diff --git a/crates/parser/src/lexed_str.rs b/crates/parser/src/lexed_str.rs
index aa25f82ae1d..bf1feb9a7eb 100644
--- a/crates/parser/src/lexed_str.rs
+++ b/crates/parser/src/lexed_str.rs
@@ -379,14 +379,14 @@ fn unescape_string_error_message(text: &str, mode: Mode) -> &'static str {
     let mut error_message = "";
     match mode {
         Mode::CStr => {
-            rustc_lexer::unescape::unescape_c_string(text, mode, &mut |_, res| {
+            rustc_lexer::unescape::unescape_mixed(text, mode, &mut |_, res| {
                 if let Err(e) = res {
                     error_message = error_to_diagnostic_message(e, mode);
                 }
             });
         }
         Mode::ByteStr | Mode::Str => {
-            rustc_lexer::unescape::unescape_literal(text, mode, &mut |_, res| {
+            rustc_lexer::unescape::unescape_unicode(text, mode, &mut |_, res| {
                 if let Err(e) = res {
                     error_message = error_to_diagnostic_message(e, mode);
                 }
diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/ast/token_ext.rs b/crates/syntax/src/ast/token_ext.rs
index 2f75e9677ec..7cd1f1550b9 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/ast/token_ext.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/ast/token_ext.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 };
 
 use rustc_lexer::unescape::{
-    unescape_byte, unescape_c_string, unescape_char, unescape_literal, MixedUnit, Mode,
+    unescape_byte, unescape_char, unescape_mixed, unescape_unicode, MixedUnit, Mode,
 };
 
 use crate::{
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ fn escaped_char_ranges(
         let text = &self.text()[text_range_no_quotes - start];
         let offset = text_range_no_quotes.start() - start;
 
-        unescape_literal(text, Self::MODE, &mut |range, unescaped_char| {
+        unescape_unicode(text, Self::MODE, &mut |range, unescaped_char| {
             let text_range =
                 TextRange::new(range.start.try_into().unwrap(), range.end.try_into().unwrap());
             cb(text_range + offset, unescaped_char);
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn value(&self) -> Option<Cow<'_, str>> {
         let mut buf = String::new();
         let mut prev_end = 0;
         let mut has_error = false;
-        unescape_literal(text, Self::MODE, &mut |char_range, unescaped_char| match (
+        unescape_unicode(text, Self::MODE, &mut |char_range, unescaped_char| match (
             unescaped_char,
             buf.capacity() == 0,
         ) {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ pub fn value(&self) -> Option<Cow<'_, [u8]>> {
         let mut buf: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
         let mut prev_end = 0;
         let mut has_error = false;
-        unescape_literal(text, Self::MODE, &mut |char_range, unescaped_char| match (
+        unescape_unicode(text, Self::MODE, &mut |char_range, unescaped_char| match (
             unescaped_char,
             buf.capacity() == 0,
         ) {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ fn escaped_char_ranges(
         let text = &self.text()[text_range_no_quotes - start];
         let offset = text_range_no_quotes.start() - start;
 
-        unescape_c_string(text, Self::MODE, &mut |range, unescaped_char| {
+        unescape_mixed(text, Self::MODE, &mut |range, unescaped_char| {
             let text_range =
                 TextRange::new(range.start.try_into().unwrap(), range.end.try_into().unwrap());
             // XXX: This method should only be used for highlighting ranges. The unescaped
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ pub fn value(&self) -> Option<Cow<'_, [u8]>> {
             MixedUnit::Char(c) => buf.extend(c.encode_utf8(&mut [0; 4]).as_bytes()),
             MixedUnit::HighByte(b) => buf.push(b),
         };
-        unescape_c_string(text, Self::MODE, &mut |char_range, unescaped| match (
+        unescape_mixed(text, Self::MODE, &mut |char_range, unescaped| match (
             unescaped,
             buf.capacity() == 0,
         ) {
diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/validation.rs b/crates/syntax/src/validation.rs
index fadcbaef143..5c5b26f525f 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/validation.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 mod block;
 
 use rowan::Direction;
-use rustc_lexer::unescape::{self, unescape_c_string, unescape_literal, Mode};
+use rustc_lexer::unescape::{self, unescape_mixed, unescape_unicode, Mode};
 
 use crate::{
     algo,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ fn unquote(text: &str, prefix_len: usize, end_delimiter: char) -> Option<&str> {
         ast::LiteralKind::String(s) => {
             if !s.is_raw() {
                 if let Some(without_quotes) = unquote(text, 1, '"') {
-                    unescape_literal(without_quotes, Mode::Str, &mut |range, char| {
+                    unescape_unicode(without_quotes, Mode::Str, &mut |range, char| {
                         if let Err(err) = char {
                             push_err(1, range.start, err);
                         }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fn unquote(text: &str, prefix_len: usize, end_delimiter: char) -> Option<&str> {
         ast::LiteralKind::ByteString(s) => {
             if !s.is_raw() {
                 if let Some(without_quotes) = unquote(text, 2, '"') {
-                    unescape_literal(without_quotes, Mode::ByteStr, &mut |range, char| {
+                    unescape_unicode(without_quotes, Mode::ByteStr, &mut |range, char| {
                         if let Err(err) = char {
                             push_err(1, range.start, err);
                         }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ fn unquote(text: &str, prefix_len: usize, end_delimiter: char) -> Option<&str> {
         ast::LiteralKind::CString(s) => {
             if !s.is_raw() {
                 if let Some(without_quotes) = unquote(text, 2, '"') {
-                    unescape_c_string(without_quotes, Mode::CStr, &mut |range, char| {
+                    unescape_mixed(without_quotes, Mode::CStr, &mut |range, char| {
                         if let Err(err) = char {
                             push_err(1, range.start, err);
                         }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ fn unquote(text: &str, prefix_len: usize, end_delimiter: char) -> Option<&str> {
         }
         ast::LiteralKind::Char(_) => {
             if let Some(without_quotes) = unquote(text, 1, '\'') {
-                unescape_literal(without_quotes, Mode::Char, &mut |range, char| {
+                unescape_unicode(without_quotes, Mode::Char, &mut |range, char| {
                     if let Err(err) = char {
                         push_err(1, range.start, err);
                     }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ fn unquote(text: &str, prefix_len: usize, end_delimiter: char) -> Option<&str> {
         }
         ast::LiteralKind::Byte(_) => {
             if let Some(without_quotes) = unquote(text, 2, '\'') {
-                unescape_literal(without_quotes, Mode::Byte, &mut |range, char| {
+                unescape_unicode(without_quotes, Mode::Byte, &mut |range, char| {
                     if let Err(err) = char {
                         push_err(2, range.start, err);
                     }