diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/constraint_generation.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/constraint_generation.rs
index 144fd15fc24..f185e402fc6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/constraint_generation.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/constraint_generation.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     places_conflict, region_infer::values::LivenessValues,
 };
 
-pub(super) fn generate_constraints<'cx, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+pub(super) fn generate_constraints<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     liveness_constraints: &mut LivenessValues<RegionVid>,
     all_facts: &mut Option<AllFacts>,
     location_table: &LocationTable,
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ pub(super) fn generate_constraints<'cx, 'tcx>(
 }
 
 /// 'cg = the duration of the constraint generation process itself.
-struct ConstraintGeneration<'cg, 'cx, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'cg InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+struct ConstraintGeneration<'cg, 'tcx> {
+    infcx: &'cg InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     all_facts: &'cg mut Option<AllFacts>,
     location_table: &'cg LocationTable,
     liveness_constraints: &'cg mut LivenessValues<RegionVid>,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct ConstraintGeneration<'cg, 'cx, 'tcx> {
     body: &'cg Body<'tcx>,
 }
 
-impl<'cg, 'cx, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for ConstraintGeneration<'cg, 'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'cg, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for ConstraintGeneration<'cg, 'tcx> {
     fn visit_basic_block_data(&mut self, bb: BasicBlock, data: &BasicBlockData<'tcx>) {
         self.super_basic_block_data(bb, data);
     }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn visit_ascribe_user_ty(
     }
 }
 
-impl<'cx, 'cg, 'tcx> ConstraintGeneration<'cx, 'cg, 'tcx> {
+impl<'cx, 'tcx> ConstraintGeneration<'cx, 'tcx> {
     /// Some variable with type `live_ty` is "regular live" at
     /// `location` -- i.e., it may be used later. This means that all
     /// regions appearing in the type `live_ty` must be live at
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/bound_region_errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/bound_region_errors.rs
index f261ff5227a..fc79953c2dd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/bound_region_errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/bound_region_errors.rs
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ fn nice_error(
 #[instrument(skip(fulfill_cx, infcx), level = "debug")]
 fn try_extract_error_from_fulfill_cx<'tcx>(
     mut fulfill_cx: Box<dyn TraitEngine<'tcx> + 'tcx>,
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     placeholder_region: ty::Region<'tcx>,
     error_region: Option<ty::Region<'tcx>>,
 ) -> Option<DiagnosticBuilder<'tcx, ErrorGuaranteed>> {
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ fn try_extract_error_from_fulfill_cx<'tcx>(
 }
 
 fn try_extract_error_from_region_constraints<'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     placeholder_region: ty::Region<'tcx>,
     error_region: Option<ty::Region<'tcx>>,
     region_constraints: &RegionConstraintData<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/lib.rs
index a83840e1099..5211f2127ed 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/lib.rs
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ fn mir_borrowck<'tcx>(
 /// region ids on which the borrow checking was performed together with Polonius
 /// facts.
 #[instrument(skip(infcx, input_body, input_promoted), fields(id=?input_body.source.with_opt_param().as_local().unwrap()), level = "debug")]
-fn do_mir_borrowck<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+fn do_mir_borrowck<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     input_body: &Body<'tcx>,
     input_promoted: &IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>,
     return_body_with_facts: bool,
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ pub struct BodyWithBorrowckFacts<'tcx> {
 }
 
 struct MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     body: &'cx Body<'tcx>,
     move_data: &'cx MoveData<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/nll.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/nll.rs
index 12b2481cc79..08fdd28eb01 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/nll.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/nll.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ pub(crate) struct NllOutput<'tcx> {
 /// regions (e.g., region parameters) declared on the function. That set will need to be given to
 /// `compute_regions`.
 #[instrument(skip(infcx, param_env, body, promoted), level = "debug")]
-pub(crate) fn replace_regions_in_mir<'cx, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+pub(crate) fn replace_regions_in_mir<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     body: &mut Body<'tcx>,
     promoted: &mut IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn populate_polonius_move_facts(
 ///
 /// This may result in errors being reported.
 pub(crate) fn compute_regions<'cx, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     universal_regions: UniversalRegions<'tcx>,
     body: &Body<'tcx>,
     promoted: &IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>,
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ pub(crate) fn compute_regions<'cx, 'tcx>(
     }
 }
 
-pub(super) fn dump_mir_results<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub(super) fn dump_mir_results<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     body: &Body<'tcx>,
     regioncx: &RegionInferenceContext<'tcx>,
     closure_region_requirements: &Option<ClosureRegionRequirements<'_>>,
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ pub(super) fn dump_mir_results<'a, 'tcx>(
     };
 }
 
-pub(super) fn dump_annotation<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub(super) fn dump_annotation<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     body: &Body<'tcx>,
     regioncx: &RegionInferenceContext<'tcx>,
     closure_region_requirements: &Option<ClosureRegionRequirements<'_>>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs
index 3410f260b2f..4cefd1ec387 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ pub(crate) fn applied_member_constraints(
     #[instrument(skip(self, infcx, body, polonius_output), level = "debug")]
     pub(super) fn solve(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         body: &Body<'tcx>,
         polonius_output: Option<Rc<PoloniusOutput>>,
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ fn add_incompatible_universe(&mut self, scc: ConstraintSccIndex) {
     /// 'a`. See `TypeTest` for more details.
     fn check_type_tests(
         &self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         body: &Body<'tcx>,
         mut propagated_outlives_requirements: Option<&mut Vec<ClosureOutlivesRequirement<'tcx>>>,
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ fn check_type_tests(
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, infcx, propagated_outlives_requirements))]
     fn try_promote_type_test(
         &self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         body: &Body<'tcx>,
         type_test: &TypeTest<'tcx>,
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ fn try_promote_type_test(
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, infcx))]
     fn try_promote_type_test_subject(
         &self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         ty: Ty<'tcx>,
     ) -> Option<ClosureOutlivesSubject<'tcx>> {
         let tcx = infcx.tcx;
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ pub(crate) fn approx_universal_upper_bound(&self, r: RegionVid) -> RegionVid {
     /// `point`.
     fn eval_verify_bound(
         &self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         body: &Body<'tcx>,
         generic_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ fn eval_verify_bound(
 
     fn eval_if_eq(
         &self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         generic_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
         lower_bound: RegionVid,
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ fn check_bound_universal_region(
 
     fn check_member_constraints(
         &self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         errors_buffer: &mut RegionErrors<'tcx>,
     ) {
         let member_constraints = self.member_constraints.clone();
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types.rs
index 019abd92831..bed8914b3e2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl<'tcx> RegionInferenceContext<'tcx> {
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, infcx), ret)]
     pub(crate) fn infer_opaque_types(
         &self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         opaque_ty_decls: VecMap<OpaqueTypeKey<'tcx>, (OpaqueHiddenType<'tcx>, OpaqueTyOrigin)>,
     ) -> VecMap<LocalDefId, OpaqueHiddenType<'tcx>> {
         let mut result: VecMap<LocalDefId, OpaqueHiddenType<'tcx>> = VecMap::new();
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fn infer_opaque_definition_from_instantiation(
     ) -> Ty<'tcx>;
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Given the fully resolved, instantiated type for an opaque
     /// type, i.e., the value of an inference variable like C1 or C2
     /// (*), computes the "definition type" for an opaque type
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/renumber.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/renumber.rs
index 63b2088f7fc..d737432f0ef 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/renumber.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/renumber.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /// inference variables, returning the number of variables created.
 #[instrument(skip(infcx, body, promoted), level = "debug")]
 pub fn renumber_mir<'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     body: &mut Body<'tcx>,
     promoted: &mut IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>,
 ) {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn renumber_mir<'tcx>(
 /// Replaces all regions appearing in `value` with fresh inference
 /// variables.
 #[instrument(skip(infcx), level = "debug")]
-pub fn renumber_regions<'tcx, T>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, value: T) -> T
+pub fn renumber_regions<'tcx, T>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>, value: T) -> T
 where
     T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
 {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn renumber_regions<'tcx, T>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, value: T) -> T
 // Once `visit_mir_constant` is removed we can also remove this function
 // and just use `renumber_regions`.
 fn renumber_regions_in_mir_constant<'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     value: ConstantKind<'tcx>,
 ) -> ConstantKind<'tcx> {
     infcx.tcx.super_fold_regions(value, |_region, _depth| {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn renumber_regions_in_mir_constant<'tcx>(
 }
 
 struct NllVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> NllVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/constraint_conversion.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/constraint_conversion.rs
index 71eae0583cb..d5bfc2f5208 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/constraint_conversion.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/constraint_conversion.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 };
 
 pub(crate) struct ConstraintConversion<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     universal_regions: &'a UniversalRegions<'tcx>,
     /// Each RBP `GK: 'a` is assumed to be true. These encode
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ConstraintConversion<'a, 'tcx> {
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstraintConversion<'a, 'tcx> {
     pub(crate) fn new(
-        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         universal_regions: &'a UniversalRegions<'tcx>,
         region_bound_pairs: &'a RegionBoundPairs<'tcx>,
         implicit_region_bound: ty::Region<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/free_region_relations.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/free_region_relations.rs
index e0140e281ee..7d4219d70d9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/free_region_relations.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/free_region_relations.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub(crate) struct CreateResult<'tcx> {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn create<'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     implicit_region_bound: ty::Region<'tcx>,
     universal_regions: &Rc<UniversalRegions<'tcx>>,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ pub(crate) fn known_outlives(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (RegionVid, RegionVi
 }
 
