diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/path.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/path.rs
index efd80af5ef4..cdedae6cff8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/path.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/path.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use rustc_ast::{self as ast, *};
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, PartialRes, Res};
 use rustc_hir::GenericArg;
+use rustc_middle::span_bug;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym, Ident};
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span, DUMMY_SP};
 
@@ -285,7 +286,9 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
         let (start, end) = match self.resolver.get_lifetime_res(segment_id) {
             Some(LifetimeRes::ElidedAnchor { start, end }) => (start, end),
             None => return,
-            Some(_) => panic!(),
+            Some(res) => {
+                span_bug!(path_span, "expected an elided lifetime to insert. found {res:?}")
+            }
         };
         let expected_lifetimes = end.as_usize() - start.as_usize();
         debug!(expected_lifetimes);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state.rs
index 4a2a693862b..d6c15ec35b6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state.rs
@@ -1597,7 +1597,9 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
             }
             match bound {
                 ast::GenericBound::Outlives(lt) => self.print_lifetime(*lt),
-                _ => panic!(),
+                _ => {
+                    panic!("expected a lifetime bound, found a trait bound")
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_span/src/caching_source_map_view.rs b/compiler/rustc_span/src/caching_source_map_view.rs
index fbfc5c22fcb..4c7029c4e52 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_span/src/caching_source_map_view.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_span/src/caching_source_map_view.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl<'sm> CachingSourceMapView<'sm> {
         self.time_stamp += 1;
 
         // Check if lo and hi are in the cached lines.
-        let lo_cache_idx = self.cache_entry_index(span_data.lo);
+        let lo_cache_idx: isize = self.cache_entry_index(span_data.lo);
         let hi_cache_idx = self.cache_entry_index(span_data.hi);
 
         if lo_cache_idx != -1 && hi_cache_idx != -1 {
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ impl<'sm> CachingSourceMapView<'sm> {
                 (lo_cache_idx as usize, oldest)
             }
             _ => {
-                panic!();
+                panic!(
+                    "the case of neither value being equal to -1 was handled above and the function returns."
+                );
             }
         };