diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
index 3033af333df..0139c4e879a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
@@ -1498,9 +1498,9 @@ impl Type {
         }
     }
 
-    crate fn is_generic(&self) -> bool {
+    crate fn is_assoc_ty(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
-            ResolvedPath { path, .. } => path.is_generic(),
+            ResolvedPath { path, .. } => path.is_assoc_ty(),
             _ => false,
         }
     }
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ impl Path {
             + &self.segments.iter().map(|s| s.name.to_string()).collect::<Vec<_>>().join("::")
     }
 
-    crate fn is_generic(&self) -> bool {
+    crate fn is_assoc_ty(&self) -> bool {
         match self.res {
             Res::SelfTy(..) if self.segments.len() != 1 => true,
             Res::Def(DefKind::TyParam, _) if self.segments.len() != 1 => true,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
index 722d91ca69b..d11781581a8 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ fn fmt_type<'cx>(
         clean::Generic(name) => write!(f, "{}", name),
         clean::ResolvedPath { did, ref path } => {
             // Paths like `T::Output` and `Self::Output` should be rendered with all segments.
-            resolved_path(f, did, path, path.is_generic(), use_absolute, cx)
+            resolved_path(f, did, path, path.is_assoc_ty(), use_absolute, cx)
         }
         clean::DynTrait(ref bounds, ref lt) => {
             f.write_str("dyn ")?;
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ fn fmt_type<'cx>(
                 hir::Mutability::Not => "const",
             };
 
-            if matches!(**t, clean::Generic(_)) || t.is_generic() {
+            if matches!(**t, clean::Generic(_)) || t.is_assoc_ty() {
                 let text = if f.alternate() {
                     format!("*{} {:#}", m, t.print(cx))
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
index 90fed020119..1906a7bc3f3 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ fn item_trait(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &Context<'_>, it: &clean::Item, t: &clean::Tra
                 clean::ResolvedPath { ref path, did, .. }
                 | clean::BorrowedRef {
                     type_: box clean::ResolvedPath { ref path, did, .. }, ..
-                } if !path.is_generic() => {
+                } if !path.is_assoc_ty() => {
                     let &mut (prev_did, ref mut has_duplicates) =
                         implementor_dups.entry(path.last()).or_insert((did, false));
                     if prev_did != did {
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ fn render_implementor(
     let use_absolute = match implementor.inner_impl().for_ {
         clean::ResolvedPath { ref path, .. }
         | clean::BorrowedRef { type_: box clean::ResolvedPath { ref path, .. }, .. }
-            if !path.is_generic() =>
+            if !path.is_assoc_ty() =>
         {
             implementor_dups[&path.last()].1
         }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
index a93880453ba..90300dbd16b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/stripper.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl<'a> DocFolder for ImplStripper<'a> {
                 return None;
             }
             if let Some(did) = imp.for_.def_id() {
-                if did.is_local() && !imp.for_.is_generic() && !self.retained.contains(&did.into())
+                if did.is_local() && !imp.for_.is_assoc_ty() && !self.retained.contains(&did.into())
                 {
                     debug!("ImplStripper: impl item for stripped type; removing");
                     return None;