diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index d5149293e09..7e599569a28 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 //! that clean them.
 
 pub use self::Type::*;
-pub use self::PrimitiveType::*;
 pub use self::TypeKind::*;
 pub use self::VariantKind::*;
 pub use self::Mutability::*;
@@ -1517,12 +1516,12 @@ impl Type {
     pub fn primitive_type(&self) -> Option<PrimitiveType> {
         match *self {
             Primitive(p) | BorrowedRef { type_: box Primitive(p), ..} => Some(p),
-            Vector(..) | BorrowedRef{ type_: box Vector(..), ..  } => Some(Slice),
+            Vector(..) | BorrowedRef{ type_: box Vector(..), ..  } => Some(PrimitiveType::Slice),
             FixedVector(..) | BorrowedRef { type_: box FixedVector(..), .. } => {
-                Some(Array)
+                Some(PrimitiveType::Array)
             }
-            Tuple(..) => Some(PrimitiveTuple),
-            RawPointer(..) => Some(PrimitiveRawPointer),
+            Tuple(..) => Some(PrimitiveType::PrimitiveTuple),
+            RawPointer(..) => Some(PrimitiveType::PrimitiveRawPointer),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
@@ -1547,25 +1546,25 @@ impl GetDefId for Type {
 impl PrimitiveType {
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Option<PrimitiveType> {
         match s {
-            "isize" => Some(Isize),
-            "i8" => Some(I8),
-            "i16" => Some(I16),
-            "i32" => Some(I32),
-            "i64" => Some(I64),
-            "usize" => Some(Usize),
-            "u8" => Some(U8),
-            "u16" => Some(U16),
-            "u32" => Some(U32),
-            "u64" => Some(U64),
-            "bool" => Some(Bool),
-            "char" => Some(Char),
-            "str" => Some(Str),
-            "f32" => Some(F32),
-            "f64" => Some(F64),
-            "array" => Some(Array),
-            "slice" => Some(Slice),
-            "tuple" => Some(PrimitiveTuple),
-            "pointer" => Some(PrimitiveRawPointer),
+            "isize" => Some(PrimitiveType::Isize),
+            "i8" => Some(PrimitiveType::I8),
+            "i16" => Some(PrimitiveType::I16),
+            "i32" => Some(PrimitiveType::I32),
+            "i64" => Some(PrimitiveType::I64),
+            "usize" => Some(PrimitiveType::Usize),
+            "u8" => Some(PrimitiveType::U8),
+            "u16" => Some(PrimitiveType::U16),
+            "u32" => Some(PrimitiveType::U32),
+            "u64" => Some(PrimitiveType::U64),
+            "bool" => Some(PrimitiveType::Bool),
+            "char" => Some(PrimitiveType::Char),
+            "str" => Some(PrimitiveType::Str),
+            "f32" => Some(PrimitiveType::F32),
+            "f64" => Some(PrimitiveType::F64),
+            "array" => Some(PrimitiveType::Array),
+            "slice" => Some(PrimitiveType::Slice),
+            "tuple" => Some(PrimitiveType::PrimitiveTuple),
+            "pointer" => Some(PrimitiveType::PrimitiveRawPointer),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
@@ -1585,25 +1584,25 @@ impl PrimitiveType {
 
     pub fn to_string(&self) -> &'static str {
         match *self {
-            Isize => "isize",
-            I8 => "i8",
-            I16 => "i16",
-            I32 => "i32",
-            I64 => "i64",
-            Usize => "usize",
-            U8 => "u8",
-            U16 => "u16",
-            U32 => "u32",
-            U64 => "u64",
-            F32 => "f32",
-            F64 => "f64",
-            Str => "str",
-            Bool => "bool",
-            Char => "char",
-            Array => "array",
-            Slice => "slice",
-            PrimitiveTuple => "tuple",
-            PrimitiveRawPointer => "pointer",
+            PrimitiveType::Isize => "isize",
+            PrimitiveType::I8 => "i8",
+            PrimitiveType::I16 => "i16",
+            PrimitiveType::I32 => "i32",
+            PrimitiveType::I64 => "i64",
+            PrimitiveType::Usize => "usize",
+            PrimitiveType::U8 => "u8",
+            PrimitiveType::U16 => "u16",
+            PrimitiveType::U32 => "u32",
+            PrimitiveType::U64 => "u64",
+            PrimitiveType::F32 => "f32",
+            PrimitiveType::F64 => "f64",
+            PrimitiveType::Str => "str",
+            PrimitiveType::Bool => "bool",
+            PrimitiveType::Char => "char",
+            PrimitiveType::Array => "array",
+            PrimitiveType::Slice => "slice",
+            PrimitiveType::PrimitiveTuple => "tuple",
+            PrimitiveType::PrimitiveRawPointer => "pointer",
         }
     }
 
