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authorbors <bors@rust-lang.org>2020-07-27 20:16:36 +0000
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Auto merge of #73503 - lcnr:forall-predicate-what-and-why-2, r=nikomatsakis
convert higher ranked `Predicate`s to `PredicateKind::ForAll`

implements step 2 of https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/issues/285
r? @nikomatsakis
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_infer/infer/canonical/query_response.rs45
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_infer/infer/combine.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_infer/infer/outlives/mod.rs34
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_infer/infer/sub.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_infer/traits/util.rs88
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs24
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_lint/unused.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/ty/flags.rs64
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/ty/mod.rs208
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/ty/print/pretty.rs56
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/ty/structural_impls.rs79
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/ty/sty.rs28
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/region_errors.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/type_check/mod.rs34
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_mir/monomorphize/polymorphize.rs15
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_mir/transform/qualify_min_const_fn.rs24
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs51
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/opaque_types.rs27
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/auto_trait.rs46
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs80
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/fulfill.rs500
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/mod.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/object_safety.rs58
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/project.rs46
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/query/type_op/prove_predicate.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/confirmation.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/mod.rs41
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/util.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/wf.rs68
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_traits/chalk/lowering.rs117
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_traits/implied_outlives_bounds.rs34
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_traits/normalize_erasing_regions.rs22
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_traits/type_op.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_ty/ty.rs31
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs9
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/check/closure.rs17
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/check/coercion.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/check/dropck.rs10
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs11
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs41
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs34
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs111
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs25
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/constrained_generic_params.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/impl_wf_check/min_specialization.rs34
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/outlives/explicit.rs24
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs22
-rw-r--r--src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs94
-rw-r--r--src/librustdoc/clean/simplify.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/test/ui/issues/issue-26217.stderr2
-rw-r--r--src/test/ui/specialization/min_specialization/repeated_projection_type.stderr2
-rw-r--r--src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/future_not_send.rs11
-rw-r--r--src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs9
-rw-r--r--src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs20
-rw-r--r--src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/unit_return_expecting_ord.rs10
-rw-r--r--src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs4
61 files changed, 1268 insertions, 1150 deletions
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/infer/canonical/query_response.rs b/src/librustc_infer/infer/canonical/query_response.rs
index 5cba581b9df..0dbebac7e36 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/infer/canonical/query_response.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/infer/canonical/query_response.rs
@@ -525,28 +525,25 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
         result_subst: &'a CanonicalVarValues<'tcx>,
     ) -> impl Iterator<Item = PredicateObligation<'tcx>> + 'a + Captures<'tcx> {
         unsubstituted_region_constraints.iter().map(move |constraint| {
-            let constraint = substitute_value(self.tcx, result_subst, constraint);
-            let ty::OutlivesPredicate(k1, r2) = constraint.skip_binder(); // restored below
+            let ty::OutlivesPredicate(k1, r2) =
+                substitute_value(self.tcx, result_subst, constraint).skip_binder();
 
-            Obligation::new(
-                cause.clone(),
-                param_env,
-                match k1.unpack() {
-                    GenericArgKind::Lifetime(r1) => ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(
-                        ty::Binder::bind(ty::OutlivesPredicate(r1, r2)),
-                    )
-                    .to_predicate(self.tcx),
-                    GenericArgKind::Type(t1) => ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ty::Binder::bind(
-                        ty::OutlivesPredicate(t1, r2),
-                    ))
-                    .to_predicate(self.tcx),
-                    GenericArgKind::Const(..) => {
-                        // Consts cannot outlive one another, so we don't expect to
-                        // ecounter this branch.
-                        span_bug!(cause.span, "unexpected const outlives {:?}", constraint);
-                    }
-                },
-            )
+            let predicate = match k1.unpack() {
+                GenericArgKind::Lifetime(r1) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(r1, r2))
+                }
+                GenericArgKind::Type(t1) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(t1, r2))
+                }
+                GenericArgKind::Const(..) => {
+                    // Consts cannot outlive one another, so we don't expect to
+                    // encounter this branch.
+                    span_bug!(cause.span, "unexpected const outlives {:?}", constraint);
+                }
+            }
+            .potentially_quantified(self.tcx, ty::PredicateKind::ForAll);
+
+            Obligation::new(cause.clone(), param_env, predicate)
         })
     }
 
@@ -666,10 +663,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeRelatingDelegate<'tcx> for QueryTypeRelatingDelegate<'_, 'tcx> {
         self.obligations.push(Obligation {
             cause: self.cause.clone(),
             param_env: self.param_env,
-            predicate: ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(ty::Binder::dummy(ty::OutlivesPredicate(
-                sup, sub,
-            )))
-            .to_predicate(self.infcx.tcx),
+            predicate: ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(sup, sub))
+                .to_predicate(self.infcx.tcx),
             recursion_depth: 0,
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/infer/combine.rs b/src/librustc_infer/infer/combine.rs
index c63464e5bae..5b4d91de3ca 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/infer/combine.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/infer/combine.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ impl<'infcx, 'tcx> CombineFields<'infcx, 'tcx> {
             self.obligations.push(Obligation::new(
                 self.trace.cause.clone(),
                 self.param_env,
-                ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(b_ty.into()).to_predicate(self.infcx.tcx),
+                ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(b_ty.into()).to_predicate(self.infcx.tcx),
             ));
         }
 
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ impl<'infcx, 'tcx> CombineFields<'infcx, 'tcx> {
         b: &'tcx ty::Const<'tcx>,
     ) {
         let predicate = if a_is_expected {
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(a, b)
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(a, b)
         } else {
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(b, a)
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(b, a)
         };
         self.obligations.push(Obligation::new(
             self.trace.cause.clone(),
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/infer/outlives/mod.rs b/src/librustc_infer/infer/outlives/mod.rs
index 541a2f18045..a1e7f1fa3e5 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/infer/outlives/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/infer/outlives/mod.rs
@@ -6,23 +6,29 @@ pub mod verify;
 
 use rustc_middle::traits::query::OutlivesBound;
 use rustc_middle::ty;
+use rustc_middle::ty::fold::TypeFoldable;
 
 pub fn explicit_outlives_bounds<'tcx>(
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
 ) -> impl Iterator<Item = OutlivesBound<'tcx>> + 'tcx {
     debug!("explicit_outlives_bounds()");
-    param_env.caller_bounds().into_iter().filter_map(move |predicate| match predicate.kind() {
-        ty::PredicateKind::Projection(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::Trait(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => None,
-        ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(ref data) => data
-            .no_bound_vars()
-            .map(|ty::OutlivesPredicate(r_a, r_b)| OutlivesBound::RegionSubRegion(r_b, r_a)),
-    })
+    param_env
+        .caller_bounds()
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(ty::Predicate::skip_binders)
+        .filter(|atom| !atom.has_escaping_bound_vars())
+        .filter_map(move |atom| match atom {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => None,
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(r_a, r_b)) => {
+                Some(OutlivesBound::RegionSubRegion(r_b, r_a))
+            }
+        })
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/infer/sub.rs b/src/librustc_infer/infer/sub.rs
index d190f7e4342..4f860c77d65 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/infer/sub.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/infer/sub.rs
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ impl TypeRelation<'tcx> for Sub<'combine, 'infcx, 'tcx> {
                 self.fields.obligations.push(Obligation::new(
                     self.fields.trace.cause.clone(),
                     self.fields.param_env,
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(ty::Binder::dummy(ty::SubtypePredicate {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(ty::SubtypePredicate {
                         a_is_expected: self.a_is_expected,
                         a,
                         b,
-                    }))
+                    })
                     .to_predicate(self.tcx()),
                 ));
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/traits/util.rs b/src/librustc_infer/traits/util.rs
index 4ae7e417a8f..93fc7f1f3b8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/traits/util.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/traits/util.rs
@@ -3,51 +3,20 @@ use smallvec::smallvec;
 use crate::traits::{Obligation, ObligationCause, PredicateObligation};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_middle::ty::outlives::Component;
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, ToPolyTraitRef, ToPredicate, TyCtxt, WithConstness};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, ToPredicate, TyCtxt, WithConstness};
 use rustc_span::Span;
 
 pub fn anonymize_predicate<'tcx>(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     pred: ty::Predicate<'tcx>,
 ) -> ty::Predicate<'tcx> {
-    let kind = pred.kind();
-    let new = match kind {
-        &ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, constness) => {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(tcx.anonymize_late_bound_regions(data), constness)
+    match pred.kind() {
+        ty::PredicateKind::ForAll(binder) => {
+            let new = ty::PredicateKind::ForAll(tcx.anonymize_late_bound_regions(binder));
+            tcx.reuse_or_mk_predicate(pred, new)
         }
-
-        ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(data) => {
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(tcx.anonymize_late_bound_regions(data))
-        }
-
-        ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(data) => {
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(tcx.anonymize_late_bound_regions(data))
-        }
-
-        ty::PredicateKind::Projection(data) => {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(tcx.anonymize_late_bound_regions(data))
-        }
-
-        &ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(data) => ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(data),
-
-        &ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(data) => ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(data),
-
-        &ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind) => {
-            ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind)
-        }
-
-        ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(data) => {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(tcx.anonymize_late_bound_regions(data))
-        }
-
-        &ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs) => {
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs)
-        }
-
-        ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2),
-    };
-
-    if new != *kind { new.to_predicate(tcx) } else { pred }
+        ty::PredicateKind::Atom(_) => pred,
+    }
 }
 
 struct PredicateSet<'tcx> {
@@ -158,15 +127,16 @@ impl Elaborator<'tcx> {
 
     fn elaborate(&mut self, obligation: &PredicateObligation<'tcx>) {
         let tcx = self.visited.tcx;
-        match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, _) => {
+
+        match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(data, _) => {
                 // Get predicates declared on the trait.
                 let predicates = tcx.super_predicates_of(data.def_id());
 
-                let obligations = predicates.predicates.iter().map(|(pred, span)| {
+                let obligations = predicates.predicates.iter().map(|&(pred, span)| {
                     predicate_obligation(
-                        pred.subst_supertrait(tcx, &data.to_poly_trait_ref()),
-                        Some(*span),
+                        pred.subst_supertrait(tcx, &ty::Binder::bind(data.trait_ref)),
+                        Some(span),
                     )
                 });
                 debug!("super_predicates: data={:?}", data);
@@ -180,36 +150,36 @@ impl Elaborator<'tcx> {
 
                 self.stack.extend(obligations);
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..) => {
                 // Currently, we do not elaborate WF predicates,
                 // although we easily could.
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..) => {
                 // Currently, we do not elaborate object-safe
                 // predicates.
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..) => {
                 // Currently, we do not "elaborate" predicates like `X <: Y`,
                 // though conceivably we might.
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(..) => {
                 // Nothing to elaborate in a projection predicate.
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..) => {
                 // Nothing to elaborate when waiting for a closure's kind to be inferred.
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..) => {
                 // Currently, we do not elaborate const-evaluatable
                 // predicates.
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => {
                 // Currently, we do not elaborate const-equate
                 // predicates.
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..) => {
                 // Nothing to elaborate from `'a: 'b`.
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ref data) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty_max, r_min)) => {
                 // We know that `T: 'a` for some type `T`. We can
                 // often elaborate this. For example, if we know that
                 // `[U]: 'a`, that implies that `U: 'a`. Similarly, if
@@ -224,8 +194,6 @@ impl Elaborator<'tcx> {
                 // consider this as evidence that `T: 'static`, but
                 // I'm a bit wary of such constructions and so for now
                 // I want to be conservative. --nmatsakis
-                let ty_max = data.skip_binder().0;
-                let r_min = data.skip_binder().1;
                 if r_min.is_late_bound() {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -241,16 +209,16 @@ impl Elaborator<'tcx> {
                                 if r.is_late_bound() {
                                     None
                                 } else {
-                                    Some(ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(ty::Binder::dummy(
-                                        ty::OutlivesPredicate(r, r_min),
+                                    Some(ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(
+                                        r, r_min,
                                     )))
                                 }
                             }
 
                             Component::Param(p) => {
                                 let ty = tcx.mk_ty_param(p.index, p.name);
-                                Some(ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ty::Binder::dummy(
-                                    ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, r_min),
+                                Some(ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(
+                                    ty, r_min,
                                 )))
                             }
 
@@ -331,8 +299,8 @@ impl<'tcx, I: Iterator<Item = PredicateObligation<'tcx>>> Iterator for FilterToT
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<ty::PolyTraitRef<'tcx>> {
         while let Some(obligation) = self.base_iterator.next() {
-            if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(data, _) = obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                return Some(data.to_poly_trait_ref());
+            if let Some(data) = obligation.predicate.to_opt_poly_trait_ref() {
+                return Some(data);
             }
         }
         None
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
index 5c4be715add..a45817beea1 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
@@ -1202,13 +1202,13 @@ declare_lint_pass!(
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for TrivialConstraints {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx hir::Item<'tcx>) {
         use rustc_middle::ty::fold::TypeFoldable;
-        use rustc_middle::ty::PredicateKind::*;
+        use rustc_middle::ty::PredicateAtom::*;
 
         if cx.tcx.features().trivial_bounds {
             let def_id = cx.tcx.hir().local_def_id(item.hir_id);
             let predicates = cx.tcx.predicates_of(def_id);
             for &(predicate, span) in predicates.predicates {
-                let predicate_kind_name = match predicate.kind() {
+                let predicate_kind_name = match predicate.skip_binders() {
                     Trait(..) => "Trait",
                     TypeOutlives(..) |
                     RegionOutlives(..) => "Lifetime",
@@ -1497,14 +1497,11 @@ impl ExplicitOutlivesRequirements {
     ) -> Vec<ty::Region<'tcx>> {
         inferred_outlives
             .iter()
-            .filter_map(|(pred, _)| match pred.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(outlives) => {
-                    let outlives = outlives.skip_binder();
-                    match outlives.0 {
-                        ty::ReEarlyBound(ebr) if ebr.index == index => Some(outlives.1),
-                        _ => None,
-                    }
-                }
+            .filter_map(|(pred, _)| match pred.skip_binders() {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(a, b)) => match a {
+                    ty::ReEarlyBound(ebr) if ebr.index == index => Some(b),
+                    _ => None,
+                },
                 _ => None,
             })
             .collect()
@@ -1516,10 +1513,9 @@ impl ExplicitOutlivesRequirements {
     ) -> Vec<ty::Region<'tcx>> {
         inferred_outlives
             .iter()
-            .filter_map(|(pred, _)| match pred.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(outlives) => {
-                    let outlives = outlives.skip_binder();
-                    outlives.0.is_param(index).then_some(outlives.1)
+            .filter_map(|(pred, _)| match pred.skip_binders() {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(a, b)) => {
+                    a.is_param(index).then_some(b)
                 }
                 _ => None,
             })
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs b/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs
index 6d6c7b24101..dcb44ab6444 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UnusedResults {
                 ty::Opaque(def, _) => {
                     let mut has_emitted = false;
                     for (predicate, _) in cx.tcx.predicates_of(def).predicates {
-                        if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref poly_trait_predicate, _) =
-                            predicate.kind()
+                        // We only look at the `DefId`, so it is safe to skip the binder here.
+                        if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(ref poly_trait_predicate, _) =
+                            predicate.skip_binders()
                         {
-                            let trait_ref = poly_trait_predicate.skip_binder().trait_ref;
-                            let def_id = trait_ref.def_id;
+                            let def_id = poly_trait_predicate.trait_ref.def_id;
                             let descr_pre =
                                 &format!("{}implementer{} of ", descr_pre, plural_suffix,);
                             if check_must_use_def(cx, def_id, span, descr_pre, descr_post) {
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs b/src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs
index 3dd57eea234..eeb58a0c55a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ impl<'tcx> CtxtInterners<'tcx> {
             projs: Default::default(),
             place_elems: Default::default(),
             const_: Default::default(),
-
             chalk_environment_clause_list: Default::default(),
         }
     }
@@ -2128,16 +2127,25 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
 
     #[allow(rustc::usage_of_ty_tykind)]
     #[inline]
-    pub fn mk_ty(&self, st: TyKind<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
+    pub fn mk_ty(self, st: TyKind<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
         self.interners.intern_ty(st)
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn mk_predicate(&self, kind: PredicateKind<'tcx>) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
+    pub fn mk_predicate(self, kind: PredicateKind<'tcx>) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
         let inner = self.interners.intern_predicate(kind);
         Predicate { inner }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn reuse_or_mk_predicate(
+        self,
+        pred: Predicate<'tcx>,
+        kind: PredicateKind<'tcx>,
+    ) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
+        if *pred.kind() != kind { self.mk_predicate(kind) } else { pred }
+    }
+
     pub fn mk_mach_int(self, tm: ast::IntTy) -> Ty<'tcx> {
         match tm {
             ast::IntTy::Isize => self.types.isize,
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/ty/flags.rs b/src/librustc_middle/ty/flags.rs
index 11a8bedb660..27f50c240db 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/ty/flags.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/ty/flags.rs
@@ -203,55 +203,49 @@ impl FlagComputation {
 
     fn add_predicate_kind(&mut self, kind: &ty::PredicateKind<'_>) {
         match kind {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(trait_pred, _constness) => {
+            ty::PredicateKind::ForAll(binder) => {
                 let mut computation = FlagComputation::new();
-                computation.add_substs(trait_pred.skip_binder().trait_ref.substs);
 
-                self.add_bound_computation(computation);
-            }
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(poly_outlives) => {
-                let mut computation = FlagComputation::new();
-                let ty::OutlivesPredicate(a, b) = poly_outlives.skip_binder();
-                computation.add_region(a);
-                computation.add_region(b);
+                computation.add_predicate_atom(binder.skip_binder());
 
                 self.add_bound_computation(computation);
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(poly_outlives) => {
-                let mut computation = FlagComputation::new();
-                let ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, region) = poly_outlives.skip_binder();
-                computation.add_ty(ty);
-                computation.add_region(region);
+            &ty::PredicateKind::Atom(atom) => self.add_predicate_atom(atom),
+        }
+    }
 
