remove `P`

21 files changed, 84 insertions, 89 deletions

diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/single_component_path_imports.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/single_component_path_imports.rs
index 38cf7e3822a..07a8eb5d886 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/single_component_path_imports.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/single_component_path_imports.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint_and_help, span_lint_and_sugg};
 use rustc_ast::node_id::{NodeId, NodeMap};
-use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
 use rustc_ast::visit::{Visitor, walk_expr};
 use rustc_ast::{Crate, Expr, ExprKind, Item, ItemKind, MacroDef, ModKind, Ty, TyKind, UseTreeKind};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ impl Visitor<'_> for ImportUsageVisitor {
 }
 
 impl SingleComponentPathImports {
-    fn check_mod(&mut self, items: &[P<Item>]) {
+    fn check_mod(&mut self, items: &[Box<Item>]) {
         // keep track of imports reused with `self` keyword, such as `self::crypto_hash` in the example
         // below. Removing the `use crypto_hash;` would make this a compile error
         // ```
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/unnested_or_patterns.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/unnested_or_patterns.rs
index bd8420917f5..e9ad578da2f 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/unnested_or_patterns.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/unnested_or_patterns.rs
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ use clippy_utils::msrvs::{self, MsrvStack};
 use clippy_utils::over;
 use rustc_ast::PatKind::*;
 use rustc_ast::mut_visit::*;
-use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
 use rustc_ast::{self as ast, DUMMY_NODE_ID, Mutability, Pat, PatKind};
 use rustc_ast_pretty::pprust;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass};
 use rustc_session::impl_lint_pass;
 use rustc_span::DUMMY_SP;
+// import needed to shadow `PatKind::Box` glob-imported above
+use std::boxed::Box;
 use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::mem;
 use thin_vec::{ThinVec, thin_vec};
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ fn lint_unnested_or_patterns(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, pat: &Pat) {
         return;
     }
 
-    let mut pat = P(pat.clone());
+    let mut pat = Box::new(pat.clone());
 
     // Nix all the paren patterns everywhere so that they aren't in our way.
     remove_all_parens(&mut pat);
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ fn lint_unnested_or_patterns(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, pat: &Pat) {
 }
 
 /// Remove all `(p)` patterns in `pat`.
-fn remove_all_parens(pat: &mut P<Pat>) {
+fn remove_all_parens(pat: &mut Box<Pat>) {
     #[derive(Default)]
     struct Visitor {
         /// If is not in the outer most pattern. This is needed to avoid removing the outermost
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ fn remove_all_parens(pat: &mut P<Pat>) {
 }
 
 /// Insert parens where necessary according to Rust's precedence rules for patterns.
-fn insert_necessary_parens(pat: &mut P<Pat>) {
+fn insert_necessary_parens(pat: &mut Box<Pat>) {
     struct Visitor;
     impl MutVisitor for Visitor {
         fn visit_pat(&mut self, pat: &mut Pat) {
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ fn insert_necessary_parens(pat: &mut P<Pat>) {
                 Ref(p, Mutability::Not) if matches!(p.kind, Ident(BindingMode::MUT, ..)) => p, // `&(mut x)`
                 _ => return,
             };
-            target.kind = Paren(P(take_pat(target)));
+            target.kind = Paren(Box::new(take_pat(target)));
         }
     }
     Visitor.visit_pat(pat);
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ fn insert_necessary_parens(pat: &mut P<Pat>) {
 