 struct UniversalRegionRelationsBuilder<'this, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'this InferCtxt<'this, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'this InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     universal_regions: Rc<UniversalRegions<'tcx>>,
     implicit_region_bound: ty::Region<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
index 28ed88e8345..3a0465ea56d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ macro_rules! span_mirbug_and_err {
 /// - `move_data` -- move-data constructed when performing the maybe-init dataflow analysis
 /// - `elements` -- MIR region map
 pub(crate) fn type_check<'mir, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     body: &Body<'tcx>,
     promoted: &IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>,
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ fn field_ty(
 /// way, it accrues region constraints -- these can later be used by
 /// NLL region checking.
 struct TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     last_span: Span,
     body: &'a Body<'tcx>,
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ pub(crate) struct MirTypeckRegionConstraints<'tcx> {
 impl<'tcx> MirTypeckRegionConstraints<'tcx> {
     fn placeholder_region(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         placeholder: ty::PlaceholderRegion,
     ) -> ty::Region<'tcx> {
         let placeholder_index = self.placeholder_indices.insert(placeholder);
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ pub fn span(&self, body: &Body<'_>) -> Span {
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
     fn new(
-        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         body: &'a Body<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         region_bound_pairs: &'a RegionBoundPairs<'tcx>,
@@ -2744,7 +2744,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeOp<'tcx> for InstantiateOpaqueType<'tcx> {
     /// constraints in our `InferCtxt`
     type ErrorInfo = InstantiateOpaqueType<'tcx>;
 
-    fn fully_perform(mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Fallible<TypeOpOutput<'tcx, Self>> {
+    fn fully_perform(mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Fallible<TypeOpOutput<'tcx, Self>> {
         let (mut output, region_constraints) = scrape_region_constraints(infcx, || {
             Ok(InferOk { value: (), obligations: self.obligations.clone() })
         })?;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/universal_regions.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/universal_regions.rs
index 41fba8deb10..51d262a881b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/universal_regions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/universal_regions.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl<'tcx> UniversalRegions<'tcx> {
     /// signature. This will also compute the relationships that are
     /// known between those regions.
     pub fn new(
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         mir_def: ty::WithOptConstParam<LocalDefId>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ pub(crate) fn annotate(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, err: &mut Diagnostic) {
 }
 
 struct UniversalRegionsBuilder<'cx, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     mir_def: ty::WithOptConstParam<LocalDefId>,
     mir_hir_id: HirId,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ fn replace_late_bound_regions_with_nll_infer_vars(
     );
 }
 
-impl<'cx, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     fn replace_free_regions_with_nll_infer_vars<T>(
         &self,
         origin: NllRegionVariableOrigin,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_method.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_method.rs
index 3b94f78703c..c6f5570b297 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_method.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_method.rs
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@ fn check_region_bounds_on_impl_item<'tcx>(
 }
 
 #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(infcx))]
-fn extract_spans_for_error_reporting<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &infer::InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+fn extract_spans_for_error_reporting<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &infer::InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     terr: TypeError<'_>,
     cause: &ObligationCause<'tcx>,
     impl_m: &ty::AssocItem,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/inherited.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/inherited.rs
index 6c337e3eaba..e273571edbd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/inherited.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/inherited.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use rustc_hir::def_id::LocalDefId;
 use rustc_hir::HirIdMap;
 use rustc_infer::infer;
-use rustc_infer::infer::{InferCtxt, InferOk, TyCtxtInferExt};
+use rustc_infer::infer::{DefiningAnchor, InferCtxt, InferOk, TyCtxtInferExt};
 use rustc_middle::ty::fold::TypeFoldable;
 use rustc_middle::ty::visit::TypeVisitable;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Ty, TyCtxt};
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 /// `bar()` will each have their own `FnCtxt`, but they will
 /// share the inherited fields.
 pub struct Inherited<'a, 'tcx> {
-    pub(super) infcx: InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    pub(super) infcx: InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 
     pub(super) typeck_results: &'a RefCell<ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>>,
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub struct Inherited<'a, 'tcx> {
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> Deref for Inherited<'a, 'tcx> {
-    type Target = InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>;
+    type Target = InferCtxt<'tcx>;
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         &self.infcx
     }
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
 pub struct InheritedBuilder<'tcx> {
     infcx: infer::InferCtxtBuilder<'tcx>,
     def_id: LocalDefId,
+    typeck_results: RefCell<ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>>,
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> Inherited<'_, 'tcx> {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ pub fn build(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> InheritedBuilder<'tcx> {
             infcx: tcx
                 .infer_ctxt()
                 .ignoring_regions()
-                .with_fresh_in_progress_typeck_results(hir_owner)
+                .with_opaque_type_inference(DefiningAnchor::Bind(hir_owner.def_id))
                 .with_normalize_fn_sig_for_diagnostic(Lrc::new(move |infcx, fn_sig| {
                     if fn_sig.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
                         return fn_sig;
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ pub fn build(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> InheritedBuilder<'tcx> {
                     })
                 })),
             def_id,
+            typeck_results: RefCell::new(ty::TypeckResults::new(hir_owner)),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -127,16 +129,18 @@ pub fn enter<F, R>(&mut self, f: F) -> R
         F: for<'a> FnOnce(Inherited<'a, 'tcx>) -> R,
     {
         let def_id = self.def_id;
-        self.infcx.enter(|infcx| f(Inherited::new(infcx, def_id)))
+        self.infcx.enter(|infcx| f(Inherited::new(infcx, def_id, &self.typeck_results)))
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> Inherited<'a, 'tcx> {
-    fn new(infcx: InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> Self {
+    fn new(
+        infcx: InferCtxt<'tcx>,
+        def_id: LocalDefId,
+        typeck_results: &'a RefCell<ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>>,
+    ) -> Self {
         let tcx = infcx.tcx;
         let body_id = tcx.hir().maybe_body_owned_by(def_id);
-        let typeck_results =
-            infcx.in_progress_typeck_results.expect("building `FnCtxt` without typeck results");
 
         Inherited {
             typeck_results,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
index bcb7dfe9d36..9a2bd9c95ed 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ fn resolve_regions_with_wf_tys<'tcx>(
     id: hir::HirId,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     wf_tys: &FxHashSet<Ty<'tcx>>,
-    add_constraints: impl for<'a> FnOnce(&'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>, &'a RegionBoundPairs<'tcx>),
+    add_constraints: impl for<'a> FnOnce(&'a InferCtxt<'tcx>, &'a RegionBoundPairs<'tcx>),
 ) -> bool {
     // Unfortunately, we have to use a new `InferCtxt` each call, because
     // region constraints get added and solved there and we need to test each
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/writeback.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/writeback.rs
index c38b181523e..3583769b7cd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/writeback.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/writeback.rs
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ fn to_span(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Span {
 /// unresolved types and so forth.
 struct Resolver<'cx, 'tcx> {
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
-    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     span: &'cx dyn Locatable,
     body: &'tcx hir::Body<'tcx>,
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/expr_use_visitor.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/expr_use_visitor.rs
index f483342b445..cbc3769901d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/expr_use_visitor.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/expr_use_visitor.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ExprUseVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
     /// - `typeck_results` --- typeck results for the code being analyzed
     pub fn new(
         delegate: &'a mut (dyn Delegate<'tcx> + 'a),
-        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         body_owner: LocalDefId,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         typeck_results: &'a ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/mem_categorization.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/mem_categorization.rs
index 46b49647836..a6880c7e77a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/mem_categorization.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/mem_categorization.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ fn span(&self) -> Span {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct MemCategorizationContext<'a, 'tcx> {
     pub(crate) typeck_results: &'a ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     body_owner: LocalDefId,
     upvars: Option<&'tcx FxIndexMap<hir::HirId, hir::Upvar>>,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub(crate) struct MemCategorizationContext<'a, 'tcx> {
 impl<'a, 'tcx> MemCategorizationContext<'a, 'tcx> {
     /// Creates a `MemCategorizationContext`.
     pub(crate) fn new(
-        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         body_owner: LocalDefId,
         typeck_results: &'a ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/at.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/at.rs
index 00e23864871..5ff3779fa14 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/at.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/at.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 use rustc_middle::ty::{Const, ImplSubject};
 
 pub struct At<'a, 'tcx> {
-    pub infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    pub infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     pub cause: &'a ObligationCause<'tcx>,
     pub param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     /// Whether we should define opaque types
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ pub struct Trace<'a, 'tcx> {
     trace: TypeTrace<'tcx>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     #[inline]
-    pub fn at(
+    pub fn at<'a>(
         &'a self,
         cause: &'a ObligationCause<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ pub fn fork(&self) -> Self {
             tcx: self.tcx,
             defining_use_anchor: self.defining_use_anchor,
             considering_regions: self.considering_regions,
-            in_progress_typeck_results: self.in_progress_typeck_results,
             inner: self.inner.clone(),
             skip_leak_check: self.skip_leak_check.clone(),
             lexical_region_resolutions: self.lexical_region_resolutions.clone(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/canonicalizer.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/canonicalizer.rs
index 9488d0a6cbb..a3ff7036340 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/canonicalizer.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/canonicalizer.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 use rustc_index::vec::Idx;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 
-impl<'cx, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Canonicalizes a query value `V`. When we canonicalize a query,
     /// we not only canonicalize unbound inference variables, but we
     /// *also* replace all free regions whatsoever. So for example a
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ fn preserve_universes(&self) -> bool {
 }
 
 struct Canonicalizer<'cx, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     variables: SmallVec<[CanonicalVarInfo<'tcx>; 8]>,
     query_state: &'cx mut OriginalQueryValues<'tcx>,
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> Canonicalizer<'cx, 'tcx> {
     /// `canonicalize_query` and `canonicalize_response`.
     fn canonicalize<V>(
         value: V,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
         canonicalize_region_mode: &dyn CanonicalizeMode,
         query_state: &mut OriginalQueryValues<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/mod.rs
index a9294a85e51..06ca2534d5c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/mod.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 pub mod query_response;
 mod substitute;
 