-                self.add_bound_computation(computation);
+    fn add_predicate_atom(&mut self, atom: ty::PredicateAtom<'_>) {
+        match atom {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(trait_pred, _constness) => {
+                self.add_substs(trait_pred.trait_ref.substs);
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(poly_subtype) => {
-                let mut computation = FlagComputation::new();
-                let ty::SubtypePredicate { a_is_expected: _, a, b } = poly_subtype.skip_binder();
-                computation.add_ty(a);
-                computation.add_ty(b);
-
-                self.add_bound_computation(computation);
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(a, b)) => {
+                self.add_region(a);
+                self.add_region(b);
             }
-            &ty::PredicateKind::Projection(projection) => {
-                let mut computation = FlagComputation::new();
-                let ty::ProjectionPredicate { projection_ty, ty } = projection.skip_binder();
-                computation.add_projection_ty(projection_ty);
-                computation.add_ty(ty);
-
-                self.add_bound_computation(computation);
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, region)) => {
+                self.add_ty(ty);
+                self.add_region(region);
+            }
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(ty::SubtypePredicate { a_is_expected: _, a, b }) => {
+                self.add_ty(a);
+                self.add_ty(b);
+            }
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(ty::ProjectionPredicate { projection_ty, ty }) => {
+                self.add_projection_ty(projection_ty);
+                self.add_ty(ty);
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg) => {
-                self.add_substs(slice::from_ref(arg));
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg) => {
+                self.add_substs(slice::from_ref(&arg));
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(_def_id) => {}
-            ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(_def_id, substs, _kind) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(_def_id) => {}
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(_def_id, substs, _kind) => {
                 self.add_substs(substs);
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(_def_id, substs) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(_def_id, substs) => {
                 self.add_substs(substs);
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(expected, found) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(expected, found) => {
                 self.add_const(expected);
                 self.add_const(found);
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/ty/mod.rs b/src/librustc_middle/ty/mod.rs
index a5ddcdfdb04..d1c6d3be5f4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/ty/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/ty/mod.rs
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ crate struct PredicateInner<'tcx> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
-static_assert_size!(PredicateInner<'_>, 40);
+static_assert_size!(PredicateInner<'_>, 48);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Lift)]
 pub struct Predicate<'tcx> {
@@ -1048,6 +1048,44 @@ impl<'tcx> Predicate<'tcx> {
     pub fn kind(self) -> &'tcx PredicateKind<'tcx> {
         &self.inner.kind
     }
+
+    /// Returns the inner `PredicateAtom`.
+    ///
+    /// The returned atom may contain unbound variables bound to binders skipped in this method.
+    /// It is safe to reapply binders to the given atom.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this method panics in case this predicate has unbound variables.
+    pub fn skip_binders(self) -> PredicateAtom<'tcx> {
+        match self.kind() {
+            &PredicateKind::ForAll(binder) => binder.skip_binder(),
+            &PredicateKind::Atom(atom) => {
+                debug_assert!(!atom.has_escaping_bound_vars());
+                atom
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the inner `PredicateAtom`.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this method does not check if the predicate has unbound variables.
+    ///
+    /// Rebinding the returned atom can causes the previously bound variables
+    /// to end up at the wrong binding level.
+    pub fn skip_binders_unchecked(self) -> PredicateAtom<'tcx> {
+        match self.kind() {
+            &PredicateKind::ForAll(binder) => binder.skip_binder(),
+            &PredicateKind::Atom(atom) => atom,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Allows using a `Binder<PredicateAtom<'tcx>>` even if the given predicate previously
+    /// contained unbound variables by shifting these variables outwards.
+    pub fn bound_atom(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Binder<PredicateAtom<'tcx>> {
+        match self.kind() {
+            &PredicateKind::ForAll(binder) => binder,
+            &PredicateKind::Atom(atom) => Binder::wrap_nonbinding(tcx, atom),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> HashStable<StableHashingContext<'a>> for Predicate<'tcx> {
@@ -1068,6 +1106,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> HashStable<StableHashingContext<'a>> for Predicate<'tcx> {
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable)]
 #[derive(HashStable, TypeFoldable)]
 pub enum PredicateKind<'tcx> {
+    /// `for<'a>: ...`
+    ForAll(Binder<PredicateAtom<'tcx>>),
+    Atom(PredicateAtom<'tcx>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable)]
+#[derive(HashStable, TypeFoldable)]
+pub enum PredicateAtom<'tcx> {
     /// Corresponds to `where Foo: Bar<A, B, C>`. `Foo` here would be
     /// the `Self` type of the trait reference and `A`, `B`, and `C`
     /// would be the type parameters.
@@ -1075,17 +1121,17 @@ pub enum PredicateKind<'tcx> {
     /// A trait predicate will have `Constness::Const` if it originates
     /// from a bound on a `const fn` without the `?const` opt-out (e.g.,
     /// `const fn foobar<Foo: Bar>() {}`).
-    Trait(PolyTraitPredicate<'tcx>, Constness),
+    Trait(TraitPredicate<'tcx>, Constness),
 
     /// `where 'a: 'b`
-    RegionOutlives(PolyRegionOutlivesPredicate<'tcx>),
+    RegionOutlives(RegionOutlivesPredicate<'tcx>),
 
     /// `where T: 'a`
-    TypeOutlives(PolyTypeOutlivesPredicate<'tcx>),
+    TypeOutlives(TypeOutlivesPredicate<'tcx>),
 
     /// `where <T as TraitRef>::Name == X`, approximately.
     /// See the `ProjectionPredicate` struct for details.
-    Projection(PolyProjectionPredicate<'tcx>),
+    Projection(ProjectionPredicate<'tcx>),
 
     /// No syntax: `T` well-formed.
     WellFormed(GenericArg<'tcx>),
@@ -1099,7 +1145,7 @@ pub enum PredicateKind<'tcx> {
     ClosureKind(DefId, SubstsRef<'tcx>, ClosureKind),
 
     /// `T1 <: T2`
-    Subtype(PolySubtypePredicate<'tcx>),
+    Subtype(SubtypePredicate<'tcx>),
 
     /// Constant initializer must evaluate successfully.
     ConstEvaluatable(ty::WithOptConstParam<DefId>, SubstsRef<'tcx>),
@@ -1108,6 +1154,22 @@ pub enum PredicateKind<'tcx> {
     ConstEquate(&'tcx Const<'tcx>, &'tcx Const<'tcx>),
 }
 
+impl<'tcx> PredicateAtom<'tcx> {
+    /// Wraps `self` with the given qualifier if this predicate has any unbound variables.
+    pub fn potentially_quantified(
+        self,
+        tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+        qualifier: impl FnOnce(Binder<PredicateAtom<'tcx>>) -> PredicateKind<'tcx>,
+    ) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
+        if self.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
+            qualifier(Binder::bind(self))
+        } else {
+            PredicateKind::Atom(self)
+        }
+        .to_predicate(tcx)
+    }
+}
+
 /// The crate outlives map is computed during typeck and contains the
 /// outlives of every item in the local crate. You should not use it
 /// directly, because to do so will make your pass dependent on the
@@ -1119,7 +1181,7 @@ pub struct CratePredicatesMap<'tcx> {
     /// For each struct with outlive bounds, maps to a vector of the
     /// predicate of its outlive bounds. If an item has no outlives
     /// bounds, it will have no entry.
-    pub predicates: FxHashMap<DefId, &'tcx [(ty::Predicate<'tcx>, Span)]>,
+    pub predicates: FxHashMap<DefId, &'tcx [(Predicate<'tcx>, Span)]>,
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> Predicate<'tcx> {
@@ -1132,7 +1194,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Predicate<'tcx> {
         self,
         tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
         trait_ref: &ty::PolyTraitRef<'tcx>,
-    ) -> ty::Predicate<'tcx> {
+    ) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
         // The interaction between HRTB and supertraits is not entirely
         // obvious. Let me walk you (and myself) through an example.
         //
@@ -1192,39 +1254,10 @@ impl<'tcx> Predicate<'tcx> {
         // substitution code expects equal binding levels in the values
         // from the substitution and the value being substituted into, and
         // this trick achieves that).
-
-        let substs = &trait_ref.skip_binder().substs;
-        let kind = self.kind();
-        let new = match kind {
-            &PredicateKind::Trait(ref binder, constness) => {
-                PredicateKind::Trait(binder.map_bound(|data| data.subst(tcx, substs)), constness)
-            }
-            PredicateKind::Subtype(binder) => {
-                PredicateKind::Subtype(binder.map_bound(|data| data.subst(tcx, substs)))
-            }
-            PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(binder) => {
-                PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(binder.map_bound(|data| data.subst(tcx, substs)))
-            }
-            PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(binder) => {
-                PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(binder.map_bound(|data| data.subst(tcx, substs)))
-            }
-            PredicateKind::Projection(binder) => {
-                PredicateKind::Projection(binder.map_bound(|data| data.subst(tcx, substs)))
-            }
-            &PredicateKind::WellFormed(data) => PredicateKind::WellFormed(data.subst(tcx, substs)),
-            &PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id),
-            &PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind) => {
-                PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs.subst(tcx, substs), kind)
-            }
-            &PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, const_substs) => {
-                PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, const_substs.subst(tcx, substs))
-            }
-            PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
-                PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1.subst(tcx, substs), c2.subst(tcx, substs))
-            }
-        };
-
-        if new != *kind { new.to_predicate(tcx) } else { self }
+        let substs = trait_ref.skip_binder().substs;
+        let pred = self.skip_binders();
+        let new = pred.subst(tcx, substs);
+        if new != pred { new.potentially_quantified(tcx, PredicateKind::ForAll) } else { self }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1349,86 +1382,87 @@ impl ToPredicate<'tcx> for PredicateKind<'tcx> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> ToPredicate<'tcx> for ConstnessAnd<TraitRef<'tcx>> {
+impl ToPredicate<'tcx> for PredicateAtom<'tcx> {
+    #[inline(always)]
     fn to_predicate(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(
-            ty::Binder::dummy(ty::TraitPredicate { trait_ref: self.value }),
-            self.constness,
-        )
-        .to_predicate(tcx)
+        debug_assert!(!self.has_escaping_bound_vars(), "escaping bound vars for {:?}", self);
+        tcx.mk_predicate(PredicateKind::Atom(self))
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> ToPredicate<'tcx> for ConstnessAnd<&TraitRef<'tcx>> {
+impl<'tcx> ToPredicate<'tcx> for ConstnessAnd<TraitRef<'tcx>> {
     fn to_predicate(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(
-            ty::Binder::dummy(ty::TraitPredicate { trait_ref: *self.value }),
-            self.constness,
-        )
-        .to_predicate(tcx)
+        PredicateAtom::Trait(ty::TraitPredicate { trait_ref: self.value }, self.constness)
+            .to_predicate(tcx)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> ToPredicate<'tcx> for ConstnessAnd<PolyTraitRef<'tcx>> {
     fn to_predicate(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(self.value.to_poly_trait_predicate(), self.constness)
-            .to_predicate(tcx)
+        ConstnessAnd {
+            value: self.value.map_bound(|trait_ref| ty::TraitPredicate { trait_ref }),
+            constness: self.constness,
+        }
+        .to_predicate(tcx)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> ToPredicate<'tcx> for ConstnessAnd<&PolyTraitRef<'tcx>> {
+impl<'tcx> ToPredicate<'tcx> for ConstnessAnd<PolyTraitPredicate<'tcx>> {
     fn to_predicate(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(self.value.to_poly_trait_predicate(), self.constness)
-            .to_predicate(tcx)
+        PredicateAtom::Trait(self.value.skip_binder(), self.constness)
+            .potentially_quantified(tcx, PredicateKind::ForAll)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> ToPredicate<'tcx> for PolyRegionOutlivesPredicate<'tcx> {
     fn to_predicate(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
-        PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(self).to_predicate(tcx)
+        PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(self.skip_binder())
+            .potentially_quantified(tcx, PredicateKind::ForAll)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> ToPredicate<'tcx> for PolyTypeOutlivesPredicate<'tcx> {
     fn to_predicate(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
-        PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(self).to_predicate(tcx)
+        PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(self.skip_binder())
+            .potentially_quantified(tcx, PredicateKind::ForAll)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> ToPredicate<'tcx> for PolyProjectionPredicate<'tcx> {
     fn to_predicate(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Predicate<'tcx> {
-        PredicateKind::Projection(self).to_predicate(tcx)
+        PredicateAtom::Projection(self.skip_binder())
+            .potentially_quantified(tcx, PredicateKind::ForAll)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> Predicate<'tcx> {
     pub fn to_opt_poly_trait_ref(self) -> Option<PolyTraitRef<'tcx>> {
-        match self.kind() {
-            &PredicateKind::Trait(ref t, _) => Some(t.to_poly_trait_ref()),
-            PredicateKind::Projection(..)
-            | PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-            | PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..)
-            | PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-            | PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-            | PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-            | PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..)
-            | PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-            | PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => None,
+        match self.skip_binders() {
+            PredicateAtom::Trait(t, _) => Some(ty::Binder::bind(t.trait_ref)),
+            PredicateAtom::Projection(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => None,
         }
     }
 
     pub fn to_opt_type_outlives(self) -> Option<PolyTypeOutlivesPredicate<'tcx>> {
-        match self.kind() {
-            &PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(data) => Some(data),
-            PredicateKind::Trait(..)
-            | PredicateKind::Projection(..)
-            | PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-            | PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..)
-            | PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-            | PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-            | PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-            | PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-            | PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => None,
+        match self.skip_binders() {
+            PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(data) => Some(ty::Binder::bind(data)),
+            PredicateAtom::Trait(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::Projection(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+            | PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1692,7 +1726,7 @@ pub struct ParamEnv<'tcx> {
     // Specifically, the low bit represents Reveal, with 0 meaning `UserFacing`
     // and 1 meaning `All`. The rest is the pointer.
     //
-    // This relies on the List<ty::Predicate<'tcx>> type having at least 2-byte
+    // This relies on the List<Predicate<'tcx>> type having at least 2-byte
     // alignment. Lists start with a usize and are repr(C) so this should be
     // fine; there is a debug_assert in the constructor as well.
     //
@@ -1706,7 +1740,7 @@ pub struct ParamEnv<'tcx> {
     ///
     /// Note: This is packed into the `packed_data` usize above, use the
     /// `caller_bounds()` method to access it.
-    caller_bounds: PhantomData<&'tcx List<ty::Predicate<'tcx>>>,
+    caller_bounds: PhantomData<&'tcx List<Predicate<'tcx>>>,
 
     /// Typically, this is `Reveal::UserFacing`, but during codegen we
     /// want `Reveal::All`.
@@ -1784,7 +1818,7 @@ impl<'tcx> ParamEnv<'tcx> {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn caller_bounds(self) -> &'tcx List<ty::Predicate<'tcx>> {
+    pub fn caller_bounds(self) -> &'tcx List<Predicate<'tcx>> {
         // mask out bottom bit
         unsafe { &*((self.packed_data & (!1)) as *const _) }
     }
@@ -1809,7 +1843,7 @@ impl<'tcx> ParamEnv<'tcx> {
     /// Construct a trait environment with the given set of predicates.
     #[inline]
     pub fn new(
-        caller_bounds: &'tcx List<ty::Predicate<'tcx>>,
+        caller_bounds: &'tcx List<Predicate<'tcx>>,
         reveal: Reveal,
         def_id: Option<DefId>,
     ) -> Self {
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/ty/print/pretty.rs b/src/librustc_middle/ty/print/pretty.rs
index 043d85cb6ef..3bb9c20370e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/ty/print/pretty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/ty/print/pretty.rs
@@ -572,7 +572,14 @@ pub trait PrettyPrinter<'tcx>:
                     let mut is_sized = false;
                     p!(write("impl"));
                     for predicate in bounds.predicates {
-                        if let Some(trait_ref) = predicate.to_opt_poly_trait_ref() {
+                        // Note: We can't use `to_opt_poly_trait_ref` here as `predicate`
+                        // may contain unbound variables. We therefore do this manually.
+                        //
+                        // FIXME(lcnr): Find out why exactly this is the case :)
+                        if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _) =
+                            predicate.bound_atom(self.tcx()).skip_binder()
+                        {
+                            let trait_ref = ty::Binder::bind(pred.trait_ref);
                             // Don't print +Sized, but rather +?Sized if absent.
                             if Some(trait_ref.def_id()) == self.tcx().lang_items().sized_trait() {
                                 is_sized = true;
@@ -2006,38 +2013,45 @@ define_print_and_forward_display! {
 
     ty::Predicate<'tcx> {
         match self.kind() {
-            &ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, constness) => {
+            &ty::PredicateKind::Atom(atom) => p!(print(atom)),
+            ty::PredicateKind::ForAll(binder) => p!(print(binder)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    ty::PredicateAtom<'tcx> {
+        match *self {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(ref data, constness) => {
                 if let hir::Constness::Const = constness {
                     p!(write("const "));
                 }
                 p!(print(data))
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(predicate) => p!(print(predicate)),
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(predicate) => p!(print(predicate)),
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(predicate) => p!(print(predicate)),
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(predicate) => p!(print(predicate)),
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg) => p!(print(arg), write(" well-formed")),
-            &ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(predicate) => p!(print(predicate)),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(predicate) => p!(print(predicate)),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(predicate) => p!(print(predicate)),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(predicate) => p!(print(predicate)),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg) => p!(print(arg), write(" well-formed")),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
                 p!(write("the trait `"),
-                   print_def_path(trait_def_id, &[]),
-                   write("` is object-safe"))
+                print_def_path(trait_def_id, &[]),
+                write("` is object-safe"))
             }
-            &ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, _closure_substs, kind) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, _closure_substs, kind) => {
                 p!(write("the closure `"),
-                   print_value_path(closure_def_id, &[]),
-                   write("` implements the trait `{}`", kind))
+                print_value_path(closure_def_id, &[]),
+                write("` implements the trait `{}`", kind))
             }
-            &ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def, substs) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(def, substs) => {
                 p!(write("the constant `"),
-                   print_value_path(def.did, substs),
-                   write("` can be evaluated"))
+                print_value_path(def.did, substs),
+                write("` can be evaluated"))
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
                 p!(write("the constant `"),
-                   print(c1),
-                   write("` equals `"),
-                   print(c2),
-                   write("`"))
+                print(c1),
+                write("` equals `"),
+                print(c2),
+                write("`"))
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/ty/structural_impls.rs b/src/librustc_middle/ty/structural_impls.rs
index f04bfe648fb..21b8d7101a3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/ty/structural_impls.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/ty/structural_impls.rs
@@ -226,27 +226,36 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ty::Predicate<'tcx> {
 impl fmt::Debug for ty::PredicateKind<'tcx> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match *self {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref a, constness) => {
+            ty::PredicateKind::ForAll(binder) => write!(f, "ForAll({:?})", binder),
+            ty::PredicateKind::Atom(atom) => write!(f, "{:?}", atom),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for ty::PredicateAtom<'tcx> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(ref a, constness) => {
                 if let hir::Constness::Const = constness {
                     write!(f, "const ")?;
                 }
                 a.fmt(f)
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(ref pair) => pair.fmt(f),
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(ref pair) => pair.fmt(f),
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ref pair) => pair.fmt(f),
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref pair) => pair.fmt(f),
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(data) => write!(f, "WellFormed({:?})", data),
-            ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(ref pair) => pair.fmt(f),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ref pair) => pair.fmt(f),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ref pair) => pair.fmt(f),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(ref pair) => pair.fmt(f),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(data) => write!(f, "WellFormed({:?})", data),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
                 write!(f, "ObjectSafe({:?})", trait_def_id)
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind) => {
                 write!(f, "ClosureKind({:?}, {:?}, {:?})", closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind)
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs) => {
                 write!(f, "ConstEvaluatable({:?}, {:?})", def_id, substs)
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => write!(f, "ConstEquate({:?}, {:?})", c1, c2),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => write!(f, "ConstEquate({:?}, {:?})", c1, c2),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -477,36 +486,44 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Lift<'tcx> for ty::ExistentialProjection<'a> {
 impl<'a, 'tcx> Lift<'tcx> for ty::PredicateKind<'a> {
     type Lifted = ty::PredicateKind<'tcx>;
     fn lift_to_tcx(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Option<Self::Lifted> {
+        match self {
+            ty::PredicateKind::ForAll(binder) => tcx.lift(binder).map(ty::PredicateKind::ForAll),
+            ty::PredicateKind::Atom(atom) => tcx.lift(atom).map(ty::PredicateKind::Atom),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, 'tcx> Lift<'tcx> for ty::PredicateAtom<'a> {
+    type Lifted = ty::PredicateAtom<'tcx>;
+    fn lift_to_tcx(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Option<Self::Lifted> {
         match *self {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref binder, constness) => {
-                tcx.lift(binder).map(|binder| ty::PredicateKind::Trait(binder, constness))
-            }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(ref binder) => {
-                tcx.lift(binder).map(ty::PredicateKind::Subtype)
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(ref data, constness) => {
+                tcx.lift(data).map(|data| ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(data, constness))
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(ref binder) => {
-                tcx.lift(binder).map(ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives)
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(ref data) => tcx.lift(data).map(ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ref data) => {
+                tcx.lift(data).map(ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives)
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ref binder) => {
-                tcx.lift(binder).map(ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives)
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ref data) => {
+                tcx.lift(data).map(ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives)
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref binder) => {
-                tcx.lift(binder).map(ty::PredicateKind::Projection)
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(ref data) => {
+                tcx.lift(data).map(ty::PredicateAtom::Projection)
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(ty) => tcx.lift(&ty).map(ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed),
-            ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(ty) => tcx.lift(&ty).map(ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind) => {
                 tcx.lift(&closure_substs).map(|closure_substs| {
-                    ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind)
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind)
                 })
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
-                Some(ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id))
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
+                Some(ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id))
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs) => {
-                tcx.lift(&substs).map(|substs| ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs))
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs) => {
+                tcx.lift(&substs).map(|substs| ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs))
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
-                tcx.lift(&(c1, c2)).map(|(c1, c2)| ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2))
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
+                tcx.lift(&(c1, c2)).map(|(c1, c2)| ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(c1, c2))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -998,7 +1015,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeFoldable<'tcx> for ty::Region<'tcx> {
 impl<'tcx> TypeFoldable<'tcx> for ty::Predicate<'tcx> {
     fn super_fold_with<F: TypeFolder<'tcx>>(&self, folder: &mut F) -> Self {
         let new = ty::PredicateKind::super_fold_with(&self.inner.kind, folder);
-        if new != self.inner.kind { folder.tcx().mk_predicate(new) } else { *self }
+        folder.tcx().reuse_or_mk_predicate(*self, new)
     }
 
     fn super_visit_with<V: TypeVisitor<'tcx>>(&self, visitor: &mut V) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/ty/sty.rs b/src/librustc_middle/ty/sty.rs
index 03bf51c95c5..df8fa4d73dd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/ty/sty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/ty/sty.rs
@@ -652,8 +652,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Binder<ExistentialPredicate<'tcx>> {
                 Binder(tr).with_self_ty(tcx, self_ty).without_const().to_predicate(tcx)
             }
             ExistentialPredicate::Projection(p) => {
-                ty::PredicateKind::Projection(Binder(p.with_self_ty(tcx, self_ty)))
-                    .to_predicate(tcx)
+                Binder(p.with_self_ty(tcx, self_ty)).to_predicate(tcx)
             }
             ExistentialPredicate::AutoTrait(did) => {
                 let trait_ref =
@@ -896,6 +895,22 @@ impl<T> Binder<T> {
         Binder(value)
     }
 
