diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/option_as_ref_deref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/option_as_ref_deref.rs
index cb57689b0c4..9a18d8a1421 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/option_as_ref_deref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/option_as_ref_deref.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet;
 use clippy_utils::ty::is_type_diagnostic_item;
-use clippy_utils::{match_def_path, path_to_local_id, paths, peel_blocks};
+use clippy_utils::{path_to_local_id, peel_blocks};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
 use rustc_middle::ty;
-use rustc_span::sym;
+use rustc_span::{sym, Symbol};
 
 use super::OPTION_AS_REF_DEREF;
 
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ pub(super) fn check(
         return;
     }
 
-    let deref_aliases: [&[&str]; 7] = [
-        &paths::CSTRING_AS_C_STR,
-        &paths::OS_STRING_AS_OS_STR,
-        &paths::PATH_BUF_AS_PATH,
-        &paths::STRING_AS_STR,
-        &paths::STRING_AS_MUT_STR,
-        &paths::VEC_AS_SLICE,
-        &paths::VEC_AS_MUT_SLICE,
+    let deref_aliases: [Symbol; 7] = [
+        sym::cstring_as_c_str,
+        sym::os_string_as_os_str,
+        sym::pathbuf_as_path,
+        sym::string_as_str,
+        sym::string_as_mut_str,
+        sym::vec_as_slice,
+        sym::vec_as_mut_slice,
     ];
 
     let is_deref = match map_arg.kind {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
                 .map_or(false, |fun_def_id| {
                     cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::deref_method, fun_def_id)
                         || cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::deref_mut_method, fun_def_id)
-                        || deref_aliases.iter().any(|path| match_def_path(cx, fun_def_id, path))
+                        || deref_aliases.iter().any(|&sym| cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym, fun_def_id))
                 })
         },
         hir::ExprKind::Closure(&hir::Closure { body, .. }) => {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
                         let method_did = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(closure_expr.hir_id).unwrap();
                         cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::deref_method, method_did)
                             || cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::deref_mut_method, method_did)
-                            || deref_aliases.iter().any(|path| match_def_path(cx, method_did, path))
+                            || deref_aliases.iter().any(|&sym| cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym, method_did))
                     } else {
                         false
                     }
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs b/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
index 0d1d4382875..e0fa814d30b 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     ["rustc_lint_defs", "Applicability", "MachineApplicable"],
 ];
 pub const DIAG: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_errors", "Diag"];
-pub const CSTRING_AS_C_STR: [&str; 5] = ["alloc", "ffi", "c_str", "CString", "as_c_str"];
 pub const EARLY_CONTEXT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint", "EarlyContext"];
 pub const EARLY_LINT_PASS: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_lint", "passes", "EarlyLintPass"];
 pub const F32_EPSILON: [&str; 4] = ["core", "f32", "<impl f32>", "EPSILON"];
@@ -40,12 +39,10 @@
 pub const LINT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint_defs", "Lint"];
 pub const MSRV: [&str; 3] = ["clippy_config", "msrvs", "Msrv"];
 pub const OPEN_OPTIONS_NEW: [&str; 4] = ["std", "fs", "OpenOptions", "new"];
-pub const OS_STRING_AS_OS_STR: [&str; 5] = ["std", "ffi", "os_str", "OsString", "as_os_str"];
 pub const OS_STR_TO_OS_STRING: [&str; 5] = ["std", "ffi", "os_str", "OsStr", "to_os_string"];
 pub const PARKING_LOT_MUTEX_GUARD: [&str; 3] = ["lock_api", "mutex", "MutexGuard"];
 pub const PARKING_LOT_RWLOCK_READ_GUARD: [&str; 3] = ["lock_api", "rwlock", "RwLockReadGuard"];
 pub const PARKING_LOT_RWLOCK_WRITE_GUARD: [&str; 3] = ["lock_api", "rwlock", "RwLockWriteGuard"];
-pub const PATH_BUF_AS_PATH: [&str; 4] = ["std", "path", "PathBuf", "as_path"];
 pub const PATH_MAIN_SEPARATOR: [&str; 3] = ["std", "path", "MAIN_SEPARATOR"];
 pub const PATH_TO_PATH_BUF: [&str; 4] = ["std", "path", "Path", "to_path_buf"];
 #[cfg_attr(not(unix), allow(clippy::invalid_paths))]
@@ -62,8 +59,6 @@
 pub const SLICE_INTO_VEC: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "slice", "<impl [T]>", "into_vec"];
 pub const STD_IO_SEEK_FROM_CURRENT: [&str; 4] = ["std", "io", "SeekFrom", "Current"];
 pub const STD_IO_SEEKFROM_START: [&str; 4] = ["std", "io", "SeekFrom", "Start"];
-pub const STRING_AS_MUT_STR: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "String", "as_mut_str"];
-pub const STRING_AS_STR: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "String", "as_str"];
 pub const STRING_NEW: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "String", "new"];
 pub const STR_ENDS_WITH: [&str; 4] = ["core", "str", "<impl str>", "ends_with"];
 pub const STR_LEN: [&str; 4] = ["core", "str", "<impl str>", "len"];
@@ -85,8 +80,6 @@
 pub const TOKIO_IO_OPEN_OPTIONS: [&str; 4] = ["tokio", "fs", "open_options", "OpenOptions"];
 #[expect(clippy::invalid_paths)] // internal lints do not know about all external crates
 pub const TOKIO_IO_OPEN_OPTIONS_NEW: [&str; 5] = ["tokio", "fs", "open_options", "OpenOptions", "new"];
-pub const VEC_AS_MUT_SLICE: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "vec", "Vec", "as_mut_slice"];
-pub const VEC_AS_SLICE: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "vec", "Vec", "as_slice"];
 pub const VEC_FROM_ELEM: [&str; 3] = ["alloc", "vec", "from_elem"];
 pub const VEC_NEW: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "vec", "Vec", "new"];
 pub const VEC_WITH_CAPACITY: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "vec", "Vec", "with_capacity"];