 /// Unnest or-patterns `p0 | ... | p1` in the pattern `pat`.
 /// For example, this would transform `Some(0) | FOO | Some(2)` into `Some(0 | 2) | FOO`.
-fn unnest_or_patterns(pat: &mut P<Pat>) -> bool {
+fn unnest_or_patterns(pat: &mut Box<Pat>) -> bool {
     struct Visitor {
         changed: bool,
     }
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ macro_rules! always_pat {
 /// Focus on `focus_idx` in `alternatives`,
 /// attempting to extend it with elements of the same constructor `C`
 /// in `alternatives[focus_idx + 1..]`.
-fn transform_with_focus_on_idx(alternatives: &mut ThinVec<P<Pat>>, focus_idx: usize) -> bool {
+fn transform_with_focus_on_idx(alternatives: &mut ThinVec<Box<Pat>>, focus_idx: usize) -> bool {
     // Extract the kind; we'll need to make some changes in it.
     let mut focus_kind = mem::replace(&mut alternatives[focus_idx].kind, Wild);
     // We'll focus on `alternatives[focus_idx]`,
@@ -303,12 +304,12 @@ fn transform_with_focus_on_idx(alternatives: &mut ThinVec<P<Pat>>, focus_idx: us
 /// So when we fixate on some `ident_k: pat_k`, we try to find `ident_k` in the other pattern
 /// and check that all `fp_i` where `i ∈ ((0...n) \ k)` between two patterns are equal.
 fn extend_with_struct_pat(
-    qself1: Option<&P<ast::QSelf>>,
+    qself1: Option<&Box<ast::QSelf>>,
     path1: &ast::Path,
     fps1: &mut [ast::PatField],
     rest1: ast::PatFieldsRest,
     start: usize,
-    alternatives: &mut ThinVec<P<Pat>>,
+    alternatives: &mut ThinVec<Box<Pat>>,
 ) -> bool {
     (0..fps1.len()).any(|idx| {
         let pos_in_2 = Cell::new(None); // The element `k`.
@@ -346,11 +347,11 @@ fn extend_with_struct_pat(
 /// while also requiring `ps1[..n] ~ ps2[..n]` (pre) and `ps1[n + 1..] ~ ps2[n + 1..]` (post),
 /// where `~` denotes semantic equality.
 fn extend_with_matching_product(
-    targets: &mut [P<Pat>],
+    targets: &mut [Box<Pat>],
     start: usize,
-    alternatives: &mut ThinVec<P<Pat>>,
-    predicate: impl Fn(&PatKind, &[P<Pat>], usize) -> bool,
-    extract: impl Fn(PatKind) -> ThinVec<P<Pat>>,
+    alternatives: &mut ThinVec<Box<Pat>>,
+    predicate: impl Fn(&PatKind, &[Box<Pat>], usize) -> bool,
+    extract: impl Fn(PatKind) -> ThinVec<Box<Pat>>,
 ) -> bool {
     (0..targets.len()).any(|idx| {
         let tail_or = drain_matching(
@@ -377,14 +378,14 @@ fn take_pat(from: &mut Pat) -> Pat {
 
 /// Extend `target` as an or-pattern with the alternatives
 /// in `tail_or` if there are any and return if there were.
-fn extend_with_tail_or(target: &mut Pat, tail_or: ThinVec<P<Pat>>) -> bool {
-    fn extend(target: &mut Pat, mut tail_or: ThinVec<P<Pat>>) {
+fn extend_with_tail_or(target: &mut Pat, tail_or: ThinVec<Box<Pat>>) -> bool {
+    fn extend(target: &mut Pat, mut tail_or: ThinVec<Box<Pat>>) {
         match target {
             // On an existing or-pattern in the target, append to it.
             Pat { kind: Or(ps), .. } => ps.append(&mut tail_or),
             // Otherwise convert the target to an or-pattern.
             target => {
-                let mut init_or = thin_vec![P(take_pat(target))];
+                let mut init_or = thin_vec![Box::new(take_pat(target))];
                 init_or.append(&mut tail_or);
                 target.kind = Or(init_or);
             },
@@ -403,10 +404,10 @@ fn extend_with_tail_or(target: &mut Pat, tail_or: ThinVec<P<Pat>>) -> bool {
 // Only elements beginning with `start` are considered for extraction.
 fn drain_matching(
     start: usize,
-    alternatives: &mut ThinVec<P<Pat>>,
+    alternatives: &mut ThinVec<Box<Pat>>,
     predicate: impl Fn(&PatKind) -> bool,
-    extract: impl Fn(PatKind) -> P<Pat>,
-) -> ThinVec<P<Pat>> {
+    extract: impl Fn(PatKind) -> Box<Pat>,
+) -> ThinVec<Box<Pat>> {
     let mut tail_or = ThinVec::new();
     let mut idx = 0;
 
