diff --git a/compiler/rustc_macros/src/query.rs b/compiler/rustc_macros/src/query.rs
index bd20c7689ea..48b74bdaf1e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_macros/src/query.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_macros/src/query.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl Parse for QueryModifier {
             Ok(QueryModifier::Cache(args, block))
         } else if modifier == "load_cached" {
             // Parse a load_cached modifier like:
-            // `load_cached(tcx, id) { tcx.queries.on_disk_cache.try_load_query_result(tcx, id) }`
+            // `load_cached(tcx, id) { tcx.on_disk_cache.try_load_query_result(tcx, id) }`
             let args;
             parenthesized!(args in input);
             let tcx = args.parse()?;
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ fn add_query_description_impl(
                     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
                     id: SerializedDepNodeIndex
                 ) -> Option<Self::Value> {
-                    tcx.queries.on_disk_cache.as_ref().and_then(|c| c.try_load_query_result(tcx, id))
+                    tcx.on_disk_cache.as_ref()?.try_load_query_result(tcx, id)
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/dep_graph/dep_node.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/dep_graph/dep_node.rs
index 1cb75757379..669d7ea8d36 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/dep_graph/dep_node.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/dep_graph/dep_node.rs
@@ -414,10 +414,7 @@ impl DepNodeExt for DepNode {
     /// has been removed.
     fn extract_def_id(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Option<DefId> {
         if self.kind.can_reconstruct_query_key() {
-            tcx.queries
-                .on_disk_cache
-                .as_ref()?
-                .def_path_hash_to_def_id(tcx, DefPathHash(self.hash.into()))
+            tcx.on_disk_cache.as_ref()?.def_path_hash_to_def_id(tcx, DefPathHash(self.hash.into()))
         } else {
             None
         }
@@ -472,7 +469,7 @@ impl<'tcx> DepNodeParams<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for DefId {
         // we will use the old DefIndex as an initial guess for
         // a lookup into the crate metadata.
         if !self.is_local() {
-            if let Some(cache) = &tcx.queries.on_disk_cache {
+            if let Some(cache) = &tcx.on_disk_cache {
                 cache.store_foreign_def_id_hash(*self, hash);
             }
         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/dep_graph/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/dep_graph/mod.rs
index eaf414ccaa6..4746004cfca 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/dep_graph/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/dep_graph/mod.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl<'tcx> DepContext for TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     type StableHashingContext = StableHashingContext<'tcx>;
 
     fn register_reused_dep_node(&self, dep_node: &DepNode) {
-        if let Some(cache) = self.queries.on_disk_cache.as_ref() {
+        if let Some(cache) = self.on_disk_cache.as_ref() {
             cache.register_reused_dep_node(*self, dep_node)
         }
     }
@@ -185,15 +185,14 @@ impl<'tcx> DepContext for TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn load_diagnostics(&self, prev_dep_node_index: SerializedDepNodeIndex) -> Vec<Diagnostic> {
-        self.queries
-            .on_disk_cache
+        self.on_disk_cache
             .as_ref()
             .map(|c| c.load_diagnostics(*self, prev_dep_node_index))
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 
     fn store_diagnostics(&self, dep_node_index: DepNodeIndex, diagnostics: ThinVec<Diagnostic>) {
-        if let Some(c) = self.queries.on_disk_cache.as_ref() {
+        if let Some(c) = self.on_disk_cache.as_ref() {
             c.store_diagnostics(dep_node_index, diagnostics)
         }
     }
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ impl<'tcx> DepContext for TyCtxt<'tcx> {
         dep_node_index: DepNodeIndex,
         diagnostics: ThinVec<Diagnostic>,
     ) {
-        if let Some(c) = self.queries.on_disk_cache.as_ref() {
+        if let Some(c) = self.on_disk_cache.as_ref() {
             c.store_diagnostics_for_anon_node(dep_node_index, diagnostics)
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
index 475f47c65bd..47b77bed906 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
@@ -125,11 +125,6 @@ rustc_queries! {
         desc { |tcx| "computing generics of `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key) }
         storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
         cache_on_disk_if { key.is_local() }
-        load_cached(tcx, id) {
-            let generics: Option<ty::Generics> = tcx.queries.on_disk_cache.as_ref()
-                                                    .and_then(|c| c.try_load_query_result(tcx, id));
-            generics
-        }
     }
 
