diff --git a/crates/ide_assists/src/assist_context.rs b/crates/ide_assists/src/assist_context.rs
index 8714e4978c5..4b0bba2abce 100644
--- a/crates/ide_assists/src/assist_context.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_assists/src/assist_context.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,29 @@ pub(crate) struct AssistBuilder {
     source_change: SourceChange,
 
     /// Maps the original, immutable `SyntaxNode` to a `clone_for_update` twin.
-    mutated_tree: Option<(SyntaxNode, SyntaxNode)>,
+    mutated_tree: Option<TreeMutator>,
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct TreeMutator {
+    immutable: SyntaxNode,
+    mutable_clone: SyntaxNode,
+}
+
+impl TreeMutator {
+    pub(crate) fn new(immutable: &SyntaxNode) -> TreeMutator {
+        let immutable = immutable.ancestors().last().unwrap();
+        let mutable_clone = immutable.clone_for_update();
+        TreeMutator { immutable, mutable_clone }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn make_mut<N: AstNode>(&self, node: &N) -> N {
+        N::cast(self.make_syntax_mut(node.syntax())).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn make_syntax_mut(&self, node: &SyntaxNode) -> SyntaxNode {
+        let ptr = SyntaxNodePtr::new(node);
+        ptr.to_node(&self.mutable_clone)
+    }
 }
 
 impl AssistBuilder {
@@ -204,8 +226,8 @@ pub(crate) fn edit_file(&mut self, file_id: FileId) {
     }
 
     fn commit(&mut self) {
-        if let Some((old, new)) = self.mutated_tree.take() {
-            algo::diff(&old, &new).into_text_edit(&mut self.edit)
+        if let Some(tm) = self.mutated_tree.take() {
+            algo::diff(&tm.immutable, &tm.mutable_clone).into_text_edit(&mut self.edit)
         }
 
         let edit = mem::take(&mut self.edit).finish();
@@ -228,16 +250,7 @@ pub(crate) fn make_ast_mut<N: AstNode>(&mut self, node: N) -> N {
     /// phase, and then get their mutable couterparts using `make_mut` in the
     /// mutable state.
     pub(crate) fn make_mut(&mut self, node: SyntaxNode) -> SyntaxNode {
-        let root = &self
-            .mutated_tree
-            .get_or_insert_with(|| {
-                let immutable = node.ancestors().last().unwrap();
-                let mutable = immutable.clone_for_update();
-                (immutable, mutable)
-            })
-            .1;
-        let ptr = SyntaxNodePtr::new(&&node);
-        ptr.to_node(root)
+        self.mutated_tree.get_or_insert_with(|| TreeMutator::new(&node)).make_syntax_mut(&node)
     }
 
     /// Remove specified `range` of text.
diff --git a/crates/ide_assists/src/handlers/extract_function.rs b/crates/ide_assists/src/handlers/extract_function.rs
index b30652a9de6..93b28370cae 100644
--- a/crates/ide_assists/src/handlers/extract_function.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_assists/src/handlers/extract_function.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@
         edit::{AstNodeEdit, IndentLevel},
         AstNode,
     },
+    ted,
     SyntaxKind::{self, BLOCK_EXPR, BREAK_EXPR, COMMENT, PATH_EXPR, RETURN_EXPR},
     SyntaxNode, SyntaxToken, TextRange, TextSize, TokenAtOffset, WalkEvent, T,
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    assist_context::{AssistContext, Assists},
+    assist_context::{AssistContext, Assists, TreeMutator},
     AssistId,
 };
 
@@ -1366,7 +1367,10 @@ fn rewrite_body_segment(
 
 /// change all usages to account for added `&`/`&mut` for some params
 fn fix_param_usages(ctx: &AssistContext, params: &[Param], syntax: &SyntaxNode) -> SyntaxNode {
-    let mut rewriter = SyntaxRewriter::default();
+    let mut usages_for_param: Vec<(&Param, Vec<ast::Expr>)> = Vec::new();
+
+    let tm = TreeMutator::new(syntax);
+
     for param in params {
         if !param.kind().is_ref() {
             continue;
@@ -1376,30 +1380,39 @@ fn fix_param_usages(ctx: &AssistContext, params: &[Param], syntax: &SyntaxNode)
         let usages = usages
             .iter()
             .filter(|reference| syntax.text_range().contains_range(reference.range))
-            .filter_map(|reference| path_element_of_reference(syntax, reference));
-        for path in usages {
-            match path.syntax().ancestors().skip(1).find_map(ast::Expr::cast) {
+            .filter_map(|reference| path_element_of_reference(syntax, reference))
+            .map(|expr| tm.make_mut(&expr));
+
+        usages_for_param.push((param, usages.collect()));
+    }
+
+    let res = tm.make_syntax_mut(syntax);
+
+    for (param, usages) in usages_for_param {
+        for usage in usages {
+            match usage.syntax().ancestors().skip(1).find_map(ast::Expr::cast) {
                 Some(ast::Expr::MethodCallExpr(_)) | Some(ast::Expr::FieldExpr(_)) => {
                     // do nothing
                 }
                 Some(ast::Expr::RefExpr(node))
                     if param.kind() == ParamKind::MutRef && node.mut_token().is_some() =>
                 {
-                    rewriter.replace_ast(&node.clone().into(), &node.expr().unwrap());
+                    ted::replace(node.syntax(), node.expr().unwrap().syntax());
                 }
                 Some(ast::Expr::RefExpr(node))
                     if param.kind() == ParamKind::SharedRef && node.mut_token().is_none() =>
                 {
-                    rewriter.replace_ast(&node.clone().into(), &node.expr().unwrap());
+                    ted::replace(node.syntax(), node.expr().unwrap().syntax());
                 }
                 Some(_) | None => {
-                    rewriter.replace_ast(&path, &make::expr_prefix(T![*], path.clone()));
+                    let p = &make::expr_prefix(T![*], usage.clone()).clone_for_update();
+                    ted::replace(usage.syntax(), p.syntax())
                 }
-            };
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    rewriter.rewrite(syntax)
+    res
 }
 
 fn update_external_control_flow(handler: &FlowHandler, syntax: &SyntaxNode) -> SyntaxNode {