diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 942f8f43935bd..6d252ca8c82cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6438,6 +6438,10 @@ version = "0.5.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1e9df38ee2d2c3c5948ea468a8406ff0db0b29ae1ffde1bcf20ef305bcc95c51"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "x"
+version = "0.1.1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "xattr"
 version = "1.4.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 915ec2e00ca44..16ff0f61593ae 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,50 +1,53 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
 members = [
+# tidy-alphabetical-start
   "compiler/rustc",
   "src/build_helper",
   "src/etc/test-float-parse",
-  "src/rustc-std-workspace/rustc-std-workspace-core",
   "src/rustc-std-workspace/rustc-std-workspace-alloc",
+  "src/rustc-std-workspace/rustc-std-workspace-core",
   "src/rustc-std-workspace/rustc-std-workspace-std",
   "src/rustdoc-json-types",
+  "src/tools/build-manifest",
+  "src/tools/bump-stage0",
   "src/tools/cargotest",
   "src/tools/clippy",
   "src/tools/clippy/clippy_dev",
+  "src/tools/collect-license-metadata",
   "src/tools/compiletest",
-  "src/tools/run-make-support",
+  "src/tools/coverage-dump",
+  "src/tools/features-status-dump",
+  "src/tools/generate-copyright",
+  "src/tools/generate-windows-sys",
+  "src/tools/html-checker",
+  "src/tools/jsondocck",
+  "src/tools/jsondoclint",
   "src/tools/linkchecker",
   "src/tools/lint-docs",
+  "src/tools/lld-wrapper",
+  "src/tools/llvm-bitcode-linker",
+  "src/tools/miri",
+  "src/tools/miri/cargo-miri",
   "src/tools/miropt-test-tools",
-  "src/tools/unstable-book-gen",
-  "src/tools/tidy",
-  "src/tools/tier-check",
-  "src/tools/build-manifest",
+  "src/tools/opt-dist",
   "src/tools/remote-test-client",
   "src/tools/remote-test-server",
+  "src/tools/replace-version-placeholder",
+  "src/tools/run-make-support",
   "src/tools/rust-installer",
   "src/tools/rustdoc",
-  "src/tools/rustfmt",
-  "src/tools/miri",
-  "src/tools/miri/cargo-miri",
+  "src/tools/rustdoc-gui-test",
   "src/tools/rustdoc-themes",
-  "src/tools/unicode-table-generator",
-  "src/tools/jsondocck",
-  "src/tools/jsondoclint",
-  "src/tools/llvm-bitcode-linker",
-  "src/tools/html-checker",
-  "src/tools/bump-stage0",
-  "src/tools/replace-version-placeholder",
-  "src/tools/lld-wrapper",
-  "src/tools/collect-license-metadata",
-  "src/tools/generate-copyright",
+  "src/tools/rustfmt",
   "src/tools/suggest-tests",
-  "src/tools/generate-windows-sys",
-  "src/tools/rustdoc-gui-test",
-  "src/tools/opt-dist",
-  "src/tools/coverage-dump",
+  "src/tools/tidy",
+  "src/tools/tier-check",
+  "src/tools/unicode-table-generator",
+  "src/tools/unstable-book-gen",
   "src/tools/wasm-component-ld",
-  "src/tools/features-status-dump",
+  "src/tools/x",
+# tidy-alphabetical-end
 ]
 
 exclude = [
@@ -55,11 +58,6 @@ exclude = [
   "tests/rustdoc-gui",
   # HACK(eddyb) This hardcodes the fact that our CI uses `/checkout/obj`.
   "obj",
-  # The `x` binary is a thin wrapper that calls `x.py`, which initializes
-  # submodules, before which workspace members cannot be invoked because
-  # not all `Cargo.toml` files are available, so we exclude the `x` binary,
-  # so it can be invoked before the current checkout is set up.
-  "src/tools/x",
 ]
 
