diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs b/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
index 600c823aaf8..f52f2ea0f9f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
@@ -2177,60 +2177,6 @@ pub fn expr_span(self, id: NodeId) -> Span {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn expr_is_lval(self, expr: &hir::Expr) -> bool {
-         match expr.node {
-            hir::ExprPath(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path)) => {
-                match path.def {
-                    Def::Local(..) | Def::Upvar(..) | Def::Static(..) | Def::Err => true,
-                    _ => false,
-                }
-            }
-
-            hir::ExprType(ref e, _) => {
-                self.expr_is_lval(e)
-            }
-
-            hir::ExprUnary(hir::UnDeref, _) |
-            hir::ExprField(..) |
-            hir::ExprTupField(..) |
-            hir::ExprIndex(..) => {
-                true
-            }
-
-            // Partially qualified paths in expressions can only legally
-            // refer to associated items which are always rvalues.
-            hir::ExprPath(hir::QPath::TypeRelative(..)) |
-
-            hir::ExprCall(..) |
-            hir::ExprMethodCall(..) |
-            hir::ExprStruct(..) |
-            hir::ExprTup(..) |
-            hir::ExprIf(..) |
-            hir::ExprMatch(..) |
-            hir::ExprClosure(..) |
-            hir::ExprBlock(..) |
-            hir::ExprRepeat(..) |
-            hir::ExprArray(..) |
-            hir::ExprBreak(..) |
-            hir::ExprAgain(..) |
-            hir::ExprRet(..) |
-            hir::ExprWhile(..) |
-            hir::ExprLoop(..) |
-            hir::ExprAssign(..) |
-            hir::ExprInlineAsm(..) |
-            hir::ExprAssignOp(..) |
-            hir::ExprLit(_) |
-            hir::ExprUnary(..) |
-            hir::ExprBox(..) |
-            hir::ExprAddrOf(..) |
-            hir::ExprBinary(..) |
-            hir::ExprYield(..) |
-            hir::ExprCast(..) => {
-                false
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn provided_trait_methods(self, id: DefId) -> Vec<AssociatedItem> {
         self.associated_items(id)
             .filter(|item| item.kind == AssociatedKind::Method && item.defaultness.has_value())
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index 8a54240c1e7..1313b86f7dc 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -2221,6 +2221,60 @@ fn select_obligations_where_possible(&self) {
         }
     }
 
+    fn is_place_expr(&self, expr: &hir::Expr) -> bool {
+         match expr.node {
+            hir::ExprPath(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path)) => {
+                match path.def {
+                    Def::Local(..) | Def::Upvar(..) | Def::Static(..) | Def::Err => true,
+                    _ => false,
+                }
+            }
+
+            hir::ExprType(ref e, _) => {
+                self.is_place_expr(e)
+            }
+
+            hir::ExprUnary(hir::UnDeref, _) |
+            hir::ExprField(..) |
+            hir::ExprTupField(..) |
+            hir::ExprIndex(..) => {
+                true
+            }
+
+            // Partially qualified paths in expressions can only legally
+            // refer to associated items which are always rvalues.
+            hir::ExprPath(hir::QPath::TypeRelative(..)) |
+
+            hir::ExprCall(..) |
+            hir::ExprMethodCall(..) |
+            hir::ExprStruct(..) |
+            hir::ExprTup(..) |
+            hir::ExprIf(..) |
+            hir::ExprMatch(..) |
+            hir::ExprClosure(..) |
+            hir::ExprBlock(..) |
+            hir::ExprRepeat(..) |
+            hir::ExprArray(..) |
+            hir::ExprBreak(..) |
+            hir::ExprAgain(..) |
+            hir::ExprRet(..) |
+            hir::ExprWhile(..) |
+            hir::ExprLoop(..) |
+            hir::ExprAssign(..) |
+            hir::ExprInlineAsm(..) |
+            hir::ExprAssignOp(..) |
+            hir::ExprLit(_) |
+            hir::ExprUnary(..) |
+            hir::ExprBox(..) |
+            hir::ExprAddrOf(..) |
+            hir::ExprBinary(..) |
+            hir::ExprYield(..) |
+            hir::ExprCast(..) => {
+                false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// For the overloaded lvalue expressions (`*x`, `x[3]`), the trait
     /// returns a type of `&T`, but the actual type we assign to the
     /// *expression* is `T`. So this function just peels off the return
@@ -3627,7 +3681,7 @@ fn check_expr_kind(&self,
             let hint = expected.only_has_type(self).map_or(NoExpectation, |ty| {
                 match ty.sty {
                     ty::TyRef(_, ref mt) | ty::TyRawPtr(ref mt) => {
-                        if self.tcx.expr_is_lval(&oprnd) {
+                        if self.is_place_expr(&oprnd) {
                             // Lvalues may legitimately have unsized types.
                             // For example, dereferences of a fat pointer and
                             // the last field of a struct can be unsized.
@@ -3796,7 +3850,7 @@ fn check_expr_kind(&self,
                 _ => {
                     // Only check this if not in an `if` condition, as the
                     // mistyped comparison help is more appropriate.
-                    if !self.tcx.expr_is_lval(&lhs) {
+                    if !self.is_place_expr(&lhs) {
                         struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, expr.span, E0070,
                                          "invalid left-hand side expression")
                             .span_label(expr.span, "left-hand of expression not valid")
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/op.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/op.rs
index 3631b9799d5..0698e3ecb6e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/op.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/op.rs
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ pub fn check_binop_assign(&self,
             return_ty
         };
 
-        let tcx = self.tcx;
-        if !tcx.expr_is_lval(lhs_expr) {
+        if !self.is_place_expr(lhs_expr) {
             struct_span_err!(
-                tcx.sess, lhs_expr.span,
+                self.tcx.sess, lhs_expr.span,
                 E0067, "invalid left-hand side expression")
             .span_label(
                 lhs_expr.span,