diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/map/definitions.rs b/src/librustc/hir/map/definitions.rs
index 673429b49f7..83d3627d8e6 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/map/definitions.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/map/definitions.rs
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ impl DefPathData {
 
     pub fn as_interned_str(&self) -> InternedString {
         use self::DefPathData::*;
-        match *self {
+        let s = match *self {
             TypeNs(ref name) |
             ValueNs(ref name) |
             Module(ref name) |
@@ -353,43 +353,24 @@ impl DefPathData {
             EnumVariant(ref name) |
             Binding(ref name) |
             Field(ref name) => {
-                name.clone()
-            }
-
-            Impl => {
-                InternedString::new("{{impl}}")
+                return name.clone();
             }
 
             // note that this does not show up in user printouts
-            CrateRoot => {
-                InternedString::new("{{root}}")
-            }
+            CrateRoot => "{{root}}",
 
             // note that this does not show up in user printouts
-            InlinedRoot(_) => {
-                InternedString::new("{{inlined-root}}")
-            }
+            InlinedRoot(_) => "{{inlined-root}}",
 
-            Misc => {
-                InternedString::new("{{?}}")
-            }
+            Impl => "{{impl}}",
+            Misc => "{{?}}",
+            ClosureExpr => "{{closure}}",
+            StructCtor => "{{constructor}}",
+            Initializer => "{{initializer}}",
+            ImplTrait => "{{impl-Trait}}",
+        };
 
-            ClosureExpr => {
-                InternedString::new("{{closure}}")
-            }
-
-            StructCtor => {
-                InternedString::new("{{constructor}}")
-            }
-
-            Initializer => {
-                InternedString::new("{{initializer}}")
-            }
-
-            ImplTrait => {
-                InternedString::new("{{impl-Trait}}")
-            }
-        }
+        Symbol::intern(s).as_str()
     }
 
     pub fn to_string(&self) -> String {
diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs b/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs
index 06cfc8aee8c..a90577b3426 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ impl<'a, 'ast> NodesMatchingSuffix<'a, 'ast> {
                 None => return false,
                 Some((node_id, name)) => (node_id, name),
             };
-            if &part[..] != mod_name.as_str() {
+            if mod_name != &**part {
                 return false;
             }
             cursor = self.map.get_parent(mod_id);
@@ -803,8 +803,7 @@ impl<'a, 'ast> NodesMatchingSuffix<'a, 'ast> {
     // We are looking at some node `n` with a given name and parent
     // id; do their names match what I am seeking?
     fn matches_names(&self, parent_of_n: NodeId, name: Name) -> bool {
-        name.as_str() == &self.item_name[..] &&
-            self.suffix_matches(parent_of_n)
+        name == &**self.item_name && self.suffix_matches(parent_of_n)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/dead.rs b/src/librustc/middle/dead.rs
index 09c1bd0dd12..f47eab013c2 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/dead.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/dead.rs
@@ -498,8 +498,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DeadVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                       span: syntax_pos::Span,
                       name: ast::Name,
                       node_type: &str) {
-        let name = name.as_str();
-        if !name.starts_with("_") {
+        if !name.as_str().starts_with("_") {
             self.tcx
                 .sess
                 .add_lint(lint::builtin::DEAD_CODE,
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/entry.rs b/src/librustc/middle/entry.rs
index 9dd54457a34..65aedae347a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/entry.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/entry.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ fn entry_point_type(item: &Item, at_root: bool) -> EntryPointType {
                 EntryPointType::Start
             } else if attr::contains_name(&item.attrs, "main") {
                 EntryPointType::MainAttr
-            } else if item.name.as_str() == "main" {
+            } else if item.name == "main" {
                 if at_root {
                     // This is a top-level function so can be 'main'
                     EntryPointType::MainNamed
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/intrinsicck.rs b/src/librustc/middle/intrinsicck.rs
index cf08b59312d..80cf64865ab 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/intrinsicck.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/intrinsicck.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> ExprVisitor<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
             ty::TyFnDef(.., ref bfty) => bfty.abi == RustIntrinsic,
             _ => return false
         };
-        intrinsic && self.infcx.tcx.item_name(def_id).as_str() == "transmute"
+        intrinsic && self.infcx.tcx.item_name(def_id) == "transmute"
     }
 