+    /// Wraps `value` in a binder without actually binding any currently
+    /// unbound variables.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this will shift all debrujin indices of escaping bound variables
+    /// by 1 to avoid accidential captures.
+    pub fn wrap_nonbinding(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, value: T) -> Binder<T>
+    where
+        T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
+    {
+        if value.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
+            Binder::bind(super::fold::shift_vars(tcx, &value, 1))
+        } else {
+            Binder::dummy(value)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Skips the binder and returns the "bound" value. This is a
     /// risky thing to do because it's easy to get confused about
     /// De Bruijn indices and the like. It is usually better to
@@ -980,6 +995,15 @@ impl<T> Binder<T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T> Binder<Option<T>> {
+    pub fn transpose(self) -> Option<Binder<T>> {
+        match self.0 {
+            Some(v) => Some(Binder(v)),
+            None => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Represents the projection of an associated type. In explicit UFCS
 /// form this would be written `<T as Trait<..>>::N`.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Debug, RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable)]
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/region_errors.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
index cc8a5e0768c..a0d99ac33c0 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
@@ -589,10 +589,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
                     let mut found = false;
                     for predicate in bounds.predicates {
-                        if let ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(binder) = predicate.kind() {
-                            if let ty::OutlivesPredicate(_, ty::RegionKind::ReStatic) =
-                                binder.skip_binder()
-                            {
+                        if let ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(_, r)) =
+                            predicate.skip_binders()
+                        {
+                            if let ty::RegionKind::ReStatic = r {
                                 found = true;
                                 break;
                             } else {
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/type_check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/type_check/mod.rs
index bede9b22bbb..bc5c144cd74 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/type_check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/type_check/mod.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::cast::CastTy;
 use rustc_middle::ty::fold::TypeFoldable;
 use rustc_middle::ty::subst::{GenericArgKind, Subst, SubstsRef, UserSubsts};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{
-    self, CanonicalUserTypeAnnotation, CanonicalUserTypeAnnotations, RegionVid, ToPolyTraitRef,
-    ToPredicate, Ty, TyCtxt, UserType, UserTypeAnnotationIndex,
+    self, CanonicalUserTypeAnnotation, CanonicalUserTypeAnnotations, RegionVid, ToPredicate, Ty,
+    TyCtxt, UserType, UserTypeAnnotationIndex, WithConstness,
 };
 use rustc_span::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
 use rustc_target::abi::VariantIdx;
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
                     }
 
                     self.prove_predicate(
-                        ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(inferred_ty.into()).to_predicate(self.tcx()),
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(inferred_ty.into()).to_predicate(self.tcx()),
                         Locations::All(span),
                         ConstraintCategory::TypeAnnotation,
                     );
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
                     obligations.obligations.push(traits::Obligation::new(
                         ObligationCause::dummy(),
                         param_env,
-                        ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(revealed_ty.into()).to_predicate(infcx.tcx),
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(revealed_ty.into()).to_predicate(infcx.tcx),
                     ));
                     obligations.add(
                         infcx
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.check_call_dest(body, term, &sig, destination, term_location);
 
                 self.prove_predicates(
-                    sig.inputs_and_output.iter().map(|ty| ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(ty.into())),
+                    sig.inputs_and_output.iter().map(|ty| ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(ty.into())),
                     term_location.to_locations(),
                     ConstraintCategory::Boring,
                 );
@@ -2022,18 +2022,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
                                         traits::ObligationCauseCode::RepeatVec(should_suggest),
                                     ),
                                     self.param_env,
-                                    ty::PredicateKind::Trait(
-                                        ty::Binder::bind(ty::TraitPredicate {
-                                            trait_ref: ty::TraitRef::new(
-                                                self.tcx().require_lang_item(
-                                                    CopyTraitLangItem,
-                                                    Some(self.last_span),
-                                                ),
-                                                tcx.mk_substs_trait(ty, &[]),
-                                            ),
-                                        }),
-                                        hir::Constness::NotConst,
-                                    )
+                                    ty::Binder::bind(ty::TraitRef::new(
+                                        self.tcx().require_lang_item(
+                                            CopyTraitLangItem,
+                                            Some(self.last_span),
+                                        ),
+                                        tcx.mk_substs_trait(ty, &[]),
+                                    ))
+                                    .without_const()
                                     .to_predicate(self.tcx()),
                                 ),
                                 &traits::SelectionError::Unimplemented,
@@ -2706,8 +2702,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
         category: ConstraintCategory,
     ) {
         self.prove_predicates(
-            Some(ty::PredicateKind::Trait(
-                trait_ref.to_poly_trait_ref().to_poly_trait_predicate(),
+            Some(ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(
+                ty::TraitPredicate { trait_ref },
                 hir::Constness::NotConst,
             )),
             locations,
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/monomorphize/polymorphize.rs b/src/librustc_mir/monomorphize/polymorphize.rs
index 071b9bb9711..562f512c5da 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/monomorphize/polymorphize.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/monomorphize/polymorphize.rs
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ fn mark_used_by_predicates<'tcx>(
     let predicates = tcx.explicit_predicates_of(def_id);
     debug!("mark_parameters_used_in_predicates: predicates_of={:?}", predicates);
     for (predicate, _) in predicates.predicates {
-        match predicate.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(predicate, ..) => {
-                let trait_ref = predicate.skip_binder().trait_ref;
+        match predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(predicate, ..) => {
+                let trait_ref = predicate.trait_ref;
                 if is_self_ty_used(unused_parameters, trait_ref.self_ty()) {
                     for ty in trait_ref.substs.types() {
                         debug!("unused_generic_params: (trait) ty={:?}", ty);
@@ -141,12 +141,11 @@ fn mark_used_by_predicates<'tcx>(
                     }
                 }
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(predicate, ..) => {
-                let self_ty = predicate.skip_binder().projection_ty.self_ty();
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(proj, ..) => {
+                let self_ty = proj.projection_ty.self_ty();
                 if is_self_ty_used(unused_parameters, self_ty) {
-                    let ty = predicate.ty();
-                    debug!("unused_generic_params: (projection) ty={:?}", ty);
-                    mark_ty(unused_parameters, ty.skip_binder());
+                    debug!("unused_generic_params: (projection ty={:?}", proj.ty);
+                    mark_ty(unused_parameters, proj.ty);
                 }
             }
             _ => (),
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/qualify_min_const_fn.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/qualify_min_const_fn.rs
index 52b1eba3b93..de7d7f27186 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/qualify_min_const_fn.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/qualify_min_const_fn.rs
@@ -24,27 +24,27 @@ pub fn is_min_const_fn(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def_id: DefId, body: &'a Body<'tcx>) -
     loop {
         let predicates = tcx.predicates_of(current);
         for (predicate, _) in predicates.predicates {
-            match predicate.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(_)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(_)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(_)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::Projection(_)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => continue,
-                ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(_) => {
+            match predicate.skip_binders() {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(_)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(_)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(_)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(_)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => continue,
+                ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(_) => {
                     bug!("object safe predicate on function: {:#?}", predicate)
                 }
-                ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..) => {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..) => {
                     bug!("closure kind predicate on function: {:#?}", predicate)
                 }
-                ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(_) => {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(_) => {
                     bug!("subtype predicate on function: {:#?}", predicate)
                 }
-                &ty::PredicateKind::Trait(pred, constness) => {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, constness) => {
                     if Some(pred.def_id()) == tcx.lang_items().sized_trait() {
                         continue;
                     }
-                    match pred.skip_binder().self_ty().kind {
+                    match pred.self_ty().kind {
                         ty::Param(ref p) => {
                             // Allow `T: ?const Trait`
                             if constness == hir::Constness::NotConst
diff --git a/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs b/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs
index 1ecb0320744..9c5fb4ce734 100644
--- a/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ trait DefIdVisitor<'tcx> {
     }
 }
 
-struct DefIdVisitorSkeleton<'v, 'tcx, V>
-where
-    V: DefIdVisitor<'tcx> + ?Sized,
-{
+struct DefIdVisitorSkeleton<'v, 'tcx, V: ?Sized> {
     def_id_visitor: &'v mut V,
     visited_opaque_tys: FxHashSet<DefId>,
     dummy: PhantomData<TyCtxt<'tcx>>,
@@ -87,34 +84,28 @@ where
             || (!self.def_id_visitor.shallow() && substs.visit_with(self))
     }
 
+    fn visit_predicate(&mut self, predicate: ty::Predicate<'tcx>) -> bool {
+        match predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(ty::TraitPredicate { trait_ref }, _) => {
+                self.visit_trait(trait_ref)
+            }
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(ty::ProjectionPredicate { projection_ty, ty }) => {
+                ty.visit_with(self)
+                    || self.visit_trait(projection_ty.trait_ref(self.def_id_visitor.tcx()))
+            }
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, _region)) => {
+                ty.visit_with(self)
+            }
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..) => false,
+            _ => bug!("unexpected predicate: {:?}", predicate),
+        }
+    }
+
     fn visit_predicates(&mut self, predicates: ty::GenericPredicates<'tcx>) -> bool {
         let ty::GenericPredicates { parent: _, predicates } = predicates;
-        for (predicate, _span) in predicates {
-            match predicate.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::Trait(poly_predicate, _) => {
-                    let ty::TraitPredicate { trait_ref } = poly_predicate.skip_binder();
-                    if self.visit_trait(trait_ref) {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-                ty::PredicateKind::Projection(poly_predicate) => {
-                    let ty::ProjectionPredicate { projection_ty, ty } =
-                        poly_predicate.skip_binder();
-                    if ty.visit_with(self) {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                    if self.visit_trait(projection_ty.trait_ref(self.def_id_visitor.tcx())) {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-                ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(poly_predicate) => {
-                    let ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, _region) = poly_predicate.skip_binder();
-                    if ty.visit_with(self) {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-                ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..) => {}
-                _ => bug!("unexpected predicate: {:?}", predicate),
+        for &(predicate, _span) in predicates {
+            if self.visit_predicate(predicate) {
+                return true;
             }
         }
         false
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/opaque_types.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/opaque_types.rs
index b60531833bd..b84ad93341e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/opaque_types.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/opaque_types.rs
@@ -1154,8 +1154,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Instantiator<'a, 'tcx> {
         debug!("instantiate_opaque_types: ty_var={:?}", ty_var);
 
         for predicate in &bounds.predicates {
-            if let ty::PredicateKind::Projection(projection) = predicate.kind() {
-                if projection.skip_binder().ty.references_error() {
+            if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(projection) = predicate.skip_binders() {
+                if projection.ty.references_error() {
                     // No point on adding these obligations since there's a type error involved.
                     return ty_var;
                 }
@@ -1252,17 +1252,17 @@ crate fn required_region_bounds(
     traits::elaborate_predicates(tcx, predicates)
         .filter_map(|obligation| {
             debug!("required_region_bounds(obligation={:?})", obligation);
-            match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::Projection(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::Trait(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => None,
-                ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(predicate) => {
+            match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => None,
+                ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ref t, ref r)) => {
                     // Search for a bound of the form `erased_self_ty
                     // : 'a`, but be wary of something like `for<'a>
                     // erased_self_ty : 'a` (we interpret a
@@ -1272,7 +1272,6 @@ crate fn required_region_bounds(
                     // it's kind of a moot point since you could never
                     // construct such an object, but this seems
                     // correct even if that code changes).
-                    let ty::OutlivesPredicate(ref t, ref r) = predicate.skip_binder();
                     if t == &erased_self_ty && !r.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
                         Some(*r)
                     } else {
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/auto_trait.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/auto_trait.rs
index 8c8550d377a..6fe67509660 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/auto_trait.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/auto_trait.rs
@@ -344,8 +344,7 @@ impl AutoTraitFinder<'tcx> {
                         already_visited.remove(&pred);
                         self.add_user_pred(
                             &mut user_computed_preds,
-                            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(pred, hir::Constness::NotConst)
-                                .to_predicate(self.tcx),
+                            pred.without_const().to_predicate(self.tcx),
                         );
                         predicates.push_back(pred);
                     } else {
@@ -408,21 +407,21 @@ impl AutoTraitFinder<'tcx> {
     /// under which a type implements an auto trait. A trait predicate involving
     /// a HRTB means that the type needs to work with any choice of lifetime,
     /// not just one specific lifetime (e.g., `'static`).
-    fn add_user_pred<'c>(
+    fn add_user_pred(
         &self,
-        user_computed_preds: &mut FxHashSet<ty::Predicate<'c>>,
-        new_pred: ty::Predicate<'c>,
+        user_computed_preds: &mut FxHashSet<ty::Predicate<'tcx>>,
+        new_pred: ty::Predicate<'tcx>,
     ) {
         let mut should_add_new = true;
         user_computed_preds.retain(|&old_pred| {
             if let (
-                ty::PredicateKind::Trait(new_trait, _),
-                ty::PredicateKind::Trait(old_trait, _),
-            ) = (new_pred.kind(), old_pred.kind())
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(new_trait, _),
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(old_trait, _),
+            ) = (new_pred.skip_binders(), old_pred.skip_binders())
             {
                 if new_trait.def_id() == old_trait.def_id() {
-                    let new_substs = new_trait.skip_binder().trait_ref.substs;
-                    let old_substs = old_trait.skip_binder().trait_ref.substs;
+                    let new_substs = new_trait.trait_ref.substs;
+                    let old_substs = old_trait.trait_ref.substs;
 
                     if !new_substs.types().eq(old_substs.types()) {
                         // We can't compare lifetimes if the types are different,
@@ -618,11 +617,12 @@ impl AutoTraitFinder<'tcx> {
     ) -> bool {
         let dummy_cause = ObligationCause::dummy();
 
-        for (obligation, mut predicate) in nested.map(|o| (o.clone(), o.predicate)) {
-            let is_new_pred = fresh_preds.insert(self.clean_pred(select.infcx(), predicate));
+        for obligation in nested {
+            let is_new_pred =
+                fresh_preds.insert(self.clean_pred(select.infcx(), obligation.predicate));
 
             // Resolve any inference variables that we can, to help selection succeed
-            predicate = select.infcx().resolve_vars_if_possible(&predicate);
+            let predicate = select.infcx().resolve_vars_if_possible(&obligation.predicate);
 
             // We only add a predicate as a user-displayable bound if
             // it involves a generic parameter, and doesn't contain
@@ -636,17 +636,19 @@ impl AutoTraitFinder<'tcx> {
             //
             // We check this by calling is_of_param on the relevant types
             // from the various possible predicates
-            match predicate.kind() {
-                &ty::PredicateKind::Trait(p, _) => {
-                    if self.is_param_no_infer(p.skip_binder().trait_ref.substs)
+
+            match predicate.skip_binders() {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(p, _) => {
+                    if self.is_param_no_infer(p.trait_ref.substs)
                         && !only_projections
                         && is_new_pred
                     {
                         self.add_user_pred(computed_preds, predicate);
                     }
-                    predicates.push_back(p);
+                    predicates.push_back(ty::Binder::bind(p));
                 }
-                &ty::PredicateKind::Projection(p) => {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(p) => {
+                    let p = ty::Binder::bind(p);
                     debug!(
                         "evaluate_nested_obligations: examining projection predicate {:?}",
                         predicate
@@ -758,7 +760,7 @@ impl AutoTraitFinder<'tcx> {
                             }
                         }
                         Ok(None) => {
-                            // It's ok not to make progress when hvave no inference variables -
+                            // It's ok not to make progress when have no inference variables -
                             // in that case, we were only performing unifcation to check if an
                             // error occurred (which would indicate that it's impossible for our
                             // type to implement the auto trait).
@@ -771,12 +773,14 @@ impl AutoTraitFinder<'tcx> {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                &ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(binder) => {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(binder) => {
+                    let binder = ty::Binder::bind(binder);
                     if select.infcx().region_outlives_predicate(&dummy_cause, binder).is_err() {
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
-                &ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(binder) => {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(binder) => {
+                    let binder = ty::Binder::bind(binder);
                     match (
                         binder.no_bound_vars(),
                         binder.map_bound_ref(|pred| pred.0).no_bound_vars(),
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs
index 112de684660..349fa68a4da 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/mod.rs
@@ -255,9 +255,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     .emit();
                     return;
                 }
-                match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref trait_predicate, _) => {
-                        let trait_predicate = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(trait_predicate);
+
+                match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(trait_predicate, _) => {
+                        let trait_predicate = ty::Binder::bind(trait_predicate);
+                        let trait_predicate = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(&trait_predicate);
 
                         if self.tcx.sess.has_errors() && trait_predicate.references_error() {
                             return;
@@ -503,14 +505,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                                 );
                                 trait_pred
                             });
-                            let unit_obligation = Obligation {
-                                predicate: ty::PredicateKind::Trait(
-                                    predicate,
-                                    hir::Constness::NotConst,
-                                )
-                                .to_predicate(self.tcx),
-                                ..obligation.clone()
-                            };
+                            let unit_obligation =
+                                obligation.with(predicate.without_const().to_predicate(tcx));
                             if self.predicate_may_hold(&unit_obligation) {
                                 err.note(
                                     "the trait is implemented for `()`. \
@@ -526,15 +522,16 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         err
                     }
 
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(ref predicate) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(predicate) => {
                         // Errors for Subtype predicates show up as
                         // `FulfillmentErrorCode::CodeSubtypeError`,
                         // not selection error.
                         span_bug!(span, "subtype requirement gave wrong error: `{:?}`", predicate)
                     }
 
-                    ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(ref predicate) => {
-                        let predicate = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(predicate);
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(predicate) => {
+                        let predicate = ty::Binder::bind(predicate);
+                        let predicate = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(&predicate);
                         let err = self
                             .region_outlives_predicate(&obligation.cause, predicate)
                             .err()
@@ -549,7 +546,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         )
                     }
 
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Projection(..) | ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(..) | ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..) => {
                         let predicate = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(&obligation.predicate);
                         struct_span_err!(
                             self.tcx.sess,
@@ -560,12 +557,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         )
                     }
 
-                    &ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
                         let violations = self.tcx.object_safety_violations(trait_def_id);
                         report_object_safety_error(self.tcx, span, trait_def_id, violations)
                     }
 
-                    &ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, closure_substs, kind) => {
                         let found_kind = self.closure_kind(closure_substs).unwrap();
                         let closure_span =
                             self.tcx.sess.source_map().guess_head_span(
@@ -624,7 +621,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(ty) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(ty) => {
                         if !self.tcx.sess.opts.debugging_opts.chalk {
                             // WF predicates cannot themselves make
                             // errors. They can only block due to
@@ -642,7 +639,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..) => {
                         // Errors for `ConstEvaluatable` predicates show up as
                         // `SelectionError::ConstEvalFailure`,
                         // not `Unimplemented`.
@@ -653,7 +650,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         )
                     }
 
-                    ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => {
                         // Errors for `ConstEquate` predicates show up as
                         // `SelectionError::ConstEvalFailure`,
                         // not `Unimplemented`.
@@ -1089,8 +1086,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtPrivExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             return true;
         }
 
