diff --git a/src/items.rs b/src/items.rs
index bd05d71eea7..1010be2f19a 100644
--- a/src/items.rs
+++ b/src/items.rs
@@ -823,15 +823,15 @@ impl<'a> FmtVisitor<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn format_struct(&self,
-                     item_name: &str,
-                     ident: ast::Ident,
-                     vis: ast::Visibility,
-                     struct_def: &ast::VariantData,
-                     generics: Option<&ast::Generics>,
-                     span: Span,
-                     offset: Indent)
-                     -> Option<String> {
+    pub fn format_struct(&self,
+                         item_name: &str,
+                         ident: ast::Ident,
+                         vis: ast::Visibility,
+                         struct_def: &ast::VariantData,
+                         generics: Option<&ast::Generics>,
+                         span: Span,
+                         offset: Indent)
+                         -> Option<String> {
         let mut result = String::with_capacity(1024);
 
         let header_str = self.format_header(item_name, ident, vis);
@@ -927,27 +927,6 @@ impl<'a> FmtVisitor<'a> {
         Some(result)
     }
 
-    pub fn visit_struct(&mut self,
-                        ident: ast::Ident,
-                        vis: ast::Visibility,
-                        struct_def: &ast::VariantData,
-                        generics: &ast::Generics,
-                        span: Span) {
-        let indent = self.block_indent;
-        let result = self.format_struct("struct ",
-                                        ident,
-                                        vis,
-                                        struct_def,
-                                        Some(generics),
-                                        span,
-                                        indent);
-
-        if let Some(rewrite) = result {
-            self.buffer.push_str(&rewrite);
-            self.last_pos = span.hi;
-        }
-    }
-
     fn format_header(&self, item_name: &str, ident: ast::Ident, vis: ast::Visibility) -> String {
         format!("{}{}{}", format_visibility(vis), item_name, ident)
     }
diff --git a/src/visitor.rs b/src/visitor.rs
index 85ff28148c0..fb3b25eab22 100644
--- a/src/visitor.rs
+++ b/src/visitor.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ impl<'a, 'v> visit::Visitor<'v> for FmtVisitor<'a> {
                 }
             }
             ast::Stmt_::StmtExpr(ref ex, _) | ast::Stmt_::StmtSemi(ref ex, _) => {
-                self.format_missing_with_indent(stmt.span.lo);
                 let suffix = if semicolon_for_stmt(stmt) {
                     ";"
                 } else {
@@ -54,13 +53,9 @@ impl<'a, 'v> visit::Visitor<'v> for FmtVisitor<'a> {
                 let rewrite = ex.rewrite(&self.get_context(),
                                          self.config.max_width - self.block_indent.width() -
                                          suffix.len(),
-                                         self.block_indent);
-
-                if let Some(new_str) = rewrite {
-                    self.buffer.push_str(&new_str);
-                    self.buffer.push_str(suffix);
-                    self.last_pos = stmt.span.hi;
-                }
+                                         self.block_indent)
+                                .map(|s| s + suffix);
+                self.push_rewrite(stmt.span, rewrite);
             }
             ast::Stmt_::StmtMac(ref _mac, _macro_style) => {
                 self.format_missing_with_indent(stmt.span.lo);
@@ -179,7 +174,7 @@ impl<'a, 'v> visit::Visitor<'v> for FmtVisitor<'a> {
             ast::Item_::ItemUse(ref vp) => {
                 self.format_import(item.vis, vp, item.span);
             }
-            // TODO(#78): format traits and impl definitions.
+            // FIXME(#78): format traits and impl definitions.
             ast::Item_::ItemImpl(..) |
             ast::Item_::ItemTrait(..) => {
                 self.block_indent = self.block_indent.block_indent(self.config);
@@ -193,8 +188,15 @@ impl<'a, 'v> visit::Visitor<'v> for FmtVisitor<'a> {
                 self.last_pos = item.span.hi;
             }
             ast::Item_::ItemStruct(ref def, ref generics) => {
-                self.format_missing_with_indent(item.span.lo);
-                self.visit_struct(item.ident, item.vis, def, generics, item.span);
+                let indent = self.block_indent;
+                let rewrite = self.format_struct("struct ",
+                                                 item.ident,
+                                                 item.vis,
+                                                 def,
+                                                 Some(generics),
+                                                 item.span,
+                                                 indent);
+                self.push_rewrite(item.span, rewrite);
             }
             ast::Item_::ItemEnum(ref def, ref generics) => {
                 self.format_missing_with_indent(item.span.lo);
@@ -216,32 +218,24 @@ impl<'a, 'v> visit::Visitor<'v> for FmtVisitor<'a> {
                 self.format_foreign_mod(foreign_mod, item.span);
             }
             ast::Item_::ItemStatic(ref ty, mutability, ref expr) => {
-                self.format_missing_with_indent(item.span.lo);
                 let rewrite = rewrite_static("static",
                                              item.ident,
                                              ty,
                                              mutability,
                                              expr,
                                              &self.get_context());
-                if let Some(s) = rewrite {
-                    self.buffer.push_str(&s);
-                    self.last_pos = item.span.hi;
-                }
+                self.push_rewrite(item.span, rewrite);
             }
             ast::Item_::ItemConst(ref ty, ref expr) => {
-                self.format_missing_with_indent(item.span.lo);
                 let rewrite = rewrite_static("const",
                                              item.ident,
                                              ty,
                                              ast::Mutability::MutImmutable,
                                              expr,
                                              &self.get_context());
-                if let Some(s) = rewrite {
-                    self.buffer.push_str(&s);
-                    self.last_pos = item.span.hi;
-                }
+                self.push_rewrite(item.span, rewrite);
             }
-            // TODO(#486): format type aliases.
+            // FIXME(#486): format type aliases.
             ast::Item_::ItemDefaultImpl(..) |
             ast::Item_::ItemFn(..) |
             ast::Item_::ItemTy(..) => {
@@ -256,15 +250,9 @@ impl<'a, 'v> visit::Visitor<'v> for FmtVisitor<'a> {
         }
 
         if let ast::TraitItem_::MethodTraitItem(ref sig, None) = ti.node {
-            self.format_missing_with_indent(ti.span.lo);
-
             let indent = self.block_indent;
-            let new_fn = self.rewrite_required_fn(indent, ti.ident, sig, ti.span);
-
-            if let Some(fn_str) = new_fn {
-                self.buffer.push_str(&fn_str);
-                self.last_pos = ti.span.hi;
-            }
+            let rewrite = self.rewrite_required_fn(indent, ti.ident, sig, ti.span);
+            self.push_rewrite(ti.span, rewrite);
         }
 
         visit::walk_trait_item(self, ti)
@@ -290,6 +278,15 @@ impl<'a, 'v> visit::Visitor<'v> for FmtVisitor<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> FmtVisitor<'a> {
+    fn push_rewrite(&mut self, span: Span, rewrite: Option<String>) {
+        self.format_missing_with_indent(span.lo);
+
+        if let Some(res) = rewrite {
+            self.buffer.push_str(&res);
+            self.last_pos = span.hi;
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn from_codemap(codemap: &'a CodeMap, config: &'a Config) -> FmtVisitor<'a> {
         FmtVisitor {
             codemap: codemap,