@@ -438,15 +439,15 @@ fn drain_matching(
 fn extend_with_matching(
     target: &mut Pat,
     start: usize,
-    alternatives: &mut ThinVec<P<Pat>>,
+    alternatives: &mut ThinVec<Box<Pat>>,
     predicate: impl Fn(&PatKind) -> bool,
-    extract: impl Fn(PatKind) -> P<Pat>,
+    extract: impl Fn(PatKind) -> Box<Pat>,
 ) -> bool {
     extend_with_tail_or(target, drain_matching(start, alternatives, predicate, extract))
 }
 
 /// Are the patterns in `ps1` and `ps2` equal save for `ps1[idx]` compared to `ps2[idx]`?
-fn eq_pre_post(ps1: &[P<Pat>], ps2: &[P<Pat>], idx: usize) -> bool {
+fn eq_pre_post(ps1: &[Box<Pat>], ps2: &[Box<Pat>], idx: usize) -> bool {
     ps1.len() == ps2.len()
         && ps1[idx].is_rest() == ps2[idx].is_rest() // Avoid `[x, ..] | [x, 0]` => `[x, .. | 0]`.
         && over(&ps1[..idx], &ps2[..idx], |l, r| eq_pat(l, r))
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/mod.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/mod.rs
index 96f0273c439..0312bf56e59 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #![allow(clippy::wildcard_imports, clippy::enum_glob_use)]
 
 use crate::{both, over};
-use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
 use rustc_ast::{self as ast, *};
 use rustc_span::symbol::Ident;
 use std::mem;
@@ -83,11 +82,11 @@ pub fn eq_field_pat(l: &PatField, r: &PatField) -> bool {
         && over(&l.attrs, &r.attrs, eq_attr)
 }
 
-pub fn eq_qself(l: &P<QSelf>, r: &P<QSelf>) -> bool {
+pub fn eq_qself(l: &Box<QSelf>, r: &Box<QSelf>) -> bool {
     l.position == r.position && eq_ty(&l.ty, &r.ty)
 }
 
-pub fn eq_maybe_qself(l: Option<&P<QSelf>>, r: Option<&P<QSelf>>) -> bool {
+pub fn eq_maybe_qself(l: Option<&Box<QSelf>>, r: Option<&Box<QSelf>>) -> bool {
     match (l, r) {
         (Some(l), Some(r)) => eq_qself(l, r),
         (None, None) => true,
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ pub fn eq_generic_arg(l: &GenericArg, r: &GenericArg) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn eq_expr_opt(l: Option<&P<Expr>>, r: Option<&P<Expr>>) -> bool {
+pub fn eq_expr_opt(l: Option<&Box<Expr>>, r: Option<&Box<Expr>>) -> bool {
     both(l, r, |l, r| eq_expr(l, r))
 }
 
@@ -727,7 +726,7 @@ pub fn eq_fn_header(l: &FnHeader, r: &FnHeader) -> bool {
 }
 
 #[expect(clippy::ref_option, reason = "This is the type how it is stored in the AST")]
-pub fn eq_opt_fn_contract(l: &Option<P<FnContract>>, r: &Option<P<FnContract>>) -> bool {
+pub fn eq_opt_fn_contract(l: &Option<Box<FnContract>>, r: &Option<Box<FnContract>>) -> bool {
     match (l, r) {
         (Some(l), Some(r)) => {
             eq_expr_opt(l.requires.as_ref(), r.requires.as_ref()) && eq_expr_opt(l.ensures.as_ref(), r.ensures.as_ref())
diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/syntax-bridge/src/lib.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/syntax-bridge/src/lib.rs
index bdff671802c..4e525be3fe3 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/syntax-bridge/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/syntax-bridge/src/lib.rs
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ where
 
 // The following items are what `rustc` macro can be parsed into :
 // link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/9ebf47851a357faa4cd97f4b1dc7835f6376e639/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs#L141
-// * Expr(P<ast::Expr>)                     -> token_tree_to_expr
-// * Pat(P<ast::Pat>)                       -> token_tree_to_pat
-// * Ty(P<ast::Ty>)                         -> token_tree_to_ty
+// * Expr(Box<ast::Expr>)                     -> token_tree_to_expr
+// * Pat(Box<ast::Pat>)                       -> token_tree_to_pat
+// * Ty(Box<ast::Ty>)                         -> token_tree_to_ty
 // * Stmts(SmallVec<[ast::Stmt; 1]>)        -> token_tree_to_stmts
-// * Items(SmallVec<[P<ast::Item>; 1]>)     -> token_tree_to_items
+// * Items(SmallVec<[Box<ast::Item>; 1]>)     -> token_tree_to_items
 //
 // * TraitItems(SmallVec<[ast::TraitItem; 1]>)
 // * AssocItems(SmallVec<[ast::AssocItem; 1]>)
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/chains.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/chains.rs
index 034ecde068a..2f388197ea1 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/chains.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/chains.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cmp::min;
 