-impl<'cx, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Creates a substitution S for the canonical value with fresh
     /// inference variables and applies it to the canonical value.
     /// Returns both the instantiated result *and* the substitution S.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/query_response.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/query_response.rs
index 56e83489879..eb0135d76f1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/query_response.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/query_response.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::iter;
 
-impl<'cx, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// This method is meant to be invoked as the final step of a canonical query
     /// implementation. It is given:
     ///
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ pub fn make_query_region_constraints<'tcx>(
 }
 
 struct QueryTypeRelatingDelegate<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     obligations: &'a mut Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     cause: &'a ObligationCause<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/combine.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/combine.rs
index 9488f1f6bfc..b5427f639c1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/combine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/combine.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CombineFields<'infcx, 'tcx> {
-    pub infcx: &'infcx InferCtxt<'infcx, 'tcx>,
+    pub infcx: &'infcx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     pub trace: TypeTrace<'tcx>,
     pub cause: Option<ty::relate::Cause>,
     pub param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub enum RelationDir {
     EqTo,
 }
 
-impl<'infcx, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'infcx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     pub fn super_combine_tys<R>(
         &self,
         relation: &mut R,
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ pub fn add_const_equate_obligation(
 }
 
 struct Generalizer<'cx, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 
     /// The span, used when creating new type variables and things.
     cause: &'cx ObligationCause<'tcx>,
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ fn float_unification_error<'tcx>(
 }
 
 struct ConstInferUnifier<'cx, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 
     span: Span,
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
index f38d75cf770..dd6b85c3950 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 /// field is only populated during an in-progress typeck.
 /// Get an instance by calling `InferCtxt::err` or `FnCtxt::infer_err`.
 pub struct TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
-    pub infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    pub infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     pub typeck_results: Option<std::cell::Ref<'a, ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>>>,
 }
 
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ pub fn err_ctxt(&self) -> ! {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> Deref for TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
-    type Target = InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>;
-    fn deref(&self) -> &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> Deref for TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
+    type Target = InferCtxt<'tcx>;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &InferCtxt<'tcx> {
         &self.infcx
     }
 }
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub fn unexpected_hidden_region_diagnostic<'tcx>(
     err
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     pub fn get_impl_future_output_ty(&self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<Binder<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>> {
         if let ty::Opaque(def_id, substs) = ty.kind() {
             let future_trait = self.tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::Future, None);
@@ -2837,7 +2837,7 @@ pub fn same_type_modulo_infer(&self, a: Ty<'tcx>, b: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-struct SameTypeModuloInfer<'a, 'tcx>(&'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>);
+struct SameTypeModuloInfer<'a, 'tcx>(&'a InferCtxt<'tcx>);
 
 impl<'tcx> TypeRelation<'tcx> for SameTypeModuloInfer<'_, 'tcx> {
     fn tcx(&self) -> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
@@ -2924,7 +2924,7 @@ fn consts(
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     fn report_inference_failure(
         &self,
         var_origin: RegionVariableOrigin,
@@ -3112,7 +3112,7 @@ pub fn from_ty(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, ty: Ty<'_>) -> Option<(Self, DefId)> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Given a [`hir::Block`], get the span of its last expression or
     /// statement, peeling off any inner blocks.
     pub fn find_block_span(&self, block: &'tcx hir::Block<'tcx>) -> Span {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
index bf39892befc..f4b3ded53b0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ fn try_get_prefix(&self) -> Option<&str> {
     }
 }
 
-fn fmt_printer<'a, 'tcx>(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, ns: Namespace) -> FmtPrinter<'a, 'tcx> {
+fn fmt_printer<'a, 'tcx>(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>, ns: Namespace) -> FmtPrinter<'a, 'tcx> {
     let mut printer = FmtPrinter::new(infcx.tcx, ns);
     let ty_getter = move |ty_vid| {
         if infcx.probe_ty_var(ty_vid).is_ok() {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ fn fmt_printer<'a, 'tcx>(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, ns: Namespace) -> FmtPr
     printer
 }
 
-fn ty_to_string<'tcx>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> String {
+fn ty_to_string<'tcx>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> String {
     let printer = fmt_printer(infcx, Namespace::TypeNS);
     let ty = infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible(ty);
     match ty.kind() {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ fn ty_to_string<'tcx>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> String {
 /// We don't want to directly use `ty_to_string` for closures as their type isn't really
 /// something users are familiar with. Directly printing the `fn_sig` of closures also
 /// doesn't work as they actually use the "rust-call" API.
-fn closure_as_fn_str<'tcx>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> String {
+fn closure_as_fn_str<'tcx>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> String {
     let ty::Closure(_, substs) = ty.kind() else { unreachable!() };
     let fn_sig = substs.as_closure().sig();
     let args = fn_sig
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ fn closure_as_fn_str<'tcx>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> String
     format!("fn({}){}", args, ret)
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Extracts data used by diagnostic for either types or constants
     /// which were stuck during inference.
     pub fn extract_inference_diagnostics_data(
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ pub fn emit_inference_failure_err(
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     pub fn need_type_info_err_in_generator(
         &self,
         kind: hir::GeneratorKind,
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ fn from_expansion(&self) -> bool {
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> InferSourceKind<'tcx> {
-    fn ty_localized_msg(&self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> (&'static str, String) {
+    fn ty_localized_msg(&self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> (&'static str, String) {
         match *self {
             InferSourceKind::LetBinding { ty, .. }
             | InferSourceKind::ClosureArg { ty, .. }
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ struct InsertableGenericArgs<'tcx> {
 /// While doing so, the currently best spot is stored in `infer_source`.
 /// For details on how we rank spots, see [Self::source_cost]
 struct FindInferSourceVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     typeck_results: &'a TypeckResults<'tcx>,
 
     target: GenericArg<'tcx>,
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ struct FindInferSourceVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> FindInferSourceVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
     fn new(
-        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         typeck_results: &'a TypeckResults<'tcx>,
         target: GenericArg<'tcx>,
     ) -> Self {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/freshen.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/freshen.rs
index fee15afc7b3..ff5d1a05a70 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/freshen.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/freshen.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 
 pub struct TypeFreshener<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     ty_freshen_count: u32,
     const_freshen_count: u32,
     ty_freshen_map: FxHashMap<ty::InferTy, Ty<'tcx>>,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub struct TypeFreshener<'a, 'tcx> {
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeFreshener<'a, 'tcx> {
-    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>, keep_static: bool) -> TypeFreshener<'a, 'tcx> {
+    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>, keep_static: bool) -> TypeFreshener<'a, 'tcx> {
         TypeFreshener {
             infcx,
             ty_freshen_count: 0,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/fudge.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/fudge.rs
index 2f0eadce631..6dd6c4e1f5e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/fudge.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/fudge.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct VariableLengths {
     region_constraints_len: usize,
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     fn variable_lengths(&self) -> VariableLengths {
         let mut inner = self.inner.borrow_mut();
         VariableLengths {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub fn fudge_inference_if_ok<T, E, F>(&self, f: F) -> Result<T, E>
 }
 
 pub struct InferenceFudger<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     type_vars: (Range<TyVid>, Vec<TypeVariableOrigin>),
     int_vars: Range<IntVid>,
     float_vars: Range<FloatVid>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/glb.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/glb.rs
index 1570a08f3ca..6ffefcb7a28 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/glb.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/glb.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn binders<T>(
 }
 
 impl<'combine, 'infcx, 'tcx> LatticeDir<'infcx, 'tcx> for Glb<'combine, 'infcx, 'tcx> {
-    fn infcx(&self) -> &'infcx InferCtxt<'infcx, 'tcx> {
+    fn infcx(&self) -> &'infcx InferCtxt<'tcx> {
         self.fields.infcx
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/higher_ranked/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/higher_ranked/mod.rs
index 0ce271c0e5d..28c87a1159f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/higher_ranked/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/higher_ranked/mod.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn higher_ranked_sub<T>(
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Replaces all bound variables (lifetimes, types, and constants) bound by
     /// `binder` with placeholder variables in a new universe. This means that the
     /// new placeholders can only be named by inference variables created after
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ pub fn replace_bound_vars_with_placeholders<T>(&self, binder: ty::Binder<'tcx, T
     pub fn leak_check(
         &self,
         overly_polymorphic: bool,
-        snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'_, 'tcx>,
+        snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>,
     ) -> RelateResult<'tcx, ()> {
         // If the user gave `-Zno-leak-check`, or we have been
         // configured to skip the leak check, then skip the leak check
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lattice.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lattice.rs
index 1e3293efad6..eba65361ae6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lattice.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lattice.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /// GLB moves "down" the lattice (to smaller values); LUB moves
 /// "up" the lattice (to bigger values).
 pub trait LatticeDir<'f, 'tcx>: TypeRelation<'tcx> {
-    fn infcx(&self) -> &'f InferCtxt<'f, 'tcx>;
+    fn infcx(&self) -> &'f InferCtxt<'tcx>;
 