-        let (cond, error) = match (cond.kind(), error.kind()) {
-            (ty::PredicateKind::Trait(..), ty::PredicateKind::Trait(error, _)) => (cond, error),
+        // FIXME: It should be possible to deal with `ForAll` in a cleaner way.
+        let (cond, error) = match (cond.skip_binders(), error.skip_binders()) {
+            (ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(..), ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(error, _)) => {
+                (cond, ty::Binder::bind(error))
+            }
             _ => {
                 // FIXME: make this work in other cases too.
                 return false;
@@ -1098,9 +1098,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtPrivExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         };
 
         for obligation in super::elaborate_predicates(self.tcx, std::iter::once(cond)) {
-            if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(implication, _) = obligation.predicate.kind() {
+            if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(implication, _) = obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
                 let error = error.to_poly_trait_ref();
-                let implication = implication.to_poly_trait_ref();
+                let implication = ty::Binder::bind(implication.trait_ref);
                 // FIXME: I'm just not taking associated types at all here.
                 // Eventually I'll need to implement param-env-aware
                 // `Γ₁ ⊦ φ₁ => Γ₂ ⊦ φ₂` logic.
@@ -1178,12 +1178,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtPrivExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             //
             // this can fail if the problem was higher-ranked, in which
             // cause I have no idea for a good error message.
-            if let ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref data) = predicate.kind() {
+            if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(data) = predicate.skip_binders() {
                 let mut selcx = SelectionContext::new(self);
                 let (data, _) = self.replace_bound_vars_with_fresh_vars(
                     obligation.cause.span,
                     infer::LateBoundRegionConversionTime::HigherRankedType,
-                    data,
+                    &ty::Binder::bind(data),
                 );
                 let mut obligations = vec![];
                 let normalized_ty = super::normalize_projection_type(
@@ -1470,9 +1470,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtPrivExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             return;
         }
 
-        let mut err = match predicate.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, _) => {
-                let trait_ref = data.to_poly_trait_ref();
+        let mut err = match predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(data, _) => {
+                let trait_ref = ty::Binder::bind(data.trait_ref);
                 let self_ty = trait_ref.skip_binder().self_ty();
                 debug!("self_ty {:?} {:?} trait_ref {:?}", self_ty, self_ty.kind, trait_ref);
 
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtPrivExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 err
             }
 
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg) => {
                 // Same hacky approach as above to avoid deluging user
                 // with error messages.
                 if arg.references_error() || self.tcx.sess.has_errors() {
@@ -1590,20 +1590,20 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtPrivExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 }
             }
 
-            ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(ref data) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(data) => {
                 if data.references_error() || self.tcx.sess.has_errors() {
                     // no need to overload user in such cases
                     return;
                 }
-                let SubtypePredicate { a_is_expected: _, a, b } = data.skip_binder();
+                let SubtypePredicate { a_is_expected: _, a, b } = data;
                 // both must be type variables, or the other would've been instantiated
                 assert!(a.is_ty_var() && b.is_ty_var());
                 self.need_type_info_err(body_id, span, a, ErrorCode::E0282)
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref data) => {
-                let trait_ref = data.to_poly_trait_ref(self.tcx);
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(data) => {
+                let trait_ref = ty::Binder::bind(data).to_poly_trait_ref(self.tcx);
                 let self_ty = trait_ref.skip_binder().self_ty();
-                let ty = data.skip_binder().ty;
+                let ty = data.ty;
                 if predicate.references_error() {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -1724,16 +1724,16 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtPrivExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         obligation: &PredicateObligation<'tcx>,
     ) {
         let (pred, item_def_id, span) =
-            match (obligation.predicate.kind(), &obligation.cause.code.peel_derives()) {
+            match (obligation.predicate.skip_binders(), obligation.cause.code.peel_derives()) {
                 (
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Trait(pred, _),
-                    ObligationCauseCode::BindingObligation(item_def_id, span),
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _),
+                    &ObligationCauseCode::BindingObligation(item_def_id, span),
                 ) => (pred, item_def_id, span),
                 _ => return,
             };
 
         let node = match (
-            self.tcx.hir().get_if_local(*item_def_id),
+            self.tcx.hir().get_if_local(item_def_id),
             Some(pred.def_id()) == self.tcx.lang_items().sized_trait(),
         ) {
             (Some(node), true) => node,
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtPrivExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             None => return,
         };
         for param in generics.params {
-            if param.span != *span
+            if param.span != span
                 || param.bounds.iter().any(|bound| {
                     bound.trait_ref().and_then(|trait_ref| trait_ref.trait_def_id())
                         == self.tcx.lang_items().sized_trait()
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
index 432abee6d1c..13f8c71a629 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
@@ -1300,10 +1300,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         // the type. The last generator (`outer_generator` below) has information about where the
         // bound was introduced. At least one generator should be present for this diagnostic to be
         // modified.
-        let (mut trait_ref, mut target_ty) = match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(p, _) => {
-                (Some(p.skip_binder().trait_ref), Some(p.skip_binder().self_ty()))
-            }
+        let (mut trait_ref, mut target_ty) = match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(p, _) => (Some(p.trait_ref), Some(p.self_ty())),
             _ => (None, None),
         };
         let mut generator = None;
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/fulfill.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/fulfill.rs
index c6c76028f85..2eda1ce595a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/fulfill.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/fulfill.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ use rustc_data_structures::obligation_forest::ProcessResult;
 use rustc_data_structures::obligation_forest::{DoCompleted, Error, ForestObligation};
 use rustc_data_structures::obligation_forest::{ObligationForest, ObligationProcessor};
 use rustc_errors::ErrorReported;
-use rustc_infer::traits::{TraitEngine, TraitEngineExt as _};
+use rustc_infer::traits::{TraitEngine, TraitEngineExt as _, TraitObligation};
 use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::ErrorHandled;
 use rustc_middle::ty::error::ExpectedFound;
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Const, ToPolyTraitRef, Ty, TypeFoldable};
+use rustc_middle::ty::ToPredicate;
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Binder, Const, Ty, TypeFoldable};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
 use super::project;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ use super::{FulfillmentError, FulfillmentErrorCode};
 use super::{ObligationCause, PredicateObligation};
 
 use crate::traits::error_reporting::InferCtxtExt as _;
+use crate::traits::project::PolyProjectionObligation;
 use crate::traits::query::evaluate_obligation::InferCtxtExt as _;
 
 impl<'tcx> ForestObligation for PendingPredicateObligation<'tcx> {
@@ -318,267 +320,222 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> ObligationProcessor for FulfillProcessor<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
         let infcx = self.selcx.infcx();
 
         match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, _) => {
-                let trait_obligation = obligation.with(*data);
-
-                if obligation.predicate.is_global() {
-                    // no type variables present, can use evaluation for better caching.
-                    // FIXME: consider caching errors too.
-                    if infcx.predicate_must_hold_considering_regions(&obligation) {
-                        debug!(
-                            "selecting trait `{:?}` at depth {} evaluated to holds",
-                            data, obligation.recursion_depth
-                        );
-                        return ProcessResult::Changed(vec![]);
-                    }
+            ty::PredicateKind::ForAll(binder) => match binder.skip_binder() {
+                // Evaluation will discard candidates using the leak check.
+                // This means we need to pass it the bound version of our
+                // predicate.
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(trait_ref, _constness) => {
+                    let trait_obligation = obligation.with(Binder::bind(trait_ref));
+
+                    self.process_trait_obligation(
+                        obligation,
+                        trait_obligation,
+                        &mut pending_obligation.stalled_on,
+                    )
                 }
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(data) => {
+                    let project_obligation = obligation.with(Binder::bind(data));
 
-                match self.selcx.select(&trait_obligation) {
-                    Ok(Some(impl_source)) => {
-                        debug!(
-                            "selecting trait `{:?}` at depth {} yielded Ok(Some)",
-                            data, obligation.recursion_depth
-                        );
-                        ProcessResult::Changed(mk_pending(impl_source.nested_obligations()))
-                    }
-                    Ok(None) => {
-                        debug!(
-                            "selecting trait `{:?}` at depth {} yielded Ok(None)",
-                            data, obligation.recursion_depth
-                        );
-
-                        // This is a bit subtle: for the most part, the
-                        // only reason we can fail to make progress on
-                        // trait selection is because we don't have enough
-                        // information about the types in the trait.
-                        pending_obligation.stalled_on =
-                            trait_ref_infer_vars(self.selcx, data.to_poly_trait_ref());
-
-                        debug!(
-                            "process_predicate: pending obligation {:?} now stalled on {:?}",
-                            infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible(obligation),
-                            pending_obligation.stalled_on
-                        );
+                    self.process_projection_obligation(
+                        project_obligation,
+                        &mut pending_obligation.stalled_on,
+                    )
+                }
+                ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(_)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(_)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(_)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(_)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(_)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => {
+                    let (pred, _) = infcx.replace_bound_vars_with_placeholders(binder);
+                    ProcessResult::Changed(mk_pending(vec![
+                        obligation.with(pred.to_predicate(self.selcx.tcx())),
+                    ]))
+                }
+            },
+            &ty::PredicateKind::Atom(atom) => match atom {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(ref data, _) => {
+                    let trait_obligation = obligation.with(Binder::dummy(*data));
+
+                    self.process_trait_obligation(
+                        obligation,
+                        trait_obligation,
+                        &mut pending_obligation.stalled_on,
+                    )
+                }
 
-                        ProcessResult::Unchanged
+                ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(data) => {
+                    match infcx.region_outlives_predicate(&obligation.cause, Binder::dummy(data)) {
+                        Ok(()) => ProcessResult::Changed(vec![]),
+                        Err(_) => ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(Unimplemented)),
                     }
-                    Err(selection_err) => {
-                        info!(
-                            "selecting trait `{:?}` at depth {} yielded Err",
-                            data, obligation.recursion_depth
-                        );
+                }
 
-                        ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(selection_err))
+                ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(t_a, r_b)) => {
+                    if self.register_region_obligations {
+                        self.selcx.infcx().register_region_obligation_with_cause(
+                            t_a,
+                            r_b,
+                            &obligation.cause,
+                        );
                     }
+                    ProcessResult::Changed(vec![])
                 }
-            }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(binder) => {
-                match infcx.region_outlives_predicate(&obligation.cause, binder) {
-                    Ok(()) => ProcessResult::Changed(vec![]),
-                    Err(_) => ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(Unimplemented)),
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(ref data) => {
+                    let project_obligation = obligation.with(Binder::dummy(*data));
+
+                    self.process_projection_obligation(
+                        project_obligation,
+                        &mut pending_obligation.stalled_on,
+                    )
                 }
-            }
 
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ref binder) => {
-                // Check if there are higher-ranked vars.
-                match binder.no_bound_vars() {
-                    // If there are, inspect the underlying type further.
-                    None => {
-                        // Convert from `Binder<OutlivesPredicate<Ty, Region>>` to `Binder<Ty>`.
-                        let binder = binder.map_bound_ref(|pred| pred.0);
-
-                        // Check if the type has any bound vars.
-                        match binder.no_bound_vars() {
-                            // If so, this obligation is an error (for now). Eventually we should be
-                            // able to support additional cases here, like `for<'a> &'a str: 'a`.
-                            // NOTE: this is duplicate-implemented between here and fulfillment.
-                            None => ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(Unimplemented)),
-                            // Otherwise, we have something of the form
-                            // `for<'a> T: 'a where 'a not in T`, which we can treat as
-                            // `T: 'static`.
-                            Some(t_a) => {
-                                let r_static = self.selcx.tcx().lifetimes.re_static;
-                                if self.register_region_obligations {
-                                    self.selcx.infcx().register_region_obligation_with_cause(
-                                        t_a,
-                                        r_static,
-                                        &obligation.cause,
-                                    );
-                                }
-                                ProcessResult::Changed(vec![])
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    // If there aren't, register the obligation.
-                    Some(ty::OutlivesPredicate(t_a, r_b)) => {
-                        if self.register_region_obligations {
-                            self.selcx.infcx().register_region_obligation_with_cause(
-                                t_a,
-                                r_b,
-                                &obligation.cause,
-                            );
-                        }
+                ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
+                    if !self.selcx.tcx().is_object_safe(trait_def_id) {
+                        ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(Unimplemented))
+                    } else {
                         ProcessResult::Changed(vec![])
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref data) => {
-                let project_obligation = obligation.with(*data);
-                match project::poly_project_and_unify_type(self.selcx, &project_obligation) {
-                    Ok(None) => {
-                        let tcx = self.selcx.tcx();
-                        pending_obligation.stalled_on =
-                            trait_ref_infer_vars(self.selcx, data.to_poly_trait_ref(tcx));
-                        ProcessResult::Unchanged
+                ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(_, closure_substs, kind) => {
+                    match self.selcx.infcx().closure_kind(closure_substs) {
+                        Some(closure_kind) => {
+                            if closure_kind.extends(kind) {
+                                ProcessResult::Changed(vec![])
+                            } else {
+                                ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(Unimplemented))
+                            }
+                        }
+                        None => ProcessResult::Unchanged,
                     }
-                    Ok(Some(os)) => ProcessResult::Changed(mk_pending(os)),
-                    Err(e) => ProcessResult::Error(CodeProjectionError(e)),
                 }
-            }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
-                if !self.selcx.tcx().is_object_safe(trait_def_id) {
-                    ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(Unimplemented))
-                } else {
-                    ProcessResult::Changed(vec![])
-                }
-            }
-
-            &ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(_, closure_substs, kind) => {
-                match self.selcx.infcx().closure_kind(closure_substs) {
-                    Some(closure_kind) => {
-                        if closure_kind.extends(kind) {
-                            ProcessResult::Changed(vec![])
-                        } else {
-                            ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(Unimplemented))
+                ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg) => {
+                    match wf::obligations(
+                        self.selcx.infcx(),
+                        obligation.param_env,
+                        obligation.cause.body_id,
+                        arg,
+                        obligation.cause.span,
+                    ) {
+                        None => {
+                            pending_obligation.stalled_on =
+                                vec![TyOrConstInferVar::maybe_from_generic_arg(arg).unwrap()];
+                            ProcessResult::Unchanged
                         }
+                        Some(os) => ProcessResult::Changed(mk_pending(os)),
                     }
-                    None => ProcessResult::Unchanged,
                 }
-            }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg) => {
-                match wf::obligations(
-                    self.selcx.infcx(),
-                    obligation.param_env,
-                    obligation.cause.body_id,
-                    arg,
-                    obligation.cause.span,
-                ) {
-                    None => {
-                        pending_obligation.stalled_on =
-                            vec![TyOrConstInferVar::maybe_from_generic_arg(arg).unwrap()];
-                        ProcessResult::Unchanged
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(subtype) => {
+                    match self.selcx.infcx().subtype_predicate(
+                        &obligation.cause,
+                        obligation.param_env,
+                        Binder::dummy(subtype),
+                    ) {
+                        None => {
+                            // None means that both are unresolved.
+                            pending_obligation.stalled_on = vec![
+                                TyOrConstInferVar::maybe_from_ty(subtype.a).unwrap(),
+                                TyOrConstInferVar::maybe_from_ty(subtype.b).unwrap(),
+                            ];
+                            ProcessResult::Unchanged
+                        }
+                        Some(Ok(ok)) => ProcessResult::Changed(mk_pending(ok.obligations)),
+                        Some(Err(err)) => {
+                            let expected_found =
+                                ExpectedFound::new(subtype.a_is_expected, subtype.a, subtype.b);
+                            ProcessResult::Error(FulfillmentErrorCode::CodeSubtypeError(
+                                expected_found,
+                                err,
+                            ))
+                        }
                     }
-                    Some(os) => ProcessResult::Changed(mk_pending(os)),
                 }
-            }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(subtype) => {
-                match self.selcx.infcx().subtype_predicate(
-                    &obligation.cause,
-                    obligation.param_env,
-                    subtype,
-                ) {
-                    None => {
-                        // None means that both are unresolved.
-                        pending_obligation.stalled_on = vec![
-                            TyOrConstInferVar::maybe_from_ty(subtype.skip_binder().a).unwrap(),
-                            TyOrConstInferVar::maybe_from_ty(subtype.skip_binder().b).unwrap(),
-                        ];
-                        ProcessResult::Unchanged
-                    }
-                    Some(Ok(ok)) => ProcessResult::Changed(mk_pending(ok.obligations)),
-                    Some(Err(err)) => {
-                        let expected_found = ExpectedFound::new(
-                            subtype.skip_binder().a_is_expected,
-                            subtype.skip_binder().a,
-                            subtype.skip_binder().b,
-                        );
-                        ProcessResult::Error(FulfillmentErrorCode::CodeSubtypeError(
-                            expected_found,
-                            err,
-                        ))
+                ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs) => {
+                    match self.selcx.infcx().const_eval_resolve(
+                        obligation.param_env,
+                        def_id,
+                        substs,
+                        None,
+                        Some(obligation.cause.span),
+                    ) {
+                        Ok(_) => ProcessResult::Changed(vec![]),
+                        Err(err) => ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(ConstEvalFailure(err))),
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs) => {
-                match self.selcx.infcx().const_eval_resolve(
-                    obligation.param_env,
-                    def_id,
-                    substs,
-                    None,
-                    Some(obligation.cause.span),
-                ) {
-                    Ok(_) => ProcessResult::Changed(vec![]),
-                    Err(err) => ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(ConstEvalFailure(err))),
-                }
-            }
-
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
-                debug!("equating consts: c1={:?} c2={:?}", c1, c2);
-
-                let stalled_on = &mut pending_obligation.stalled_on;
-
-                let mut evaluate = |c: &'tcx Const<'tcx>| {
-                    if let ty::ConstKind::Unevaluated(def, substs, promoted) = c.val {
-                        match self.selcx.infcx().const_eval_resolve(
-                            obligation.param_env,
-                            def,
-                            substs,
-                            promoted,
-                            Some(obligation.cause.span),
-                        ) {
-                            Ok(val) => Ok(Const::from_value(self.selcx.tcx(), val, c.ty)),
-                            Err(ErrorHandled::TooGeneric) => {
-                                stalled_on.append(
-                                    &mut substs
-                                        .types()
-                                        .filter_map(|ty| TyOrConstInferVar::maybe_from_ty(ty))
-                                        .collect(),
-                                );
-                                Err(ErrorHandled::TooGeneric)
+                ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
+                    debug!("equating consts: c1={:?} c2={:?}", c1, c2);
+
+                    let stalled_on = &mut pending_obligation.stalled_on;
+
+                    let mut evaluate = |c: &'tcx Const<'tcx>| {
+                        if let ty::ConstKind::Unevaluated(def, substs, promoted) = c.val {
+                            match self.selcx.infcx().const_eval_resolve(
+                                obligation.param_env,
+                                def,
+                                substs,
+                                promoted,
+                                Some(obligation.cause.span),
+                            ) {
+                                Ok(val) => Ok(Const::from_value(self.selcx.tcx(), val, c.ty)),
+                                Err(ErrorHandled::TooGeneric) => {
+                                    stalled_on.append(
+                                        &mut substs
+                                            .types()
+                                            .filter_map(|ty| TyOrConstInferVar::maybe_from_ty(ty))
+                                            .collect(),
+                                    );
+                                    Err(ErrorHandled::TooGeneric)
+                                }
+                                Err(err) => Err(err),
                             }
-                            Err(err) => Err(err),
+                        } else {
+                            Ok(c)
                         }
-                    } else {
-                        Ok(c)
-                    }
-                };
-
-                match (evaluate(c1), evaluate(c2)) {
-                    (Ok(c1), Ok(c2)) => {
-                        match self
-                            .selcx
-                            .infcx()
-                            .at(&obligation.cause, obligation.param_env)
-                            .eq(c1, c2)
-                        {
-                            Ok(_) => ProcessResult::Changed(vec![]),
-                            Err(err) => {
-                                ProcessResult::Error(FulfillmentErrorCode::CodeConstEquateError(
-                                    ExpectedFound::new(true, c1, c2),
-                                    err,
-                                ))
+                    };
+
+                    match (evaluate(c1), evaluate(c2)) {
+                        (Ok(c1), Ok(c2)) => {
+                            match self
+                                .selcx
+                                .infcx()
+                                .at(&obligation.cause, obligation.param_env)
+                                .eq(c1, c2)
+                            {
+                                Ok(_) => ProcessResult::Changed(vec![]),
+                                Err(err) => ProcessResult::Error(
+                                    FulfillmentErrorCode::CodeConstEquateError(
+                                        ExpectedFound::new(true, c1, c2),
+                                        err,
+                                    ),
+                                ),
                             }
                         }
-                    }
-                    (Err(ErrorHandled::Reported(ErrorReported)), _)
-                    | (_, Err(ErrorHandled::Reported(ErrorReported))) => ProcessResult::Error(
-                        CodeSelectionError(ConstEvalFailure(ErrorHandled::Reported(ErrorReported))),
-                    ),
-                    (Err(ErrorHandled::Linted), _) | (_, Err(ErrorHandled::Linted)) => span_bug!(
-                        obligation.cause.span(self.selcx.tcx()),
-                        "ConstEquate: const_eval_resolve returned an unexpected error"
-                    ),
-                    (Err(ErrorHandled::TooGeneric), _) | (_, Err(ErrorHandled::TooGeneric)) => {
-                        ProcessResult::Unchanged
+                        (Err(ErrorHandled::Reported(ErrorReported)), _)
+                        | (_, Err(ErrorHandled::Reported(ErrorReported))) => {
+                            ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(ConstEvalFailure(
+                                ErrorHandled::Reported(ErrorReported),
+                            )))
+                        }
+                        (Err(ErrorHandled::Linted), _) | (_, Err(ErrorHandled::Linted)) => {
+                            span_bug!(
+                                obligation.cause.span(self.selcx.tcx()),
+                                "ConstEquate: const_eval_resolve returned an unexpected error"
+                            )
+                        }
+                        (Err(ErrorHandled::TooGeneric), _) | (_, Err(ErrorHandled::TooGeneric)) => {
+                            ProcessResult::Unchanged
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
+            },
         }
     }
 
