diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/syntax.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/syntax.rs
index 33b7fe0c2dc..21faf1958e9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/syntax.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/syntax.rs
@@ -749,6 +749,29 @@ pub enum TerminatorKind<'tcx> {
     },
 }
 
+impl TerminatorKind<'_> {
+    /// Returns a simple string representation of a `TerminatorKind` variant, independent of any
+    /// values it might hold (e.g. `TerminatorKind::Call` always returns `"Call"`).
+    pub const fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            TerminatorKind::Goto { .. } => "Goto",
+            TerminatorKind::SwitchInt { .. } => "SwitchInt",
+            TerminatorKind::Resume => "Resume",
+            TerminatorKind::Terminate => "Terminate",
+            TerminatorKind::Return => "Return",
+            TerminatorKind::Unreachable => "Unreachable",
+            TerminatorKind::Drop { .. } => "Drop",
+            TerminatorKind::Call { .. } => "Call",
+            TerminatorKind::Assert { .. } => "Assert",
+            TerminatorKind::Yield { .. } => "Yield",
+            TerminatorKind::GeneratorDrop => "GeneratorDrop",
+            TerminatorKind::FalseEdge { .. } => "FalseEdge",
+            TerminatorKind::FalseUnwind { .. } => "FalseUnwind",
+            TerminatorKind::InlineAsm { .. } => "InlineAsm",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Action to be taken when a stack unwind happens.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, TyEncodable, TyDecodable, Hash, HashStable)]
 #[derive(TypeFoldable, TypeVisitable)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/debug.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/debug.rs
index e554c470646..35e4c24dc46 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/debug.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/debug.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
 use rustc_middle::mir::coverage::*;
-use rustc_middle::mir::{self, BasicBlock, TerminatorKind};
+use rustc_middle::mir::{self, BasicBlock};
 use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc_span::Span;
 
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ fn bcb_to_string_sections<'tcx>(
     }
     let non_term_blocks = bcb_data.basic_blocks[0..len - 1]
         .iter()
-        .map(|&bb| format!("{:?}: {}", bb, term_type(&mir_body[bb].terminator().kind)))
+        .map(|&bb| format!("{:?}: {}", bb, mir_body[bb].terminator().kind.name()))
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     if non_term_blocks.len() > 0 {
         sections.push(non_term_blocks.join("\n"));
@@ -804,28 +804,7 @@ fn bcb_to_string_sections<'tcx>(
     sections.push(format!(
         "{:?}: {}",
         bcb_data.basic_blocks.last().unwrap(),
-        term_type(&bcb_data.terminator(mir_body).kind)
+        bcb_data.terminator(mir_body).kind.name(),
     ));
     sections
 }
-
-/// Returns a simple string representation of a `TerminatorKind` variant, independent of any
-/// values it might hold.
-pub(super) fn term_type(kind: &TerminatorKind<'_>) -> &'static str {
-    match kind {
-        TerminatorKind::Goto { .. } => "Goto",
-        TerminatorKind::SwitchInt { .. } => "SwitchInt",
-        TerminatorKind::Resume => "Resume",
-        TerminatorKind::Terminate => "Terminate",
-        TerminatorKind::Return => "Return",
-        TerminatorKind::Unreachable => "Unreachable",
-        TerminatorKind::Drop { .. } => "Drop",
-        TerminatorKind::Call { .. } => "Call",
-        TerminatorKind::Assert { .. } => "Assert",
-        TerminatorKind::Yield { .. } => "Yield",
-        TerminatorKind::GeneratorDrop => "GeneratorDrop",
-        TerminatorKind::FalseEdge { .. } => "FalseEdge",
-        TerminatorKind::FalseUnwind { .. } => "FalseUnwind",
-        TerminatorKind::InlineAsm { .. } => "InlineAsm",
-    }
-}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs
index 287ae217087..14937912cc5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/spans.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use super::debug::term_type;
 use super::graph::{BasicCoverageBlock, BasicCoverageBlockData, CoverageGraph, START_BCB};
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn format<'tcx>(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, mir_body: &mir::Body<'tcx>) -> Str
                     "{}: @{}.{}: {:?}",
                     source_range_no_file(tcx, span),
                     bb.index(),
-                    term_type(&term.kind),
+                    term.kind.name(),
                     term.kind
                 )
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/tests.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/tests.rs
index 83a335197b3..90b58933df7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/coverage/tests.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 //! to: `rustc_span::create_default_session_globals_then(|| { test_here(); })`.
 
 use super::counters;
-use super::debug;
 use super::graph;
 use super::spans;
 
@@ -188,12 +187,12 @@ fn debug_basic_blocks(mir_body: &Body<'_>) -> String {
                     | TerminatorKind::Goto { target }
                     | TerminatorKind::InlineAsm { destination: Some(target), .. }
                     | TerminatorKind::Yield { resume: target, .. } => {
-                        format!("{}{:?}:{} -> {:?}", sp, bb, debug::term_type(kind), target)
+                        format!("{}{:?}:{} -> {:?}", sp, bb, kind.name(), target)
                     }
                     TerminatorKind::SwitchInt { targets, .. } => {
-                        format!("{}{:?}:{} -> {:?}", sp, bb, debug::term_type(kind), targets)
+                        format!("{}{:?}:{} -> {:?}", sp, bb, kind.name(), targets)
                     }
-                    _ => format!("{}{:?}:{}", sp, bb, debug::term_type(kind)),
+                    _ => format!("{}{:?}:{}", sp, bb, kind.name()),
                 }
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>()
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ fn print_mir_graphviz(name: &str, mir_body: &Body<'_>) {
                         "    {:?} [label=\"{:?}: {}\"];\n{}",
                         bb,
                         bb,
-                        debug::term_type(&data.terminator().kind),
+                        data.terminator().kind.name(),
                         mir_body
                             .basic_blocks
                             .successors(bb)
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ fn print_coverage_graphviz(
                         "    {:?} [label=\"{:?}: {}\"];\n{}",
                         bcb,
                         bcb,
-                        debug::term_type(&bcb_data.terminator(mir_body).kind),
+                        bcb_data.terminator(mir_body).kind.name(),
                         basic_coverage_blocks
                             .successors(bcb)
                             .map(|successor| { format!("    {:?} -> {:?};", bcb, successor) })