     fn check_transmute(&self, span: Span, from: Ty<'gcx>, to: Ty<'gcx>, id: ast::NodeId) {
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs b/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs
index 6b2e3de34f3..86a89eff3a4 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for Checker<'a, 'tcx> {
         // When compiling with --test we don't enforce stability on the
         // compiler-generated test module, demarcated with `DUMMY_SP` plus the
         // name `__test`
-        if item.span == DUMMY_SP && item.name.as_str() == "__test" { return }
+        if item.span == DUMMY_SP && item.name == "__test" { return }
 
         check_item(self.tcx, item, true,
                    &mut |id, sp, stab, depr| self.check(id, sp, stab, depr));
diff --git a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mir/dataflow/sanity_check.rs b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mir/dataflow/sanity_check.rs
index b8c26a0512f..916d17dcc91 100644
--- a/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mir/dataflow/sanity_check.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_borrowck/borrowck/mir/dataflow/sanity_check.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ fn is_rustc_peek<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
                 {
                     let name = tcx.item_name(def_id);
                     if abi == Abi::RustIntrinsic || abi == Abi::PlatformIntrinsic {
-                        if name.as_str() == "rustc_peek" {
+                        if name == "rustc_peek" {
                             return Some((args, source_info.span));
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/bad_style.rs b/src/librustc_lint/bad_style.rs
index 550b78e5c6e..4440cb41dc5 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/bad_style.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/bad_style.rs
@@ -81,19 +81,12 @@ impl NonCamelCaseTypes {
                 .concat()
         }
 
-        let s = name.as_str();
-
         if !is_camel_case(name) {
-            let c = to_camel_case(&s);
+            let c = to_camel_case(&name.as_str());
             let m = if c.is_empty() {
-                format!("{} `{}` should have a camel case name such as `CamelCase`",
-                        sort,
-                        s)
+                format!("{} `{}` should have a camel case name such as `CamelCase`", sort, name)
             } else {
-                format!("{} `{}` should have a camel case name such as `{}`",
-                        sort,
-                        s,
-                        c)
+                format!("{} `{}` should have a camel case name such as `{}`", sort, name, c)
             };
             cx.span_lint(NON_CAMEL_CASE_TYPES, span, &m[..]);
         }
@@ -326,21 +319,19 @@ pub struct NonUpperCaseGlobals;
 
