diff --git a/rustfmt-core/src/macros.rs b/rustfmt-core/src/macros.rs
index a8a8c28c585..2ddac12bce0 100644
--- a/rustfmt-core/src/macros.rs
+++ b/rustfmt-core/src/macros.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,20 @@ fn parse_macro_arg(parser: &mut Parser) -> Option<MacroArg> {
     None
 }
 
+/// Rewrite macro name without using pretty-printer if possible.
+fn rewrite_macro_name(path: &ast::Path, extra_ident: Option<ast::Ident>) -> String {
+    let name = if path.segments.len() == 1 {
+        // Avoid using pretty-printer in the common case.
+        format!("{}!", path.segments[0].identifier)
+    } else {
+        format!("{}!", path)
+    };
+    match extra_ident {
+        Some(ident) if ident != symbol::keywords::Invalid.ident() => format!("{} {}", name, ident),
+        _ => name,
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn rewrite_macro(
     mac: &ast::Mac,
     extra_ident: Option<ast::Ident>,
@@ -132,16 +146,7 @@ pub fn rewrite_macro(
 
     let original_style = macro_style(mac, context);
 
-    let macro_name = match extra_ident {
-        None => format!("{}!", mac.node.path),
-        Some(ident) => {
-            if ident == symbol::keywords::Invalid.ident() {
-                format!("{}!", mac.node.path)
-            } else {
-                format!("{}! {}", mac.node.path, ident)
-            }
-        }
-    };
+    let macro_name = rewrite_macro_name(&mac.node.path, extra_ident);
 
     let style = if FORCED_BRACKET_MACROS.contains(&&macro_name[..]) {
         MacroStyle::Brackets
diff --git a/rustfmt-core/src/types.rs b/rustfmt-core/src/types.rs
index f6f80ba312b..971717ac253 100644
--- a/rustfmt-core/src/types.rs
+++ b/rustfmt-core/src/types.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 use config::lists::*;
 use syntax::ast::{self, FunctionRetTy, Mutability};
 use syntax::codemap::{self, BytePos, Span};
-use syntax::print::pprust;
 use syntax::symbol::keywords;
 
 use codemap::SpanUtils;
@@ -539,7 +538,7 @@ impl Rewrite for ast::TyParamBound {
 
 impl Rewrite for ast::Lifetime {
     fn rewrite(&self, _: &RewriteContext, _: Shape) -> Option<String> {
-        Some(pprust::lifetime_to_string(self))
+        Some(self.ident.to_string())
     }
 }