@@ -598,6 +555,87 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> ObligationProcessor for FulfillProcessor<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> FulfillProcessor<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
+    fn process_trait_obligation(
+        &mut self,
+        obligation: &PredicateObligation<'tcx>,
+        trait_obligation: TraitObligation<'tcx>,
+        stalled_on: &mut Vec<TyOrConstInferVar<'tcx>>,
+    ) -> ProcessResult<PendingPredicateObligation<'tcx>, FulfillmentErrorCode<'tcx>> {
+        let infcx = self.selcx.infcx();
+        if obligation.predicate.is_global() {
+            // no type variables present, can use evaluation for better caching.
+            // FIXME: consider caching errors too.
+            if infcx.predicate_must_hold_considering_regions(obligation) {
+                debug!(
+                    "selecting trait `{:?}` at depth {} evaluated to holds",
+                    obligation.predicate, obligation.recursion_depth
+                );
+                return ProcessResult::Changed(vec![]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        match self.selcx.select(&trait_obligation) {
+            Ok(Some(impl_source)) => {
+                debug!(
+                    "selecting trait `{:?}` at depth {} yielded Ok(Some)",
+                    trait_obligation.predicate, obligation.recursion_depth
+                );
+                ProcessResult::Changed(mk_pending(impl_source.nested_obligations()))
+            }
+            Ok(None) => {
+                debug!(
+                    "selecting trait `{:?}` at depth {} yielded Ok(None)",
+                    trait_obligation.predicate, obligation.recursion_depth
+                );
+
+                // This is a bit subtle: for the most part, the
+                // only reason we can fail to make progress on
+                // trait selection is because we don't have enough
+                // information about the types in the trait.
+                *stalled_on = trait_ref_infer_vars(
+                    self.selcx,
+                    trait_obligation.predicate.map_bound(|pred| pred.trait_ref),
+                );
+
+                debug!(
+                    "process_predicate: pending obligation {:?} now stalled on {:?}",
+                    infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible(obligation),
+                    stalled_on
+                );
+
+                ProcessResult::Unchanged
+            }
+            Err(selection_err) => {
+                info!(
+                    "selecting trait `{:?}` at depth {} yielded Err",
+                    trait_obligation.predicate, obligation.recursion_depth
+                );
+
+                ProcessResult::Error(CodeSelectionError(selection_err))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn process_projection_obligation(
+        &mut self,
+        project_obligation: PolyProjectionObligation<'tcx>,
+        stalled_on: &mut Vec<TyOrConstInferVar<'tcx>>,
+    ) -> ProcessResult<PendingPredicateObligation<'tcx>, FulfillmentErrorCode<'tcx>> {
+        match project::poly_project_and_unify_type(self.selcx, &project_obligation) {
+            Ok(None) => {
+                *stalled_on = trait_ref_infer_vars(
+                    self.selcx,
+                    project_obligation.predicate.to_poly_trait_ref(self.selcx.tcx()),
+                );
+                ProcessResult::Unchanged
+            }
+            Ok(Some(os)) => ProcessResult::Changed(mk_pending(os)),
+            Err(e) => ProcessResult::Error(CodeProjectionError(e)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Returns the set of inference variables contained in a trait ref.
 fn trait_ref_infer_vars<'a, 'tcx>(
     selcx: &mut SelectionContext<'a, 'tcx>,
@@ -606,7 +644,7 @@ fn trait_ref_infer_vars<'a, 'tcx>(
     selcx
         .infcx()
         .resolve_vars_if_possible(&trait_ref)
-        .skip_binder() // ok b/c this check doesn't care about regions
+        .skip_binder()
         .substs
         .iter()
         // FIXME(eddyb) try using `skip_current_subtree` to skip everything that
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/mod.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/mod.rs
index 1c375522249..afa48c2f76c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/mod.rs
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ pub fn normalize_param_env_or_error<'tcx>(
     // This works fairly well because trait matching  does not actually care about param-env
     // TypeOutlives predicates - these are normally used by regionck.
     let outlives_predicates: Vec<_> = predicates
-        .drain_filter(|predicate| match predicate.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..) => true,
+        .drain_filter(|predicate| match predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..) => true,
             _ => false,
         })
         .collect();
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/object_safety.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/object_safety.rs
index f00d668e1ae..c003e4f8068 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/object_safety.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/object_safety.rs
@@ -245,16 +245,12 @@ fn predicates_reference_self(
         .iter()
         .map(|(predicate, sp)| (predicate.subst_supertrait(tcx, &trait_ref), sp))
         .filter_map(|(predicate, &sp)| {
-            match predicate.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, _) => {
+            match predicate.skip_binders() {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(ref data, _) => {
                     // In the case of a trait predicate, we can skip the "self" type.
-                    if data.skip_binder().trait_ref.substs[1..].iter().any(has_self_ty) {
-                        Some(sp)
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    }
+                    if data.trait_ref.substs[1..].iter().any(has_self_ty) { Some(sp) } else { None }
                 }
-                ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref data) => {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(ref data) => {
                     // And similarly for projections. This should be redundant with
                     // the previous check because any projection should have a
                     // matching `Trait` predicate with the same inputs, but we do
@@ -267,23 +263,20 @@ fn predicates_reference_self(
                     //
                     // This is ALT2 in issue #56288, see that for discussion of the
                     // possible alternatives.
-                    if data.skip_binder().projection_ty.trait_ref(tcx).substs[1..]
-                        .iter()
-                        .any(has_self_ty)
-                    {
+                    if data.projection_ty.trait_ref(tcx).substs[1..].iter().any(has_self_ty) {
                         Some(sp)
                     } else {
                         None
                     }
                 }
-                ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => None,
+                ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+                | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => None,
             }
         })
         .collect()
@@ -305,20 +298,19 @@ fn generics_require_sized_self(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
     let predicates = tcx.predicates_of(def_id);
     let predicates = predicates.instantiate_identity(tcx).predicates;
     elaborate_predicates(tcx, predicates.into_iter()).any(|obligation| {
-        match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref trait_pred, _) => {
-                trait_pred.def_id() == sized_def_id
-                    && trait_pred.skip_binder().self_ty().is_param(0)
+        match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(ref trait_pred, _) => {
+                trait_pred.def_id() == sized_def_id && trait_pred.self_ty().is_param(0)
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => false,
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => false,
         }
     })
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/project.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/project.rs
index c08198ec373..717b7e2fe57 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/project.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/project.rs
@@ -664,23 +664,25 @@ fn prune_cache_value_obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
     let mut obligations: Vec<_> = result
         .obligations
         .iter()
-        .filter(|obligation| match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-            // We found a `T: Foo<X = U>` predicate, let's check
-            // if `U` references any unresolved type
-            // variables. In principle, we only care if this
-            // projection can help resolve any of the type
-            // variables found in `result.value` -- but we just
-            // check for any type variables here, for fear of
-            // indirect obligations (e.g., we project to `?0`,
-            // but we have `T: Foo<X = ?1>` and `?1: Bar<X =
-            // ?0>`).
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref data) => {
-                infcx.unresolved_type_vars(&data.ty()).is_some()
-            }
+        .filter(|obligation| {
+            match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+                // We found a `T: Foo<X = U>` predicate, let's check
+                // if `U` references any unresolved type
+                // variables. In principle, we only care if this
+                // projection can help resolve any of the type
+                // variables found in `result.value` -- but we just
+                // check for any type variables here, for fear of
+                // indirect obligations (e.g., we project to `?0`,
+                // but we have `T: Foo<X = ?1>` and `?1: Bar<X =
+                // ?0>`).
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(data) => {
+                    infcx.unresolved_type_vars(&ty::Binder::bind(data.ty)).is_some()
+                }
 
-            // We are only interested in `T: Foo<X = U>` predicates, whre
-            // `U` references one of `unresolved_type_vars`. =)
-            _ => false,
+                // We are only interested in `T: Foo<X = U>` predicates, whre
+                // `U` references one of `unresolved_type_vars`. =)
+                _ => false,
+            }
         })
         .cloned()
         .collect();
@@ -931,7 +933,8 @@ fn assemble_candidates_from_predicates<'cx, 'tcx>(
     let infcx = selcx.infcx();
     for predicate in env_predicates {
         debug!("assemble_candidates_from_predicates: predicate={:?}", predicate);
-        if let &ty::PredicateKind::Projection(data) = predicate.kind() {
+        if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(data) = predicate.skip_binders() {
+            let data = ty::Binder::bind(data);
             let same_def_id = data.projection_def_id() == obligation.predicate.item_def_id;
 
             let is_match = same_def_id
@@ -1221,11 +1224,12 @@ fn confirm_object_candidate<'cx, 'tcx>(
 
         // select only those projections that are actually projecting an
         // item with the correct name
-        let env_predicates = env_predicates.filter_map(|o| match o.predicate.kind() {
-            &ty::PredicateKind::Projection(data)
-                if data.projection_def_id() == obligation.predicate.item_def_id =>
+
+        let env_predicates = env_predicates.filter_map(|o| match o.predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(data)
+                if data.projection_ty.item_def_id == obligation.predicate.item_def_id =>
             {
-                Some(data)
+                Some(ty::Binder::bind(data))
             }
             _ => None,
         });
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/query/type_op/prove_predicate.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/query/type_op/prove_predicate.rs
index 5c8719da14e..93ddcb68554 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/query/type_op/prove_predicate.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/query/type_op/prove_predicate.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ impl<'tcx> super::QueryTypeOp<'tcx> for ProvePredicate<'tcx> {
         // `&T`, accounts for about 60% percentage of the predicates
         // we have to prove. No need to canonicalize and all that for
         // such cases.
-        if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(trait_ref, _) = key.value.predicate.kind() {
+        if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(trait_ref, _) = key.value.predicate.skip_binders() {
             if let Some(sized_def_id) = tcx.lang_items().sized_trait() {
                 if trait_ref.def_id() == sized_def_id {
-                    if trait_ref.skip_binder().self_ty().is_trivially_sized(tcx) {
+                    if trait_ref.self_ty().is_trivially_sized(tcx) {
                         return Some(());
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/confirmation.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/confirmation.rs
index fa970589bbb..a04636af579 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/confirmation.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/confirmation.rs
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
             obligations.push(Obligation::new(
                 obligation.cause.clone(),
                 obligation.param_env,
-                ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, substs, kind)
+                ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(closure_def_id, substs, kind)
                     .to_predicate(self.tcx()),
             ));
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/mod.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/mod.rs
index 5dc5fb797ff..4123f293826 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/select/mod.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::ErrorHandled;
 use rustc_middle::ty::fast_reject;
 use rustc_middle::ty::relate::TypeRelation;
 use rustc_middle::ty::subst::{GenericArgKind, Subst, SubstsRef};
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, ToPolyTraitRef, ToPredicate, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{
+    self, ToPolyTraitRef, ToPredicate, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable, WithConstness,
+};
 use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
 
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
@@ -406,14 +408,16 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
             None => self.check_recursion_limit(&obligation, &obligation)?,
         }
 
-        match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-            &ty::PredicateKind::Trait(t, _) => {
+        match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(t, _) => {
+                let t = ty::Binder::bind(t);
                 debug_assert!(!t.has_escaping_bound_vars());
                 let obligation = obligation.with(t);
                 self.evaluate_trait_predicate_recursively(previous_stack, obligation)
             }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(p) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(p) => {
+                let p = ty::Binder::bind(p);
                 // Does this code ever run?
                 match self.infcx.subtype_predicate(&obligation.cause, obligation.param_env, p) {
                     Some(Ok(InferOk { mut obligations, .. })) => {
@@ -428,7 +432,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 }
             }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg) => match wf::obligations(
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg) => match wf::obligations(
                 self.infcx,
                 obligation.param_env,
                 obligation.cause.body_id,
@@ -442,12 +446,12 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 None => Ok(EvaluatedToAmbig),
             },
 
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..) | ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..) | ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..) => {
                 // We do not consider region relationships when evaluating trait matches.
                 Ok(EvaluatedToOkModuloRegions)
             }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(trait_def_id) => {
                 if self.tcx().is_object_safe(trait_def_id) {
                     Ok(EvaluatedToOk)
                 } else {
@@ -455,7 +459,8 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 }
             }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::Projection(data) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(data) => {
+                let data = ty::Binder::bind(data);
                 let project_obligation = obligation.with(data);
                 match project::poly_project_and_unify_type(self, &project_obligation) {
                     Ok(Some(mut subobligations)) => {
@@ -476,7 +481,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 }
             }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(_, closure_substs, kind) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(_, closure_substs, kind) => {
                 match self.infcx.closure_kind(closure_substs) {
                     Some(closure_kind) => {
                         if closure_kind.extends(kind) {
@@ -489,7 +494,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 }
             }
 
-            &ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(def_id, substs) => {
                 match self.tcx().const_eval_resolve(
                     obligation.param_env,
                     def_id,
@@ -503,7 +508,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 }
             }
 
-            ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
                 debug!("evaluate_predicate_recursively: equating consts c1={:?} c2={:?}", c1, c2);
 
                 let evaluate = |c: &'tcx ty::Const<'tcx>| {
@@ -669,10 +674,8 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
             // if the regions match exactly.
             let cycle = stack.iter().skip(1).take_while(|s| s.depth >= cycle_depth);
             let tcx = self.tcx();
-            let cycle = cycle.map(|stack| {
-                ty::PredicateKind::Trait(stack.obligation.predicate, hir::Constness::NotConst)
-                    .to_predicate(tcx)
-            });
+            let cycle =
+                cycle.map(|stack| stack.obligation.predicate.without_const().to_predicate(tcx));
             if self.coinductive_match(cycle) {
                 debug!("evaluate_stack({:?}) --> recursive, coinductive", stack.fresh_trait_ref);
                 Some(EvaluatedToOk)
@@ -786,8 +789,8 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn coinductive_predicate(&self, predicate: ty::Predicate<'tcx>) -> bool {
-        let result = match predicate.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, _) => self.tcx().trait_is_auto(data.def_id()),
+        let result = match predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(ref data, _) => self.tcx().trait_is_auto(data.def_id()),
             _ => false,
         };
         debug!("coinductive_predicate({:?}) = {:?}", predicate, result);
@@ -1295,8 +1298,8 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
         };
 
         let matching_bound = predicates.iter().find_map(|bound| {
-            if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(bound, _) = bound.kind() {
-                let bound = bound.to_poly_trait_ref();
+            if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _) = bound.skip_binders() {
+                let bound = ty::Binder::bind(pred.trait_ref);
                 if self.infcx.probe(|_| {
                     self.match_projection(obligation, bound, placeholder_trait_predicate.trait_ref)
                 }) {
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/util.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/util.rs
index d3484b8af89..cc8997078e0 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/util.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/util.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TraitAliasExpansionInfo<'tcx> {
         );
     }
 
-    pub fn trait_ref(&self) -> &ty::PolyTraitRef<'tcx> {
-        &self.top().0
+    pub fn trait_ref(&self) -> ty::PolyTraitRef<'tcx> {
+        self.top().0
     }
 
     pub fn top(&self) -> &(ty::PolyTraitRef<'tcx>, Span) {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TraitAliasExpander<'tcx> {
 
         // Don't recurse if this trait alias is already on the stack for the DFS search.
         let anon_pred = anonymize_predicate(tcx, pred);
-        if item.path.iter().rev().skip(1).any(|(tr, _)| {
+        if item.path.iter().rev().skip(1).any(|&(tr, _)| {
             anonymize_predicate(tcx, tr.without_const().to_predicate(tcx)) == anon_pred
         }) {
             return false;
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/wf.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/wf.rs
index 0e445e1e53b..d225b10834a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/wf.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/wf.rs
@@ -93,30 +93,29 @@ pub fn predicate_obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
 ) -> Vec<traits::PredicateObligation<'tcx>> {
     let mut wf = WfPredicates { infcx, param_env, body_id, span, out: vec![], item: None };
 
-    // (*) ok to skip binders, because wf code is prepared for it
-    match predicate.kind() {
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(t, _) => {
-            wf.compute_trait_ref(&t.skip_binder().trait_ref, Elaborate::None); // (*)
+    // It's ok to skip the binder here because wf code is prepared for it
+    match predicate.skip_binders() {
+        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(t, _) => {
+            wf.compute_trait_ref(&t.trait_ref, Elaborate::None);
         }
-        ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..) => {}
-        ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(t) => {
-            wf.compute(t.skip_binder().0.into());
+        ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..) => {}
+        ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, _reg)) => {
+            wf.compute(ty.into());
         }
-        ty::PredicateKind::Projection(t) => {
-            let t = t.skip_binder(); // (*)
+        ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(t) => {
             wf.compute_projection(t.projection_ty);
             wf.compute(t.ty.into());
         }
-        &ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg) => {
+        ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg) => {
             wf.compute(arg);
         }
-        ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(_) => {}
-        ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..) => {}
-        ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(data) => {
-            wf.compute(data.skip_binder().a.into()); // (*)
-            wf.compute(data.skip_binder().b.into()); // (*)
+        ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(_) => {}
+        ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..) => {}
+        ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(ty::SubtypePredicate { a, b, a_is_expected: _ }) => {
+            wf.compute(a.into());
+            wf.compute(b.into());
         }
-        &ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def, substs) => {
+        ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(def, substs) => {
             let obligations = wf.nominal_obligations(def.did, substs);
             wf.out.extend(obligations);
 