 impl NonUpperCaseGlobals {
     fn check_upper_case(cx: &LateContext, sort: &str, name: ast::Name, span: Span) {
-        let s = name.as_str();
-
-        if s.chars().any(|c| c.is_lowercase()) {
-            let uc = NonSnakeCase::to_snake_case(&s).to_uppercase();
-            if uc != &s[..] {
+        if name.as_str().chars().any(|c| c.is_lowercase()) {
+            let uc = NonSnakeCase::to_snake_case(&name.as_str()).to_uppercase();
+            if name != &*uc {
                 cx.span_lint(NON_UPPER_CASE_GLOBALS,
                              span,
                              &format!("{} `{}` should have an upper case name such as `{}`",
                                       sort,
-                                      s,
+                                      name,
                                       uc));
             } else {
                 cx.span_lint(NON_UPPER_CASE_GLOBALS,
                              span,
-                             &format!("{} `{}` should have an upper case name", sort, s));
+                             &format!("{} `{}` should have an upper case name", sort, name));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
index d3c5c5e1e65..0b2ae588523 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ impl LateLintPass for MutableTransmutes {
                 ty::TyFnDef(.., ref bfty) if bfty.abi == RustIntrinsic => (),
                 _ => return false,
             }
-            cx.tcx.item_name(def_id).as_str() == "transmute"
+            cx.tcx.item_name(def_id) == "transmute"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_passes/ast_validation.rs b/src/librustc_passes/ast_validation.rs
index 7c6dc6b0880..89c3efaafcd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_passes/ast_validation.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_passes/ast_validation.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl<'a> AstValidator<'a> {
         if label.name == keywords::StaticLifetime.name() {
             self.err_handler().span_err(span, &format!("invalid label name `{}`", label.name));
         }
-        if label.name.as_str() == "'_" {
+        if label.name == "'_" {
             self.session.add_lint(lint::builtin::LIFETIME_UNDERSCORE,
                                   id,
                                   span,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl<'a> AstValidator<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> Visitor for AstValidator<'a> {
     fn visit_lifetime(&mut self, lt: &Lifetime) {
-        if lt.name.as_str() == "'_" {
+        if lt.name == "'_" {
             self.session.add_lint(lint::builtin::LIFETIME_UNDERSCORE,
                                   lt.id,
                                   lt.span,
diff --git a/src/librustc_plugin/registry.rs b/src/librustc_plugin/registry.rs
index d9fd89b4a77..fe2f9713d1b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_plugin/registry.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_plugin/registry.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl<'a> Registry<'a> {
     ///
     /// This is the most general hook into `libsyntax`'s expansion behavior.
     pub fn register_syntax_extension(&mut self, name: ast::Name, extension: SyntaxExtension) {
-        if name.as_str() == "macro_rules" {
+        if name == "macro_rules" {
             panic!("user-defined macros may not be named `macro_rules`");
         }
         self.syntax_exts.push((name, match extension {
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
index 6ec825a0637..e988cacdce8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl<'b> Resolver<'b> {
                 match view_path.node {
                     ViewPathSimple(binding, ref full_path) => {
                         let mut source = full_path.segments.last().unwrap().identifier;
-                        let source_name = source.name.as_str();
+                        let source_name = source.name;
                         if source_name == "mod" || source_name == "self" {
                             resolve_error(self,
                                           view_path.span,
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
index b981dfef890..26df986825b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
@@ -1462,7 +1462,6 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
             let name = module_path[index].name;
             match self.resolve_name_in_module(search_module, name, TypeNS, false, false, span) {
                 Failed(_) => {
-                    let segment_name = name.as_str();
                     let module_name = module_to_string(search_module);
                     let msg = if "???" == &module_name {
                         let current_module = self.current_module;
@@ -1480,10 +1479,10 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
 
                                 format!("Did you mean `{}{}`?", prefix, path_str)
                             }
-                            None => format!("Maybe a missing `extern crate {};`?", segment_name),
+                            None => format!("Maybe a missing `extern crate {};`?", name),
                         }
                     } else {
-                        format!("Could not find `{}` in `{}`", segment_name, module_name)
+                        format!("Could not find `{}` in `{}`", name, module_name)
                     };
 
                     return Failed(span.map(|span| (span, msg)));
@@ -1651,7 +1650,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
     /// grammar: (SELF MOD_SEP ) ? (SUPER MOD_SEP) *
     fn resolve_module_prefix(&mut self, module_path: &[Ident], span: Option<Span>)
                              -> ResolveResult<ModulePrefixResult<'a>> {
-        if &*module_path[0].name.as_str() == "$crate" {
+        if module_path[0].name == "$crate" {
             return Success(PrefixFound(self.resolve_crate_var(module_path[0].ctxt), 1));
         }
 
@@ -1667,7 +1666,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
             self.module_map[&self.current_module.normal_ancestor_id.unwrap()];
 
         // Now loop through all the `super`s we find.
-        while i < module_path.len() && "super" == module_path[i].name.as_str() {
+        while i < module_path.len() && module_path[i].name == "super" {
             debug!("(resolving module prefix) resolving `super` at {}",
                    module_to_string(&containing_module));
             if let Some(parent) = containing_module.parent {
@@ -2635,7 +2634,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
         let qualified_binding = self.resolve_module_relative_path(span, segments, namespace);
         match (qualified_binding, unqualified_def) {
             (Ok(binding), Some(ref ud)) if binding.def() == ud.def &&
-                                           segments[0].identifier.name.as_str() != "$crate" => {
+                                           segments[0].identifier.name != "$crate" => {
                 self.session
                     .add_lint(lint::builtin::UNUSED_QUALIFICATIONS,
                               id,
@@ -2881,7 +2880,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
     }
 
     fn find_best_match(&mut self, name: &str) -> SuggestionType {
-        if let Some(macro_name) = self.macro_names.iter().find(|n| n.as_str() == name) {
+        if let Some(macro_name) = self.macro_names.iter().find(|&n| n == &name) {
             return SuggestionType::Macro(format!("{}!", macro_name));
         }
 
