diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/statement.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/statement.rs
index 89873737a6..cded9e44e6 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/statement.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/statement.rs
@@ -50,15 +50,6 @@ pub(crate) fn statement(stmt: &Stmt, checker: &mut Checker) {
                 pylint::rules::nonlocal_and_global(checker, nonlocal);
             }
         }
-        Stmt::Continue(_) => {
-            if checker.is_rule_enabled(Rule::ContinueOutsideLoop) {
-                pyflakes::rules::continue_outside_loop(
-                    checker,
-                    stmt,
-                    &mut checker.semantic.current_statements().skip(1),
-                );
-            }
-        }
         Stmt::FunctionDef(
             function_def @ ast::StmtFunctionDef {
                 is_async,
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
index d6f5b81199..cdae2bb37d 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
@@ -711,6 +711,12 @@ impl SemanticSyntaxContext for Checker<'_> {
                     self.report_diagnostic(pyflakes::rules::BreakOutsideLoop, error.range);
                 }
             }
+            SemanticSyntaxErrorKind::ContinueOutsideLoop => {
+                // F702
+                if self.is_rule_enabled(Rule::ContinueOutsideLoop) {
+                    self.report_diagnostic(pyflakes::rules::ContinueOutsideLoop, error.range);
+                }
+            }
             SemanticSyntaxErrorKind::ReboundComprehensionVariable
             | SemanticSyntaxErrorKind::DuplicateTypeParameter
             | SemanticSyntaxErrorKind::MultipleCaseAssignment(_)
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/continue_outside_loop.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/continue_outside_loop.rs
index a6e426b9d5..334c64c2a7 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/continue_outside_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/continue_outside_loop.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-use ruff_python_ast::{self as ast, Stmt};
-
 use ruff_macros::{ViolationMetadata, derive_message_formats};
-use ruff_text_size::Ranged;
 
-use crate::{Violation, checkers::ast::Checker};
+use crate::Violation;
 
 /// ## What it does
 /// Checks for `continue` statements outside of loops.
@@ -29,28 +26,3 @@ impl Violation for ContinueOutsideLoop {
         "`continue` not properly in loop".to_string()
     }
 }
-
-/// F702
-pub(crate) fn continue_outside_loop<'a>(
-    checker: &Checker,
-    stmt: &'a Stmt,
-    parents: &mut impl Iterator<Item = &'a Stmt>,
-) {
-    let mut child = stmt;
-    for parent in parents {
-        match parent {
-            Stmt::For(ast::StmtFor { orelse, .. }) | Stmt::While(ast::StmtWhile { orelse, .. }) => {
-                if !orelse.contains(child) {
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-            Stmt::FunctionDef(_) | Stmt::ClassDef(_) => {
-                break;
-            }
-            _ => {}
-        }
-        child = parent;
-    }
-
-    checker.report_diagnostic(ContinueOutsideLoop, stmt.range());
-}
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/semantic_errors.rs b/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/semantic_errors.rs
index 51949f8bb4..59c5b30b29 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/semantic_errors.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/semantic_errors.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ impl SemanticSyntaxChecker {
                     Self::add_error(ctx, SemanticSyntaxErrorKind::BreakOutsideLoop, *range);
                 }
             }
+            Stmt::Continue(ast::StmtContinue { range, .. }) => {
+                if !ctx.in_loop_context() {
+                    Self::add_error(ctx, SemanticSyntaxErrorKind::ContinueOutsideLoop, *range);
+                }
+            }
             _ => {}
         }
 
@@ -1131,6 +1136,7 @@ impl Display for SemanticSyntaxError {
                 write!(f, "Future feature `{name}` is not defined")
             }
             SemanticSyntaxErrorKind::BreakOutsideLoop => f.write_str("`break` outside loop"),
+            SemanticSyntaxErrorKind::ContinueOutsideLoop => f.write_str("`continue` outside loop"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1507,6 +1513,9 @@ pub enum SemanticSyntaxErrorKind {
 
     /// Represents the use of a `break` statement outside of a loop.
     BreakOutsideLoop,
+
+    /// Represents the use of a `continue` statement outside of a loop.
+    ContinueOutsideLoop,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, get_size2::GetSize)]