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ pub fn predicate_obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
                 wf.compute(arg);
             }
         }
-        &ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
+        ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(c1, c2) => {
             wf.compute(c1.into());
             wf.compute(c2.into());
         }
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ fn extend_cause_with_original_assoc_item_obligation<'tcx>(
     trait_ref: &ty::TraitRef<'tcx>,
     item: Option<&hir::Item<'tcx>>,
     cause: &mut traits::ObligationCause<'tcx>,
-    pred: &ty::Predicate<'_>,
+    pred: &ty::Predicate<'tcx>,
     mut trait_assoc_items: impl Iterator<Item = &'tcx ty::AssocItem>,
 ) {
     debug!(
@@ -192,15 +191,16 @@ fn extend_cause_with_original_assoc_item_obligation<'tcx>(
             hir::ImplItemKind::Const(ty, _) | hir::ImplItemKind::TyAlias(ty) => ty.span,
             _ => impl_item_ref.span,
         };
-    match pred.kind() {
-        ty::PredicateKind::Projection(proj) => {
+
+    // It is fine to skip the binder as we don't care about regions here.
+    match pred.skip_binders() {
+        ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(proj) => {
             // The obligation comes not from the current `impl` nor the `trait` being implemented,
             // but rather from a "second order" obligation, where an associated type has a
             // projection coming from another associated type. See
             // `src/test/ui/associated-types/point-at-type-on-obligation-failure.rs` and
             // `traits-assoc-type-in-supertrait-bad.rs`.
-            let kind = &proj.ty().skip_binder().kind;
-            if let ty::Projection(projection_ty) = kind {
+            if let ty::Projection(projection_ty) = proj.ty.kind {
                 let trait_assoc_item = tcx.associated_item(projection_ty.item_def_id);
                 if let Some(impl_item_span) =
                     items.iter().find(|item| item.ident == trait_assoc_item.ident).map(fix_span)
@@ -209,15 +209,13 @@ fn extend_cause_with_original_assoc_item_obligation<'tcx>(
                 }
             }
         }
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(pred, _) => {
+        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _) => {
             // An associated item obligation born out of the `trait` failed to be met. An example
             // can be seen in `ui/associated-types/point-at-type-on-obligation-failure-2.rs`.
             debug!("extended_cause_with_original_assoc_item_obligation trait proj {:?}", pred);
-            if let ty::Projection(ty::ProjectionTy { item_def_id, .. }) =
-                &pred.skip_binder().self_ty().kind
-            {
+            if let ty::Projection(ty::ProjectionTy { item_def_id, .. }) = pred.self_ty().kind {
                 if let Some(impl_item_span) = trait_assoc_items
-                    .find(|i| i.def_id == *item_def_id)
+                    .find(|i| i.def_id == item_def_id)
                     .and_then(|trait_assoc_item| {
                         items.iter().find(|i| i.ident == trait_assoc_item.ident).map(fix_span)
                     })
@@ -316,7 +314,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> WfPredicates<'a, 'tcx> {
                     traits::Obligation::new(
                         new_cause,
                         param_env,
-                        ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg).to_predicate(tcx),
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg).to_predicate(tcx),
                     )
                 }),
         );
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> WfPredicates<'a, 'tcx> {
                             let obligations = self.nominal_obligations(def.did, substs);
                             self.out.extend(obligations);
 
-                            let predicate = ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(def, substs)
+                            let predicate = ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(def, substs)
                                 .to_predicate(self.tcx());
                             let cause = self.cause(traits::MiscObligation);
                             self.out.push(traits::Obligation::new(
@@ -395,7 +393,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> WfPredicates<'a, 'tcx> {
                                 self.out.push(traits::Obligation::new(
                                     cause,
                                     self.param_env,
-                                    ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(resolved_constant.into())
+                                    ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(resolved_constant.into())
                                         .to_predicate(self.tcx()),
                                 ));
                             }
@@ -481,10 +479,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> WfPredicates<'a, 'tcx> {
                         self.out.push(traits::Obligation::new(
                             cause,
                             param_env,
-                            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ty::Binder::dummy(
-                                ty::OutlivesPredicate(rty, r),
-                            ))
-                            .to_predicate(self.tcx()),
+                            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(rty, r))
+                                .to_predicate(self.tcx()),
                         ));
                     }
                 }
@@ -574,7 +570,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> WfPredicates<'a, 'tcx> {
                             traits::Obligation::new(
                                 cause.clone(),
                                 param_env,
-                                ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(did).to_predicate(tcx),
+                                ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(did).to_predicate(tcx),
                             )
                         }));
                     }
@@ -600,7 +596,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> WfPredicates<'a, 'tcx> {
                         self.out.push(traits::Obligation::new(
                             cause,
                             param_env,
-                            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(ty.into()).to_predicate(self.tcx()),
+                            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(ty.into()).to_predicate(self.tcx()),
                         ));
                     } else {
                         // Yes, resolved, proceed with the result.
diff --git a/src/librustc_traits/chalk/lowering.rs b/src/librustc_traits/chalk/lowering.rs
index ed021e5b9de..75785076d9a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_traits/chalk/lowering.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_traits/chalk/lowering.rs
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, chalk_ir::InEnvironment<chalk_ir::Goal<RustInterner<'
     ) -> chalk_ir::InEnvironment<chalk_ir::Goal<RustInterner<'tcx>>> {
         let clauses = self.environment.into_iter().filter_map(|clause| match clause {
             ChalkEnvironmentClause::Predicate(predicate) => {
-                match predicate.kind() {
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Trait(predicate, _) => {
+                // FIXME(chalk): forall
+                match predicate.bound_atom(interner.tcx).skip_binder() {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(predicate, _) => {
+                        let predicate = ty::Binder::bind(predicate);
                         let (predicate, binders, _named_regions) =
-                            collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, predicate);
+                            collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, &predicate);
 
                         Some(
                             chalk_ir::ProgramClauseData(chalk_ir::Binders::new(
@@ -99,9 +101,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, chalk_ir::InEnvironment<chalk_ir::Goal<RustInterner<'
                             .intern(interner),
                         )
                     }
-                    ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(predicate) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(predicate) => {
+                        let predicate = ty::Binder::bind(predicate);
                         let (predicate, binders, _named_regions) =
-                            collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, predicate);
+                            collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, &predicate);
 
                         Some(
                             chalk_ir::ProgramClauseData(chalk_ir::Binders::new(
@@ -123,10 +126,11 @@ impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, chalk_ir::InEnvironment<chalk_ir::Goal<RustInterner<'
                         )
                     }
                     // FIXME(chalk): need to add TypeOutlives
-                    ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(_) => None,
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Projection(predicate) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(_) => None,
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(predicate) => {
+                        let predicate = ty::Binder::bind(predicate);
                         let (predicate, binders, _named_regions) =
-                            collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, predicate);
+                            collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, &predicate);
 
                         Some(
                             chalk_ir::ProgramClauseData(chalk_ir::Binders::new(
@@ -144,12 +148,12 @@ impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, chalk_ir::InEnvironment<chalk_ir::Goal<RustInterner<'
                             .intern(interner),
                         )
                     }
-                    ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => {
                         bug!("unexpected predicate {}", predicate)
                     }
                 }
@@ -181,11 +185,15 @@ impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, chalk_ir::InEnvironment<chalk_ir::Goal<RustInterner<'
 
 impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, chalk_ir::GoalData<RustInterner<'tcx>>> for ty::Predicate<'tcx> {
     fn lower_into(self, interner: &RustInterner<'tcx>) -> chalk_ir::GoalData<RustInterner<'tcx>> {
-        match self.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(predicate, _) => predicate.lower_into(interner),
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(predicate) => {
+        // FIXME(chalk): forall
+        match self.bound_atom(interner.tcx).skip_binder() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(predicate, _) => {
+                ty::Binder::bind(predicate).lower_into(interner)
+            }
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(predicate) => {
+                let predicate = ty::Binder::bind(predicate);
                 let (predicate, binders, _named_regions) =
-                    collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, predicate);
+                    collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, &predicate);
 
                 chalk_ir::GoalData::Quantified(
                     chalk_ir::QuantifierKind::ForAll,
@@ -202,20 +210,34 @@ impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, chalk_ir::GoalData<RustInterner<'tcx>>> for ty::Predi
                 )
             }
             // FIXME(chalk): TypeOutlives
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(_predicate) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(_predicate) => {
                 chalk_ir::GoalData::All(chalk_ir::Goals::new(interner))
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(predicate) => predicate.lower_into(interner),
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg) => match arg.unpack() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(predicate) => {
+                ty::Binder::bind(predicate).lower_into(interner)
+            }
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg) => match arg.unpack() {
                 GenericArgKind::Type(ty) => match ty.kind {
                     // FIXME(chalk): In Chalk, a placeholder is WellFormed if it
                     // `FromEnv`. However, when we "lower" Params, we don't update
                     // the environment.
                     ty::Placeholder(..) => chalk_ir::GoalData::All(chalk_ir::Goals::new(interner)),
 
-                    _ => chalk_ir::GoalData::DomainGoal(chalk_ir::DomainGoal::WellFormed(
-                        chalk_ir::WellFormed::Ty(ty.lower_into(interner)),
-                    )),
+                    _ => {
+                        let (ty, binders, _named_regions) =
+                            collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, &ty::Binder::bind(ty));
+
+                        chalk_ir::GoalData::Quantified(
+                            chalk_ir::QuantifierKind::ForAll,
+                            chalk_ir::Binders::new(
+                                binders,
+                                chalk_ir::GoalData::DomainGoal(chalk_ir::DomainGoal::WellFormed(
+                                    chalk_ir::WellFormed::Ty(ty.lower_into(interner)),
+                                ))
+                                .intern(interner),
+                            ),
+                        )
+                    }
                 },
                 // FIXME(chalk): handle well formed consts
                 GenericArgKind::Const(..) => {
@@ -224,18 +246,18 @@ impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, chalk_ir::GoalData<RustInterner<'tcx>>> for ty::Predi
                 GenericArgKind::Lifetime(lt) => bug!("unexpect well formed predicate: {:?}", lt),
             },
 
-            ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(t) => chalk_ir::GoalData::DomainGoal(
-                chalk_ir::DomainGoal::ObjectSafe(chalk_ir::TraitId(*t)),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(t) => chalk_ir::GoalData::DomainGoal(
+                chalk_ir::DomainGoal::ObjectSafe(chalk_ir::TraitId(t)),
             ),
 
             // FIXME(chalk): other predicates
             //
             // We can defer this, but ultimately we'll want to express
             // some of these in terms of chalk operations.
-            ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => {
                 chalk_ir::GoalData::All(chalk_ir::Goals::new(interner))
             }
         }
@@ -532,19 +554,22 @@ impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, Option<chalk_ir::QuantifiedWhereClause<RustInterner<'
         self,
         interner: &RustInterner<'tcx>,
     ) -> Option<chalk_ir::QuantifiedWhereClause<RustInterner<'tcx>>> {
-        match &self.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(predicate, _) => {
+        // FIXME(chalk): forall
+        match self.bound_atom(interner.tcx).skip_binder() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(predicate, _) => {
+                let predicate = ty::Binder::bind(predicate);
                 let (predicate, binders, _named_regions) =
-                    collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, predicate);
+                    collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, &predicate);
 
                 Some(chalk_ir::Binders::new(
                     binders,
                     chalk_ir::WhereClause::Implemented(predicate.trait_ref.lower_into(interner)),
                 ))
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(predicate) => {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(predicate) => {
+                let predicate = ty::Binder::bind(predicate);
                 let (predicate, binders, _named_regions) =
-                    collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, predicate);
+                    collect_bound_vars(interner, interner.tcx, &predicate);
 
                 Some(chalk_ir::Binders::new(
                     binders,
@@ -554,15 +579,15 @@ impl<'tcx> LowerInto<'tcx, Option<chalk_ir::QuantifiedWhereClause<RustInterner<'
                     }),
                 ))
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(_predicate) => None,
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(_predicate) => None,
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(_ty) => None,
-
-            ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => bug!("unexpected predicate {}", &self),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(_predicate) => None,
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(_predicate) => None,
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(_ty) => None,
+
+            ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => bug!("unexpected predicate {}", &self),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -632,7 +657,9 @@ crate fn collect_bound_vars<'a, 'tcx, T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>>(
     }
 
     (0..parameters.len()).for_each(|i| {
-        parameters.get(&(i as u32)).expect(&format!("Skipped bound var index `{:?}`.", i));
+        parameters
+            .get(&(i as u32))
+            .or_else(|| bug!("Skipped bound var index: ty={:?}, parameters={:?}", ty, parameters));
     });
 
     let binders = chalk_ir::VariableKinds::from(interner, parameters.into_iter().map(|(_, v)| v));
diff --git a/src/librustc_traits/implied_outlives_bounds.rs b/src/librustc_traits/implied_outlives_bounds.rs
index bda3da120e9..de3096eac9b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_traits/implied_outlives_bounds.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_traits/implied_outlives_bounds.rs
@@ -95,29 +95,25 @@ fn compute_implied_outlives_bounds<'tcx>(
         implied_bounds.extend(obligations.into_iter().flat_map(|obligation| {
             assert!(!obligation.has_escaping_bound_vars());
             match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::Trait(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::Projection(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-                | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => vec![],
-
-                &ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg) => {
-                    wf_args.push(arg);
-                    vec![]
-                }
+                &ty::PredicateKind::ForAll(..) => vec![],
+                &ty::PredicateKind::Atom(atom) => match atom {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => vec![],
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg) => {
+                        wf_args.push(arg);
+                        vec![]
+                    }
 
-                ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(ref data) => match data.no_bound_vars() {
-                    None => vec![],
-                    Some(ty::OutlivesPredicate(r_a, r_b)) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(r_a, r_b)) => {
                         vec![OutlivesBound::RegionSubRegion(r_b, r_a)]
                     }
-                },
 
-                ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ref data) => match data.no_bound_vars() {
-                    None => vec![],
-                    Some(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty_a, r_b)) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty_a, r_b)) => {
                         let ty_a = infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible(&ty_a);
                         let mut components = smallvec![];
                         tcx.push_outlives_components(ty_a, &mut components);
diff --git a/src/librustc_traits/normalize_erasing_regions.rs b/src/librustc_traits/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
index 7092515af08..83aee31a39f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_traits/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_traits/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ fn normalize_generic_arg_after_erasing_regions<'tcx>(
     })
 }
 
-fn not_outlives_predicate(p: &ty::Predicate<'_>) -> bool {
-    match p.kind() {
-        ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..) | ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..) => false,
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::Projection(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => true,
+fn not_outlives_predicate(p: &ty::Predicate<'tcx>) -> bool {
+    match p.skip_binders() {
+        ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..) | ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..) => false,
+        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(..)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(..)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => true,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_traits/type_op.rs b/src/librustc_traits/type_op.rs
index 9cc9a35b38b..139ed6dcd35 100644
--- a/src/librustc_traits/type_op.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_traits/type_op.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl AscribeUserTypeCx<'me, 'tcx> {
             self.relate(self_ty, Variance::Invariant, impl_self_ty)?;
 
             self.prove_predicate(
-                ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(impl_self_ty.into()).to_predicate(self.tcx()),
+                ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(impl_self_ty.into()).to_predicate(self.tcx()),
             );
         }
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl AscribeUserTypeCx<'me, 'tcx> {
         // them?  This would only be relevant if some input
         // type were ill-formed but did not appear in `ty`,
         // which...could happen with normalization...
-        self.prove_predicate(ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(ty.into()).to_predicate(self.tcx()));
+        self.prove_predicate(ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(ty.into()).to_predicate(self.tcx()));
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_ty/ty.rs b/src/librustc_ty/ty.rs
index c99bc8a47e3..7f954dacf3e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_ty/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_ty/ty.rs
@@ -392,23 +392,23 @@ fn associated_type_projection_predicates(
 
     let predicates = item_predicates.filter_map(|obligation| {
         let pred = obligation.predicate;
-        match pred.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(tr, _) => {
-                if let ty::Projection(p) = tr.skip_binder().self_ty().kind {
+        match pred.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(tr, _) => {
+                if let ty::Projection(p) = tr.self_ty().kind {
                     if p == assoc_item_ty {
                         return Some(pred);
                     }
                 }
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(proj) => {
-                if let ty::Projection(p) = proj.skip_binder().projection_ty.self_ty().kind {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(proj) => {
+                if let ty::Projection(p) = proj.projection_ty.self_ty().kind {
                     if p == assoc_item_ty {
                         return Some(pred);
                     }
                 }
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(outlives) => {
-                if let ty::Projection(p) = outlives.skip_binder().0.kind {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(outlives) => {
+                if let ty::Projection(p) = outlives.0.kind {
                     if p == assoc_item_ty {
                         return Some(pred);
                     }
@@ -443,25 +443,24 @@ fn opaque_type_projection_predicates(
 
     let filtered_predicates = predicates.filter_map(|obligation| {
         let pred = obligation.predicate;
-        match pred.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(tr, _) => {
-                if let ty::Opaque(opaque_def_id, opaque_substs) = tr.skip_binder().self_ty().kind {
+        match pred.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(tr, _) => {
+                if let ty::Opaque(opaque_def_id, opaque_substs) = tr.self_ty().kind {
                     if opaque_def_id == def_id && opaque_substs == substs {
                         return Some(pred);
                     }
                 }
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(proj) => {
-                if let ty::Opaque(opaque_def_id, opaque_substs) =
-                    proj.skip_binder().projection_ty.self_ty().kind
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(proj) => {
+                if let ty::Opaque(opaque_def_id, opaque_substs) = proj.projection_ty.self_ty().kind
                 {
                     if opaque_def_id == def_id && opaque_substs == substs {
                         return Some(pred);
                     }
                 }
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(outlives) => {
-                if let ty::Opaque(opaque_def_id, opaque_substs) = outlives.skip_binder().0.kind {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(outlives) => {
+                if let ty::Opaque(opaque_def_id, opaque_substs) = outlives.0.kind {
                     if opaque_def_id == def_id && opaque_substs == substs {
                         return Some(pred);
                     }
@@ -471,7 +470,7 @@ fn opaque_type_projection_predicates(
                 }
             }
             // These can come from elaborating other predicates
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(_) => return None,
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(_) => return None,
             _ => {}
         }
         tcx.sess.delay_span_bug(
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
index 21b5f5c9033..79d2f104a52 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
@@ -1705,8 +1705,10 @@ impl<'o, 'tcx> dyn AstConv<'tcx> + 'o {
                     "conv_object_ty_poly_trait_ref: observing object predicate `{:?}`",
                     obligation.predicate
                 );
-                match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Trait(pred, _) => {
+
+                match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _) => {
+                        let pred = ty::Binder::bind(pred);
                         associated_types.entry(span).or_default().extend(
                             tcx.associated_items(pred.def_id())
                                 .in_definition_order()
@@ -1714,7 +1716,8 @@ impl<'o, 'tcx> dyn AstConv<'tcx> + 'o {
                                 .map(|item| item.def_id),
                         );
                     }
-                    &ty::PredicateKind::Projection(pred) => {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(pred) => {
+                        let pred = ty::Binder::bind(pred);
                         // A `Self` within the original bound will be substituted with a
                         // `trait_object_dummy_self`, so check for that.
                         let references_self =
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/closure.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/closure.rs
index 8b18e759026..255f611cfa3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/closure.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/closure.rs
@@ -206,11 +206,15 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     obligation.predicate
                 );
 
