diff --git a/crates/ra_assists/src/handlers/add_explicit_type.rs b/crates/ra_assists/src/handlers/add_explicit_type.rs
index a63ef48b1d0..d86d804b2ee 100644
--- a/crates/ra_assists/src/handlers/add_explicit_type.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_assists/src/handlers/add_explicit_type.rs
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ mod tests {
     fn add_explicit_type_works_for_macro_call() {
         check_assist(
             add_explicit_type,
-            "macro_rules! v { () => {0u64} } fn f() { let a<|> = v!(); }",
-            "macro_rules! v { () => {0u64} } fn f() { let a<|>: u64 = v!(); }",
+            r"macro_rules! v { () => {0u64} } fn f() { let a<|> = v!(); }",
+            r"macro_rules! v { () => {0u64} } fn f() { let a<|>: u64 = v!(); }",
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/lower.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/lower.rs
index 3cf0c66eacc..e8443dde81f 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/lower.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/lower.rs
@@ -563,7 +563,8 @@ impl ExprCollector<'_> {
                 ast::ModuleItem::ImplDef(_)
                 | ast::ModuleItem::UseItem(_)
                 | ast::ModuleItem::ExternCrateItem(_)
-                | ast::ModuleItem::Module(_) => continue,
+                | ast::ModuleItem::Module(_)
+                | ast::ModuleItem::MacroCall(_) => continue,
             };
             self.body.item_scope.define_def(def);
             if let Some(name) = name {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs
index 1631e87b876..8f190e7f917 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs
@@ -209,11 +209,8 @@ impl RawItemsCollector {
         current_module: Option<Idx<ModuleData>>,
         body: impl ast::ModuleItemOwner,
     ) {
-        for item_or_macro in body.items_with_macros() {
-            match item_or_macro {
-                ast::ItemOrMacro::Macro(m) => self.add_macro(current_module, m),
-                ast::ItemOrMacro::Item(item) => self.add_item(current_module, item),
-            }
+        for item in body.items() {
+            self.add_item(current_module, item)
         }
     }
 
@@ -265,6 +262,10 @@ impl RawItemsCollector {
             ast::ModuleItem::StaticDef(it) => {
                 (DefKind::Static(self.source_ast_id_map.ast_id(&it)), it.name())
             }
+            ast::ModuleItem::MacroCall(it) => {
+                self.add_macro(current_module, it);
+                return;
+            }
         };
         if let Some(name) = name {
             let name = name.as_name();
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/ast_id_map.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/ast_id_map.rs
index a6644d55fe2..5643ecdcec1 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/ast_id_map.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/ast_id_map.rs
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ impl AstIdMap {
         bfs(node, |it| {
             if let Some(module_item) = ast::ModuleItem::cast(it.clone()) {
                 res.alloc(module_item.syntax());
-            } else if let Some(macro_call) = ast::MacroCall::cast(it) {
-                res.alloc(macro_call.syntax());
             }
         });
         res
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs
index 002f453cd26..7204ca5b172 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/generated.rs
@@ -4135,6 +4135,7 @@ pub enum ModuleItem {
     ConstDef(ConstDef),
     StaticDef(StaticDef),
     Module(Module),
+    MacroCall(MacroCall),
 }
 impl From<StructDef> for ModuleItem {
     fn from(node: StructDef) -> ModuleItem {
@@ -4196,6 +4197,11 @@ impl From<Module> for ModuleItem {
         ModuleItem::Module(node)
     }
 }
+impl From<MacroCall> for ModuleItem {
+    fn from(node: MacroCall) -> ModuleItem {
+        ModuleItem::MacroCall(node)
+    }
+}
 impl std::fmt::Display for ModuleItem {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
         std::fmt::Display::fmt(self.syntax(), f)
@@ -4205,7 +4211,7 @@ impl AstNode for ModuleItem {
     fn can_cast(kind: SyntaxKind) -> bool {
         match kind {
             STRUCT_DEF | UNION_DEF | ENUM_DEF | FN_DEF | TRAIT_DEF | TYPE_ALIAS_DEF | IMPL_DEF
-            | USE_ITEM | EXTERN_CRATE_ITEM | CONST_DEF | STATIC_DEF | MODULE => true,
+            | USE_ITEM | EXTERN_CRATE_ITEM | CONST_DEF | STATIC_DEF | MODULE | MACRO_CALL => true,
             _ => false,
         }
     }
@@ -4223,6 +4229,7 @@ impl AstNode for ModuleItem {
             CONST_DEF => ModuleItem::ConstDef(ConstDef { syntax }),
             STATIC_DEF => ModuleItem::StaticDef(StaticDef { syntax }),
             MODULE => ModuleItem::Module(Module { syntax }),
+            MACRO_CALL => ModuleItem::MacroCall(MacroCall { syntax }),
             _ => return None,
         };
         Some(res)
@@ -4241,6 +4248,7 @@ impl AstNode for ModuleItem {
             ModuleItem::ConstDef(it) => &it.syntax,
             ModuleItem::StaticDef(it) => &it.syntax,
             ModuleItem::Module(it) => &it.syntax,
+            ModuleItem::MacroCall(it) => &it.syntax,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/traits.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/traits.rs
index f8cf1e3eb46..576378306f4 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/traits.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 
 use crate::{
     ast::{self, child_opt, children, AstChildren, AstNode, AstToken},
-    match_ast,
-    syntax_node::{SyntaxElementChildren, SyntaxNodeChildren},
+    syntax_node::SyntaxElementChildren,
 };
 
 pub trait TypeAscriptionOwner: AstNode {
@@ -46,38 +45,10 @@ pub trait FnDefOwner: AstNode {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum ItemOrMacro {
-    Item(ast::ModuleItem),
-    Macro(ast::MacroCall),
-}
-
 pub trait ModuleItemOwner: AstNode {
     fn items(&self) -> AstChildren<ast::ModuleItem> {
         children(self)
     }
-    fn items_with_macros(&self) -> ItemOrMacroIter {
-        ItemOrMacroIter(self.syntax().children())
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct ItemOrMacroIter(SyntaxNodeChildren);
-
-impl Iterator for ItemOrMacroIter {
-    type Item = ItemOrMacro;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<ItemOrMacro> {
-        loop {
-            let n = self.0.next()?;
-            match_ast! {
-                match n {
-                    ast::ModuleItem(it) => { return Some(ItemOrMacro::Item(it)) },
-                    ast::MacroCall(it) => { return Some(ItemOrMacro::Macro(it)) },
-                    _ => {},
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 pub trait TypeParamsOwner: AstNode {
diff --git a/xtask/src/ast_src.rs b/xtask/src/ast_src.rs
index 9b58aad9751..99bd601989f 100644
--- a/xtask/src/ast_src.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/ast_src.rs
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ pub(crate) const AST_SRC: AstSrc = AstSrc {
             ConstDef,
             StaticDef,
             Module,
+            MacroCall,
         }
 
         enum ImplItem: AttrsOwner {