diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Definitions.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Definitions.scala
index 26581fb60302..6860b3ae3735 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Definitions.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Definitions.scala
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ class Definitions {
   @tu lazy val ScalaXmlPackageClass: Symbol = getPackageClassIfDefined("scala.xml")
 
   @tu lazy val CompiletimePackageObject: Symbol = requiredModule("scala.compiletime.package")
+    @tu lazy val Compiletime_code: Symbol = CompiletimePackageObject.requiredMethod("code")
     @tu lazy val Compiletime_erasedValue  : Symbol = CompiletimePackageObject.requiredMethod("erasedValue")
     @tu lazy val Compiletime_error        : Symbol = CompiletimePackageObject.requiredMethod(nme.error)
     @tu lazy val Compiletime_requireConst: Symbol = CompiletimePackageObject.requiredMethod("requireConst")
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala
index 1bbfcbd378c5..e5af8efa5238 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala
@@ -332,6 +332,32 @@ object Inliner {
     def typeCheckErrors(tree: Tree)(using Context): Tree =
       val errors = compileForErrors(tree, false)
       packErrors(errors)
+
+    def code(strCtx: Tree, argsTree: Tree, pos: SrcPos)(using Context): Tree =
+      object Consts:
+        def unapply(trees: List[Tree]): Option[List[String]] =
+          trees match
+            case Nil => Some(Nil)
+            case Literal(Constant(part: String)) :: Consts(rest) => Some(part :: rest)
+            case _ => None
+      strCtx match
+        case Apply(stringContextApply, List(Typed(SeqLiteral(Consts(parts), _), _)))
+        if stringContextApply.symbol == defn.StringContextModule_apply =>
+          argsTree match
+            case Typed(SeqLiteral(args, _), _) =>
+              if parts.size == args.size + 1 then
+                val argStrs = args.map(_.show)
+                val showed = StringContext(parts: _*).s(argStrs: _*)
+                Literal(Constant(showed)).withSpan(pos.span)
+              else
+                report.error("Wrong number of arguments for StringContext.s", strCtx.srcPos)
+                ref(defn.Predef_undefined)
+            case _ =>
+              report.error("Exprected explicit arguments to code", strCtx.srcPos)
+              ref(defn.Predef_undefined)
+        case _ =>
+          report.error("Exprected StringContext.apply with explicit `parts` arguments", strCtx.srcPos)
+          ref(defn.Predef_undefined)
   }
 }
 
@@ -622,6 +648,9 @@ class Inliner(call: tpd.Tree, rhsToInline: tpd.Tree)(using Context) {
         arg match
           case ConstantValue(_) | Inlined(_, Nil, Typed(ConstantValue(_), _)) => // ok
           case _ => report.error(em"expected a constant value but found: $arg", arg.srcPos)
+        return Literal(Constant(())).withSpan(sourcePos.span)
+      case (strCtx :: Nil) :: (args :: Nil) :: Nil if inlinedMethod == defn.Compiletime_code =>
+        return Intrinsics.code(strCtx, args, call.srcPos)
       case _ =>
 
   	// Special handling of `constValue[T]` and `constValueOpt[T]`
diff --git a/library/src-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/CompileTimeMacros.scala b/library/src-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/CompileTimeMacros.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e2d0cc6f224..000000000000
--- a/library/src-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/CompileTimeMacros.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-package dotty.internal
-
-import scala.quoted._
-
-object CompileTimeMacros:
-  def codeExpr(using qctx: QuoteContext)(sc: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[Any]]): Expr[String] =
-    (sc, args) match
-      case (Expr.StringContext(Consts(parts)), Varargs(args2)) =>
-        Expr(StringContext(parts: _*).s(args2.map(_.show): _*))
-      case _ =>
-        report.throwError("compiletime.code must be used as a string interpolator `code\"...\"`")
diff --git a/library/src-non-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/CompileTimeMacros.scala b/library/src-non-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/CompileTimeMacros.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 0643f1db8cfe..000000000000
--- a/library/src-non-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/CompileTimeMacros.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package dotty.internal
-
-import scala.quoted._
-
-object CompileTimeMacros:
-  def codeExpr(using qctx: QuoteContext)(sc: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[Any]]): Expr[String] =
-    throw new Exception("Non bootstrapped library")
diff --git a/library/src/scala/compiletime/package.scala b/library/src/scala/compiletime/package.scala
index 372bc4fbfaa1..83a5a2232dd9 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/compiletime/package.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/compiletime/package.scala
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ package object compiletime {
    *  ```scala
    *  error(code"My error of this code: ${println("foo")}")
    *  ```
+   *  or
+   *  ```scala
+   *  inline def errorOnThisCode(inline x: Any) =
+   *    error(code"My error of this code: $x")
+   *  ```
    */
   inline def error(inline msg: String): Nothing = ???
 