@@ -3000,8 +2999,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
                                 false // Stop advancing
                             });
 
-                            if method_scope &&
-                                    &path_name[..] == keywords::SelfValue.name().as_str() {
+                            if method_scope && keywords::SelfValue.name() == &*path_name {
                                 resolve_error(self,
                                               expr.span,
                                               ResolutionError::SelfNotAvailableInStaticMethod);
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
index 1a8116872be..b2cc6306db9 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl<'a> base::Resolver for Resolver<'a> {
         impl<'a, 'b> Folder for EliminateCrateVar<'a, 'b> {
             fn fold_path(&mut self, mut path: ast::Path) -> ast::Path {
                 let ident = path.segments[0].identifier;
-                if &ident.name.as_str() == "$crate" {
+                if ident.name == "$crate" {
                     path.global = true;
                     let module = self.0.resolve_crate_var(ident.ctxt);
                     if module.is_local() {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl<'a> base::Resolver for Resolver<'a> {
     }
 
     fn add_macro(&mut self, scope: Mark, mut def: ast::MacroDef, export: bool) {
-        if &def.ident.name.as_str() == "macro_rules" {
+        if def.ident.name == "macro_rules" {
             self.session.span_err(def.span, "user-defined macros may not be named `macro_rules`");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/collector.rs b/src/librustc_trans/collector.rs
index 5902b0b1ce0..5c7b004375e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/collector.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/collector.rs
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirVisitor<'tcx> for MirNeighborCollector<'a, 'tcx> {
                                                 -> bool {
             (bare_fn_ty.abi == Abi::RustIntrinsic ||
              bare_fn_ty.abi == Abi::PlatformIntrinsic) &&
-            tcx.item_name(def_id).as_str() == "drop_in_place"
+            tcx.item_name(def_id) == "drop_in_place"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/intrinsic.rs b/src/librustc_trans/intrinsic.rs
index caa88c91d2c..016a76a7253 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/intrinsic.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pub fn trans_intrinsic_call<'a, 'blk, 'tcx>(mut bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
     let sig = tcx.erase_late_bound_regions_and_normalize(&fty.sig);
     let arg_tys = sig.inputs;
     let ret_ty = sig.output;
-    let name = tcx.item_name(def_id).as_str();
+    let name = &*tcx.item_name(def_id).as_str();
 
     let span = match call_debug_location {
         DebugLoc::ScopeAt(_, span) => span,
@@ -123,15 +123,15 @@ pub fn trans_intrinsic_call<'a, 'blk, 'tcx>(mut bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
         Call(bcx, llfn, &[], call_debug_location);
         Unreachable(bcx);
         return Result::new(bcx, C_undef(Type::nil(ccx).ptr_to()));
-    } else if &name[..] == "unreachable" {
+    } else if name == "unreachable" {
         Unreachable(bcx);
         return Result::new(bcx, C_nil(ccx));
     }
 
     let llret_ty = type_of::type_of(ccx, ret_ty);
 
-    let simple = get_simple_intrinsic(ccx, &name);
-    let llval = match (simple, &name[..]) {
+    let simple = get_simple_intrinsic(ccx, name);
+    let llval = match (simple, name) {
         (Some(llfn), _) => {
             Call(bcx, llfn, &llargs, call_debug_location)
         }
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ pub fn trans_intrinsic_call<'a, 'blk, 'tcx>(mut bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
             let sty = &arg_tys[0].sty;
             match int_type_width_signed(sty, ccx) {
                 Some((width, signed)) =>
-                    match &*name {
+                    match name {
                         "ctlz" => count_zeros_intrinsic(bcx, &format!("llvm.ctlz.i{}", width),
                                                         llargs[0], call_debug_location),
                         "cttz" => count_zeros_intrinsic(bcx, &format!("llvm.cttz.i{}", width),
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ pub fn trans_intrinsic_call<'a, 'blk, 'tcx>(mut bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
             let sty = &arg_tys[0].sty;
             match float_type_width(sty) {
                 Some(_width) =>
-                    match &*name {
+                    match name {
                         "fadd_fast" => FAddFast(bcx, llargs[0], llargs[1], call_debug_location),
                         "fsub_fast" => FSubFast(bcx, llargs[0], llargs[1], call_debug_location),
                         "fmul_fast" => FMulFast(bcx, llargs[0], llargs[1], call_debug_location),
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/partitioning.rs b/src/librustc_trans/partitioning.rs
index e90140ab2ca..a36960993e4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/partitioning.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/partitioning.rs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ fn place_root_translation_items<'a, 'tcx, I>(scx: &SharedCrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
 