     fn cause(&self) -> &ObligationCause<'tcx>;
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lub.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lub.rs
index 9f96d52c850..d6e56fcb7fd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lub.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lub.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ fn const_equate_obligation(&mut self, a: ty::Const<'tcx>, b: ty::Const<'tcx>) {
 }
 
 impl<'combine, 'infcx, 'tcx> LatticeDir<'infcx, 'tcx> for Lub<'combine, 'infcx, 'tcx> {
-    fn infcx(&self) -> &'infcx InferCtxt<'infcx, 'tcx> {
+    fn infcx(&self) -> &'infcx InferCtxt<'tcx> {
         self.fields.infcx
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
index de017ba06c9..8e0c153b642 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 use rustc_data_structures::unify as ut;
 use rustc_errors::{DiagnosticBuilder, ErrorGuaranteed};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LocalDefId};
-use rustc_hir::hir_id::OwnerId;
 use rustc_middle::infer::canonical::{Canonical, CanonicalVarValues};
 use rustc_middle::infer::unify_key::{ConstVarValue, ConstVariableValue};
 use rustc_middle::infer::unify_key::{ConstVariableOrigin, ConstVariableOriginKind, ToType};
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
 use rustc_span::symbol::Symbol;
 use rustc_span::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
 
-use std::cell::{Cell, Ref, RefCell};
+use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::fmt;
 
 use self::combine::CombineFields;
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ pub enum DefiningAnchor {
     Error,
 }
 
-pub struct InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+pub struct InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     pub tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
 
     /// The `DefId` of the item in whose context we are performing inference or typeck.
@@ -274,12 +273,6 @@ pub struct InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     /// solving is left to borrowck instead.
     pub considering_regions: bool,
 
-    /// During type-checking/inference of a body, `in_progress_typeck_results`
-    /// contains a reference to the typeck results being built up, which are
-    /// used for reading closure kinds/signatures as they are inferred,
-    /// and for error reporting logic to read arbitrary node types.
-    pub in_progress_typeck_results: Option<&'a RefCell<ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>>>,
-
     pub inner: RefCell<InferCtxtInner<'tcx>>,
 
     /// If set, this flag causes us to skip the 'leak check' during
@@ -342,7 +335,7 @@ pub struct InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     universe: Cell<ty::UniverseIndex>,
 
     normalize_fn_sig_for_diagnostic:
-        Option<Lrc<dyn Fn(&InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>) -> ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>>>,
+        Option<Lrc<dyn Fn(&InferCtxt<'tcx>, ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>) -> ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>>>,
 }
 
 /// See the `error_reporting` module for more details.
@@ -553,16 +546,13 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
     }
 }
 
-/// A temporary returned by `tcx.infer_ctxt()`. This is necessary
-/// for multiple `InferCtxt` to share the same `in_progress_typeck_results`
-/// without using `Rc` or something similar.
+/// Used to configure inference contexts before their creation
 pub struct InferCtxtBuilder<'tcx> {
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     defining_use_anchor: DefiningAnchor,
     considering_regions: bool,
-    fresh_typeck_results: Option<RefCell<ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>>>,
     normalize_fn_sig_for_diagnostic:
-        Option<Lrc<dyn Fn(&InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>) -> ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>>>,
+        Option<Lrc<dyn Fn(&InferCtxt<'tcx>, ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>) -> ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>>>,
 }
 
 pub trait TyCtxtInferExt<'tcx> {
@@ -575,26 +565,17 @@ fn infer_ctxt(self) -> InferCtxtBuilder<'tcx> {
             tcx: self,
             defining_use_anchor: DefiningAnchor::Error,
             considering_regions: true,
-            fresh_typeck_results: None,
             normalize_fn_sig_for_diagnostic: None,
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> InferCtxtBuilder<'tcx> {
-    /// Used only by `rustc_hir_analysis` during body type-checking/inference,
-    /// will initialize `in_progress_typeck_results` with fresh `TypeckResults`.
-    /// Will also change the scope for opaque type defining use checks to the given owner.
-    pub fn with_fresh_in_progress_typeck_results(mut self, table_owner: OwnerId) -> Self {
-        self.fresh_typeck_results = Some(RefCell::new(ty::TypeckResults::new(table_owner)));
-        self.with_opaque_type_inference(DefiningAnchor::Bind(table_owner.def_id))
-    }
-
     /// Whenever the `InferCtxt` should be able to handle defining uses of opaque types,
     /// you need to call this function. Otherwise the opaque type will be treated opaquely.
     ///
     /// It is only meant to be called in two places, for typeck
-    /// (via `with_fresh_in_progress_typeck_results`) and for the inference context used
+    /// (via `Inherited::build`) and for the inference context used
     /// in mir borrowck.
     pub fn with_opaque_type_inference(mut self, defining_use_anchor: DefiningAnchor) -> Self {
         self.defining_use_anchor = defining_use_anchor;
@@ -608,7 +589,7 @@ pub fn ignoring_regions(mut self) -> Self {
 
     pub fn with_normalize_fn_sig_for_diagnostic(
         mut self,
-        fun: Lrc<dyn Fn(&InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>) -> ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>>,
+        fun: Lrc<dyn Fn(&InferCtxt<'tcx>, ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>) -> ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>>,
     ) -> Self {
         self.normalize_fn_sig_for_diagnostic = Some(fun);
         self
@@ -625,7 +606,7 @@ pub fn enter_with_canonical<T, R>(
         &mut self,
         span: Span,
         canonical: &Canonical<'tcx, T>,
-        f: impl for<'a> FnOnce(InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>, T, CanonicalVarValues<'tcx>) -> R,
+        f: impl FnOnce(InferCtxt<'tcx>, T, CanonicalVarValues<'tcx>) -> R,
     ) -> R
     where
         T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
@@ -637,20 +618,17 @@ pub fn enter_with_canonical<T, R>(
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn enter<R>(&mut self, f: impl for<'a> FnOnce(InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>) -> R) -> R {
+    pub fn enter<R>(&mut self, f: impl FnOnce(InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> R) -> R {
         let InferCtxtBuilder {
             tcx,
             defining_use_anchor,
             considering_regions,
-            ref fresh_typeck_results,
             ref normalize_fn_sig_for_diagnostic,
         } = *self;
-        let in_progress_typeck_results = fresh_typeck_results.as_ref();
         f(InferCtxt {
             tcx,
             defining_use_anchor,
             considering_regions,
-            in_progress_typeck_results,
             inner: RefCell::new(InferCtxtInner::new()),
             lexical_region_resolutions: RefCell::new(None),
             selection_cache: Default::default(),
@@ -677,7 +655,7 @@ pub fn unit(self) -> InferOk<'tcx, ()> {
     /// Extracts `value`, registering any obligations into `fulfill_cx`.
     pub fn into_value_registering_obligations(
         self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         fulfill_cx: &mut dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>,
     ) -> T {
         let InferOk { value, obligations } = self;
@@ -693,18 +671,17 @@ pub fn into_obligations(self) -> PredicateObligations<'tcx> {
 }
 
 #[must_use = "once you start a snapshot, you should always consume it"]
-pub struct CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx> {
+pub struct CombinedSnapshot<'tcx> {
     undo_snapshot: Snapshot<'tcx>,
     region_constraints_snapshot: RegionSnapshot,
     universe: ty::UniverseIndex,
     was_in_snapshot: bool,
-    _in_progress_typeck_results: Option<Ref<'a, ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>>>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Creates a `TypeErrCtxt` for emitting various inference errors.
     /// During typeck, use `FnCtxt::infer_err` instead.
-    pub fn err_ctxt(&'a self) -> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+    pub fn err_ctxt(&self) -> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
         TypeErrCtxt { infcx: self, typeck_results: None }
     }
 
@@ -746,7 +723,7 @@ pub fn freshen<T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>>(&self, t: T) -> T {
     /// if this is not a type variable.
     ///
     /// No attempt is made to resolve `ty`.
-    pub fn type_var_origin(&'a self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<TypeVariableOrigin> {
+    pub fn type_var_origin(&self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<TypeVariableOrigin> {
         match *ty.kind() {
             ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(vid)) => {
                 Some(*self.inner.borrow_mut().type_variables().var_origin(vid))
@@ -787,7 +764,7 @@ pub fn unsolved_variables(&self) -> Vec<Ty<'tcx>> {
         vars
     }
 
-    fn combine_fields(
+    fn combine_fields<'a>(
         &'a self,
         trace: TypeTrace<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
@@ -829,7 +806,7 @@ pub fn save_and_restore_in_snapshot_flag<F, R>(&self, func: F) -> R
         result
     }
 
-    fn start_snapshot(&self) -> CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx> {
+    fn start_snapshot(&self) -> CombinedSnapshot<'tcx> {
         debug!("start_snapshot()");
 
         let in_snapshot = self.in_snapshot.replace(true);
@@ -841,22 +818,16 @@ fn start_snapshot(&self) -> CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx> {
             region_constraints_snapshot: inner.unwrap_region_constraints().start_snapshot(),
             universe: self.universe(),
             was_in_snapshot: in_snapshot,
-            // Borrow typeck results "in progress" (i.e., during typeck)
-            // to ban writes from within a snapshot to them.
-            _in_progress_typeck_results: self
-                .in_progress_typeck_results
-                .map(|typeck_results| typeck_results.borrow()),
         }
     }
 