 [profile.release.package.rustc-rayon-core]
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/setup.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/setup.rs
index e198a8dd6a5be..45f9f52cb824e 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/setup.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/setup.rs
@@ -582,10 +582,12 @@ Select which editor you would like to set up [default: None]: ";
             EditorKind::Emacs => &[
                 "51068d4747a13732440d1a8b8f432603badb1864fa431d83d0fd4f8fa57039e0",
                 "d29af4d949bbe2371eac928a3c31cf9496b1701aa1c45f11cd6c759865ad5c45",
+                "b5dd299b93dca3ceeb9b335f929293cb3d4bf4977866fbe7ceeac2a8a9f99088",
             ],
             EditorKind::Helix => &[
                 "2d3069b8cf1b977e5d4023965eb6199597755e6c96c185ed5f2854f98b83d233",
                 "6736d61409fbebba0933afd2e4c44ff2f97c1cb36cf0299a7f4a7819b8775040",
+                "f252dcc30ca85a193a699581e5e929d5bd6c19d40d7a7ade5e257a9517a124a5",
             ],
             EditorKind::Vim | EditorKind::VsCode => &[
                 "ea67e259dedf60d4429b6c349a564ffcd1563cf41c920a856d1f5b16b4701ac8",
@@ -598,10 +600,12 @@ Select which editor you would like to set up [default: None]: ";
                 "811fb3b063c739d261fd8590dd30242e117908f5a095d594fa04585daa18ec4d",
                 "4eecb58a2168b252077369da446c30ed0e658301efe69691979d1ef0443928f4",
                 "c394386e6133bbf29ffd32c8af0bb3d4aac354cba9ee051f29612aa9350f8f8d",
+                "e53e9129ca5ee5dcbd6ec8b68c2d87376474eb154992deba3c6d9ab1703e0717",
+            ],
+            EditorKind::Zed => &[
+                "bbce727c269d1bd0c98afef4d612eb4ce27aea3c3a8968c5f10b31affbc40b6c",
+                "a5380cf5dd9328731aecc5dfb240d16dac46ed272126b9728006151ef42f5909",
             ],
-            EditorKind::Zed => {
-                &["bbce727c269d1bd0c98afef4d612eb4ce27aea3c3a8968c5f10b31affbc40b6c"]
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/etc/rust_analyzer_eglot.el b/src/etc/rust_analyzer_eglot.el
index 7b4309f8e188f..6b40371d9af11 100644
--- a/src/etc/rust_analyzer_eglot.el
+++ b/src/etc/rust_analyzer_eglot.el
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
                                                          "check"
                                                          "--json-output"])
                  :linkedProjects ["Cargo.toml"
-                                  "src/tools/x/Cargo.toml"
                                   "src/bootstrap/Cargo.toml"
                                   "src/tools/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml"
                                   "compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/Cargo.toml"
diff --git a/src/etc/rust_analyzer_helix.toml b/src/etc/rust_analyzer_helix.toml
index afddd089eb168..05fc7716a7252 100644
--- a/src/etc/rust_analyzer_helix.toml
+++ b/src/etc/rust_analyzer_helix.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ linkedProjects = [
     "library/Cargo.toml",
     "src/bootstrap/Cargo.toml",
     "src/tools/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml",
-    "src/tools/x/Cargo.toml",
 ]
 
 [language-server.rust-analyzer.config.check]
diff --git a/src/etc/rust_analyzer_settings.json b/src/etc/rust_analyzer_settings.json
index b104356d44cb5..da7d326a512cc 100644
--- a/src/etc/rust_analyzer_settings.json
+++ b/src/etc/rust_analyzer_settings.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     "rust-analyzer.linkedProjects": [
         "Cargo.toml",
         "library/Cargo.toml",
-        "src/tools/x/Cargo.toml",
         "src/bootstrap/Cargo.toml",
         "src/tools/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml",
         "compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/Cargo.toml",
diff --git a/src/etc/rust_analyzer_zed.json b/src/etc/rust_analyzer_zed.json
index 469ea0506218f..abc6ddbc213c4 100644
--- a/src/etc/rust_analyzer_zed.json
+++ b/src/etc/rust_analyzer_zed.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
         "linkedProjects": [
           "Cargo.toml",
           "library/Cargo.toml",
-          "src/tools/x/Cargo.toml",
           "src/bootstrap/Cargo.toml",
           "src/tools/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml",
           "compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/Cargo.toml",
diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/deps.rs b/src/tools/tidy/src/deps.rs
index 569d3c67b04b5..81c55ecaa7a29 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/deps.rs
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/deps.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ pub(crate) const WORKSPACES: &[(&str, ExceptionList, Option<(&[&str], &[&str])>,
     ("src/tools/rust-analyzer", EXCEPTIONS_RUST_ANALYZER, None, &[]),
     ("src/tools/rustbook", EXCEPTIONS_RUSTBOOK, None, &["src/doc/book", "src/doc/reference"]),
     ("src/tools/rustc-perf", EXCEPTIONS_RUSTC_PERF, None, &["src/tools/rustc-perf"]),
-    ("src/tools/x", &[], None, &[]),
     // tidy-alphabetical-end
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs b/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs
index bc3519142dd65..4078d462f5584 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/main.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ fn main() {
         FromStr::from_str(&env::args().nth(4).expect("need concurrency"))
             .expect("concurrency must be a number");
 
+    let root_manifest = root_path.join("Cargo.toml");
     let src_path = root_path.join("src");
     let tests_path = root_path.join("tests");
     let library_path = root_path.join("library");
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ fn main() {
         check!(edition, &compiler_path);
         check!(edition, &library_path);
 
+        check!(alphabetical, &root_manifest);
         check!(alphabetical, &src_path);
         check!(alphabetical, &tests_path);
         check!(alphabetical, &compiler_path);
diff --git a/src/tools/x/Cargo.lock b/src/tools/x/Cargo.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index 09e5c7507490d..0000000000000
--- a/src/tools/x/Cargo.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
-# It is not intended for manual editing.
-version = 3
-
-[[package]]
-name = "x"
-version = "0.1.1"