@@ -1771,21 +1770,21 @@ impl<'tcx> Clean<Type> for ty::Ty<'tcx> {
     fn clean(&self, cx: &DocContext) -> Type {
         match self.sty {
             ty::TyNever => Never,
-            ty::TyBool => Primitive(Bool),
-            ty::TyChar => Primitive(Char),
-            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::Is) => Primitive(Isize),
-            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I8) => Primitive(I8),
-            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I16) => Primitive(I16),
-            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I32) => Primitive(I32),
-            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I64) => Primitive(I64),
-            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::Us) => Primitive(Usize),
-            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U8) => Primitive(U8),
-            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U16) => Primitive(U16),
-            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U32) => Primitive(U32),
-            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U64) => Primitive(U64),
-            ty::TyFloat(ast::FloatTy::F32) => Primitive(F32),
-            ty::TyFloat(ast::FloatTy::F64) => Primitive(F64),
-            ty::TyStr => Primitive(Str),
+            ty::TyBool => Primitive(PrimitiveType::Bool),
+            ty::TyChar => Primitive(PrimitiveType::Char),
+            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::Is) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::Isize),
+            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I8) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::I8),
+            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I16) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::I16),
+            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I32) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::I32),
+            ty::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I64) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::I64),
+            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::Us) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::Usize),
+            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U8) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::U8),
+            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U16) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::U16),
+            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U32) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::U32),
+            ty::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U64) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::U64),
+            ty::TyFloat(ast::FloatTy::F32) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::F32),
+            ty::TyFloat(ast::FloatTy::F64) => Primitive(PrimitiveType::F64),
+            ty::TyStr => Primitive(PrimitiveType::Str),
             ty::TyBox(t) => {
                 let box_did = cx.tcx_opt().and_then(|tcx| {
                     tcx.lang_items.owned_box()
@@ -2438,25 +2437,25 @@ fn build_deref_target_impls(cx: &DocContext,
             }
         };
         let did = match primitive {
-            Isize => tcx.lang_items.isize_impl(),
-            I8 => tcx.lang_items.i8_impl(),
-            I16 => tcx.lang_items.i16_impl(),
-            I32 => tcx.lang_items.i32_impl(),
-            I64 => tcx.lang_items.i64_impl(),
-            Usize => tcx.lang_items.usize_impl(),
-            U8 => tcx.lang_items.u8_impl(),
-            U16 => tcx.lang_items.u16_impl(),
-            U32 => tcx.lang_items.u32_impl(),
-            U64 => tcx.lang_items.u64_impl(),
-            F32 => tcx.lang_items.f32_impl(),
-            F64 => tcx.lang_items.f64_impl(),
-            Char => tcx.lang_items.char_impl(),
-            Bool => None,
-            Str => tcx.lang_items.str_impl(),
-            Slice => tcx.lang_items.slice_impl(),
-            Array => tcx.lang_items.slice_impl(),
-            PrimitiveTuple => None,
-            PrimitiveRawPointer => tcx.lang_items.const_ptr_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::Isize => tcx.lang_items.isize_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::I8 => tcx.lang_items.i8_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::I16 => tcx.lang_items.i16_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::I32 => tcx.lang_items.i32_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::I64 => tcx.lang_items.i64_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::Usize => tcx.lang_items.usize_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::U8 => tcx.lang_items.u8_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::U16 => tcx.lang_items.u16_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::U32 => tcx.lang_items.u32_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::U64 => tcx.lang_items.u64_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::F32 => tcx.lang_items.f32_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::F64 => tcx.lang_items.f64_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::Char => tcx.lang_items.char_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::Bool => None,
+            PrimitiveType::Str => tcx.lang_items.str_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::Slice => tcx.lang_items.slice_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::Array => tcx.lang_items.slice_impl(),
+            PrimitiveType::PrimitiveTuple => None,
+            PrimitiveType::PrimitiveRawPointer => tcx.lang_items.const_ptr_impl(),
         };
         if let Some(did) = did {
             if !did.is_local() {
@@ -2739,21 +2738,21 @@ fn resolve_type(cx: &DocContext,
 
