diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs
index f8e8c209d37..4a2c97b4a40 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,17 @@ pub fn new(def_id: DefId, substs: SubstsRef<'tcx>) -> Instance<'tcx> {
     }
 
     pub fn mono(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def_id: DefId) -> Instance<'tcx> {
-        Instance::new(def_id, tcx.empty_substs_for_def_id(def_id))
+        let substs = InternalSubsts::for_item(tcx, def_id, |param, _| match param.kind {
+            ty::GenericParamDefKind::Lifetime => tcx.lifetimes.re_erased.into(),
+            ty::GenericParamDefKind::Type { .. } => {
+                bug!("Instance::mono: {:?} has type parameters", def_id)
+            }
+            ty::GenericParamDefKind::Const { .. } => {
+                bug!("Instance::mono: {:?} has const parameters", def_id)
+            }
+        });
+
+        Instance::new(def_id, substs)
     }
 
     #[inline]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
index 8734acad9b2..b0f0f0ba57f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 use crate::ty::fold::TypeFolder;
 use crate::ty::layout::IntegerExt;
 use crate::ty::query::TyCtxtAt;
-use crate::ty::subst::{GenericArgKind, InternalSubsts, Subst, SubstsRef};
+use crate::ty::subst::{GenericArgKind, Subst, SubstsRef};
 use crate::ty::TyKind::*;
-use crate::ty::{self, DefIdTree, GenericParamDefKind, List, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable};
+use crate::ty::{self, DefIdTree, List, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable};
 use rustc_apfloat::Float as _;
 use rustc_ast as ast;
 use rustc_attr::{self as attr, SignedInt, UnsignedInt};
@@ -509,20 +509,6 @@ pub fn closure_env_ty(
         Some(ty::Binder::bind(env_ty))
     }
 
-    /// Given the `DefId` of some item that has no type or const parameters, make
-    /// a suitable "empty substs" for it.
-    pub fn empty_substs_for_def_id(self, item_def_id: DefId) -> SubstsRef<'tcx> {
-        InternalSubsts::for_item(self, item_def_id, |param, _| match param.kind {
-            GenericParamDefKind::Lifetime => self.lifetimes.re_erased.into(),
-            GenericParamDefKind::Type { .. } => {
-                bug!("empty_substs_for_def_id: {:?} has type parameters", item_def_id)
-            }
-            GenericParamDefKind::Const { .. } => {
-                bug!("empty_substs_for_def_id: {:?} has const parameters", item_def_id)
-            }
-        })
-    }
-
     /// Returns `true` if the node pointed to by `def_id` is a `static` item.
     pub fn is_static(self, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
         self.static_mutability(def_id).is_some()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs
index b96e318bd3e..2c9caf73b8e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ fn get_symbol_hash<'tcx>(
         }
 
         // also include any type parameters (for generic items)
-        assert!(!substs.has_erasable_regions());
         substs.hash_stable(&mut hcx, &mut hasher);
 
         if let Some(instantiating_crate) = instantiating_crate {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/test.rs b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/test.rs
index d2c9b05c560..822a8352934 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/test.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/test.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_middle::ty::print::with_no_trimmed_paths;
-use rustc_middle::ty::{Instance, TyCtxt};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{subst::InternalSubsts, Instance, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Symbol};
 
 const SYMBOL_NAME: Symbol = sym::rustc_symbol_name;
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ fn process_attrs(&mut self, hir_id: hir::HirId) {
         let def_id = tcx.hir().local_def_id(hir_id);
         for attr in tcx.get_attrs(def_id.to_def_id()).iter() {
             if tcx.sess.check_name(attr, SYMBOL_NAME) {
-                // for now, can only use on monomorphic names
-                let instance = Instance::mono(tcx, def_id.to_def_id());
+                let def_id = def_id.to_def_id();
+                let instance = Instance::new(
+                    def_id,
+                    tcx.erase_regions(&InternalSubsts::identity_for_item(tcx, def_id)),
+                );
                 let mangled = tcx.symbol_name(instance);
                 tcx.sess.span_err(attr.span, &format!("symbol-name({})", mangled));
                 if let Ok(demangling) = rustc_demangle::try_demangle(mangled.name) {