-                if let &ty::PredicateKind::Projection(proj_predicate) = obligation.predicate.kind()
+                if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(proj_predicate) =
+                    obligation.predicate.skip_binders()
                 {
                     // Given a Projection predicate, we can potentially infer
                     // the complete signature.
-                    self.deduce_sig_from_projection(Some(obligation.cause.span), proj_predicate)
+                    self.deduce_sig_from_projection(
+                        Some(obligation.cause.span),
+                        ty::Binder::bind(proj_predicate),
+                    )
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
@@ -627,8 +631,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         // where R is the return type we are expecting. This type `T`
         // will be our output.
         let output_ty = self.obligations_for_self_ty(ret_vid).find_map(|(_, obligation)| {
-            if let &ty::PredicateKind::Projection(proj_predicate) = obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                self.deduce_future_output_from_projection(obligation.cause.span, proj_predicate)
+            if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(proj_predicate) =
+                obligation.predicate.skip_binders()
+            {
+                self.deduce_future_output_from_projection(
+                    obligation.cause.span,
+                    ty::Binder::bind(proj_predicate),
+                )
             } else {
                 None
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/coercion.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/coercion.rs
index 5cf2e2d6410..c7e9b97e2db 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/coercion.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/coercion.rs
@@ -582,18 +582,18 @@ impl<'f, 'tcx> Coerce<'f, 'tcx> {
         while !queue.is_empty() {
             let obligation = queue.remove(0);
             debug!("coerce_unsized resolve step: {:?}", obligation);
-            let trait_pred = match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                &ty::PredicateKind::Trait(trait_pred, _)
+            let trait_pred = match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(trait_pred, _)
                     if traits.contains(&trait_pred.def_id()) =>
                 {
                     if unsize_did == trait_pred.def_id() {
-                        let unsize_ty = trait_pred.skip_binder().trait_ref.substs[1].expect_ty();
+                        let unsize_ty = trait_pred.trait_ref.substs[1].expect_ty();
                         if let ty::Tuple(..) = unsize_ty.kind {
                             debug!("coerce_unsized: found unsized tuple coercion");
                             has_unsized_tuple_coercion = true;
                         }
                     }
-                    trait_pred
+                    ty::Binder::bind(trait_pred)
                 }
                 _ => {
                     coercion.obligations.push(obligation);
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/dropck.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/dropck.rs
index f6991120f34..88c47b38ccc 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/dropck.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/dropck.rs
@@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ fn ensure_drop_predicates_are_implied_by_item_defn<'tcx>(
         // could be extended easily also to the other `Predicate`.
         let predicate_matches_closure = |p: Predicate<'tcx>| {
             let mut relator: SimpleEqRelation<'tcx> = SimpleEqRelation::new(tcx, self_param_env);
-            match (predicate.kind(), p.kind()) {
-                (&ty::PredicateKind::Trait(a, _), &ty::PredicateKind::Trait(b, _)) => {
-                    relator.relate(a, b).is_ok()
+            match (predicate.skip_binders(), p.skip_binders()) {
+                (ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(a, _), ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(b, _)) => {
+                    relator.relate(ty::Binder::bind(a), ty::Binder::bind(b)).is_ok()
                 }
-                (&ty::PredicateKind::Projection(a), &ty::PredicateKind::Projection(b)) => {
-                    relator.relate(a, b).is_ok()
+                (ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(a), ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(b)) => {
+                    relator.relate(ty::Binder::bind(a), ty::Binder::bind(b)).is_ok()
                 }
                 _ => predicate == p,
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
index ed84095ae6b..41e37ee9752 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/confirm.rs
@@ -447,21 +447,24 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConfirmContext<'a, 'tcx> {
         };
 
         traits::elaborate_predicates(self.tcx, predicates.predicates.iter().copied())
-            .filter_map(|obligation| match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::Trait(trait_pred, _) if trait_pred.def_id() == sized_def_id => {
+            // We don't care about regions here.
+            .filter_map(|obligation| match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(trait_pred, _) if trait_pred.def_id() == sized_def_id => {
                     let span = predicates
                         .predicates
                         .iter()
                         .zip(predicates.spans.iter())
                         .find_map(
-                            |(p, span)| if *p == obligation.predicate { Some(*span) } else { None },
+                            |(p, span)| {
+                                if *p == obligation.predicate { Some(*span) } else { None }
+                            },
                         )
                         .unwrap_or(rustc_span::DUMMY_SP);
                     Some((trait_pred, span))
                 }
                 _ => None,
             })
-            .find_map(|(trait_pred, span)| match trait_pred.skip_binder().self_ty().kind {
+            .find_map(|(trait_pred, span)| match trait_pred.self_ty().kind {
                 ty::Dynamic(..) => Some(span),
                 _ => None,
             })
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs
index 64dce3e1738..c9a4df0317a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/mod.rs
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         obligations.push(traits::Obligation::new(
             cause,
             self.param_env,
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(method_ty.into()).to_predicate(tcx),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(method_ty.into()).to_predicate(tcx),
         ));
 
         let callee = MethodCallee { def_id, substs: trait_ref.substs, sig: fn_sig };
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs
index 9c5e3cbc938..106df847a05 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/probe.rs
@@ -798,25 +798,28 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ProbeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
         // FIXME: do we want to commit to this behavior for param bounds?
         debug!("assemble_inherent_candidates_from_param(param_ty={:?})", param_ty);
 
-        let bounds = self.param_env.caller_bounds().iter().filter_map(|predicate| match predicate
-            .kind()
-        {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref trait_predicate, _) => {
-                match trait_predicate.skip_binder().trait_ref.self_ty().kind {
-                    ty::Param(ref p) if *p == param_ty => Some(trait_predicate.to_poly_trait_ref()),
-                    _ => None,
-                }
-            }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::Projection(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => None,
-        });
+        let bounds =
+            self.param_env.caller_bounds().iter().map(ty::Predicate::skip_binders).filter_map(
+                |predicate| match predicate {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(trait_predicate, _) => {
+                        match trait_predicate.trait_ref.self_ty().kind {
+                            ty::Param(ref p) if *p == param_ty => {
+                                Some(ty::Binder::bind(trait_predicate.trait_ref))
+                            }
+                            _ => None,
+                        }
+                    }
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => None,
+                },
+            );
 
         self.elaborate_bounds(bounds, |this, poly_trait_ref, item| {
             let trait_ref = this.erase_late_bound_regions(&poly_trait_ref);
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs
index b9f1f8064c8..ae2cf6daf53 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs
@@ -570,12 +570,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     };
                     let mut type_params = FxHashMap::default();
                     let mut bound_spans = vec![];
+
                     let mut collect_type_param_suggestions =
-                        |self_ty: Ty<'_>, parent_pred: &ty::Predicate<'_>, obligation: &str| {
-                            if let (ty::Param(_), ty::PredicateKind::Trait(p, _)) =
-                                (&self_ty.kind, parent_pred.kind())
+                        |self_ty: Ty<'tcx>, parent_pred: &ty::Predicate<'tcx>, obligation: &str| {
+                            // We don't care about regions here, so it's fine to skip the binder here.
+                            if let (ty::Param(_), ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(p, _)) =
+                                (&self_ty.kind, parent_pred.skip_binders())
                             {
-                                if let ty::Adt(def, _) = p.skip_binder().trait_ref.self_ty().kind {
+                                if let ty::Adt(def, _) = p.trait_ref.self_ty().kind {
                                     let node = def.did.as_local().map(|def_id| {
                                         self.tcx.hir().get(self.tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(def_id))
                                     });
@@ -625,8 +627,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         }
                     };
                     let mut format_pred = |pred: ty::Predicate<'tcx>| {
-                        match pred.kind() {
-                            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(pred) => {
+                        match pred.skip_binders() {
+                            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(pred) => {
+                                let pred = ty::Binder::bind(pred);
                                 // `<Foo as Iterator>::Item = String`.
                                 let trait_ref =
                                     pred.skip_binder().projection_ty.trait_ref(self.tcx);
@@ -644,7 +647,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                                 bound_span_label(trait_ref.self_ty(), &obligation, &quiet);
                                 Some((obligation, trait_ref.self_ty()))
                             }
-                            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(poly_trait_ref, _) => {
+                            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(poly_trait_ref, _) => {
+                                let poly_trait_ref = ty::Binder::bind(poly_trait_ref);
                                 let p = poly_trait_ref.skip_binder().trait_ref;
                                 let self_ty = p.self_ty();
                                 let path = p.print_only_trait_path();
@@ -950,12 +954,16 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 // this isn't perfect (that is, there are cases when
                 // implementing a trait would be legal but is rejected
                 // here).
-                unsatisfied_predicates.iter().all(|(p, _)| match p.kind() {
-                    // Hide traits if they are present in predicates as they can be fixed without
-                    // having to implement them.
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Trait(t, _) => t.def_id() == info.def_id,
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Projection(p) => p.item_def_id() == info.def_id,
-                    _ => false,
+                unsatisfied_predicates.iter().all(|(p, _)| {
+                    match p.skip_binders() {
+                        // Hide traits if they are present in predicates as they can be fixed without
+                        // having to implement them.
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(t, _) => t.def_id() == info.def_id,
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(p) => {
+                            p.projection_ty.item_def_id == info.def_id
+                        }
+                        _ => false,
+                    }
                 }) && (type_is_local || info.def_id.is_local())
                     && self
                         .associated_item(info.def_id, item_name, Namespace::ValueNS)
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index 6e77aba3050..6cefc99f7b1 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -2392,26 +2392,26 @@ fn missing_items_err(
 }
 
 /// Resugar `ty::GenericPredicates` in a way suitable to be used in structured suggestions.
-fn bounds_from_generic_predicates(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
-    predicates: ty::GenericPredicates<'_>,
+fn bounds_from_generic_predicates<'tcx>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    predicates: ty::GenericPredicates<'tcx>,
 ) -> (String, String) {
-    let mut types: FxHashMap<Ty<'_>, Vec<DefId>> = FxHashMap::default();
+    let mut types: FxHashMap<Ty<'tcx>, Vec<DefId>> = FxHashMap::default();
     let mut projections = vec![];
     for (predicate, _) in predicates.predicates {
         debug!("predicate {:?}", predicate);
-        match predicate.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(trait_predicate, _) => {
-                let entry = types.entry(trait_predicate.skip_binder().self_ty()).or_default();
-                let def_id = trait_predicate.skip_binder().def_id();
+        match predicate.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(trait_predicate, _) => {
+                let entry = types.entry(trait_predicate.self_ty()).or_default();
+                let def_id = trait_predicate.def_id();
                 if Some(def_id) != tcx.lang_items().sized_trait() {
                     // Type params are `Sized` by default, do not add that restriction to the list
                     // if it is a positive requirement.
-                    entry.push(trait_predicate.skip_binder().def_id());
+                    entry.push(trait_predicate.def_id());
                 }
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(projection_pred) => {
-                projections.push(projection_pred);
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(projection_pred) => {
+                projections.push(ty::Binder::bind(projection_pred));
             }
             _ => {}
         }
@@ -2456,11 +2456,11 @@ fn bounds_from_generic_predicates(
 }
 
 /// Return placeholder code for the given function.
-fn fn_sig_suggestion(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
-    sig: ty::FnSig<'_>,
+fn fn_sig_suggestion<'tcx>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    sig: ty::FnSig<'tcx>,
     ident: Ident,
-    predicates: ty::GenericPredicates<'_>,
+    predicates: ty::GenericPredicates<'tcx>,
     assoc: &ty::AssocItem,
 ) -> String {
     let args = sig
@@ -2938,10 +2938,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> AstConv<'tcx> for FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             parent: None,
             predicates: tcx.arena.alloc_from_iter(
                 self.param_env.caller_bounds().iter().filter_map(|predicate| {
-                    match predicate.kind() {
-                        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, _)
-                            if data.skip_binder().self_ty().is_param(index) =>
-                        {
+                    match predicate.skip_binders() {
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(data, _) if data.self_ty().is_param(index) => {
                             // HACK(eddyb) should get the original `Span`.
                             let span = tcx.def_span(def_id);
                             Some((predicate, span))
@@ -3612,7 +3610,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         self.register_predicate(traits::Obligation::new(
             cause,
             self.param_env,
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(arg).to_predicate(self.tcx),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(arg).to_predicate(self.tcx),
         ));
     }
 
@@ -3893,29 +3891,31 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             .borrow()
             .pending_obligations()
             .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(move |obligation| match obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref data) => {
-                    Some((data.to_poly_trait_ref(self.tcx), obligation))
-                }
-                ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, _) => {
-                    Some((data.to_poly_trait_ref(), obligation))
+            .filter_map(move |obligation| {
+                match obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(data) => {
+                        Some((ty::Binder::bind(data).to_poly_trait_ref(self.tcx), obligation))
+                    }
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(data, _) => {
+                        Some((ty::Binder::bind(data).to_poly_trait_ref(), obligation))
+                    }
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..) => None,
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(..) => None,
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(..) => None,
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..) => None,
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..) => None,
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..) => None,
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => None,
+                    // N.B., this predicate is created by breaking down a
+                    // `ClosureType: FnFoo()` predicate, where
+                    // `ClosureType` represents some `Closure`. It can't
+                    // possibly be referring to the current closure,
+                    // because we haven't produced the `Closure` for
+                    // this closure yet; this is exactly why the other
+                    // code is looking for a self type of a unresolved
+                    // inference variable.
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..) => None,
                 }
-                ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..) => None,
-                ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(..) => None,
-                ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(..) => None,
-                ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..) => None,
-                ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..) => None,
-                ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..) => None,
-                ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => None,
-                // N.B., this predicate is created by breaking down a
-                // `ClosureType: FnFoo()` predicate, where
-                // `ClosureType` represents some `Closure`. It can't
-                // possibly be referring to the current closure,
-                // because we haven't produced the `Closure` for
-                // this closure yet; this is exactly why the other
-                // code is looking for a self type of a unresolved
-                // inference variable.
-                ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..) => None,
             })
             .filter(move |(tr, _)| self.self_type_matches_expected_vid(*tr, ty_var_root))
     }
@@ -4225,7 +4225,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     /// the corresponding argument's expression span instead of the `fn` call path span.
     fn point_at_arg_instead_of_call_if_possible(
         &self,
-        errors: &mut Vec<traits::FulfillmentError<'_>>,
+        errors: &mut Vec<traits::FulfillmentError<'tcx>>,
         final_arg_types: &[(usize, Ty<'tcx>, Ty<'tcx>)],
         call_sp: Span,
         args: &'tcx [hir::Expr<'tcx>],
@@ -4244,7 +4244,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(predicate, _) = error.obligation.predicate.kind() {
+            if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(predicate, _) =
+                error.obligation.predicate.skip_binders()
+            {
                 // Collect the argument position for all arguments that could have caused this
                 // `FulfillmentError`.
                 let mut referenced_in = final_arg_types
@@ -4255,7 +4257,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         let ty = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(&ty);
                         // We walk the argument type because the argument's type could have
                         // been `Option<T>`, but the `FulfillmentError` references `T`.
-                        if ty.walk().any(|arg| arg == predicate.skip_binder().self_ty().into()) {
+                        if ty.walk().any(|arg| arg == predicate.self_ty().into()) {
                             Some(i)
                         } else {
                             None
@@ -4284,15 +4286,15 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     /// instead of the `fn` call path span.
     fn point_at_type_arg_instead_of_call_if_possible(
         &self,
-        errors: &mut Vec<traits::FulfillmentError<'_>>,
+        errors: &mut Vec<traits::FulfillmentError<'tcx>>,
         call_expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>,
     ) {
         if let hir::ExprKind::Call(path, _) = &call_expr.kind {
             if let hir::ExprKind::Path(qpath) = &path.kind {
                 if let hir::QPath::Resolved(_, path) = &qpath {
                     for error in errors {
-                        if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(predicate, _) =
-                            error.obligation.predicate.kind()
+                        if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(predicate, _) =
+                            error.obligation.predicate.skip_binders()
                         {
                             // If any of the type arguments in this path segment caused the
                             // `FullfillmentError`, point at its span (#61860).
@@ -4313,7 +4315,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                                     } else {
                                         let ty = AstConv::ast_ty_to_ty(self, hir_ty);
                                         let ty = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(&ty);
-                                        if ty == predicate.skip_binder().self_ty() {
+                                        if ty == predicate.self_ty() {
                                             error.obligation.cause.make_mut().span = hir_ty.span;
                                         }
                                     }
@@ -5365,12 +5367,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     item_def_id,
                 };
 
-                let predicate =
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ty::Binder::bind(ty::ProjectionPredicate {
-                        projection_ty,
-                        ty: expected,
-                    }))
-                    .to_predicate(self.tcx);
+                let predicate = ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(ty::ProjectionPredicate {
+                    projection_ty,
+                    ty: expected,
+                })
+                .potentially_quantified(self.tcx, ty::PredicateKind::ForAll);
                 let obligation = traits::Obligation::new(self.misc(sp), self.param_env, predicate);
 
                 debug!("suggest_missing_await: trying obligation {:?}", obligation);
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs
index dabae6cbc41..50d9a1ebd2c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ fn check_type_defn<'tcx, F>(
                 fcx.register_predicate(traits::Obligation::new(
                     cause,
                     fcx.param_env,
-                    ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(
                         ty::WithOptConstParam::unknown(discr_def_id.to_def_id()),
                         discr_substs,
                     )
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
index acf68be1176..76439af79f3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
@@ -552,10 +552,8 @@ fn type_param_predicates(
     let extra_predicates = extend.into_iter().chain(
         icx.type_parameter_bounds_in_generics(ast_generics, param_id, ty, OnlySelfBounds(true))
             .into_iter()
-            .filter(|(predicate, _)| match predicate.kind() {
-                ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref data, _) => {
-                    data.skip_binder().self_ty().is_param(index)
-                }
+            .filter(|(predicate, _)| match predicate.skip_binders() {
+                ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(data, _) => data.self_ty().is_param(index),
                 _ => false,
             }),
     );
@@ -1006,7 +1004,7 @@ fn super_predicates_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_def_id: DefId) -> ty::GenericPredi
     // which will, in turn, reach indirect supertraits.
     for &(pred, span) in superbounds {
         debug!("superbound: {:?}", pred);
-        if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(bound, _) = pred.kind() {
+        if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(bound, _) = pred.skip_binders() {
             tcx.at(span).super_predicates_of(bound.def_id());
         }
     }
@@ -1932,8 +1930,8 @@ fn explicit_predicates_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ty::GenericPredicat
                         let re_root_empty = tcx.lifetimes.re_root_empty;
                         let predicate = ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, re_root_empty);
                         predicates.push((
-                            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ty::Binder::bind(predicate))
-                                .to_predicate(tcx),
+                            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(predicate)
+                                .potentially_quantified(tcx, ty::PredicateKind::ForAll),
                             span,
                         ));
                     }
@@ -1961,9 +1959,9 @@ fn explicit_predicates_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ty::GenericPredicat
 
                         &hir::GenericBound::Outlives(ref lifetime) => {
                             let region = AstConv::ast_region_to_region(&icx, lifetime, None);
-                            let pred = ty::Binder::bind(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, region));
                             predicates.push((
-                                ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(pred).to_predicate(tcx),
+                                ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, region))
+                                    .potentially_quantified(tcx, ty::PredicateKind::ForAll),
                                 lifetime.span,
                             ))
                         }
@@ -1980,9 +1978,9 @@ fn explicit_predicates_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ty::GenericPredicat
                         }
                         _ => bug!(),
                     };
-                    let pred = ty::Binder::bind(ty::OutlivesPredicate(r1, r2));
+                    let pred = ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(r1, r2));
 
-                    (ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(pred).to_predicate(icx.tcx), span)
+                    (pred.potentially_quantified(icx.tcx, ty::PredicateKind::ForAll), span)
                 }))
             }
 
@@ -2110,8 +2108,9 @@ fn predicates_from_bound<'tcx>(
         }
         hir::GenericBound::Outlives(ref lifetime) => {
             let region = astconv.ast_region_to_region(lifetime, None);
-            let pred = ty::Binder::bind(ty::OutlivesPredicate(param_ty, region));
-            vec![(ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(pred).to_predicate(astconv.tcx()), lifetime.span)]
+            let pred = ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(param_ty, region))
+                .potentially_quantified(astconv.tcx(), ty::PredicateKind::ForAll);
+            vec![(pred, lifetime.span)]
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/constrained_generic_params.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/constrained_generic_params.rs
index 34497d12a4e..7c80315ee19 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/constrained_generic_params.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/constrained_generic_params.rs
@@ -180,11 +180,9 @@ pub fn setup_constraining_predicates<'tcx>(
         changed = false;
 
         for j in i..predicates.len() {
-            if let ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref poly_projection) = predicates[j].0.kind() {
-                // Note that we can skip binder here because the impl
-                // trait ref never contains any late-bound regions.
-                let projection = poly_projection.skip_binder();
-
+            // Note that we don't have to care about binders here,
+            // as the impl trait ref never contains any late-bound regions.
+            if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(projection) = predicates[j].0.skip_binders() {
                 // Special case: watch out for some kind of sneaky attempt
                 // to project out an associated type defined by this very
                 // trait.
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/impl_wf_check/min_specialization.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/impl_wf_check/min_specialization.rs
index e4bffedd620..8257c6ce925 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/impl_wf_check/min_specialization.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/impl_wf_check/min_specialization.rs
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ fn unconstrained_parent_impl_substs<'tcx>(
     // the functions in `cgp` add the constrained parameters to a list of
     // unconstrained parameters.
     for (predicate, _) in impl_generic_predicates.predicates.iter() {
-        if let ty::PredicateKind::Projection(proj) = predicate.kind() {
-            let projection_ty = proj.skip_binder().projection_ty;
-            let projected_ty = proj.skip_binder().ty;
+        if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(proj) = predicate.skip_binders() {
+            let projection_ty = proj.projection_ty;
+            let projected_ty = proj.ty;
 
             let unbound_trait_ref = projection_ty.trait_ref(tcx);
             if Some(unbound_trait_ref) == impl_trait_ref {
@@ -359,13 +359,13 @@ fn check_predicates<'tcx>(
 
 fn check_specialization_on<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, predicate: ty::Predicate<'tcx>, span: Span) {
     debug!("can_specialize_on(predicate = {:?})", predicate);
-    match predicate.kind() {
+    match predicate.skip_binders() {
         // Global predicates are either always true or always false, so we
         // are fine to specialize on.
         _ if predicate.is_global() => (),
         // We allow specializing on explicitly marked traits with no associated
         // items.
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(pred, hir::Constness::NotConst) => {
+        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, hir::Constness::NotConst) => {
             if !matches!(
                 trait_predicate_kind(tcx, predicate),
                 Some(TraitSpecializationKind::Marker)
@@ -392,19 +392,19 @@ fn trait_predicate_kind<'tcx>(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     predicate: ty::Predicate<'tcx>,
 ) -> Option<TraitSpecializationKind> {
-    match predicate.kind() {
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(pred, hir::Constness::NotConst) => {
+    match predicate.skip_binders() {
+        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, hir::Constness::NotConst) => {
             Some(tcx.trait_def(pred.def_id()).specialization_kind)
         }
-        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(_, hir::Constness::Const)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(_)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(_)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::Projection(_)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(_)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(_)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(_)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-        | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => None,
+        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(_, hir::Constness::Const)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(_)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(_)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(_)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(_)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(_)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(_)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+        | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => None,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/explicit.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/explicit.rs
index 5740cc224cc..135960a4c11 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/explicit.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/explicit.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ impl<'tcx> ExplicitPredicatesMap<'tcx> {
 