             let codegen_unit_name = match characteristic_def_id {
                 Some(def_id) => compute_codegen_unit_name(tcx, def_id, is_volatile),
-                None => InternedString::new(FALLBACK_CODEGEN_UNIT),
+                None => Symbol::intern(FALLBACK_CODEGEN_UNIT).as_str(),
             };
 
             let make_codegen_unit = || {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ fn place_root_translation_items<'a, 'tcx, I>(scx: &SharedCrateContext<'a, 'tcx>,
     // always ensure we have at least one CGU; otherwise, if we have a
     // crate with just types (for example), we could wind up with no CGU
     if codegen_units.is_empty() {
-        let codegen_unit_name = InternedString::new(FALLBACK_CODEGEN_UNIT);
+        let codegen_unit_name = Symbol::intern(FALLBACK_CODEGEN_UNIT).as_str();
         codegen_units.entry(codegen_unit_name.clone())
                      .or_insert_with(|| CodegenUnit::empty(codegen_unit_name.clone()));
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
index adb660c25ae..c5db8bc8ced 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ impl<'o, 'gcx: 'tcx, 'tcx> AstConv<'gcx, 'tcx>+'o {
         if bounds.len() > 1 {
             let spans = bounds.iter().map(|b| {
                 self.tcx().associated_items(b.def_id()).find(|item| {
-                    item.kind == ty::AssociatedKind::Type && item.name.as_str() == assoc_name
+                    item.kind == ty::AssociatedKind::Type && item.name == assoc_name
                 })
                 .and_then(|item| self.tcx().map.as_local_node_id(item.def_id))
                 .and_then(|node_id| self.tcx().map.opt_span(node_id))
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs
index 66a532fd76a..bd34e993e1e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         let def = pick.item.def();
         if let probe::InherentImplPick = pick.kind {
             if !pick.item.vis.is_accessible_from(self.body_id, &self.tcx.map) {
-                let msg = format!("{} `{}` is private", def.kind_name(), &method_name.as_str());
+                let msg = format!("{} `{}` is private", def.kind_name(), method_name);
                 self.tcx.sess.span_err(span, &msg);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index 30015c242ba..d0ebd6124f0 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ fn check_on_unimplemented<'a, 'tcx>(ccx: &CrateCtxt<'a, 'tcx>,
                         Position::ArgumentNamed(s) if s == "Self" => (),
                         // So is `{A}` if A is a type parameter
                         Position::ArgumentNamed(s) => match types.iter().find(|t| {
-                            t.name.as_str() == s
+                            t.name == s
                         }) {
                             Some(_) => (),
                             None => {
@@ -3127,7 +3127,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
                 ty::TyAdt(adt, ..) if adt.is_enum() => {
                     struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, field.name.span, E0559,
                                     "{} `{}::{}` has no field named `{}`",
-                                    kind_name, actual, variant.name.as_str(), field.name.node)
+                                    kind_name, actual, variant.name, field.name.node)
                 }
                 _ => {
                     struct_span_err!(self.tcx.sess, field.name.span, E0560,
@@ -3147,7 +3147,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
             match ty.sty {
                 ty::TyAdt(adt, ..) if adt.is_enum() => {
                     err.span_label(field.name.span, &format!("`{}::{}` does not have this field",
-                                                             ty, variant.name.as_str()));
+                                                             ty, variant.name));
                 }
                 _ => {
                     err.span_label(field.name.span, &format!("`{}` does not have this field", ty));
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index 8a238a11281..bb07efdd9e7 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ impl Generics {
     }
     pub fn span_for_name(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Span> {
         for t in &self.ty_params {
-            if t.ident.name.as_str() == name {
+            if t.ident.name == name {
                 return Some(t.span);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/entry.rs b/src/libsyntax/entry.rs
index 7014e576e2b..93ca1948ed8 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/entry.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/entry.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn entry_point_type(item: &Item, depth: usize) -> EntryPointType {