-use rustc_ast::{ast, ptr};
+use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span, symbol};
 use tracing::debug;
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ enum ChainItemKind {
     MethodCall(
         ast::PathSegment,
         Vec<ast::GenericArg>,
-        ThinVec<ptr::P<ast::Expr>>,
+        ThinVec<Box<ast::Expr>>,
     ),
     StructField(symbol::Ident),
     TupleField(symbol::Ident, bool),
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ impl ChainItem {
     fn rewrite_method_call(
         method_name: symbol::Ident,
         types: &[ast::GenericArg],
-        args: &[ptr::P<ast::Expr>],
+        args: &[Box<ast::Expr>],
         span: Span,
         context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
         shape: Shape,
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/closures.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/closures.rs
index 61e148cdf18..bb10a7946b8 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/closures.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/closures.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use rustc_ast::{ast, ptr};
+use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_span::Span;
 use thin_vec::thin_vec;
 use tracing::debug;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ fn rewrite_closure_with_block(
     let block = ast::Block {
         stmts: thin_vec![ast::Stmt {
             id: ast::NodeId::root(),
-            kind: ast::StmtKind::Expr(ptr::P(body.clone())),
+            kind: ast::StmtKind::Expr(Box::new(body.clone())),
             span: body.span,
         }],
         id: ast::NodeId::root(),
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/expr.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/expr.rs
index 08aedff2b20..975f9be44e4 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/expr.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/expr.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::cmp::min;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use rustc_ast::token::{Delimiter, Lit, LitKind};
-use rustc_ast::{ForLoopKind, MatchKind, ast, ptr, token};
+use rustc_ast::{ForLoopKind, MatchKind, ast, token};
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span};
 use tracing::debug;
 
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ fn choose_separator_tactic(context: &RewriteContext<'_>, span: Span) -> Option<S
 pub(crate) fn rewrite_call(
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
     callee: &str,
-    args: &[ptr::P<ast::Expr>],
+    args: &[Box<ast::Expr>],
     span: Span,
     shape: Shape,
 ) -> RewriteResult {
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ fn struct_lit_can_be_aligned(fields: &[ast::ExprField], has_base: bool) -> bool
 fn rewrite_struct_lit<'a>(
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
     path: &ast::Path,
-    qself: &Option<ptr::P<ast::QSelf>>,
+    qself: &Option<Box<ast::QSelf>>,
     fields: &'a [ast::ExprField],
     struct_rest: &ast::StructRest,
     attrs: &[ast::Attribute],
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/items.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/items.rs
index 7084639aca9..57d4142ebe4 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/items.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/items.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cmp::{Ordering, max, min};
 
 use regex::Regex;
+use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_ast::visit;
-use rustc_ast::{ast, ptr};
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, DUMMY_SP, Ident, Span, symbol};
 use tracing::debug;
 
@@ -725,9 +725,9 @@ impl<'a> FmtVisitor<'a> {
             .ok()
     }
 
-    fn visit_impl_items(&mut self, items: &[ptr::P<ast::AssocItem>]) {
+    fn visit_impl_items(&mut self, items: &[Box<ast::AssocItem>]) {
         if self.get_context().config.reorder_impl_items() {
-            type TyOpt = Option<ptr::P<ast::Ty>>;
+            type TyOpt = Option<Box<ast::Ty>>;
             use crate::ast::AssocItemKind::*;
             let is_type = |ty: &TyOpt| opaque_ty(ty).is_none();
             let is_opaque = |ty: &TyOpt| opaque_ty(ty).is_some();
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ pub(crate) fn format_impl(
 