     let is_generic = match def {
         Def::PrimTy(p) => match p {
-            hir::TyStr => return Primitive(Str),
-            hir::TyBool => return Primitive(Bool),
-            hir::TyChar => return Primitive(Char),
-            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::Is) => return Primitive(Isize),
-            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I8) => return Primitive(I8),
-            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I16) => return Primitive(I16),
-            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I32) => return Primitive(I32),
-            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I64) => return Primitive(I64),
-            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::Us) => return Primitive(Usize),
-            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U8) => return Primitive(U8),
-            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U16) => return Primitive(U16),
-            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U32) => return Primitive(U32),
-            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U64) => return Primitive(U64),
-            hir::TyFloat(ast::FloatTy::F32) => return Primitive(F32),
-            hir::TyFloat(ast::FloatTy::F64) => return Primitive(F64),
+            hir::TyStr => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::Str),
+            hir::TyBool => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::Bool),
+            hir::TyChar => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::Char),
+            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::Is) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::Isize),
+            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I8) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::I8),
+            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I16) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::I16),
+            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I32) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::I32),
+            hir::TyInt(ast::IntTy::I64) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::I64),
+            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::Us) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::Usize),
+            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U8) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::U8),
+            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U16) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::U16),
+            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U32) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::U32),
+            hir::TyUint(ast::UintTy::U64) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::U64),
+            hir::TyFloat(ast::FloatTy::F32) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::F32),
+            hir::TyFloat(ast::FloatTy::F64) => return Primitive(PrimitiveType::F64),
         },
         Def::SelfTy(..) if path.segments.len() == 1 => {
             return Generic(keywords::SelfType.name().to_string());
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
index f8b852074dd..2b8db6975f1 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use rustc::hir::def_id::DefId;
 use syntax::abi::Abi;
 use rustc::hir;
 
-use clean;
+use clean::{self, PrimitiveType};
 use core::DocAccessLevels;
 use html::item_type::ItemType;
 use html::escape::Escape;
@@ -468,28 +468,28 @@ impl fmt::Display for clean::Type {
             }
             clean::Tuple(ref typs) => {
                 match &typs[..] {
-                    &[] => primitive_link(f, clean::PrimitiveTuple, "()"),
+                    &[] => primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::PrimitiveTuple, "()"),
                     &[ref one] => {
-                        primitive_link(f, clean::PrimitiveTuple, "(")?;
+                        primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::PrimitiveTuple, "(")?;
                         write!(f, "{},", one)?;
-                        primitive_link(f, clean::PrimitiveTuple, ")")
+                        primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::PrimitiveTuple, ")")
                     }
                     many => {
-                        primitive_link(f, clean::PrimitiveTuple, "(")?;
+                        primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::PrimitiveTuple, "(")?;
                         write!(f, "{}", CommaSep(&many))?;
-                        primitive_link(f, clean::PrimitiveTuple, ")")
+                        primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::PrimitiveTuple, ")")
                     }
                 }
             }
             clean::Vector(ref t) => {
-                primitive_link(f, clean::Slice, &format!("["))?;
+                primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::Slice, &format!("["))?;
                 write!(f, "{}", t)?;
-                primitive_link(f, clean::Slice, &format!("]"))
+                primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::Slice, &format!("]"))
             }
             clean::FixedVector(ref t, ref s) => {
-                primitive_link(f, clean::PrimitiveType::Array, "[")?;
+                primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::Array, "[")?;
                 write!(f, "{}", t)?;
-                primitive_link(f, clean::PrimitiveType::Array,
+                primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::Array,
                                &format!("; {}]", Escape(s)))
             }
             clean::Never => f.write_str("!"),
@@ -516,12 +516,13 @@ impl fmt::Display for clean::Type {
                     clean::Vector(ref bt) => { // BorrowedRef{ ... Vector(T) } is &[T]
                         match **bt {
                             clean::Generic(_) =>
-                                primitive_link(f, clean::Slice,
+                                primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::Slice,
                                     &format!("&amp;{}{}[{}]", lt, m, **bt)),
                             _ => {
-                                primitive_link(f, clean::Slice, &format!("&amp;{}{}[", lt, m))?;
+                                primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::Slice,
+                                               &format!("&amp;{}{}[", lt, m))?;
                                 write!(f, "{}", **bt)?;
-                                primitive_link(f, clean::Slice, "]")
+                                primitive_link(f, PrimitiveType::Slice, "]")
                             }
                         }
                     }