             // process predicates and convert to `RequiredPredicates` entry, see below
             for &(predicate, span) in predicates.predicates {
-                match predicate.kind() {
-                    ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(predicate) => {
-                        let OutlivesPredicate(ref ty, ref reg) = predicate.skip_binder();
+                match predicate.skip_binders() {
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(OutlivesPredicate(ref ty, ref reg)) => {
                         insert_outlives_predicate(
                             tcx,
                             (*ty).into(),
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ impl<'tcx> ExplicitPredicatesMap<'tcx> {
                         )
                     }
 
-                    ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(predicate) => {
-                        let OutlivesPredicate(ref reg1, ref reg2) = predicate.skip_binder();
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(OutlivesPredicate(ref reg1, ref reg2)) => {
                         insert_outlives_predicate(
                             tcx,
                             (*reg1).into(),
@@ -52,14 +50,14 @@ impl<'tcx> ExplicitPredicatesMap<'tcx> {
                         )
                     }
 
-                    ty::PredicateKind::Trait(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::Projection(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-                    | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => (),
+                    ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+                    | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => (),
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs
index cc585831459..5dc7ac9fa0d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{CrateNum, DefId, LOCAL_CRATE};
 use rustc_middle::ty::query::Providers;
 use rustc_middle::ty::subst::GenericArgKind;
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, CratePredicatesMap, ToPredicate, TyCtxt};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, CratePredicatesMap, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
 use rustc_span::Span;
 
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ fn inferred_outlives_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, item_def_id: DefId) -> &[(ty::Predicate
                     let mut pred: Vec<String> = predicates
                         .iter()
                         .map(|(out_pred, _)| match out_pred.kind() {
-                            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(p) => p.to_string(),
-                            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(p) => p.to_string(),
+                            ty::PredicateKind::Atom(ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(p)) => {
+                                p.to_string()
+                            }
+                            ty::PredicateKind::Atom(ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(p)) => {
+                                p.to_string()
+                            }
                             err => bug!("unexpected predicate {:?}", err),
                         })
                         .collect();
@@ -85,17 +89,15 @@ fn inferred_outlives_crate(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, crate_num: CrateNum) -> CratePredica
                 |(ty::OutlivesPredicate(kind1, region2), &span)| {
                     match kind1.unpack() {
                         GenericArgKind::Type(ty1) => Some((
-                            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ty::Binder::bind(
-                                ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty1, region2),
-                            ))
-                            .to_predicate(tcx),
+                            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty1, region2))
+                                .potentially_quantified(tcx, ty::PredicateKind::ForAll),
                             span,
                         )),
                         GenericArgKind::Lifetime(region1) => Some((
-                            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(ty::Binder::bind(
-                                ty::OutlivesPredicate(region1, region2),
+                            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(
+                                region1, region2,
                             ))
-                            .to_predicate(tcx),
+                            .potentially_quantified(tcx, ty::PredicateKind::ForAll),
                             span,
                         )),
                         GenericArgKind::Const(_) => {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs
index 3a798158c8b..98d8f100b27 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs
@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> AutoTraitFinder<'a, 'tcx> {
         tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
         pred: ty::Predicate<'tcx>,
     ) -> FxHashSet<GenericParamDef> {
-        let regions = match pred.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(poly_trait_pred, _) => {
-                tcx.collect_referenced_late_bound_regions(&poly_trait_pred)
+        let regions = match pred.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(poly_trait_pred, _) => {
+                tcx.collect_referenced_late_bound_regions(&ty::Binder::bind(poly_trait_pred))
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(poly_proj_pred) => {
-                tcx.collect_referenced_late_bound_regions(&poly_proj_pred)
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(poly_proj_pred) => {
+                tcx.collect_referenced_late_bound_regions(&ty::Binder::bind(poly_proj_pred))
             }
             _ => return FxHashSet::default(),
         };
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> AutoTraitFinder<'a, 'tcx> {
             .iter()
             .filter(|p| {
                 !orig_bounds.contains(p)
-                    || match p.kind() {
-                        ty::PredicateKind::Trait(pred, _) => pred.def_id() == sized_trait,
+                    || match p.skip_binders() {
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _) => pred.def_id() == sized_trait,
                         _ => false,
                     }
             })
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index 94d95115dcd..cc3a60c596a 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -480,18 +480,18 @@ impl Clean<WherePredicate> for hir::WherePredicate<'_> {
 
 impl<'a> Clean<Option<WherePredicate>> for ty::Predicate<'a> {
     fn clean(&self, cx: &DocContext<'_>) -> Option<WherePredicate> {
-        match self.kind() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref pred, _) => Some(pred.clean(cx)),
-            ty::PredicateKind::Subtype(ref pred) => Some(pred.clean(cx)),
-            ty::PredicateKind::RegionOutlives(ref pred) => pred.clean(cx),
-            ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(ref pred) => pred.clean(cx),
-            ty::PredicateKind::Projection(ref pred) => Some(pred.clean(cx)),
+        match self.skip_binders() {
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _) => Some(ty::Binder::bind(pred).clean(cx)),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::RegionOutlives(pred) => pred.clean(cx),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(pred) => pred.clean(cx),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(pred) => Some(pred.clean(cx)),
 
-            ty::PredicateKind::WellFormed(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ObjectSafe(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ClosureKind(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(..)
-            | ty::PredicateKind::ConstEquate(..) => panic!("not user writable"),
+            ty::PredicateAtom::Subtype(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::WellFormed(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ObjectSafe(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ClosureKind(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEvaluatable(..)
+            | ty::PredicateAtom::ConstEquate(..) => panic!("not user writable"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -506,20 +506,11 @@ impl<'a> Clean<WherePredicate> for ty::PolyTraitPredicate<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> Clean<WherePredicate> for ty::PolySubtypePredicate<'tcx> {
-    fn clean(&self, _cx: &DocContext<'_>) -> WherePredicate {
-        panic!(
-            "subtype predicates are an internal rustc artifact \
-                and should not be seen by rustdoc"
-        )
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'tcx> Clean<Option<WherePredicate>>
-    for ty::PolyOutlivesPredicate<ty::Region<'tcx>, ty::Region<'tcx>>
+    for ty::OutlivesPredicate<ty::Region<'tcx>, ty::Region<'tcx>>
 {
     fn clean(&self, cx: &DocContext<'_>) -> Option<WherePredicate> {
-        let ty::OutlivesPredicate(a, b) = self.skip_binder();
+        let ty::OutlivesPredicate(a, b) = self;
 
         if let (ty::ReEmpty(_), ty::ReEmpty(_)) = (a, b) {
             return None;
@@ -532,9 +523,9 @@ impl<'tcx> Clean<Option<WherePredicate>>
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> Clean<Option<WherePredicate>> for ty::PolyOutlivesPredicate<Ty<'tcx>, ty::Region<'tcx>> {
+impl<'tcx> Clean<Option<WherePredicate>> for ty::OutlivesPredicate<Ty<'tcx>, ty::Region<'tcx>> {
     fn clean(&self, cx: &DocContext<'_>) -> Option<WherePredicate> {
-        let ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, lt) = self.skip_binder();
+        let ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, lt) = self;
 
         if let ty::ReEmpty(_) = lt {
             return None;
@@ -547,9 +538,9 @@ impl<'tcx> Clean<Option<WherePredicate>> for ty::PolyOutlivesPredicate<Ty<'tcx>,
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> Clean<WherePredicate> for ty::PolyProjectionPredicate<'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> Clean<WherePredicate> for ty::ProjectionPredicate<'tcx> {
     fn clean(&self, cx: &DocContext<'_>) -> WherePredicate {
-        let ty::ProjectionPredicate { projection_ty, ty } = self.skip_binder();
+        let ty::ProjectionPredicate { projection_ty, ty } = self;
         WherePredicate::EqPredicate { lhs: projection_ty.clean(cx), rhs: ty.clean(cx) }
     }
 }
@@ -754,19 +745,24 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Clean<Generics> for (&'a ty::Generics, ty::GenericPredicates<'tcx
             .flat_map(|(p, _)| {
                 let mut projection = None;
                 let param_idx = (|| {
-                    if let Some(trait_ref) = p.to_opt_poly_trait_ref() {
-                        if let ty::Param(param) = trait_ref.skip_binder().self_ty().kind {
-                            return Some(param.index);
+                    match p.skip_binders() {
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _constness) => {
+                            if let ty::Param(param) = pred.self_ty().kind {
+                                return Some(param.index);
+                            }
                         }
-                    } else if let Some(outlives) = p.to_opt_type_outlives() {
-                        if let ty::Param(param) = outlives.skip_binder().0.kind {
-                            return Some(param.index);
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(ty, _reg)) => {
+                            if let ty::Param(param) = ty.kind {
+                                return Some(param.index);
+                            }
                         }
-                    } else if let ty::PredicateKind::Projection(p) = p.kind() {
-                        if let ty::Param(param) = p.skip_binder().projection_ty.self_ty().kind {
-                            projection = Some(p);
-                            return Some(param.index);
+                        ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(p) => {
+                            if let ty::Param(param) = p.projection_ty.self_ty().kind {
+                                projection = Some(ty::Binder::bind(p));
+                                return Some(param.index);
+                            }
                         }
+                        _ => (),
                     }
 
                     None
@@ -1655,16 +1651,19 @@ impl<'tcx> Clean<Type> for Ty<'tcx> {
                     .predicates
                     .iter()
                     .filter_map(|predicate| {
-                        let trait_ref = if let Some(tr) = predicate.to_opt_poly_trait_ref() {
-                            tr
-                        } else if let ty::PredicateKind::TypeOutlives(pred) = predicate.kind() {
-                            // these should turn up at the end
-                            if let Some(r) = pred.skip_binder().1.clean(cx) {
-                                regions.push(GenericBound::Outlives(r));
+                        // Note: The substs of opaque types can contain unbound variables,
+                        // meaning that we have to use `ignore_quantifiers_with_unbound_vars` here.
+                        let trait_ref = match predicate.bound_atom(cx.tcx).skip_binder() {
+                            ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(tr, _constness) => {
+                                ty::Binder::bind(tr.trait_ref)
+                            }
+                            ty::PredicateAtom::TypeOutlives(ty::OutlivesPredicate(_ty, reg)) => {
+                                if let Some(r) = reg.clean(cx) {
+                                    regions.push(GenericBound::Outlives(r));
+                                }
+                                return None;
                             }
-                            return None;
-                        } else {
-                            return None;
+                            _ => return None,
                         };
 
                         if let Some(sized) = cx.tcx.lang_items().sized_trait() {
@@ -1678,8 +1677,9 @@ impl<'tcx> Clean<Type> for Ty<'tcx> {
                             .predicates
                             .iter()
                             .filter_map(|pred| {
-                                if let ty::PredicateKind::Projection(proj) = pred.kind() {
-                                    let proj = proj.skip_binder();
+                                if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(proj) =
+                                    pred.bound_atom(cx.tcx).skip_binder()
+                                {
                                     if proj.projection_ty.trait_ref(cx.tcx)
                                         == trait_ref.skip_binder()
                                     {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/simplify.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/simplify.rs
index 37c613f4122..0f995a60c22 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/simplify.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/simplify.rs
@@ -141,12 +141,8 @@ fn trait_is_same_or_supertrait(cx: &DocContext<'_>, child: DefId, trait_: DefId)
         .predicates
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|(pred, _)| {
-            if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref pred, _) = pred.kind() {
-                if pred.skip_binder().trait_ref.self_ty() == self_ty {
-                    Some(pred.def_id())
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
+            if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _) = pred.skip_binders() {
+                if pred.trait_ref.self_ty() == self_ty { Some(pred.def_id()) } else { None }
             } else {
                 None
             }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-26217.stderr b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-26217.stderr
index be9da569f8b..b1625536d42 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/issues/issue-26217.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/issues/issue-26217.stderr
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ error[E0477]: the type `&'a i32` does not fulfill the required lifetime
 LL |     foo::<&'a i32>();
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
-   = note: type must satisfy the static lifetime
+   = note: type must outlive any other region
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/specialization/min_specialization/repeated_projection_type.stderr b/src/test/ui/specialization/min_specialization/repeated_projection_type.stderr
index 7cc4357a704..1361117f6c4 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/specialization/min_specialization/repeated_projection_type.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/specialization/min_specialization/repeated_projection_type.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: cannot specialize on `Binder(ProjectionPredicate(ProjectionTy { substs: [V], item_def_id: DefId(0:6 ~ repeated_projection_type[317d]::Id[0]::This[0]) }, (I,)))`
+error: cannot specialize on `ProjectionPredicate(ProjectionTy { substs: [V], item_def_id: DefId(0:6 ~ repeated_projection_type[317d]::Id[0]::This[0]) }, (I,))`
   --> $DIR/repeated_projection_type.rs:19:1
    |
 LL | / impl<I, V: Id<This = (I,)>> X for V {
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/future_not_send.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/future_not_send.rs
index 92c7e66a0eb..0fdb5b8c2a4 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/future_not_send.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/future_not_send.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use rustc_hir::intravisit::FnKind;
 use rustc_hir::{Body, FnDecl, HirId};
 use rustc_infer::infer::TyCtxtInferExt;
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
-use rustc_middle::ty::{Opaque, PredicateKind::Trait, ToPolyTraitRef};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{Opaque, PredicateAtom::Trait};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_span::{sym, Span};
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::error_reporting::suggestions::InferCtxtExt;
@@ -91,12 +91,11 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for FutureNotSend {
                             cx.tcx.infer_ctxt().enter(|infcx| {
                                 for FulfillmentError { obligation, .. } in send_errors {
                                     infcx.maybe_note_obligation_cause_for_async_await(db, &obligation);
-                                    if let Trait(trait_pred, _) = obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                                        let trait_ref = trait_pred.to_poly_trait_ref();
-                                        db.note(&*format!(
+                                    if let Trait(trait_pred, _) = obligation.predicate.skip_binders() {
+                                        db.note(&format!(
                                             "`{}` doesn't implement `{}`",
-                                            trait_ref.skip_binder().self_ty(),
-                                            trait_ref.print_only_trait_path(),
+                                            trait_pred.self_ty(),
+                                            trait_pred.trait_ref.print_only_trait_path(),
                                         ));
                                     }
                                 }
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index 97cc58023f5..2c70183d876 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -1558,13 +1558,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Methods {
             // if return type is impl trait, check the associated types
             if let ty::Opaque(def_id, _) = ret_ty.kind {
                 // one of the associated types must be Self
-                for predicate in cx.tcx.predicates_of(def_id).predicates {
-                    if let ty::PredicateKind::Projection(poly_projection_predicate) = predicate.0.kind() {
-                        let binder = poly_projection_predicate.ty();
-                        let associated_type = binder.skip_binder();
-
+                for &(predicate, _span) in cx.tcx.predicates_of(def_id).predicates {
+                    if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(projection_predicate) = predicate.skip_binders() {
                         // walk the associated type and check for Self
-                        if contains_self_ty(associated_type) {
+                        if contains_self_ty(projection_predicate.ty) {
                             return;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
index 81774b617ac..09577877744 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NeedlessPassByValue {
         let preds = traits::elaborate_predicates(cx.tcx, cx.param_env.caller_bounds().iter())
             .filter(|p| !p.is_global())
             .filter_map(|obligation| {
-                if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(poly_trait_ref, _) = obligation.predicate.kind() {
-                    if poly_trait_ref.def_id() == sized_trait || poly_trait_ref.skip_binder().has_escaping_bound_vars()
-                    {
+                // Note that we do not want to deal with qualified predicates here.
+                if let ty::PredicateKind::Atom(ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(pred, _)) = obligation.predicate.kind() {
+                    if pred.def_id() == sized_trait {
                         return None;
                     }
-                    Some(poly_trait_ref)
+                    Some(pred)
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
@@ -159,14 +159,13 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NeedlessPassByValue {
                 }
             }
 
-            //
             // * Exclude a type that is specifically bounded by `Borrow`.
             // * Exclude a type whose reference also fulfills its bound. (e.g., `std::convert::AsRef`,
             //   `serde::Serialize`)
             let (implements_borrow_trait, all_borrowable_trait) = {
                 let preds = preds
                     .iter()
-                    .filter(|t| t.skip_binder().self_ty() == ty)
+                    .filter(|t| t.self_ty() == ty)
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
                 (
@@ -174,8 +173,13 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NeedlessPassByValue {
                     !preds.is_empty() && {
                         let ty_empty_region = cx.tcx.mk_imm_ref(cx.tcx.lifetimes.re_root_empty, ty);
                         preds.iter().all(|t| {
-                            let ty_params = &t.skip_binder().trait_ref.substs.iter().skip(1).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                            implements_trait(cx, ty_empty_region, t.def_id(), ty_params)
+                            let ty_params = t
+                                .trait_ref
+                                .substs
+                                .iter()
+                                .skip(1)
+                                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                            implements_trait(cx, ty_empty_region, t.def_id(), &ty_params)
                         })
                     },
                 )
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/unit_return_expecting_ord.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/unit_return_expecting_ord.rs
index ac6f3d125bb..679aaec9fcd 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/unit_return_expecting_ord.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/unit_return_expecting_ord.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind, StmtKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::ty;
-use rustc_middle::ty::{GenericPredicates, PredicateKind, ProjectionPredicate, TraitPredicate};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{GenericPredicates, PredicateAtom, ProjectionPredicate, TraitPredicate};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span};
 
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ fn get_trait_predicates_for_trait_id<'tcx>(
     let mut preds = Vec::new();
     for (pred, _) in generics.predicates {
         if_chain! {
-            if let PredicateKind::Trait(poly_trait_pred, _) = pred.kind();
-            let trait_pred = cx.tcx.erase_late_bound_regions(&poly_trait_pred);
+            if let PredicateAtom::Trait(poly_trait_pred, _) = pred.skip_binders();
+            let trait_pred = cx.tcx.erase_late_bound_regions(&ty::Binder::bind(poly_trait_pred));
             if let Some(trait_def_id) = trait_id;
             if trait_def_id == trait_pred.trait_ref.def_id;
             then {
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ fn get_projection_pred<'tcx>(
     pred: TraitPredicate<'tcx>,
 ) -> Option<ProjectionPredicate<'tcx>> {
     generics.predicates.iter().find_map(|(proj_pred, _)| {
-        if let PredicateKind::Projection(proj_pred) = proj_pred.kind() {
-            let projection_pred = cx.tcx.erase_late_bound_regions(proj_pred);
+        if let ty::PredicateAtom::Projection(proj_pred) = proj_pred.skip_binders() {
+            let projection_pred = cx.tcx.erase_late_bound_regions(&ty::Binder::bind(proj_pred));
             if projection_pred.projection_ty.substs == pred.trait_ref.substs {
                 return Some(projection_pred);
             }
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index a4bee1c2780..655b1133cf7 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1263,8 +1263,8 @@ pub fn is_must_use_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
         ty::Tuple(ref substs) => substs.types().any(|ty| is_must_use_ty(cx, ty)),
         ty::Opaque(ref def_id, _) => {
             for (predicate, _) in cx.tcx.predicates_of(*def_id).predicates {
-                if let ty::PredicateKind::Trait(ref poly_trait_predicate, _) = predicate.kind() {
-                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(poly_trait_predicate.skip_binder().trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
+                if let ty::PredicateAtom::Trait(trait_predicate, _) = predicate.skip_binders() {
+                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(trait_predicate.trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
                         return true;
                     }
                 }