diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/coherence/orphan.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/coherence/orphan.rs
index 16f72f38d60..f2804ce31fa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/coherence/orphan.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/coherence/orphan.rs
@@ -517,9 +517,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeVisitor<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for UncoveredTyParamCollector<'_, 'tcx> {
         if !ty.has_type_flags(ty::TypeFlags::HAS_TY_INFER) {
             return;
         }
-        let Some(origin) = self.infcx.type_var_origin(ty) else {
+        let ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(vid)) = *ty.kind() else {
             return ty.super_visit_with(self);
         };
+        let origin = self.infcx.type_var_origin(vid);
         if let Some(def_id) = origin.param_def_id {
             self.uncovered_params.insert(def_id);
         }
@@ -546,9 +547,10 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for TyVarReplacer<'cx, 'tcx> {
         if !ty.has_type_flags(ty::TypeFlags::HAS_TY_INFER) {
             return ty;
         }
-        let Some(origin) = self.infcx.type_var_origin(ty) else {
+        let ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(vid)) = *ty.kind() else {
             return ty.super_fold_with(self);
         };
+        let origin = self.infcx.type_var_origin(vid);
         if let Some(def_id) = origin.param_def_id {
             // The generics of an `impl` don't have a parent, we can index directly.
             let index = self.generics.param_def_id_to_index[&def_id];
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fallback.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fallback.rs
index 3cecbfd4275..9f3aeacd2c5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fallback.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fallback.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ impl<'tcx> FnCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
         };
         debug!("fallback_if_possible(ty={:?}): defaulting to `{:?}`", ty, fallback);
 
-        let span = self.infcx.type_var_origin(ty).map(|origin| origin.span).unwrap_or(DUMMY_SP);
+        let span = ty.ty_vid().map_or(DUMMY_SP, |vid| self.infcx.type_var_origin(vid).span);
         self.demand_eqtype(span, ty, fallback);
         self.fallback_has_occurred.set(true);
         true
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/adjust_fulfillment_errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/adjust_fulfillment_errors.rs
index f7abba35706..8e35efa53ae 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/adjust_fulfillment_errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/adjust_fulfillment_errors.rs
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         impl<'tcx> TypeVisitor<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for FindAmbiguousParameter<'_, 'tcx> {
             type Result = ControlFlow<ty::GenericArg<'tcx>>;
             fn visit_ty(&mut self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Self::Result {
-                if let Some(origin) = self.0.type_var_origin(ty)
-                    && let Some(def_id) = origin.param_def_id
+                if let ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(vid)) = *ty.kind()
+                    && let Some(def_id) = self.0.type_var_origin(vid).param_def_id
                     && let generics = self.0.tcx.generics_of(self.1)
                     && let Some(index) = generics.param_def_id_to_index(self.0.tcx, def_id)
                     && let Some(arg) =
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
index c9073d8c23e..40abf3bc4bb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
@@ -718,17 +718,11 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
         t.fold_with(&mut self.freshener())
     }
 
-    /// Returns the origin of the type variable identified by `vid`, or `None`
-    /// if this is not a type variable.
+    /// Returns the origin of the type variable identified by `vid`.
     ///
-    /// No attempt is made to resolve `ty`.
-    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))
-            }
-            _ => None,
-        }
+    /// No attempt is made to resolve `vid` to its root variable.
+    pub fn type_var_origin(&self, vid: TyVid) -> TypeVariableOrigin {
+        self.inner.borrow_mut().type_variables().var_origin(vid)
     }
 
     pub fn freshener<'b>(&'b self) -> TypeFreshener<'b, 'tcx> {