     #[instrument(skip(self, snapshot), level = "debug")]
-    fn rollback_to(&self, cause: &str, snapshot: CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx>) {
+    fn rollback_to(&self, cause: &str, snapshot: CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>) {
         let CombinedSnapshot {
             undo_snapshot,
             region_constraints_snapshot,
             universe,
             was_in_snapshot,
-            _in_progress_typeck_results,
         } = snapshot;
 
         self.in_snapshot.set(was_in_snapshot);
@@ -868,13 +839,12 @@ fn rollback_to(&self, cause: &str, snapshot: CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx>) {
     }
 
     #[instrument(skip(self, snapshot), level = "debug")]
-    fn commit_from(&self, snapshot: CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx>) {
+    fn commit_from(&self, snapshot: CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>) {
         let CombinedSnapshot {
             undo_snapshot,
             region_constraints_snapshot: _,
             universe: _,
             was_in_snapshot,
-            _in_progress_typeck_results,
         } = snapshot;
 
         self.in_snapshot.set(was_in_snapshot);
@@ -886,7 +856,7 @@ fn commit_from(&self, snapshot: CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx>) {
     #[instrument(skip(self, f), level = "debug")]
     pub fn commit_if_ok<T, E, F>(&self, f: F) -> Result<T, E>
     where
-        F: FnOnce(&CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx>) -> Result<T, E>,
+        F: FnOnce(&CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>) -> Result<T, E>,
     {
         let snapshot = self.start_snapshot();
         let r = f(&snapshot);
@@ -906,7 +876,7 @@ pub fn commit_if_ok<T, E, F>(&self, f: F) -> Result<T, E>
     #[instrument(skip(self, f), level = "debug")]
     pub fn probe<R, F>(&self, f: F) -> R
     where
-        F: FnOnce(&CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx>) -> R,
+        F: FnOnce(&CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>) -> R,
     {
         let snapshot = self.start_snapshot();
         let r = f(&snapshot);
@@ -918,7 +888,7 @@ pub fn probe<R, F>(&self, f: F) -> R
     #[instrument(skip(self, f), level = "debug")]
     pub fn probe_maybe_skip_leak_check<R, F>(&self, should_skip: bool, f: F) -> R
     where
-        F: FnOnce(&CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx>) -> R,
+        F: FnOnce(&CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>) -> R,
     {
         let snapshot = self.start_snapshot();
         let was_skip_leak_check = self.skip_leak_check.get();
@@ -938,7 +908,7 @@ pub fn probe_maybe_skip_leak_check<R, F>(&self, should_skip: bool, f: F) -> R
     /// - `Some(false)` -- if there are `'a: 'b` constraints but none involve placeholders
     pub fn region_constraints_added_in_snapshot(
         &self,
-        snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx>,
+        snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>,
     ) -> Option<bool> {
         self.inner
             .borrow_mut()
@@ -946,7 +916,7 @@ pub fn region_constraints_added_in_snapshot(
             .region_constraints_added_in_snapshot(&snapshot.undo_snapshot)
     }
 
-    pub fn opaque_types_added_in_snapshot(&self, snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'a, 'tcx>) -> bool {
+    pub fn opaque_types_added_in_snapshot(&self, snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>) -> bool {
         self.inner.borrow().undo_log.opaque_types_in_snapshot(&snapshot.undo_snapshot)
     }
 
@@ -1519,7 +1489,7 @@ pub fn replace_bound_vars_with_fresh_vars<T>(
         }
 
         struct ToFreshVars<'a, 'tcx> {
-            infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+            infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
             span: Span,
             lbrct: LateBoundRegionConversionTime,
             map: FxHashMap<ty::BoundVar, ty::GenericArg<'tcx>>,
@@ -1893,7 +1863,7 @@ fn fold_ty(&mut self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
 }
 
 struct ShallowResolver<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeFolder<'tcx> for ShallowResolver<'a, 'tcx> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/nll_relate/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/nll_relate/mod.rs
index 91e73451a0f..7c186ae9470 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/nll_relate/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/nll_relate/mod.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub struct TypeRelating<'me, 'tcx, D>
 where
     D: TypeRelatingDelegate<'tcx>,
 {
-    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'me, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 
     /// Callback to use when we deduce an outlives relationship.
     delegate: D,
@@ -149,11 +149,7 @@ impl<'me, 'tcx, D> TypeRelating<'me, 'tcx, D>
 where
     D: TypeRelatingDelegate<'tcx>,
 {
-    pub fn new(
-        infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'me, 'tcx>,
-        delegate: D,
-        ambient_variance: ty::Variance,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'tcx>, delegate: D, ambient_variance: ty::Variance) -> Self {
         Self {
             infcx,
             delegate,
@@ -867,7 +863,7 @@ struct TypeGeneralizer<'me, 'tcx, D>
 where
     D: TypeRelatingDelegate<'tcx>,
 {
-    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'me, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 
     delegate: &'me mut D,
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types.rs
index 9bf92f08aa5..77e8f72aefa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub struct OpaqueTypeDecl<'tcx> {
     pub origin: hir::OpaqueTyOrigin,
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// This is a backwards compatibility hack to prevent breaking changes from
     /// lazy TAIT around RPIT handling.
     pub fn replace_opaque_types_with_inference_vars<T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>>(
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ pub fn is_defining(self) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     #[instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
     pub fn register_hidden_type(
         &self,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/env.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/env.rs
index 113d4f09066..33543135ddb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/env.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/env.rs
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ pub fn new(param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>) -> Self {
     }
 
     /// Create a new `OutlivesEnvironment` with extra outlives bounds.
-    pub fn with_bounds<'a>(
+    pub fn with_bounds(
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
-        infcx: Option<&InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>>,
+        infcx: Option<&InferCtxt<'tcx>>,
         extra_bounds: impl IntoIterator<Item = OutlivesBound<'tcx>>,
     ) -> Self {
         let mut builder = Self::builder(param_env);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn region_bound_pairs(&self) -> &RegionBoundPairs<'tcx> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> OutlivesEnvironmentBuilder<'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> OutlivesEnvironmentBuilder<'tcx> {
     #[inline]
     #[instrument(level = "debug")]
     fn build(self) -> OutlivesEnvironment<'tcx> {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fn build(self) -> OutlivesEnvironment<'tcx> {
     /// contain inference variables, it must be supplied, in which
     /// case we will register "givens" on the inference context. (See
     /// `RegionConstraintData`.)
-    fn add_outlives_bounds<I>(&mut self, infcx: Option<&InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>>, outlives_bounds: I)
+    fn add_outlives_bounds<I>(&mut self, infcx: Option<&InferCtxt<'tcx>>, outlives_bounds: I)
     where
         I: IntoIterator<Item = OutlivesBound<'tcx>>,
     {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs
index 53f662468e6..6ca884799aa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Region, SubstsRef, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeVisitable};
 use smallvec::smallvec;
 
-impl<'cx, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Registers that the given region obligation must be resolved
     /// from within the scope of `body_id`. These regions are enqueued
     /// and later processed by regionck, when full type information is
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ fn substs_must_outlive(
     }
 }
 
-impl<'cx, 'tcx> TypeOutlivesDelegate<'tcx> for &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'cx, 'tcx> TypeOutlivesDelegate<'tcx> for &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     fn push_sub_region_constraint(
         &mut self,
         origin: SubregionOrigin<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/projection.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/projection.rs
index b45a6514d79..9f12bc972a8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/projection.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/projection.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use super::type_variable::{TypeVariableOrigin, TypeVariableOriginKind};
 use super::InferCtxt;
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Instead of normalizing an associated type projection,
     /// this function generates an inference variable and registers
     /// an obligation that this inference variable must be the result
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/region_constraints/leak_check.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/region_constraints/leak_check.rs
index 397efe6ee83..90858e3072a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/region_constraints/leak_check.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/region_constraints/leak_check.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn leak_check(
         tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
         overly_polymorphic: bool,
         max_universe: ty::UniverseIndex,
-        snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'_, 'tcx>,
+        snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>,
     ) -> RelateResult<'tcx, ()> {
         debug!(
             "leak_check(max_universe={:?}, snapshot.universe={:?}, overly_polymorphic={:?})",
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/resolve.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/resolve.rs
index bb188496caa..069f9600091 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/resolve.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/resolve.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 /// useful for printing messages etc but also required at various
 /// points for correctness.
 pub struct OpportunisticVarResolver<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> OpportunisticVarResolver<'a, 'tcx> {
     #[inline]
-    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Self {
         OpportunisticVarResolver { infcx }
     }
 }
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ fn fold_mir_const(&mut self, constant: mir::ConstantKind<'tcx>) -> mir::Constant
 /// If you want to resolve type and const variables as well, call
 /// [InferCtxt::resolve_vars_if_possible] first.
 pub struct OpportunisticRegionResolver<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> OpportunisticRegionResolver<'a, 'tcx> {
-    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Self {
         OpportunisticRegionResolver { infcx }
     }
 }
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ fn fold_const(&mut self, ct: ty::Const<'tcx>) -> ty::Const<'tcx> {
 /// It does not construct the fully resolved type (which might
 /// involve some hashing and so forth).
 pub struct UnresolvedTypeFinder<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> UnresolvedTypeFinder<'a, 'tcx> {
-    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Self {
         UnresolvedTypeFinder { infcx }
     }
 }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ fn visit_ty(&mut self, t: Ty<'tcx>) -> ControlFlow<Self::BreakTy> {
 /// Full type resolution replaces all type and region variables with
 /// their concrete results. If any variable cannot be replaced (never unified, etc)
 /// then an `Err` result is returned.
-pub fn fully_resolve<'a, 'tcx, T>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>, value: T) -> FixupResult<'tcx, T>
+pub fn fully_resolve<'tcx, T>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>, value: T) -> FixupResult<'tcx, T>
 where
     T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
 {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub fn fully_resolve<'a, 'tcx, T>(infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>, value: T) -> Fixu
 // N.B. This type is not public because the protocol around checking the
 // `err` field is not enforceable otherwise.
 struct FullTypeResolver<'a, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> FallibleTypeFolder<'tcx> for FullTypeResolver<'a, 'tcx> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/traits/engine.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/traits/engine.rs
index 736278ba0d3..b2b985a22ac 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/traits/engine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/traits/engine.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 pub trait TraitEngine<'tcx>: 'tcx {
     fn normalize_projection_type(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         projection_ty: ty::ProjectionTy<'tcx>,
         cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn normalize_projection_type(
     /// parameters (except for `Self`).
     fn register_bound(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         ty: Ty<'tcx>,
         def_id: DefId,
@@ -41,14 +41,13 @@ fn register_bound(
 
