diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/mut_visit.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/mut_visit.rs
index 2158ed33e6e..cb38a16db35 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/mut_visit.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/mut_visit.rs
@@ -104,8 +104,16 @@ pub trait MutVisitor: Sized {
         walk_use_tree(self, use_tree);
     }
 
+    fn visit_foreign_item(&mut self, ni: &mut P<ForeignItem>) {
+        walk_item(self, ni);
+    }
+
     fn flat_map_foreign_item(&mut self, ni: P<ForeignItem>) -> SmallVec<[P<ForeignItem>; 1]> {
-        walk_flat_map_item(self, ni)
+        walk_flat_map_foreign_item(self, ni)
+    }
+
+    fn visit_item(&mut self, i: &mut P<Item>) {
+        walk_item(self, i);
     }
 
     fn flat_map_item(&mut self, i: P<Item>) -> SmallVec<[P<Item>; 1]> {
@@ -124,6 +132,10 @@ pub trait MutVisitor: Sized {
         walk_flat_map_field_def(self, fd)
     }
 
+    fn visit_assoc_item(&mut self, i: &mut P<AssocItem>, ctxt: AssocCtxt) {
+        walk_assoc_item(self, i, ctxt)
+    }
+
     fn flat_map_assoc_item(
         &mut self,
         i: P<AssocItem>,
@@ -1383,18 +1395,19 @@ pub fn walk_crate<T: MutVisitor>(vis: &mut T, krate: &mut Crate) {
     vis.visit_span(inject_use_span);
 }
 
-pub fn walk_flat_map_item<K: WalkItemKind<Ctxt = ()>>(
-    visitor: &mut impl MutVisitor,
-    item: P<Item<K>>,
-) -> SmallVec<[P<Item<K>>; 1]> {
-    walk_flat_map_assoc_item(visitor, item, ())
+pub fn walk_item(visitor: &mut impl MutVisitor, item: &mut P<Item<impl WalkItemKind<Ctxt = ()>>>) {
+    walk_item_ctxt(visitor, item, ())
 }
 
-pub fn walk_flat_map_assoc_item<K: WalkItemKind>(
+pub fn walk_assoc_item(visitor: &mut impl MutVisitor, item: &mut P<AssocItem>, ctxt: AssocCtxt) {
+    walk_item_ctxt(visitor, item, ctxt)
+}
+
+fn walk_item_ctxt<K: WalkItemKind>(
     visitor: &mut impl MutVisitor,
-    mut item: P<Item<K>>,
+    item: &mut P<Item<K>>,
     ctxt: K::Ctxt,
-) -> SmallVec<[P<Item<K>>; 1]> {
+) {
     let Item { ident, attrs, id, kind, vis, span, tokens } = item.deref_mut();
     visitor.visit_id(id);
     visit_attrs(visitor, attrs);
@@ -1403,6 +1416,27 @@ pub fn walk_flat_map_assoc_item<K: WalkItemKind>(
     kind.walk(*span, *id, ident, vis, ctxt, visitor);
     visit_lazy_tts(visitor, tokens);
     visitor.visit_span(span);
+}
+
+pub fn walk_flat_map_item(vis: &mut impl MutVisitor, mut item: P<Item>) -> SmallVec<[P<Item>; 1]> {
+    vis.visit_item(&mut item);
+    smallvec![item]
+}
+
+pub fn walk_flat_map_foreign_item(
+    vis: &mut impl MutVisitor,
+    mut item: P<ForeignItem>,
+) -> SmallVec<[P<ForeignItem>; 1]> {
+    vis.visit_foreign_item(&mut item);
+    smallvec![item]
+}
+
+pub fn walk_flat_map_assoc_item(
+    vis: &mut impl MutVisitor,
+    mut item: P<AssocItem>,
+    ctxt: AssocCtxt,
+) -> SmallVec<[P<AssocItem>; 1]> {
+    vis.visit_assoc_item(&mut item, ctxt);
     smallvec![item]
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/visit.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/visit.rs
index 3500c215376..fafef4169f4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/visit.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/visit.rs
@@ -457,13 +457,6 @@ impl WalkItemKind for ItemKind {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn walk_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(
-    visitor: &mut V,
-    item: &'a Item<impl WalkItemKind<Ctxt = ()>>,
-) -> V::Result {
-    walk_assoc_item(visitor, item, ())
-}
-
 pub fn walk_enum_def<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(
     visitor: &mut V,
     EnumDef { variants }: &'a EnumDef,
@@ -925,7 +918,22 @@ impl WalkItemKind for AssocItemKind {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn walk_assoc_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>, K: WalkItemKind>(
+pub fn walk_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(
+    visitor: &mut V,
+    item: &'a Item<impl WalkItemKind<Ctxt = ()>>,
+) -> V::Result {
+    walk_item_ctxt(visitor, item, ())
+}
+
+pub fn walk_assoc_item<'a, V: Visitor<'a>>(
+    visitor: &mut V,
+    item: &'a AssocItem,
+    ctxt: AssocCtxt,
+) -> V::Result {
+    walk_item_ctxt(visitor, item, ctxt)
+}
+
+fn walk_item_ctxt<'a, V: Visitor<'a>, K: WalkItemKind>(
     visitor: &mut V,
     item: &'a Item<K>,
     ctxt: K::Ctxt,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/cfg_eval.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/cfg_eval.rs
index e7ee6b43e27..d46a1bd3d31 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/cfg_eval.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/cfg_eval.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ impl MutVisitor for CfgEval<'_> {
         foreign_item: P<ast::ForeignItem>,
     ) -> SmallVec<[P<ast::ForeignItem>; 1]> {
         let foreign_item = configure!(self, foreign_item);
-        mut_visit::walk_flat_map_item(self, foreign_item)
+        mut_visit::walk_flat_map_foreign_item(self, foreign_item)
     }
 