 fn is_impl_single_line(
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
-    items: &[ptr::P<ast::AssocItem>],
+    items: &[Box<ast::AssocItem>],
     result: &str,
     where_clause_str: &str,
     item: &ast::Item,
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ pub(crate) struct StaticParts<'a> {
     generics: Option<&'a ast::Generics>,
     ty: &'a ast::Ty,
     mutability: ast::Mutability,
-    expr_opt: Option<&'a ptr::P<ast::Expr>>,
+    expr_opt: Option<&'a Box<ast::Expr>>,
     defaultness: Option<ast::Defaultness>,
     span: Span,
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/macros.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/macros.rs
index 0ff0aad7a2d..2e7ac90f596 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/macros.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::panic::{AssertUnwindSafe, catch_unwind};
 
+use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_ast::token::{Delimiter, Token, TokenKind};
 use rustc_ast::tokenstream::{TokenStream, TokenStreamIter, TokenTree};
-use rustc_ast::{ast, ptr};
 use rustc_ast_pretty::pprust;
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, DUMMY_SP, Ident, Span, Symbol};
 use tracing::debug;
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ pub(crate) enum MacroPosition {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum MacroArg {
-    Expr(ptr::P<ast::Expr>),
-    Ty(ptr::P<ast::Ty>),
-    Pat(ptr::P<ast::Pat>),
-    Item(ptr::P<ast::Item>),
+    Expr(Box<ast::Expr>),
+    Ty(Box<ast::Ty>),
+    Pat(Box<ast::Pat>),
+    Item(Box<ast::Item>),
     Keyword(Ident, Span),
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/matches.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/matches.rs
index 8f62648e576..209cb2f9287 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/matches.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/matches.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::iter::repeat;
 
-use rustc_ast::{MatchKind, ast, ptr};
+use rustc_ast::{MatchKind, ast};
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span};
 use tracing::debug;
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ fn flatten_arm_body<'a>(
 
 fn rewrite_match_body(
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
-    body: &ptr::P<ast::Expr>,
+    body: &Box<ast::Expr>,
     pats_str: &str,
     shape: Shape,
     has_guard: bool,
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ fn rewrite_match_body(
 // The `if ...` guard on a match arm.
 fn rewrite_guard(
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
-    guard: &Option<ptr::P<ast::Expr>>,
+    guard: &Option<Box<ast::Expr>>,
     shape: Shape,
     // The amount of space used up on this line for the pattern in
     // the arm (excludes offset).
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/modules.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/modules.rs
index 44c8123517c..3bc656b64b3 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/modules.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/modules.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type FileModMap<'ast> = BTreeMap<FileName, Module<'ast>>;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct Module<'a> {
     ast_mod_kind: Option<Cow<'a, ast::ModKind>>,
-    pub(crate) items: Cow<'a, ThinVec<rustc_ast::ptr::P<ast::Item>>>,
+    pub(crate) items: Cow<'a, ThinVec<Box<ast::Item>>>,
     inner_attr: ast::AttrVec,
     pub(crate) span: Span,
 }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl<'a> Module<'a> {
     pub(crate) fn new(
         mod_span: Span,
         ast_mod_kind: Option<Cow<'a, ast::ModKind>>,
-        mod_items: Cow<'a, ThinVec<rustc_ast::ptr::P<ast::Item>>>,
+        mod_items: Cow<'a, ThinVec<Box<ast::Item>>>,
         mod_attrs: Cow<'a, ast::AttrVec>,
     ) -> Self {
         let inner_attr = mod_attrs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl<'ast, 'psess, 'c> ModResolver<'ast, 'psess> {
     /// Visit modules defined inside macro calls.
     fn visit_mod_outside_ast(
         &mut self,
-        items: ThinVec<rustc_ast::ptr::P<ast::Item>>,
+        items: ThinVec<Box<ast::Item>>,
     ) -> Result<(), ModuleResolutionError> {
         for item in items {
             if is_cfg_if(&item) {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ impl<'ast, 'psess, 'c> ModResolver<'ast, 'psess> {
     /// Visit modules from AST.
     fn visit_mod_from_ast(
         &mut self,
-        items: &'ast [rustc_ast::ptr::P<ast::Item>],
+        items: &'ast [Box<ast::Item>],
     ) -> Result<(), ModuleResolutionError> {
         for item in items {
             if is_cfg_if(item) {
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/overflow.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/overflow.rs
index 728adff2c7d..bb1ebc87f67 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/overflow.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/overflow.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 use std::cmp::min;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_ast::token::Delimiter;
-use rustc_ast::{ast, ptr};
 use rustc_span::Span;
 use tracing::debug;
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ pub(crate) trait IntoOverflowableItem<'a>: Rewrite + Spanned {
     fn into_overflowable_item(&'a self) -> OverflowableItem<'a>;
 }
 
