diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
index 0eafab017c7..aab005dacf3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -1576,17 +1576,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeVisitor<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for ImplTraitInTraitFinder<'_, 'tcx> {
             && let hir::OpaqueTyOrigin::FnReturn(source) | hir::OpaqueTyOrigin::AsyncFn(source) = opaque.origin
             && source == self.fn_def_id
         {
-            let opaque_ty = tcx.fold_regions(unshifted_opaque_ty, |re, depth| {
-                if let ty::ReLateBound(index, bv) = re.kind() {
-                    if depth != ty::INNERMOST {
-                        return tcx.mk_re_error_with_message(
-                            DUMMY_SP,
-                            "we shouldn't walk non-predicate binders with `impl Trait`...",
-                        );
-                    }
-                    tcx.mk_re_late_bound(index.shifted_out_to_binder(self.depth), bv)
-                } else {
-                    re
+            let opaque_ty = tcx.fold_regions(unshifted_opaque_ty, |re, _depth| {
+                match re.kind() {
+                    ty::ReEarlyBound(_) | ty::ReFree(_) | ty::ReError(_) => re,
+                    r => bug!("unexpected region: {r:?}"),
                 }
             });
             for (bound, bound_span) in tcx
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
index 9fe0c07814e..41547dd2a75 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs
@@ -386,8 +386,10 @@ impl<'tcx> AstConv<'tcx> for ItemCtxt<'tcx> {
 
     fn ct_infer(&self, ty: Ty<'tcx>, _: Option<&ty::GenericParamDef>, span: Span) -> Const<'tcx> {
         let ty = self.tcx.fold_regions(ty, |r, _| match *r {
-            ty::ReErased => self.tcx.lifetimes.re_static,
-            _ => r,
+            // This is never reached in practice. If it ever is reached,
+            // `ReErased` should be changed to `ReStatic`, and any other region
+            // left alone.
+            r => bug!("unexpected region: {r:?}"),
         });
         self.tcx().const_error_with_message(ty, span, "bad placeholder constant")
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/subst.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/subst.rs
index 63b2acdbe4e..d05d3e2d3dc 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/subst.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/subst.rs
@@ -829,7 +829,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for SubstFolder<'a, 'tcx> {
                     None => region_param_out_of_range(data, self.substs),
                 }
             }
-            _ => r,
+            ty::ReLateBound(..)
+            | ty::ReFree(_)
+            | ty::ReStatic
+            | ty::RePlaceholder(_)
+            | ty::ReErased
+            | ty::ReError(_) => r,
+            ty::ReVar(_) => bug!("unexpected region: {r:?}"),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/assembly/structural_traits.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/assembly/structural_traits.rs
index 1a566e87dc8..996dc329dcb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/assembly/structural_traits.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/assembly/structural_traits.rs
@@ -91,14 +91,15 @@ pub(in crate::solve) fn replace_erased_lifetimes_with_bound_vars<'tcx>(
 ) -> ty::Binder<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>> {
     debug_assert!(!ty.has_late_bound_regions());
     let mut counter = 0;
-    let ty = tcx.fold_regions(ty, |mut r, current_depth| {
-        if let ty::ReErased = r.kind() {
+    let ty = tcx.fold_regions(ty, |r, current_depth| match r.kind() {
+        ty::ReErased => {
             let br =
                 ty::BoundRegion { var: ty::BoundVar::from_u32(counter), kind: ty::BrAnon(None) };
             counter += 1;
-            r = tcx.mk_re_late_bound(current_depth, br);
+            tcx.mk_re_late_bound(current_depth, br)
         }
-        r
+        // All free regions should be erased here.
+        r => bug!("unexpected region: {r:?}"),
     });
     let bound_vars = tcx.mk_bound_variable_kinds_from_iter(
         (0..counter).map(|_| ty::BoundVariableKind::Region(ty::BrAnon(None))),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
index 081e4d7cfa4..af61ca0c29f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
@@ -3006,16 +3006,16 @@ fn bind_generator_hidden_types_above<'tcx>(
 
             // Only remap erased regions if we use them.
             if considering_regions {
-                ty = tcx.fold_regions(ty, |mut r, current_depth| {
-                    if let ty::ReErased = r.kind() {
+                ty = tcx.fold_regions(ty, |r, current_depth| match r.kind() {
+                    ty::ReErased => {
                         let br = ty::BoundRegion {
                             var: ty::BoundVar::from_u32(counter),
                             kind: ty::BrAnon(None),
                         };
                         counter += 1;
-                        r = tcx.mk_re_late_bound(current_depth, br);
+                        tcx.mk_re_late_bound(current_depth, br)
                     }
-                    r
+                    r => bug!("unexpected region: {r:?}"),
                 })
             }
 
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs
index eeee12a4310..1b622905e1a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs
@@ -741,8 +741,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for RegionReplacer<'a, 'tcx> {
 
     fn fold_region(&mut self, r: ty::Region<'tcx>) -> ty::Region<'tcx> {
         match *r {
+            // These are the regions that can be seen in the AST.
             ty::ReVar(vid) => self.vid_to_region.get(&vid).cloned().unwrap_or(r),
-            _ => r,
+            ty::ReEarlyBound(_) | ty::ReStatic | ty::ReLateBound(..) | ty::ReError(_) => r,
+            r => bug!("unexpected region: {r:?}"),
         }
     }
 }