     fn flat_map_arm(&mut self, arm: ast::Arm) -> SmallVec<[ast::Arm; 1]> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs
index 91786462b40..19c2d466f7c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ impl InvocationCollectorNode for P<ast::ForeignItem> {
         fragment.make_foreign_items()
     }
     fn walk_flat_map<V: MutVisitor>(self, visitor: &mut V) -> Self::OutputTy {
-        walk_flat_map_item(visitor, self)
+        walk_flat_map_foreign_item(visitor, self)
     }
     fn is_mac_call(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self.kind, ForeignItemKind::MacCall(..))
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/placeholders.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/placeholders.rs
index 90206b19bd5..bae16a18bcb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/placeholders.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/placeholders.rs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ impl MutVisitor for PlaceholderExpander {
     ) -> SmallVec<[P<ast::ForeignItem>; 1]> {
         match item.kind {
             ast::ForeignItemKind::MacCall(_) => self.remove(item.id).make_foreign_items(),
-            _ => walk_flat_map_item(self, item),
+            _ => walk_flat_map_foreign_item(self, item),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs
index ef9b3dbd13b..4f3184f1d7c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/early.rs
@@ -230,15 +230,16 @@ impl<'a, T: EarlyLintPass> ast_visit::Visitor<'a> for EarlyContextAndPass<'a, T>
     }
 
     fn visit_assoc_item(&mut self, item: &'a ast::AssocItem, ctxt: ast_visit::AssocCtxt) {
-        self.with_lint_attrs(item.id, &item.attrs, |cx| match ctxt {
-            ast_visit::AssocCtxt::Trait => {
-                lint_callback!(cx, check_trait_item, item);
-                ast_visit::walk_assoc_item(cx, item, ctxt);
-            }
-            ast_visit::AssocCtxt::Impl => {
-                lint_callback!(cx, check_impl_item, item);
-                ast_visit::walk_assoc_item(cx, item, ctxt);
+        self.with_lint_attrs(item.id, &item.attrs, |cx| {
+            match ctxt {
+                ast_visit::AssocCtxt::Trait => {
+                    lint_callback!(cx, check_trait_item, item);
+                }
+                ast_visit::AssocCtxt::Impl => {
+                    lint_callback!(cx, check_impl_item, item);
+                }
             }
+            ast_visit::walk_assoc_item(cx, item, ctxt);
         });
     }