main () {
             match entry {
                 Ok(entry) => entry,
                 Err(err) => {
-                    println_stderr!("{:?}", err);
+                    eprintln!("{:?}", err);
                     std::process::exit(911)
                 },
             }
@@ -42,9 +33,9 @@ fn main () {
                 for err in &err_vec {
                     match *err {
                         LintingError::LineOfInterest(line_num, ref line) =>
-                            println_stderr!("{}:{}\t{}", path.display(), line_num, line),
+                            eprintln!("{}:{}\t{}", path.display(), line_num, line),
                         LintingError::UnableToOpenFile =>
-                            println_stderr!("Unable to open {}.", path.display()),
+                            eprintln!("Unable to open {}.", path.display()),
                     }
                 }
                 !err_vec.is_empty()
diff --git a/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs b/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs
index f475df088..e597d4515 100644
--- a/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs
+++ b/tools/src/bin/lfp.rs
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@ use docopt::Docopt;
 use std::{path, fs, io};
 use std::io::{BufRead, Write};
 
-macro_rules! println_stderr(
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => (
-        match writeln!(&mut ::std::io::stderr(), $($arg)* ) {
-            Ok(_) => {},
-            Err(x) => panic!("Unable to write to stderr: {}", x),
-        }
-    )
-);
-
 fn main () {
     let args: Args = Docopt::new(USAGE)
     .and_then(|d| d.decode())
@@ -31,7 +22,7 @@ fn main () {
             match entry {
                 Ok(entry) => entry,
                 Err(err) => {
-                    println_stderr!("{:?}", err);
+                    eprintln!("{:?}", err);
                     std::process::exit(911)
                 },
             }
@@ -43,9 +34,9 @@ fn main () {
                 for err in &err_vec {
                     match *err {
                         LintingError::LineOfInterest(line_num, ref line) =>
-                            println_stderr!("{}:{}\t{}", path.display(), line_num, line),
+                            eprintln!("{}:{}\t{}", path.display(), line_num, line),
                         LintingError::UnableToOpenFile =>
-                            println_stderr!("Unable to open {}.", path.display()),
+                            eprintln!("Unable to open {}.", path.display()),
                     }
                 }
                 !err_vec.is_empty()