diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_static_lifetimes.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_static_lifetimes.rs
index d41f79f8131..aa47f3aed54 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_static_lifetimes.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_static_lifetimes.rs
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, item: &Item) {
         }
 
         if !item.span.from_expansion() {
-            if let ItemKind::Const(ConstItem { ty: ref var_type, .. }) = item.kind {
+            if let ItemKind::Const(box ConstItem { ty: ref var_type, .. }) = item.kind {
                 Self::visit_type(var_type, cx, "constants have by default a `'static` lifetime");
                 // Don't check associated consts because `'static` cannot be elided on those (issue
                 // #2438)
             }
 
-            if let ItemKind::Static(Static{ ty: ref var_type,.. }) = item.kind {
+            if let ItemKind::Static(box Static { ty: ref var_type,.. }) = item.kind {
                 Self::visit_type(var_type, cx, "statics have by default a `'static` lifetime");
             }
         }
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils.rs b/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils.rs
index be841098dba..0d2a7440c46 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils.rs
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ pub fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
     match (l, r) {
         (ExternCrate(l), ExternCrate(r)) => l == r,
         (Use(l), Use(r)) => eq_use_tree(l, r),
-        (Static(ast::Static{ ty: lt, mutability: lm, expr: le}), Static(ast::Static { ty: rt, mutability: rm, expr: re})) => lm == rm && eq_ty(lt, rt) && eq_expr_opt(le, re),
-        (Const(ast::ConstItem { defaultness: ld, ty: lt, expr: le}), Const(ast::ConstItem { defaultness: rd, ty: rt, expr: re} )) => eq_defaultness(*ld, *rd) && eq_ty(lt, rt) && eq_expr_opt(le, re),
+        (Static(box ast::Static{ ty: lt, mutability: lm, expr: le}), Static(box ast::Static { ty: rt, mutability: rm, expr: re})) => lm == rm && eq_ty(lt, rt) && eq_expr_opt(le, re),
+        (Const(box ast::ConstItem { defaultness: ld, ty: lt, expr: le}), Const(box ast::ConstItem { defaultness: rd, ty: rt, expr: re} )) => eq_defaultness(*ld, *rd) && eq_ty(lt, rt) && eq_expr_opt(le, re),
         (
             Fn(box ast::Fn {
                 defaultness: ld,
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ pub fn eq_foreign_item_kind(l: &ForeignItemKind, r: &ForeignItemKind) -> bool {
 pub fn eq_assoc_item_kind(l: &AssocItemKind, r: &AssocItemKind) -> bool {
     use AssocItemKind::*;
     match (l, r) {
-        (Const(ast::ConstItem { defaultness: ld, ty: lt, expr: le}), Const(ast::ConstItem { defaultness: rd, ty: rt, expr: re})) => eq_defaultness(*ld, *rd) && eq_ty(lt, rt) && eq_expr_opt(le, re),
+        (Const(box ast::ConstItem { defaultness: ld, ty: lt, expr: le}), Const(box ast::ConstItem { defaultness: rd, ty: rt, expr: re})) => eq_defaultness(*ld, *rd) && eq_ty(lt, rt) && eq_expr_opt(le, re),
         (
             Fn(box ast::Fn {
                 defaultness: ld,