diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/clone.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/clone.rs
index c952fc0a866..ce07081cc63 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/clone.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/clone.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use crate::deriving::generic::*;
 use crate::deriving::path_std;
 
 use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
-use rustc_ast::{self as ast, Expr, GenericArg, Generics, ItemKind, MetaItem, VariantData};
+use rustc_ast::{self as ast, Expr, Generics, ItemKind, MetaItem, VariantData};
 use rustc_expand::base::{Annotatable, ExtCtxt};
-use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym, Ident, Symbol};
+use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym, Ident};
 use rustc_span::Span;
 
 pub fn expand_deriving_clone(
@@ -107,28 +107,16 @@ fn cs_clone_shallow(
     substr: &Substructure<'_>,
     is_union: bool,
 ) -> P<Expr> {
-    fn assert_ty_bounds(
-        cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>,
-        stmts: &mut Vec<ast::Stmt>,
-        ty: P<ast::Ty>,
-        span: Span,
-        helper_name: &str,
-    ) {
-        // Generate statement `let _: helper_name<ty>;`,
-        // set the expn ID so we can use the unstable struct.
-        let span = cx.with_def_site_ctxt(span);
-        let assert_path = cx.path_all(
-            span,
-            true,
-            cx.std_path(&[sym::clone, Symbol::intern(helper_name)]),
-            vec![GenericArg::Type(ty)],
-        );
-        stmts.push(cx.stmt_let_type_only(span, cx.ty_path(assert_path)));
-    }
     fn process_variant(cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>, stmts: &mut Vec<ast::Stmt>, variant: &VariantData) {
         for field in variant.fields() {
             // let _: AssertParamIsClone<FieldTy>;
-            assert_ty_bounds(cx, stmts, field.ty.clone(), field.span, "AssertParamIsClone");
+            super::assert_ty_bounds(
+                cx,
+                stmts,
+                field.ty.clone(),
+                field.span,
+                &[sym::clone, sym::AssertParamIsClone],
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -136,7 +124,13 @@ fn cs_clone_shallow(
     if is_union {
         // let _: AssertParamIsCopy<Self>;
         let self_ty = cx.ty_path(cx.path_ident(trait_span, Ident::with_dummy_span(kw::SelfUpper)));
-        assert_ty_bounds(cx, &mut stmts, self_ty, trait_span, "AssertParamIsCopy");
+        super::assert_ty_bounds(
+            cx,
+            &mut stmts,
+            self_ty,
+            trait_span,
+            &[sym::clone, sym::AssertParamIsCopy],
+        );
     } else {
         match *substr.fields {
             StaticStruct(vdata, ..) => {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/cmp/eq.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/cmp/eq.rs
index 54ab88dc3ff..440508ac280 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/cmp/eq.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/cmp/eq.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use crate::deriving::generic::*;
 use crate::deriving::path_std;
 
 use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
-use rustc_ast::{self as ast, Expr, GenericArg, MetaItem};
+use rustc_ast::{self as ast, Expr, MetaItem};
 use rustc_expand::base::{Annotatable, ExtCtxt};
-use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Ident, Symbol};
+use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Ident};
 use rustc_span::Span;
 
 pub fn expand_deriving_eq(
@@ -55,24 +55,6 @@ fn cs_total_eq_assert(
     trait_span: Span,
     substr: &Substructure<'_>,
 ) -> P<Expr> {
-    fn assert_ty_bounds(
-        cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>,
-        stmts: &mut Vec<ast::Stmt>,
-        ty: P<ast::Ty>,
-        span: Span,
-        helper_name: &str,
-    ) {
-        // Generate statement `let _: helper_name<ty>;`,
-        // set the expn ID so we can use the unstable struct.
-        let span = cx.with_def_site_ctxt(span);
-        let assert_path = cx.path_all(
-            span,
-            true,
-            cx.std_path(&[sym::cmp, Symbol::intern(helper_name)]),
-            vec![GenericArg::Type(ty)],
-        );
-        stmts.push(cx.stmt_let_type_only(span, cx.ty_path(assert_path)));
-    }
     fn process_variant(
         cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>,
         stmts: &mut Vec<ast::Stmt>,
@@ -80,7 +62,13 @@ fn cs_total_eq_assert(
     ) {
         for field in variant.fields() {
             // let _: AssertParamIsEq<FieldTy>;
-            assert_ty_bounds(cx, stmts, field.ty.clone(), field.span, "AssertParamIsEq");
+            super::assert_ty_bounds(
+                cx,
+                stmts,
+                field.ty.clone(),
+                field.span,
+                &[sym::cmp, sym::AssertParamIsEq],
+            );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/mod.rs
index c678c8cbd15..c1ca089da22 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use rustc_ast as ast;
 use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
-use rustc_ast::{Impl, ItemKind, MetaItem};
+use rustc_ast::{GenericArg, Impl, ItemKind, MetaItem};
 use rustc_expand::base::{Annotatable, ExpandResult, ExtCtxt, MultiItemModifier};
 use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Ident, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::Span;
@@ -193,3 +193,16 @@ fn inject_impl_of_structural_trait(
 
     push(Annotatable::Item(newitem));
 }
+
+fn assert_ty_bounds(
+    cx: &mut ExtCtxt<'_>,
+    stmts: &mut Vec<ast::Stmt>,
+    ty: P<ast::Ty>,
+    span: Span,
+    assert_path: &[Symbol],
+) {
+    // Generate statement `let _: assert_path<ty>;`.
+    let span = cx.with_def_site_ctxt(span);
+    let assert_path = cx.path_all(span, true, cx.std_path(assert_path), vec![GenericArg::Type(ty)]);
+    stmts.push(cx.stmt_let_type_only(span, cx.ty_path(assert_path)));
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
index 48766c67910..4e28d2b6001 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ symbols! {
         Arguments,
         AsMut,
         AsRef,
+        AssertParamIsClone,
+        AssertParamIsCopy,
+        AssertParamIsEq,
         AtomicBool,
         AtomicI128,
         AtomicI16,