                 EntryPointType::Start
             } else if attr::contains_name(&item.attrs, "main") {
                 EntryPointType::MainAttr
-            } else if item.ident.name.as_str() == "main" {
+            } else if item.ident.name == "main" {
                 if depth == 1 {
                     // This is a top-level function so can be 'main'
                     EntryPointType::MainNamed
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
index 1dda5e3ba06..ddf4cf11f20 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ impl<'a> ExtCtxt<'a> {
         loop {
             if self.codemap().with_expn_info(expn_id, |info| {
                 info.map_or(None, |i| {
-                    if i.callee.name().as_str() == "include" {
+                    if i.callee.name() == "include" {
                         // Stop going up the backtrace once include! is encountered
                         return None;
                     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs
index 4c37a0a71e2..59b8b50e88c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs
@@ -791,8 +791,7 @@ fn is_in_follow(tok: &Token, frag: &str) -> Result<bool, (String, &'static str)>
             "pat" => {
                 match *tok {
                     FatArrow | Comma | Eq | BinOp(token::Or) => Ok(true),
-                    Ident(i) if (i.name.as_str() == "if" ||
-                                 i.name.as_str() == "in") => Ok(true),
+                    Ident(i) if i.name == "if" || i.name == "in" => Ok(true),
                     _ => Ok(false)
                 }
             },
@@ -800,8 +799,8 @@ fn is_in_follow(tok: &Token, frag: &str) -> Result<bool, (String, &'static str)>
                 match *tok {
                     OpenDelim(token::DelimToken::Brace) | OpenDelim(token::DelimToken::Bracket) |
                     Comma | FatArrow | Colon | Eq | Gt | Semi | BinOp(token::Or) => Ok(true),
-                    MatchNt(_, ref frag) if frag.name.as_str() == "block" => Ok(true),
-                    Ident(i) if i.name.as_str() == "as" || i.name.as_str() == "where" => Ok(true),
+                    MatchNt(_, ref frag) if frag.name == "block" => Ok(true),
+                    Ident(i) if i.name == "as" || i.name == "where" => Ok(true),
                     _ => Ok(false)
                 }
             },
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index be1abf9cc83..4997e464c2b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -2535,7 +2535,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                     let prev_span = self.prev_span;
                     let fstr = n.as_str();
                     let mut err = self.diagnostic().struct_span_err(prev_span,
-                        &format!("unexpected token: `{}`", n.as_str()));
+                        &format!("unexpected token: `{}`", n));
                     if fstr.chars().all(|x| "0123456789.".contains(x)) {
                         let float = match fstr.parse::<f64>().ok() {
                             Some(f) => f,
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/symbol.rs b/src/libsyntax/symbol.rs
index 4095845f8d9..f7217b9535f 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/symbol.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/symbol.rs
@@ -244,14 +244,6 @@ pub struct InternedString {
     string: Rc<str>,
 }
 
-impl InternedString {
-    pub fn new(string: &'static str) -> InternedString {
-        InternedString {
-            string: Rc::__from_str(string),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl ::std::ops::Deref for InternedString {
     type Target = str;
     fn deref(&self) -> &str { &self.string }
@@ -269,30 +261,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for InternedString {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> PartialEq<&'a str> for InternedString {
-    fn eq(&self, other: & &'a str) -> bool {
-        PartialEq::eq(&self.string[..], *other)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> PartialEq<InternedString> for &'a str {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &InternedString) -> bool {
-        PartialEq::eq(*self, &other.string[..])
-    }
-}
-
-impl PartialEq<str> for InternedString {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &str) -> bool {
-        PartialEq::eq(&self.string[..], other)
-    }
-}
-
-impl PartialEq<InternedString> for str {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &InternedString) -> bool {
-        PartialEq::eq(self, &other.string[..])
-    }
-}
-
 impl Decodable for InternedString {
     fn decode<D: Decoder>(d: &mut D) -> Result<InternedString, D::Error> {
         Ok(Symbol::intern(&d.read_str()?).as_str())