-impl<'a, T: 'a + IntoOverflowableItem<'a>> IntoOverflowableItem<'a> for ptr::P<T> {
+impl<'a, T: 'a + IntoOverflowableItem<'a>> IntoOverflowableItem<'a> for Box<T> {
     fn into_overflowable_item(&'a self) -> OverflowableItem<'a> {
         (**self).into_overflowable_item()
     }
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/macros/lazy_static.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/macros/lazy_static.rs
index cbe81004e22..8611615d123 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/macros/lazy_static.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/macros/lazy_static.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use rustc_ast::ast;
-use rustc_ast::ptr::P;
 use rustc_ast::token;
 use rustc_ast::tokenstream::TokenStream;
 use rustc_parse::exp;
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::rewrite::RewriteContext;
 pub(crate) fn parse_lazy_static(
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
     ts: TokenStream,
-) -> Option<Vec<(ast::Visibility, symbol::Ident, P<ast::Ty>, P<ast::Expr>)>> {
+) -> Option<Vec<(ast::Visibility, symbol::Ident, Box<ast::Ty>, Box<ast::Expr>)>> {
     let mut result = vec![];
     let mut parser = super::build_parser(context, ts);
     macro_rules! parse_or {
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/macros/mod.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/macros/mod.rs
index d7964484b26..724d7a09e4a 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/macros/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/macros/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_ast::token::{Delimiter, NonterminalKind, NtExprKind::*, NtPatKind::*, TokenKind};
 use rustc_ast::tokenstream::TokenStream;
-use rustc_ast::{ast, ptr};
 use rustc_parse::MACRO_ARGUMENTS;
 use rustc_parse::parser::{ForceCollect, Parser, Recovery};
 use rustc_session::parse::ParseSess;
@@ -49,26 +49,26 @@ fn parse_macro_arg<'a, 'b: 'a>(parser: &'a mut Parser<'b>) -> Option<MacroArg> {
         Expr,
         NonterminalKind::Expr(Expr),
         |parser: &mut Parser<'b>| parser.parse_expr(),
-        |x: ptr::P<ast::Expr>| Some(x)
+        |x: Box<ast::Expr>| Some(x)
     );
     parse_macro_arg!(
         Ty,
         NonterminalKind::Ty,
         |parser: &mut Parser<'b>| parser.parse_ty(),
-        |x: ptr::P<ast::Ty>| Some(x)
+        |x: Box<ast::Ty>| Some(x)
     );
     parse_macro_arg!(
         Pat,
         NonterminalKind::Pat(PatParam { inferred: false }),
         |parser: &mut Parser<'b>| parser.parse_pat_no_top_alt(None, None),
-        |x: ptr::P<ast::Pat>| Some(x)
+        |x: Box<ast::Pat>| Some(x)
     );
-    // `parse_item` returns `Option<ptr::P<ast::Item>>`.
+    // `parse_item` returns `Option<Box<ast::Item>>`.
     parse_macro_arg!(
         Item,
         NonterminalKind::Item,
         |parser: &mut Parser<'b>| parser.parse_item(ForceCollect::No),
-        |x: Option<ptr::P<ast::Item>>| x
+        |x: Option<Box<ast::Item>>| x
     );
 