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ package object compiletime {
    /** Returns the string representation of interpolated elaborated code:
     *
     *  ```scala
-    *  inline def logged(p1: => Any) = {
+    *  inline def logged(inline p1: Any) = {
     *    val c = code"code: $p1"
     *    val res = p1
     *    (c, p1)
@@ -45,11 +50,15 @@ package object compiletime {
     *  // ("code: scala.Predef.identity("foo")", identity("foo"))
     *  ```
     *
-    * @note only by-name arguments will be displayed as "code".
+    *  The formatting of the code is not stable across version of the compiler.
+    *
+    * @note only `inline` arguments will be displayed as "code".
     *       Other values may display unintutively.
     */
     transparent inline def code (inline args: Any*): String =
-      ${ dotty.internal.CompileTimeMacros.codeExpr('self, 'args) }
+      // implemented in dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner.Intrinsics
+      error("Compiler bug: `code` was not evaluated by the compiler")
+
   end extension
 
   /** Checks at compiletime that the provided values is a constant after
@@ -66,18 +75,24 @@ package object compiletime {
    *  twice(m) // error: expected a constant value but found: m
    *  ```
    */
-  inline def requireConst(inline x: Boolean | Byte | Short | Int | Long | Float | Double | Char | String): Unit = ()
+  inline def requireConst(inline x: Boolean | Byte | Short | Int | Long | Float | Double | Char | String): Unit =
+    // implemented in dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner
+    error("Compiler bug: `requireConst` was not evaluated by the compiler")
 
   /** Same as `constValue` but returns a `None` if a constant value
    *  cannot be constructed from the provided type. Otherwise returns
    *  that value wrapped in `Some`.
    */
-  inline def constValueOpt[T]: Option[T] = ???
+  inline def constValueOpt[T]: Option[T] =
+    // implemented in dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner
+    error("Compiler bug: `constValueOpt` was not evaluated by the compiler")
 
   /** Given a constant, singleton type `T`, convert it to a value
    *  of the same singleton type. For example: `assert(constValue[1] == 1)`.
    */
-  inline def constValue[T]: T = ???
+  inline def constValue[T]: T =
+    // implemented in dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner
+    error("Compiler bug: `constValue` was not evaluated by the compiler")
 
   /** Given a tuple type `(X1, ..., Xn)`, returns a tuple value
    *  `(constValue[X1], ..., constValue[Xn])`.
@@ -104,8 +119,8 @@ package object compiletime {
    *
    *  the returned value would be `2`.
    */
-  transparent inline def summonFrom[T](f: Nothing => T): T = ???
-
+  transparent inline def summonFrom[T](f: Nothing => T): T =
+    error("Compiler bug: `summonFrom` was not evaluated by the compiler")
 
   /** Summon a given value of type `T`. Usually, the argument is not passed explicitly.
    *  The summoning is delayed until the call has been fully inlined.
diff --git a/library/src/scala/compiletime/testing/package.scala b/library/src/scala/compiletime/testing/package.scala
index 690ecb1574d9..d0d5558e738f 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/compiletime/testing/package.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/compiletime/testing/package.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ package object testing {
    *  The code should be a sequence of expressions or statements that may appear in a block.
    */
   inline def typeChecks(inline code: String): Boolean =
-    error("`typeChecks` was not checked by the compiler")
+    // implemented in package dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner.Intrinsics
+    error("Compiler bug: `typeChecks` was not checked by the compiler")
 
   /** Whether the code type checks in the current context? If not,
    *  returns a list of errors encountered on compilation.
@@ -27,5 +28,6 @@ package object testing {
    *  The code should be a sequence of expressions or statements that may appear in a block.
    */
   inline def typeCheckErrors(inline code: String): List[Error] =
-    error("`typeCheckErrors` was not checked by the compiler")
+    // implemented in package dotty.tools.dotc.typer.Inliner.Intrinsics
+    error("Compiler bug: `typeCheckErrors` was not checked by the compiler")
 }
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check b/tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check
index e237698be3a2..f1c651a532ba 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check
+++ b/tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-compile-time: (4: scala.Int)
+compile-time: 4:Int
 run-time: 4
-compile-time: (1: scala.Int)
+compile-time: 1:Int
 run-time: 1
 run-time: 5
 run-time: 7
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/i6622.check b/tests/run-macros/i6622.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..951a493b2f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/i6622.check
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+abc println(34) ...
+abc println(34)
+println(34) ...
+println(34)
+...
+
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/i6622.scala b/tests/run-macros/i6622.scala
index 449a7c64b72c..566877fcc8ca 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/i6622.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/i6622.scala
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import scala.compiletime._
 object Test {
 
   def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
-    assert(code"abc ${println(34)} ..." == "abc scala.Predef.println(34) ...")
-    assert(code"abc ${println(34)}" == "abc scala.Predef.println(34)")
-    assert(code"${println(34)} ..." == "scala.Predef.println(34) ...")
-    assert(code"${println(34)}" == "scala.Predef.println(34)")
-    assert(code"..." == "...")
-    assert(testConstant(code"") == "")
+    println(code"abc ${println(34)} ...")
+    println(code"abc ${println(34)}")
+    println(code"${println(34)} ...")
+    println(code"${println(34)}")
+    println(code"...")
+    println(testConstant(code""))
   }
 
   inline def testConstant(inline msg: String): String = msg