diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index 1c68e837c4a..8f54cad7728 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #[macro_use]
-pub mod sym;
+pub mod sym_helper;
 
 #[allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
 pub mod ast_utils;
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::hygiene::{ExpnKind, MacroKind};
 use rustc_span::source_map::original_sp;
-use rustc_span::sym as rustc_sym;
-use rustc_span::symbol::{self, kw, Symbol};
+use rustc_span::sym;
+use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Pos, Span, DUMMY_SP};
 use rustc_target::abi::Integer;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::query::normalize::AtExt;
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ pub fn is_refutable(cx: &LateContext<'_>, pat: &Pat<'_>) -> bool {
 /// Checks for the `#[automatically_derived]` attribute all `#[derive]`d
 /// implementations have.
 pub fn is_automatically_derived(attrs: &[ast::Attribute]) -> bool {
-    attrs.iter().any(|attr| attr.has_name(rustc_sym::automatically_derived))
+    attrs.iter().any(|attr| attr.has_name(sym::automatically_derived))
 }
 
 /// Remove blocks around an expression.
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ pub fn is_must_use_func_call(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
 pub fn is_no_std_crate(krate: &Crate<'_>) -> bool {
     krate.item.attrs.iter().any(|attr| {
         if let ast::AttrKind::Normal(ref attr, _) = attr.kind {
-            attr.path == symbol::sym::no_std
+            attr.path == sym::no_std
         } else {
             false
         }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym_helper.rs
similarity index 68%
rename from clippy_lints/src/utils/sym.rs
rename to clippy_lints/src/utils/sym_helper.rs
index 273288c3d52..f47dc80ebad 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym_helper.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #[macro_export]
+/// Convenience wrapper around rustc's `Symbol::intern`
 macro_rules! sym {
     ($tt:tt) => {
         rustc_span::symbol::Symbol::intern(stringify!($tt))