     /// Maps from the `DefId` of an item (trait/struct/enum/fn) to the
@@ -702,7 +697,7 @@ rustc_queries! {
         cache_on_disk_if { true }
         load_cached(tcx, id) {
             let typeck_results: Option<ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>> = tcx
-                .queries.on_disk_cache.as_ref()
+                .on_disk_cache.as_ref()
                 .and_then(|c| c.try_load_query_result(tcx, id));
 
             typeck_results.map(|x| &*tcx.arena.alloc(x))
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
index 4654a842470..fa176193a93 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::middle::stability;
 use crate::mir::interpret::{self, Allocation, ConstValue, Scalar};
 use crate::mir::{Body, Field, Local, Place, PlaceElem, ProjectionKind, Promoted};
 use crate::traits;
-use crate::ty::query::{self, TyCtxtAt};
+use crate::ty::query::{self, OnDiskCache, TyCtxtAt};
 use crate::ty::subst::{GenericArg, GenericArgKind, InternalSubsts, Subst, SubstsRef, UserSubsts};
 use crate::ty::TyKind::*;
 use crate::ty::{
@@ -962,6 +962,12 @@ pub struct GlobalCtxt<'tcx> {
     pub(crate) untracked_crate: &'tcx hir::Crate<'tcx>,
     pub(crate) definitions: &'tcx Definitions,
 
+    /// This provides access to the incremental compilation on-disk cache for query results.
+    /// Do not access this directly. It is only meant to be used by
+    /// `DepGraph::try_mark_green()` and the query infrastructure.
+    /// This is `None` if we are not incremental compilation mode
+    pub(crate) on_disk_cache: Option<OnDiskCache<'tcx>>,
+
     pub queries: query::Queries<'tcx>,
     pub query_caches: query::QueryCaches<'tcx>,
 
@@ -1110,7 +1116,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
         krate: &'tcx hir::Crate<'tcx>,
         definitions: &'tcx Definitions,
         dep_graph: DepGraph,
-        on_disk_query_result_cache: Option<query::OnDiskCache<'tcx>>,
+        on_disk_cache: Option<query::OnDiskCache<'tcx>>,
         crate_name: &str,
         output_filenames: &OutputFilenames,
     ) -> GlobalCtxt<'tcx> {
@@ -1154,7 +1160,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
             extern_prelude: resolutions.extern_prelude,
             untracked_crate: krate,
             definitions,
-            queries: query::Queries::new(providers, extern_providers, on_disk_query_result_cache),
+            on_disk_cache,
+            queries: query::Queries::new(providers, extern_providers),
             query_caches: query::QueryCaches::default(),
             ty_rcache: Default::default(),
             pred_rcache: Default::default(),
@@ -1320,7 +1327,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     }
 
     pub fn serialize_query_result_cache(self, encoder: &mut FileEncoder) -> FileEncodeResult {
-        self.queries.on_disk_cache.as_ref().map_or(Ok(()), |c| c.serialize(self, encoder))
+        self.on_disk_cache.as_ref().map_or(Ok(()), |c| c.serialize(self, encoder))
     }
 
     /// If `true`, we should use the MIR-based borrowck, but also
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/query/on_disk_cache.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/query/on_disk_cache.rs
index efe04786933..9f9f6bc4c51 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/query/on_disk_cache.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/query/on_disk_cache.rs
@@ -918,7 +918,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Decodable<CacheDecoder<'a, 'tcx>> for DefId {
         // which means that the definition with this hash is guaranteed to
         // still exist in the current compilation session.
         Ok(d.tcx()
-            .queries
             .on_disk_cache
             .as_ref()
             .unwrap()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/query/plumbing.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/query/plumbing.rs
index ea889549e43..8eb060a39a5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/query/plumbing.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/query/plumbing.rs
@@ -534,12 +534,6 @@ macro_rules! define_queries_struct {
     (tcx: $tcx:tt,
      input: ($(([$($modifiers:tt)*] [$($attr:tt)*] [$name:ident]))*)) => {
         pub struct Queries<$tcx> {
-            /// This provides access to the incremental compilation on-disk cache for query results.
-            /// Do not access this directly. It is only meant to be used by
-            /// `DepGraph::try_mark_green()` and the query infrastructure.
-            /// This is `None` if we are not incremental compilation mode
-            pub(crate) on_disk_cache: Option<OnDiskCache<'tcx>>,
-
             providers: IndexVec<CrateNum, Providers>,
             fallback_extern_providers: Box<Providers>,
 
@@ -554,12 +548,10 @@ macro_rules! define_queries_struct {
             pub(crate) fn new(
                 providers: IndexVec<CrateNum, Providers>,
                 fallback_extern_providers: Providers,
-                on_disk_cache: Option<OnDiskCache<'tcx>>,
             ) -> Self {
                 Queries {
                     providers,
                     fallback_extern_providers: Box::new(fallback_extern_providers),
-                    on_disk_cache,
                     $($name: Default::default()),*
                 }
             }