diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
index 6610ff90b2e5..42160f6a5355 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ object PickledQuotes {
   def quotedExprToTree[T](expr: quoted.Expr[T])(implicit ctx: Context): Tree = expr match {
     case expr: TastyExpr[_] =>
       val unpickled = unpickleExpr(expr)
-      val force = new TreeTraverser {
-        def traverse(tree: tpd.Tree)(implicit ctx: Context): Unit = traverseChildren(tree)
+      /** Force unpickling of the tree, removes the spliced type `@quotedTypeTag type` definitions and dealiases references to `@quotedTypeTag type` */
+      val forceAndCleanArtefacts = new TreeMap {
+        override def transform(tree: tpd.Tree)(implicit ctx: Context): tpd.Tree = tree match {
+          case tree: TypeDef if tree.symbol.hasAnnotation(defn.InternalQuoted_QuoteTypeTagAnnot) => Thicket()
+          case tree => super.transform(tree).withType(dealiasTypeTags(tree.tpe))
+        }
       }
-      force.traverse(unpickled)
-      unpickled
+      forceAndCleanArtefacts.transform(unpickled)
     case expr: LiftedExpr[T] =>
       expr.value match {
         case value: Class[_] => ref(defn.Predef_classOf).appliedToType(classToType(value))
@@ -52,11 +55,27 @@ object PickledQuotes {
 
   /** Transform the expression into its fully spliced TypeTree */
   def quotedTypeToTree(expr: quoted.Type[_])(implicit ctx: Context): Tree = expr match {
-    case expr: TastyType[_] => unpickleType(expr)
+    case expr: TastyType[_] =>
+      unpickleType(expr) match {
+        case Block(aliases, tpt) =>
+          // `@quoteTypeTag type` aliasses are not required after unpickling
+          tpt
+        case tpt => tpt
+      }
     case expr: TaggedType[_] => classTagToTypeTree(expr.ct)
     case expr: TreeType[Tree] @unchecked => healOwner(expr.typeTree)
   }
 
+  private def dealiasTypeTags(tp: Type)(implicit ctx: Context): Type = new TypeMap() {
+    override def apply(tp: Type): Type = {
+      val tp1 = tp match {
+        case tp: TypeRef if tp.typeSymbol.hasAnnotation(defn.InternalQuoted_QuoteTypeTagAnnot) => tp.dealias
+        case _ => tp
+      }
+      mapOver(tp1)
+    }
+  }.apply(tp)
+
   /** Unpickle the tree contained in the TastyExpr */
   private def unpickleExpr(expr: TastyExpr[_])(implicit ctx: Context): Tree = {
     val tastyBytes = TastyString.unpickle(expr.tasty)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ReifyQuotes.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ReifyQuotes.scala
index 37e44fc63b52..32967981b72e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ReifyQuotes.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ReifyQuotes.scala
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class ReifyQuotes extends MacroTransform {
       case tree: RefTree if !ctx.inInlineMethod =>
         assert(!tree.symbol.isQuote)
         assert(!tree.symbol.isSplice)
+      case _ : TypeDef =>
+        assert(!tree.symbol.hasAnnotation(defn.InternalQuoted_QuoteTypeTagAnnot),
+          s"${tree.symbol} should have been removed by PickledQuotes because it has a @quoteTypeTag")
       case _ =>
     }
   }
diff --git a/library/src-3.x/scala/internal/Quoted.scala b/library/src-3.x/scala/internal/Quoted.scala
index b006a10ff1f5..2e940dd85794 100644
--- a/library/src-3.x/scala/internal/Quoted.scala
+++ b/library/src-3.x/scala/internal/Quoted.scala
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ object Quoted {
   @compileTimeOnly("Illegal reference to `scala.internal.Quoted.patternBindHole`")
   class patternBindHole extends Annotation
 
-  /** Artifact of type splicing */
+  /** Artifact of pickled type splices
+   *
+   *  During quote reification a quote `'{ ... F[$t] ... }` will be transformed into
+   *  `'{ @quoteTypeTag type T$1 = $t ... F[T$1] ... }` to have a tree for `$t`.
+   *  This artifact is removed durring quote unpickling.
+   *
+   *  See ReifyQuotes.scala and PickledQuotes.scala
+   */
+  @compileTimeOnly("Illegal reference to `scala.internal.Quoted.patternBindHole`")
   class quoteTypeTag extends Annotation
+
 }
diff --git a/library/src/scala/tasty/reflect/Printers.scala b/library/src/scala/tasty/reflect/Printers.scala
index 2de540619ed9..29d683a23081 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/tasty/reflect/Printers.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/tasty/reflect/Printers.scala
@@ -1018,7 +1018,6 @@ trait Printers
         // Remove Lambda nodes, lambdas are printed by their definition
         val stats2 = stats1.filter {
           case Lambda(_, _) => false
-          case IsTypeDef(tree) => !tree.symbol.annots.exists(_.symbol.owner.fullName == "scala.internal.Quoted$.quoteTypeTag")
           case _ => true
         }
         val (stats3, expr3) = expr1 match {
@@ -1515,9 +1514,6 @@ trait Printers
         case Type.ConstantType(const) =>
           printConstant(const)
 
-        case Type.SymRef(sym, _) if sym.annots.exists(_.symbol.owner.fullName == "scala.internal.Quoted$.quoteTypeTag") =>
-          printType(tpe.dealias)
-
         case Type.SymRef(sym, prefix) if sym.isType =>
           prefix match {
             case Type.ThisType(Types.EmptyPackage() | Types.RootPackage()) =>
@@ -1575,7 +1571,7 @@ trait Printers
           printRefinement(tpe)
 
         case Type.AppliedType(tp, args) =>
-          normalize(tp) match {
+          tp match {
             case Type.IsTypeLambda(tp) =>
               printType(tpe.dealias)
             case Type.TypeRef("<repeated>", Types.ScalaPackage()) =>
@@ -1674,13 +1670,6 @@ trait Printers
           throw new MatchError(tpe.showExtractors)
       }
 
-      private def normalize(tpe: TypeOrBounds): TypeOrBounds = tpe match {
-        case Type.IsSymRef(tpe)
-            if tpe.typeSymbol.annots.exists(_.symbol.owner.fullName == "scala.internal.Quoted$.quoteTypeTag") =>
-          tpe.dealias
-        case _ => tpe
-      }
-
       def printImportSelector(sel: ImportSelector): Buffer = sel match {
         case SimpleSelector(Id(name)) => this += name
         case OmitSelector(Id(name)) => this += name += " => _"