diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index df1bbf5f26e..596faac3588 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,18 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::env;
 
+// A trait for AST nodes and AST node lists into which macro invocations may expand.
 trait MacroGenerable: Sized {
+    // Expand the given MacResult using its appropriate `make_*` method.
     fn make_with<'a>(result: Box<MacResult + 'a>) -> Option<Self>;
+
+    // Fold this node or list of nodes using the given folder.
     fn fold_with<F: Folder>(self, folder: &mut F) -> Self;
+
+    // Return a placeholder expansion to allow compilation to continue after an erroring expansion.
     fn dummy(span: Span) -> Self;
+
+    // The user-friendly name of the node type (e.g. "expression", "item", etc.) for diagnostics.
     fn kind_name() -> &'static str;
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +215,7 @@ fn mac_result<'a>(path: &ast::Path, ident: Option<Ident>, tts: Vec<TokenTree>, m
             return None;
         };
 
-        let ident = ident.unwrap_or(Ident::with_empty_ctxt(keywords::Invalid.name()));
+        let ident = ident.unwrap_or(keywords::Invalid.ident());
         match *extension {
             NormalTT(ref expandfun, exp_span, allow_internal_unstable) => {
                 if ident.name != keywords::Invalid.name() {