diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs b/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
index 40af6bb3d7b..3ce110e8e0f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 //! checks for attributes
 
-use crate::reexport::Name;
 use crate::utils::{
     first_line_of_span, is_present_in_source, match_def_path, paths, snippet_opt, span_lint, span_lint_and_help,
     span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then, without_block_comments,
@@ -517,7 +516,7 @@ fn is_relevant_expr(cx: &LateContext<'_>, typeck_results: &ty::TypeckResults<'_>
     }
 }
 
-fn check_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, span: Span, name: Name, attrs: &[Attribute]) {
+fn check_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, span: Span, name: Symbol, attrs: &[Attribute]) {
     if span.from_expansion() {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index 22e5a89f634..26aff6af8cd 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -322,10 +322,6 @@ mod zero_div_zero;
 
 pub use crate::utils::conf::Conf;
 
-mod reexport {
-    pub use rustc_span::Symbol as Name;
-}
-
 /// Register all pre expansion lints
 ///
 /// Pre-expansion lints run before any macro expansion has happened.
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs
index 168f9f953e4..4df6827d77f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_span::source_map::Span;
-use rustc_span::symbol::kw;
+use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, Symbol};
 
-use crate::reexport::Name;
 use crate::utils::{in_macro, last_path_segment, span_lint, trait_ref_of_method};
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Lifetimes {
 enum RefLt {
     Unnamed,
     Static,
-    Named(Name),
+    Named(Symbol),
 }
 
 fn check_fn_inner<'tcx>(
@@ -456,7 +455,7 @@ fn has_where_lifetimes<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, where_clause: &'tcx WhereCl
 }
 
 struct LifetimeChecker {
-    map: FxHashMap<Name, Span>,
+    map: FxHashMap<Symbol, Span>,
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for LifetimeChecker {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
index e9ce804320f..6359c20040c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::consts::constant;
-use crate::reexport::Name;
 use crate::utils::paths;
 use crate::utils::sugg::Sugg;
 use crate::utils::usage::{is_unused, mutated_variables};
@@ -1184,7 +1183,7 @@ fn check_for_loop_range<'tcx>(
     }
 }
 
-fn is_len_call(expr: &Expr<'_>, var: Name) -> bool {
+fn is_len_call(expr: &Expr<'_>, var: Symbol) -> bool {
     if_chain! {
         if let ExprKind::MethodCall(ref method, _, ref len_args, _) = expr.kind;
         if len_args.len() == 1;
@@ -1640,15 +1639,15 @@ struct VarVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
     /// var name to look for as index
     var: HirId,
     /// indexed variables that are used mutably
-    indexed_mut: FxHashSet<Name>,
+    indexed_mut: FxHashSet<Symbol>,
     /// indirectly indexed variables (`v[(i + 4) % N]`), the extend is `None` for global
-    indexed_indirectly: FxHashMap<Name, Option<region::Scope>>,
+    indexed_indirectly: FxHashMap<Symbol, Option<region::Scope>>,
     /// subset of `indexed` of vars that are indexed directly: `v[i]`
     /// this will not contain cases like `v[calc_index(i)]` or `v[(i + 4) % N]`
-    indexed_directly: FxHashMap<Name, (Option<region::Scope>, Ty<'tcx>)>,
+    indexed_directly: FxHashMap<Symbol, (Option<region::Scope>, Ty<'tcx>)>,
     /// Any names that are used outside an index operation.
     /// Used to detect things like `&mut vec` used together with `vec[i]`
-    referenced: FxHashSet<Name>,
+    referenced: FxHashSet<Symbol>,
     /// has the loop variable been used in expressions other than the index of
     /// an index op?
     nonindex: bool,
@@ -2004,7 +2003,7 @@ struct InitializeVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
     end_expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>, // the for loop. Stop scanning here.
     var_id: HirId,
     state: VarState,
-    name: Option<Name>,
+    name: Option<Symbol>,
     depth: u32, // depth of conditional expressions
     past_loop: bool,
 }
@@ -2167,7 +2166,7 @@ use self::Nesting::{LookFurther, RuledOut, Unknown};
 
 struct LoopNestVisitor {
     hir_id: HirId,
-    iterator: Name,
+    iterator: Symbol,
     nesting: Nesting,
 }
 
@@ -2218,7 +2217,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for LoopNestVisitor {
     }
 }
 
-fn path_name(e: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Name> {
+fn path_name(e: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Symbol> {
     if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, ref path)) = e.kind {
         let segments = &path.segments;
         if segments.len() == 1 {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs b/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs
index 6f03e92bde3..2610157763a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::reexport::Name;
 use crate::utils::{contains_name, higher, iter_input_pats, snippet, span_lint_and_then};
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::FnKind;
 use rustc_hir::{
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_middle::ty;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_span::source_map::Span;
+use rustc_span::symbol::Symbol;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** Checks for bindings that shadow other bindings already in
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn check_fn<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, decl: &'tcx FnDecl<'_>, body: &'tcx Bo
     check_expr(cx, &body.value, &mut bindings);
 }
 
-fn check_block<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, block: &'tcx Block<'_>, bindings: &mut Vec<(Name, Span)>) {
+fn check_block<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, block: &'tcx Block<'_>, bindings: &mut Vec<(Symbol, Span)>) {
     let len = bindings.len();
     for stmt in block.stmts {
         match stmt.kind {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ fn check_block<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, block: &'tcx Block<'_>, bindings: &
     bindings.truncate(len);
 }
 