     fn register_predicate_obligation(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         obligation: PredicateObligation<'tcx>,
     );
 
-    fn select_all_or_error(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>>;
+    fn select_all_or_error(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>>;
 
-    fn select_where_possible(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>)
-    -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>>;
+    fn select_where_possible(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>>;
 
     fn pending_obligations(&self) -> Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>;
 
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ fn select_where_possible(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>)
 pub trait TraitEngineExt<'tcx> {
     fn register_predicate_obligations(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         obligations: impl IntoIterator<Item = PredicateObligation<'tcx>>,
     );
 }
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ fn register_predicate_obligations(
 impl<'tcx, T: ?Sized + TraitEngine<'tcx>> TraitEngineExt<'tcx> for T {
     fn register_predicate_obligations(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         obligations: impl IntoIterator<Item = PredicateObligation<'tcx>>,
     ) {
         for obligation in obligations {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs
index 95b6c4ce1f2..f8b5009a58d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 use std::fmt;
 use std::iter;
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     pub fn report_extra_impl_obligation(
         &self,
         error_span: Span,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/mod.rs
index 25c4e51cb92..ed7609d4c22 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/mod.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn is_statement(&self) -> bool {
 
 struct Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
-    infcx: InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     typeck_results: &'tcx TypeckResults<'tcx>,
     region_scope_tree: &'tcx region::ScopeTree,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ fn construct_error<'tcx>(
 impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
     fn new(
         thir: &'a Thir<'tcx>,
-        infcx: InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         def: ty::WithOptConstParam<LocalDefId>,
         hir_id: hir::HirId,
         span: Span,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/const_to_pat.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/const_to_pat.rs
index f2935ca0e3a..d477eb1ffeb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/const_to_pat.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/const_to_pat.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub(super) fn const_to_pat(
     }
 }
 
-struct ConstToPat<'a, 'tcx> {
+struct ConstToPat<'tcx> {
     id: hir::HirId,
     span: Span,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct ConstToPat<'a, 'tcx> {
     behind_reference: Cell<bool>,
 
     // inference context used for checking `T: Structural` bounds.
-    infcx: InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 
     include_lint_checks: bool,
 
@@ -71,21 +71,19 @@ mod fallback_to_const_ref {
     /// hoops to get a reference to the value.
     pub(super) struct FallbackToConstRef(());
 
-    pub(super) fn fallback_to_const_ref<'a, 'tcx>(
-        c2p: &super::ConstToPat<'a, 'tcx>,
-    ) -> FallbackToConstRef {
+    pub(super) fn fallback_to_const_ref<'tcx>(c2p: &super::ConstToPat<'tcx>) -> FallbackToConstRef {
         assert!(c2p.behind_reference.get());
         FallbackToConstRef(())
     }
 }
 use fallback_to_const_ref::{fallback_to_const_ref, FallbackToConstRef};
 
-impl<'a, 'tcx> ConstToPat<'a, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> ConstToPat<'tcx> {
     fn new(
         pat_ctxt: &PatCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
         id: hir::HirId,
         span: Span,
-        infcx: InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     ) -> Self {
         trace!(?pat_ctxt.typeck_results.hir_owner);
         ConstToPat {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/autoderef.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/autoderef.rs
index 36ab8f3bd88..61cfeec4bbb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/autoderef.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/autoderef.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct AutoderefSnapshot<'tcx> {
 
 pub struct Autoderef<'a, 'tcx> {
     // Meta infos:
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     span: Span,
     overloaded_span: Span,
     body_id: hir::HirId,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> Autoderef<'a, 'tcx> {
     pub fn new(
-        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         body_id: hir::HirId,
         span: Span,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/infer.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/infer.rs
index ba403ab2da2..91c91d4e52f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/infer.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/infer.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn type_implements_trait(
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     ) -> traits::EvaluationResult;
 }
-impl<'cx, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     fn type_is_copy_modulo_regions(
         &self,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub trait InferCtxtBuilderExt<'tcx> {
     fn enter_canonical_trait_query<K, R>(
         &mut self,
         canonical_key: &Canonical<'tcx, K>,
-        operation: impl FnOnce(&InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, &mut dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>, K) -> Fallible<R>,
+        operation: impl FnOnce(&InferCtxt<'tcx>, &mut dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>, K) -> Fallible<R>,
     ) -> Fallible<CanonicalizedQueryResponse<'tcx, R>>
     where
         K: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxtBuilderExt<'tcx> for InferCtxtBuilder<'tcx> {
     fn enter_canonical_trait_query<K, R>(
         &mut self,
         canonical_key: &Canonical<'tcx, K>,
-        operation: impl FnOnce(&InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, &mut dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>, K) -> Fallible<R>,
+        operation: impl FnOnce(&InferCtxt<'tcx>, &mut dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>, K) -> Fallible<R>,
     ) -> Fallible<CanonicalizedQueryResponse<'tcx, R>>
     where
         K: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/auto_trait.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/auto_trait.rs
index 6ed4f1b8c49..c02265ffdd7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/auto_trait.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/auto_trait.rs
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ impl<'tcx> AutoTraitFinder<'tcx> {
     /// user.
     fn evaluate_predicates(
         &self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         trait_did: DefId,
         ty: Ty<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ fn evaluate_nested_obligations(
 
     pub fn clean_pred(
         &self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         p: ty::Predicate<'tcx>,
     ) -> ty::Predicate<'tcx> {
         infcx.freshen(p)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/chalk_fulfill.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/chalk_fulfill.rs
index 9ef7ac9a8e0..81e1d64493e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/chalk_fulfill.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/chalk_fulfill.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
 impl<'tcx> TraitEngine<'tcx> for FulfillmentContext<'tcx> {
     fn normalize_projection_type(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         _param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         projection_ty: ty::ProjectionTy<'tcx>,
         _cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ fn normalize_projection_type(
 
     fn register_predicate_obligation(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         obligation: PredicateObligation<'tcx>,
     ) {
         assert!(!infcx.is_in_snapshot());
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn register_predicate_obligation(
         self.obligations.insert(obligation);
     }
 
-    fn select_all_or_error(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
+    fn select_all_or_error(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
         {
             let errors = self.select_where_possible(infcx);
 
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ fn select_all_or_error(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Vec<Fulfillmen
             .collect()
     }
 
-    fn select_where_possible(
-        &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
-    ) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
+    fn select_where_possible(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
         assert!(!infcx.is_in_snapshot());
 
         let mut errors = Vec::new();
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs
index 94de8abce19..c3144ff6b07 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ fn overlap_within_probe<'cx, 'tcx>(
     impl1_def_id: DefId,
     impl2_def_id: DefId,
     overlap_mode: OverlapMode,
-    snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'_, 'tcx>,
+    snapshot: &CombinedSnapshot<'tcx>,
 ) -> Option<OverlapResult<'tcx>> {
     let infcx = selcx.infcx();
 
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ fn negative_impl<'cx, 'tcx>(
     })
 }
 
-fn equate<'cx, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+fn equate<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     impl_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     subject1: ImplSubject<'tcx>,
     subject2: ImplSubject<'tcx>,
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ fn negative_impl_exists<'cx, 'tcx>(
 }
 
 #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(infcx))]
-fn resolve_negative_obligation<'cx, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+fn resolve_negative_obligation<'tcx>(
+    infcx: InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     o: &PredicateObligation<'tcx>,
     body_def_id: DefId,
 ) -> bool {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/const_evaluatable.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/const_evaluatable.rs
index 911d1cf8bdf..8ea3d0fc917 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/const_evaluatable.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/const_evaluatable.rs
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ pub fn try_unify_abstract_consts<'tcx>(
 
