diff --git a/cargo-dylint/src/main.rs b/cargo-dylint/src/main.rs
index cf3e81ed6..5c75c4f89 100644
--- a/cargo-dylint/src/main.rs
+++ b/cargo-dylint/src/main.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ enum CargoSubcommand {
 DYLINT_DRIVER_PATH (default: $HOME/.dylint_drivers) is the directory where Dylint stores rustc
 drivers.
 
-DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH (default: none) is a colon-separated list of directories where Dylint searches
-for libraries.
+DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH (deprecated, default: none) is a colon-separated list of directories where
+Dylint searches for libraries. Prefer workspace metadata (described below) for naming libraries.
 
 DYLINT_RUSTFLAGS (default: none) is a space-separated list of flags that Dylint passes to `rustc`
 when checking the packages in the workspace.
diff --git a/dylint/src/name_toolchain_map/mod.rs b/dylint/src/name_toolchain_map/mod.rs
index 7f88f76fa..35a13925e 100644
--- a/dylint/src/name_toolchain_map/mod.rs
+++ b/dylint/src/name_toolchain_map/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::error::warn;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, ensure};
 use dylint_internal::{env, parse_path_filename};
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ impl<'opts> Lazy<'opts> {
                 // smoelius: If `--git` or `--path` was passed, then do not look for libraries by
                 // other means.
                 if !self.inner.opts.git_or_path() {
-                    let dylint_library_paths = dylint_library_paths()?;
+                    let dylint_library_paths = self.dylint_library_paths()?;
 
                     for path in dylint_library_paths {
                         for entry in dylint_libraries_in(&path)? {
@@ -95,28 +96,33 @@ impl<'opts> Lazy<'opts> {
                 Ok(name_toolchain_map)
             })
     }
-}
 
-fn dylint_library_paths() -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
-    let mut paths = Vec::new();
+    fn dylint_library_paths(&self) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
+        let mut paths = Vec::new();
 
-    if let Ok(val) = env::var(env::DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH) {
-        for path in split_paths(&val) {
-            ensure!(
-                path.is_absolute(),
-                "DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH contains `{}`, which is not absolute",
-                path.to_string_lossy()
-            );
-            ensure!(
-                path.is_dir(),
-                "DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH contains `{}`, which is not a directory",
-                path.to_string_lossy()
+        if let Ok(val) = env::var(env::DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH) {
+            warn(
+                self.inner.opts,
+                "`DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH` is deprecated; use workspace metadata to name libraries",
             );
-            paths.push(path);
+
+            for path in split_paths(&val) {
+                ensure!(
+                    path.is_absolute(),
+                    "DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH contains `{}`, which is not absolute",
+                    path.to_string_lossy()
+                );
+                ensure!(
+                    path.is_dir(),
+                    "DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH contains `{}`, which is not a directory",
+                    path.to_string_lossy()
+                );
+                paths.push(path);
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    Ok(paths)
+        Ok(paths)
+    }
 }
 
 fn dylint_libraries_in(
diff --git a/examples/general/crate_wide_allow/src/lib.rs b/examples/general/crate_wide_allow/src/lib.rs
index caa3d8254..987464ed5 100644
--- a/examples/general/crate_wide_allow/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/general/crate_wide_allow/src/lib.rs
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let cargo_dylint = |example_rustflags: Option<&str>| {
             let mut command = Command::new(&*CARGO_DYLINT_PATH);
-            command
-                .env_remove(env::DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH)
-                .args(["dylint", "--lib", "clippy"]);
+            command.args(["dylint", "--lib", "clippy"]);
             if let Some(rustflags) = example_rustflags {
                 command.env(
                     env::RUSTFLAGS,
diff --git a/utils/testing/src/lib.rs b/utils/testing/src/lib.rs
index 688dea742..78a972b74 100644
--- a/utils/testing/src/lib.rs
+++ b/utils/testing/src/lib.rs
@@ -166,16 +166,6 @@ fn initialize(name: &str) -> &Result<PathBuf> {
             .build()
             .success()?;
 
-        // smoelius: `DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH` must be set before `dylint_libs` is called.
-        // smoelius: This was true when `dylint_libs` called `name_toolchain_map`, but that is
-        // no longer the case. I am leaving the comment here for now in case removal
-        // of the `name_toolchain_map` call causes a regression.
-        let metadata = dylint_internal::cargo::current_metadata().unwrap();
-        let dylint_library_path = metadata.target_directory.join("debug");
-        unsafe {
-            set_var(env::DYLINT_LIBRARY_PATH, dylint_library_path);
-        }
-
         let dylint_libs = dylint_libs(name)?;
         let driver = dylint::driver_builder::get(
             &dylint::opts::Dylint::default(),