-fn check_local<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, local: &'tcx Local<'_>, bindings: &mut Vec<(Name, Span)>) {
+fn check_local<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, local: &'tcx Local<'_>, bindings: &mut Vec<(Symbol, Span)>) {
     if in_external_macro(cx.sess(), local.span) {
         return;
     }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ fn check_pat<'tcx>(
     pat: &'tcx Pat<'_>,
     init: Option<&'tcx Expr<'_>>,
     span: Span,
-    bindings: &mut Vec<(Name, Span)>,
+    bindings: &mut Vec<(Symbol, Span)>,
 ) {
     // TODO: match more stuff / destructuring
     match pat.kind {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ fn check_pat<'tcx>(
 
 fn lint_shadow<'tcx>(
     cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
-    name: Name,
+    name: Symbol,
     span: Span,
     pattern_span: Span,
     init: Option<&'tcx Expr<'_>>,
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ fn lint_shadow<'tcx>(
     }
 }
 
-fn check_expr<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, bindings: &mut Vec<(Name, Span)>) {
+fn check_expr<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, bindings: &mut Vec<(Symbol, Span)>) {
     if in_external_macro(cx.sess(), expr.span) {
         return;
     }
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ fn check_expr<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, bindings: &mut
     }
 }
 
-fn check_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: &'tcx Ty<'_>, bindings: &mut Vec<(Name, Span)>) {
+fn check_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: &'tcx Ty<'_>, bindings: &mut Vec<(Symbol, Span)>) {
     match ty.kind {
         TyKind::Slice(ref sty) => check_ty(cx, sty, bindings),
         TyKind::Array(ref fty, ref anon_const) => {
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ fn check_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: &'tcx Ty<'_>, bindings: &mut Vec<(
     }
 }
 
-fn is_self_shadow(name: Name, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+fn is_self_shadow(name: Symbol, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
     match expr.kind {
         ExprKind::Box(ref inner) | ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, ref inner) => is_self_shadow(name, inner),
         ExprKind::Block(ref block, _) => {
@@ -383,6 +383,6 @@ fn is_self_shadow(name: Name, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-fn path_eq_name(name: Name, path: &Path<'_>) -> bool {
+fn path_eq_name(name: Symbol, path: &Path<'_>) -> bool {
     !path.is_global() && path.segments.len() == 1 && path.segments[0].ident.as_str() == name.as_str()
 }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index 3f8e15d9029..214bfb7dda2 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ use rustc_trait_selection::traits::query::normalize::AtExt;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 
 use crate::consts::{constant, Constant};
-use crate::reexport::Name;
 
 /// Returns `true` if the two spans come from differing expansions (i.e., one is
 /// from a macro and one isn't).
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ pub fn match_trait_method(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, path: &[&str])
 }
 
 /// Checks if an expression references a variable of the given name.
-pub fn match_var(expr: &Expr<'_>, var: Name) -> bool {
+pub fn match_var(expr: &Expr<'_>, var: Symbol) -> bool {
     if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, ref path)) = expr.kind {
         if let [p] = path.segments {
             return p.ident.name == var;
@@ -420,7 +419,7 @@ pub fn is_entrypoint_fn(cx: &LateContext<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
 }
 
 /// Gets the name of the item the expression is in, if available.
-pub fn get_item_name(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Name> {
+pub fn get_item_name(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Symbol> {
     let parent_id = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(expr.hir_id);
     match cx.tcx.hir().find(parent_id) {
         Some(
@@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ pub fn get_item_name(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<Name> {
 }
 
 /// Gets the name of a `Pat`, if any.
-pub fn get_pat_name(pat: &Pat<'_>) -> Option<Name> {
+pub fn get_pat_name(pat: &Pat<'_>) -> Option<Symbol> {
     match pat.kind {
         PatKind::Binding(.., ref spname, _) => Some(spname.name),
         PatKind::Path(ref qpath) => single_segment_path(qpath).map(|ps| ps.ident.name),
@@ -443,14 +442,14 @@ pub fn get_pat_name(pat: &Pat<'_>) -> Option<Name> {
 }
 
 struct ContainsName {
-    name: Name,
+    name: Symbol,
     result: bool,
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for ContainsName {
     type Map = Map<'tcx>;
 
-    fn visit_name(&mut self, _: Span, name: Name) {
+    fn visit_name(&mut self, _: Span, name: Symbol) {
         if self.name == name {
             self.result = true;
         }
@@ -461,7 +460,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for ContainsName {
 }
 
 /// Checks if an `Expr` contains a certain name.
-pub fn contains_name(name: Name, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+pub fn contains_name(name: Symbol, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
     let mut cn = ContainsName { name, result: false };
     cn.visit_expr(expr);
     cn.result
@@ -1027,7 +1026,7 @@ pub fn is_allowed(cx: &LateContext<'_>, lint: &'static Lint, id: HirId) -> bool
     cx.tcx.lint_level_at_node(lint, id).0 == Level::Allow
 }
 
-pub fn get_arg_name(pat: &Pat<'_>) -> Option<Name> {
+pub fn get_arg_name(pat: &Pat<'_>) -> Option<Symbol> {
     match pat.kind {
         PatKind::Binding(.., ident, None) => Some(ident.name),
         PatKind::Ref(ref subpat, _) => get_arg_name(subpat),