 /// Check if a given constant can be evaluated.
 #[instrument(skip(infcx), level = "debug")]
-pub fn is_const_evaluatable<'cx, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+pub fn is_const_evaluatable<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     uv: ty::UnevaluatedConst<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     span: Span,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs
index dba4d4f69da..e0c8deec91a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ fn new_in_snapshot(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Box<Self> {
 /// Used if you want to have pleasant experience when dealing
 /// with obligations outside of hir or mir typeck.
 pub struct ObligationCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
-    pub infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    pub infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     engine: RefCell<Box<dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>>>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> ObligationCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
-    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Self {
         Self { infcx, engine: RefCell::new(<dyn TraitEngine<'_>>::new(infcx.tcx)) }
     }
 
-    pub fn new_in_snapshot(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new_in_snapshot(infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Self {
         Self { infcx, engine: RefCell::new(<dyn TraitEngine<'_>>::new_in_snapshot(infcx.tcx)) }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs
index 09944404960..e7270bd7c2d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn report_selection_error(
     );
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Given some node representing a fn-like thing in the HIR map,
     /// returns a span and `ArgKind` information that describes the
     /// arguments it expects. This can be supplied to
@@ -2515,7 +2515,7 @@ fn predicate_can_apply(
         pred: ty::PolyTraitRef<'tcx>,
     ) -> bool {
         struct ParamToVarFolder<'a, 'tcx> {
-            infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+            infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
             var_map: FxHashMap<Ty<'tcx>, Ty<'tcx>>,
         }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
index ca096d3cfc8..980e85b4526 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl<'tcx, 'a> GeneratorData<'tcx, 'a> {
     // meet an obligation
     fn try_get_upvar_span<F>(
         &self,
-        infer_context: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+        infer_context: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         generator_did: DefId,
         ty_matches: F,
     ) -> Option<GeneratorInteriorOrUpvar>
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ fn report_closure_arg_mismatch(
         expected: ty::PolyTraitRef<'tcx>,
     ) -> DiagnosticBuilder<'tcx, ErrorGuaranteed> {
         pub(crate) fn build_fn_sig_ty<'tcx>(
-            infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+            infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
             trait_ref: ty::PolyTraitRef<'tcx>,
         ) -> Ty<'tcx> {
             let inputs = trait_ref.skip_binder().substs.type_at(1);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/fulfill.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/fulfill.rs
index 5802f038e89..6eb02395685 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/fulfill.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/fulfill.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TraitEngine<'tcx> for FulfillmentContext<'tcx> {
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, infcx, param_env, cause))]
     fn normalize_projection_type(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         projection_ty: ty::ProjectionTy<'tcx>,
         cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ fn normalize_projection_type(
 
     fn register_predicate_obligation(
         &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         obligation: PredicateObligation<'tcx>,
     ) {
         // this helps to reduce duplicate errors, as well as making
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fn register_predicate_obligation(
             .register_obligation(PendingPredicateObligation { obligation, stalled_on: vec![] });
     }
 
-    fn select_all_or_error(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
+    fn select_all_or_error(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
         {
             let errors = self.select_where_possible(infcx);
             if !errors.is_empty() {
@@ -193,10 +193,7 @@ fn select_all_or_error(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Vec<Fulfillmen
         self.predicates.to_errors(CodeAmbiguity).into_iter().map(to_fulfillment_error).collect()
     }
 
-    fn select_where_possible(
-        &mut self,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
-    ) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
+    fn select_where_possible(&mut self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
         let selcx = SelectionContext::new(infcx);
         self.select(selcx)
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
index 02fa8747efa..5153ce11ca0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ pub fn predicates_for_generics<'tcx>(
 /// `bound` or is not known to meet bound (note that this is
 /// conservative towards *no impl*, which is the opposite of the
 /// `evaluate` methods).
-pub fn type_known_to_meet_bound_modulo_regions<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub fn type_known_to_meet_bound_modulo_regions<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     ty: Ty<'tcx>,
     def_id: DefId,
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ pub fn normalize_param_env_or_error<'tcx>(
 }
 
 /// Normalize a type and process all resulting obligations, returning any errors
-pub fn fully_normalize<'a, 'tcx, T>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub fn fully_normalize<'tcx, T>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     value: T,
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ pub fn fully_normalize<'a, 'tcx, T>(
 
 /// Process an obligation (and any nested obligations that come from it) to
 /// completion, returning any errors
-pub fn fully_solve_obligation<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub fn fully_solve_obligation<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     obligation: PredicateObligation<'tcx>,
 ) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
     let mut engine = <dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>>::new(infcx.tcx);
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ pub fn fully_solve_obligation<'a, 'tcx>(
 
 /// Process a set of obligations (and any nested obligations that come from them)
 /// to completion
-pub fn fully_solve_obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub fn fully_solve_obligations<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     obligations: impl IntoIterator<Item = PredicateObligation<'tcx>>,
 ) -> Vec<FulfillmentError<'tcx>> {
     let mut engine = <dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>>::new(infcx.tcx);
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ pub fn fully_solve_obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
 /// Process a bound (and any nested obligations that come from it) to completion.
 /// This is a convenience function for traits that have no generic arguments, such
 /// as auto traits, and builtin traits like Copy or Sized.
-pub fn fully_solve_bound<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub fn fully_solve_bound<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     ty: Ty<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/outlives_bounds.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/outlives_bounds.rs
index 3008dfcadde..108dae092cf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/outlives_bounds.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/outlives_bounds.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn implied_bounds_tys(
     ) -> Bounds<'a, 'tcx>;
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'cx, 'tcx: 'a> InferCtxtExt<'a, 'tcx> for InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'a, 'tcx: 'a> InferCtxtExt<'a, 'tcx> for InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Implied bounds are region relationships that we deduce
     /// automatically. The idea is that (e.g.) a caller must check that a
     /// function's argument types are well-formed immediately before
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs
index 1913fabdc57..4a2fde2cb4b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ fn fold_predicate(&mut self, p: ty::Predicate<'tcx>) -> ty::Predicate<'tcx> {
 }
 
 pub struct BoundVarReplacer<'me, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'me, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     // These three maps track the bound variable that were replaced by placeholders. It might be
     // nice to remove these since we already have the `kind` in the placeholder; we really just need
     // the `var` (but we *could* bring that into scope if we were to track them as we pass them).
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ pub struct BoundVarReplacer<'me, 'tcx> {
 /// FIXME(@lcnr): We may even consider experimenting with eagerly replacing bound vars during
 /// normalization as well, at which point this function will be unnecessary and can be removed.
 pub fn with_replaced_escaping_bound_vars<'a, 'tcx, T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>, R: TypeFoldable<'tcx>>(
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     universe_indices: &'a mut Vec<Option<ty::UniverseIndex>>,
     value: T,
     f: impl FnOnce(T) -> R,
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ impl<'me, 'tcx> BoundVarReplacer<'me, 'tcx> {
     /// Returns `Some` if we *were* able to replace bound vars. If there are any bound vars that
     /// use a binding level above `universe_indices.len()`, we fail.
     pub fn replace_bound_vars<T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>>(
-        infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'me, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         universe_indices: &'me mut Vec<Option<ty::UniverseIndex>>,
         value: T,
     ) -> (
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ fn fold_predicate(&mut self, p: ty::Predicate<'tcx>) -> ty::Predicate<'tcx> {
 
 // The inverse of `BoundVarReplacer`: replaces placeholders with the bound vars from which they came.
 pub struct PlaceholderReplacer<'me, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'me, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     mapped_regions: BTreeMap<ty::PlaceholderRegion, ty::BoundRegion>,
     mapped_types: BTreeMap<ty::PlaceholderType, ty::BoundTy>,
     mapped_consts: BTreeMap<ty::PlaceholderConst<'tcx>, ty::BoundVar>,
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ pub struct PlaceholderReplacer<'me, 'tcx> {
 
 impl<'me, 'tcx> PlaceholderReplacer<'me, 'tcx> {
     pub fn replace_placeholders<T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>>(
-        infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'me, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         mapped_regions: BTreeMap<ty::PlaceholderRegion, ty::BoundRegion>,
         mapped_types: BTreeMap<ty::PlaceholderType, ty::BoundTy>,
         mapped_consts: BTreeMap<ty::PlaceholderConst<'tcx>, ty::BoundVar>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/evaluate_obligation.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/evaluate_obligation.rs
index 32669e23db9..c84f128ddf7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/evaluate_obligation.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/evaluate_obligation.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn evaluate_obligation_no_overflow(
     ) -> EvaluationResult;
 }
 
