diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
index 58c3aa362ea..7a0db820c9c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
@@ -1704,13 +1704,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         if let ty::Opaque(def_id, substs) = ty.kind() {
             let future_trait = self.tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::Future, None);
             // Future::Output
-            let item_def_id = self
-                .tcx
-                .associated_items(future_trait)
-                .in_definition_order()
-                .next()
-                .unwrap()
-                .def_id;
+            let item_def_id = self.tcx.associated_item_def_ids(future_trait)[0];
 
             let bounds = self.tcx.explicit_item_bounds(*def_id);
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs
index e57075ed338..5e807b2f55c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs
@@ -2086,10 +2086,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TyS<'tcx> {
             ty::Generator(_, substs, _) => substs.as_generator().discr_ty(tcx),
 
             ty::Param(_) | ty::Projection(_) | ty::Opaque(..) | ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(_)) => {
-                let assoc_items =
-                    tcx.associated_items(tcx.lang_items().discriminant_kind_trait().unwrap());
-                let discriminant_def_id = assoc_items.in_definition_order().next().unwrap().def_id;
-                tcx.mk_projection(discriminant_def_id, tcx.mk_substs([self.into()].iter()))
+                let assoc_items = tcx.associated_item_def_ids(
+                    tcx.require_lang_item(hir::LangItem::DiscriminantKind, None),
+                );
+                tcx.mk_projection(assoc_items[0], tcx.intern_substs(&[self.into()]))
             }
 
             ty::Bool
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
index 6b287445ff0..6e7acb244d1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
 
         let ty = self.type_of(adt_did);
         let (did, constness) = self.find_map_relevant_impl(drop_trait, ty, |impl_did| {
-            if let Some(item) = self.associated_items(impl_did).in_definition_order().next() {
+            if let Some(item_id) = self.associated_item_def_ids(impl_did).first() {
                 if validate(self, impl_did).is_ok() {
-                    return Some((item.def_id, self.impl_constness(impl_did)));
+                    return Some((*item_id, self.impl_constness(impl_did)));
                 }
             }
             None
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/elaborate_drops.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/elaborate_drops.rs
index 7607ccc3aba..11856f6e047 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/elaborate_drops.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/elaborate_drops.rs
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ where
         debug!("destructor_call_block({:?}, {:?})", self, succ);
         let tcx = self.tcx();
         let drop_trait = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::Drop, None);
-        let drop_fn = tcx.associated_items(drop_trait).in_definition_order().next().unwrap();
+        let drop_fn = tcx.associated_item_def_ids(drop_trait)[0];
         let ty = self.place_ty(self.place);
         let substs = tcx.mk_substs_trait(ty, &[]);
 
@@ -624,12 +624,7 @@ where
             )],
             terminator: Some(Terminator {
                 kind: TerminatorKind::Call {
-                    func: Operand::function_handle(
-                        tcx,
-                        drop_fn.def_id,
-                        substs,
-                        self.source_info.span,
-                    ),
+                    func: Operand::function_handle(tcx, drop_fn, substs, self.source_info.span),
                     args: vec![Operand::Move(Place::from(ref_place))],
                     destination: Some((unit_temp, succ)),
                     cleanup: unwind.into_option(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
index 7d9568e0ca3..bdec7163cd9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
@@ -2471,13 +2471,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     obligation.param_env,
                 );
 
-                let item_def_id = self
-                    .tcx
-                    .associated_items(future_trait)
-                    .in_definition_order()
-                    .next()
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .def_id;
+                let item_def_id = self.tcx.associated_item_def_ids(future_trait)[0];
                 // `<T as Future>::Output`
                 let projection_ty = ty::ProjectionTy {
                     // `T`
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/closure.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/closure.rs
index f7accbb430c..4a41552a5fb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/closure.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/closure.rs
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         if is_gen {
             // Check that we deduce the signature from the `<_ as std::ops::Generator>::Return`
             // associated item and not yield.
-            let return_assoc_item =
-                self.tcx.associated_items(gen_trait).in_definition_order().nth(1).unwrap().def_id;
+            let return_assoc_item = self.tcx.associated_item_def_ids(gen_trait)[1];
             if return_assoc_item != projection.projection_def_id() {
                 debug!("deduce_sig_from_projection: not return assoc item of generator");
                 return None;
@@ -694,8 +693,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
         // The `Future` trait has only one associted item, `Output`,
         // so check that this is what we see.
-        let output_assoc_item =
-            self.tcx.associated_items(future_trait).in_definition_order().next().unwrap().def_id;
+        let output_assoc_item = self.tcx.associated_item_def_ids(future_trait)[0];
         if output_assoc_item != predicate.projection_ty.item_def_id {
             span_bug!(
                 cause_span,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/intrinsic.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/intrinsic.rs
index b0cb8443bfb..6314f2aba4e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/intrinsic.rs
@@ -324,9 +324,10 @@ pub fn check_intrinsic_type(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, it: &hir::ForeignItem<'_>) {
             sym::unlikely => (0, vec![tcx.types.bool], tcx.types.bool),
 
             sym::discriminant_value => {
-                let assoc_items =
-                    tcx.associated_items(tcx.lang_items().discriminant_kind_trait().unwrap());
-                let discriminant_def_id = assoc_items.in_definition_order().next().unwrap().def_id;
+                let assoc_items = tcx.associated_item_def_ids(
+                    tcx.require_lang_item(hir::LangItem::DiscriminantKind, None),
+                );
+                let discriminant_def_id = assoc_items[0];
 
                 let br = ty::BoundRegion { var: ty::BoundVar::from_u32(0), kind: ty::BrAnon(0) };
                 (