-impl<'cx, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Evaluates whether the predicate can be satisfied (by any means)
     /// in the given `ParamEnv`.
     fn predicate_may_hold(&self, obligation: &PredicateObligation<'tcx>) -> bool {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/normalize.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/normalize.rs
index 5af88ffc109..af102952172 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/normalize.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/normalize.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ fn visit_const(&mut self, ct: ty::Const<'tcx>) -> ControlFlow<Self::BreakTy> {
 }
 
 struct QueryNormalizer<'cx, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     cause: &'cx ObligationCause<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     obligations: Vec<PredicateObligation<'tcx>>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/type_op/custom.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/type_op/custom.rs
index 18988861add..6bf3ed0d0e2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/type_op/custom.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/type_op/custom.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub struct CustomTypeOp<F, G> {
 impl<F, G> CustomTypeOp<F, G> {
     pub fn new<'tcx, R>(closure: F, description: G) -> Self
     where
-        F: FnOnce(&InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Fallible<InferOk<'tcx, R>>,
+        F: FnOnce(&InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Fallible<InferOk<'tcx, R>>,
         G: Fn() -> String,
     {
         CustomTypeOp { closure, description }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn new<'tcx, R>(closure: F, description: G) -> Self
 
 impl<'tcx, F, R: fmt::Debug, G> super::TypeOp<'tcx> for CustomTypeOp<F, G>
 where
-    F: for<'a, 'cx> FnOnce(&'a InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>) -> Fallible<InferOk<'tcx, R>>,
+    F: for<'a, 'cx> FnOnce(&'a InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Fallible<InferOk<'tcx, R>>,
     G: Fn() -> String,
 {
     type Output = R;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl<'tcx, F, R: fmt::Debug, G> super::TypeOp<'tcx> for CustomTypeOp<F, G>
     /// Processes the operation and all resulting obligations,
     /// returning the final result along with any region constraints
     /// (they will be given over to the NLL region solver).
-    fn fully_perform(self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Fallible<TypeOpOutput<'tcx, Self>> {
+    fn fully_perform(self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Fallible<TypeOpOutput<'tcx, Self>> {
         if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
             info!("fully_perform({:?})", self);
         }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
 /// Executes `op` and then scrapes out all the "old style" region
 /// constraints that result, creating query-region-constraints.
 pub fn scrape_region_constraints<'tcx, Op: super::TypeOp<'tcx, Output = R>, R>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     op: impl FnOnce() -> Fallible<InferOk<'tcx, R>>,
 ) -> Fallible<(TypeOpOutput<'tcx, Op>, RegionConstraintData<'tcx>)> {
     // During NLL, we expect that nobody will register region
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/type_op/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/type_op/mod.rs
index 8a79165702c..29ae8ae6b6e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/type_op/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/type_op/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub trait TypeOp<'tcx>: Sized + fmt::Debug {
     /// Processes the operation and all resulting obligations,
     /// returning the final result along with any region constraints
     /// (they will be given over to the NLL region solver).
-    fn fully_perform(self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Fallible<TypeOpOutput<'tcx, Self>>;
+    fn fully_perform(self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Fallible<TypeOpOutput<'tcx, Self>>;
 }
 
 /// The output from performing a type op
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn perform_query(
 
     fn fully_perform_into(
         query_key: ParamEnvAnd<'tcx, Self>,
-        infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         output_query_region_constraints: &mut QueryRegionConstraints<'tcx>,
     ) -> Fallible<(
         Self::QueryResponse,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl<'tcx, Q> TypeOp<'tcx> for ParamEnvAnd<'tcx, Q>
     type Output = Q::QueryResponse;
     type ErrorInfo = Canonical<'tcx, ParamEnvAnd<'tcx, Q>>;
 
-    fn fully_perform(self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Fallible<TypeOpOutput<'tcx, Self>> {
+    fn fully_perform(self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Fallible<TypeOpOutput<'tcx, Self>> {
         let mut region_constraints = QueryRegionConstraints::default();
         let (output, error_info, mut obligations, _) =
             Q::fully_perform_into(self, infcx, &mut region_constraints)?;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/relationships.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/relationships.rs
index 8148e2b7871..8cf500a466b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/relationships.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/relationships.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 pub(crate) fn update<'tcx, T>(
     engine: &mut T,
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     obligation: &PredicateObligation<'tcx>,
 ) where
     T: TraitEngine<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
index f9e4b832546..ae811fbac02 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn intercrate_ambiguity_hint(&self) -> String {
 }
 
 pub struct SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
 
     /// Freshener used specifically for entries on the obligation
     /// stack. This ensures that all entries on the stack at one time
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ enum BuiltinImplConditions<'tcx> {
 }
 
 impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
-    pub fn new(infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>) -> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
+    pub fn new(infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
         SelectionContext {
             infcx,
             freshener: infcx.freshener_keep_static(),
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ pub fn new(infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>) -> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn intercrate(infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>) -> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
+    pub fn intercrate(infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
         SelectionContext { intercrate: true, ..SelectionContext::new(infcx) }
     }
 
     pub fn with_query_mode(
-        infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
         query_mode: TraitQueryMode,
     ) -> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
         debug!(?query_mode, "with_query_mode");
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ pub fn take_intercrate_ambiguity_causes(&mut self) -> FxIndexSet<IntercrateAmbig
         self.intercrate_ambiguity_causes.take().unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
-    pub fn infcx(&self) -> &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
+    pub fn infcx(&self) -> &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx> {
         self.infcx
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/specialize/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/specialize/mod.rs
index eac3f0f30e8..bfc3b760050 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/specialize/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/specialize/mod.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ pub struct OverlapError {
 /// through associated type projection. We deal with such cases by using
 /// *fulfillment* to relate the two impls, requiring that all projections are
 /// resolved.
-pub fn translate_substs<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub fn translate_substs<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     source_impl: DefId,
     source_substs: SubstsRef<'tcx>,
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ pub(super) fn specializes(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, (impl1_def_id, impl2_def_id): (DefId,
 /// generics of `target_impl`, including both those needed to unify with
 /// `source_trait_ref` and those whose identity is determined via a where
 /// clause in the impl.
-fn fulfill_implication<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+fn fulfill_implication<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     source_trait_ref: ty::TraitRef<'tcx>,
     target_impl: DefId,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/structural_match.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/structural_match.rs
index 5829a0f92ee..b6cfff9eb0a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/structural_match.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/structural_match.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn search_for_adt_const_param_violation<'tcx>(
 /// Note that this does *not* recursively check if the substructure of `adt_ty`
 /// implements the traits.
 fn type_marked_structural<'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     adt_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
     cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
 ) -> bool {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
index 5f901d6995e..b1fae164d85 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 /// inference variable, returns `None`, because we are not able to
 /// make any progress at all. This is to prevent "livelock" where we
 /// say "$0 is WF if $0 is WF".
-pub fn obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub fn obligations<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     body_id: hir::HirId,
     recursion_depth: usize,
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ pub fn obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
 /// well-formed.  For example, if there is a trait `Set` defined like
 /// `trait Set<K:Eq>`, then the trait reference `Foo: Set<Bar>` is WF
 /// if `Bar: Eq`.
-pub fn trait_obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub fn trait_obligations<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     body_id: hir::HirId,
     trait_pred: &ty::TraitPredicate<'tcx>,
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ pub fn trait_obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
 }
 
 #[instrument(skip(infcx), ret)]
-pub fn predicate_obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+pub fn predicate_obligations<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     body_id: hir::HirId,
     predicate: ty::Predicate<'tcx>,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ fn cause(&self, code: traits::ObligationCauseCode<'tcx>) -> traits::ObligationCa
         traits::ObligationCause::new(self.span, self.body_id, code)
     }
 
-    fn normalize(self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>) -> Vec<traits::PredicateObligation<'tcx>> {
+    fn normalize(self, infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Vec<traits::PredicateObligation<'tcx>> {
         let cause = self.cause(traits::WellFormed(None));
         let param_env = self.param_env;
         let mut obligations = Vec::with_capacity(self.out.len());
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/implied_outlives_bounds.rs b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/implied_outlives_bounds.rs
index e540ee1664d..7d36b9558d5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/implied_outlives_bounds.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/implied_outlives_bounds.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn implied_outlives_bounds<'tcx>(
 }
 
 fn compute_implied_outlives_bounds<'tcx>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     ty: Ty<'tcx>,
 ) -> Fallible<Vec<OutlivesBound<'tcx>>> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/type_op.rs b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/type_op.rs
index ff7d1ef00cc..bca7458ed33 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/type_op.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/type_op.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn type_op_ascribe_user_type<'tcx>(
 /// this query can be re-run to better track the span of the obligation cause, and improve the error
 /// message. Do not call directly unless you're in that very specific context.
 pub fn type_op_ascribe_user_type_with_span<'a, 'tcx: 'a>(
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     fulfill_cx: &'a mut dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>,
     key: ParamEnvAnd<'tcx, AscribeUserType<'tcx>>,
     span: Option<Span>,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn type_op_ascribe_user_type_with_span<'a, 'tcx: 'a>(
 }
 
 struct AscribeUserTypeCx<'me, 'tcx> {
-    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'me, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'me InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     span: Span,
     fulfill_cx: &'me mut dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>,
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn type_op_eq<'tcx>(
 }
 
 fn type_op_normalize<'tcx, T>(
-    infcx: &InferCtxt<'_, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     fulfill_cx: &mut dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>,
     key: ParamEnvAnd<'tcx, Normalize<T>>,
 ) -> Fallible<T>
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ fn type_op_prove_predicate<'tcx>(
 /// this query can be re-run to better track the span of the obligation cause, and improve the error
 /// message. Do not call directly unless you're in that very specific context.
 pub fn type_op_prove_predicate_with_cause<'a, 'tcx: 'a>(
-    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
+    infcx: &'a InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     fulfill_cx: &'a mut dyn TraitEngine<'tcx>,
     key: ParamEnvAnd<'tcx, ProvePredicate<'tcx>>,
     cause: ObligationCause<'tcx>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/lib.rs
index 51f2eb8606a..f7cc94e5314 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ pub struct Types<'tcx> {
     }
 
     pub struct TransmuteTypeEnv<'cx, 'tcx> {
-        infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>,
+        infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     }
 
     impl<'cx, 'tcx> TransmuteTypeEnv<'cx, 'tcx> {
-        pub fn new(infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx>) -> Self {
+        pub fn new(infcx: &'cx InferCtxt<'tcx>) -> Self {
             Self { infcx }
         }