     None
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_macro_args(
 pub(crate) fn parse_expr(
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
     tokens: TokenStream,
-) -> Option<ptr::P<ast::Expr>> {
+) -> Option<Box<ast::Expr>> {
     let mut parser = build_parser(context, tokens);
     parser.parse_expr().ok()
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/parser.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/parser.rs
index f357aed66c2..2ec8769c45f 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::panic::{AssertUnwindSafe, catch_unwind};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use rustc_ast::{ast, attr, ptr};
+use rustc_ast::{ast, attr};
 use rustc_errors::Diag;
 use rustc_parse::parser::Parser as RawParser;
 use rustc_parse::{exp, new_parser_from_file, new_parser_from_source_str, unwrap_or_emit_fatal};
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         psess: &'a ParseSess,
         path: &Path,
         span: Span,
-    ) -> Result<(ast::AttrVec, ThinVec<ptr::P<ast::Item>>, Span), ParserError> {
+    ) -> Result<(ast::AttrVec, ThinVec<Box<ast::Item>>, Span), ParserError> {
         let result = catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
             let mut parser =
                 unwrap_or_emit_fatal(new_parser_from_file(psess.inner(), path, Some(span)));
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/patterns.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/patterns.rs
index cb3879f4be8..d212ecf392a 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/patterns.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/patterns.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use rustc_ast::ast::{self, BindingMode, ByRef, Pat, PatField, PatKind, RangeEnd, RangeSyntax};
-use rustc_ast::ptr;
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span};
 
 use crate::comment::{FindUncommented, combine_strs_with_missing_comments};
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ fn is_short_pattern_inner(context: &RewriteContext<'_>, pat: &ast::Pat) -> bool
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct RangeOperand<'a, T> {
-    pub operand: &'a Option<ptr::P<T>>,
+    pub operand: &'a Option<Box<T>>,
     pub span: Span,
 }
 
@@ -329,8 +328,8 @@ impl Rewrite for Pat {
 pub fn rewrite_range_pat<T: Rewrite>(
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
     shape: Shape,
-    lhs: &Option<ptr::P<T>>,
-    rhs: &Option<ptr::P<T>>,
+    lhs: &Option<Box<T>>,
+    rhs: &Option<Box<T>>,
     end_kind: &rustc_span::source_map::Spanned<RangeEnd>,
     span: Span,
 ) -> RewriteResult {
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ pub fn rewrite_range_pat<T: Rewrite>(
 }
 
 fn rewrite_struct_pat(
-    qself: &Option<ptr::P<ast::QSelf>>,
+    qself: &Option<Box<ast::QSelf>>,
     path: &ast::Path,
     fields: &[ast::PatField],
     ellipsis: bool,
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@ impl Rewrite for PatField {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum TuplePatField<'a> {
-    Pat(&'a ptr::P<ast::Pat>),
+    Pat(&'a Box<ast::Pat>),
     Dotdot(Span),
 }
 
@@ -562,7 +561,7 @@ pub(crate) fn can_be_overflowed_pat(
 }
 
 fn rewrite_tuple_pat(
-    pats: &[ptr::P<ast::Pat>],
+    pats: &[Box<ast::Pat>],
     path_str: Option<String>,
     span: Span,
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/rewrite.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/rewrite.rs
index 83020709797..f0accd62d1a 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/rewrite.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/rewrite.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
-use rustc_ast::ptr;
 use rustc_span::Span;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ pub(crate) trait Rewrite {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Rewrite> Rewrite for ptr::P<T> {
+impl<T: Rewrite> Rewrite for Box<T> {
     fn rewrite(&self, context: &RewriteContext<'_>, shape: Shape) -> Option<String> {
         (**self).rewrite(context, shape)
     }
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/spanned.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/spanned.rs
index ac132999b62..020651e2daa 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/spanned.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/spanned.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::cmp::max;
 
-use rustc_ast::{ast, ptr};
+use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_span::{Span, source_map};
 
 use crate::macros::MacroArg;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub(crate) trait Spanned {
     fn span(&self) -> Span;
 }
 
-impl<T: Spanned> Spanned for ptr::P<T> {
+impl<T: Spanned> Spanned for Box<T> {
     fn span(&self) -> Span {
         (**self).span()
     }
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/types.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/types.rs
index 9ee10d86270..5dce9a0c8d0 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/types.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use rustc_ast::ast::{self, FnRetTy, Mutability, Term};
-use rustc_ast::ptr;
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Pos, Span, symbol::kw};
 use tracing::debug;
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ pub(crate) enum PathContext {
 pub(crate) fn rewrite_path(
     context: &RewriteContext<'_>,
     path_context: PathContext,
-    qself: &Option<ptr::P<ast::QSelf>>,
+    qself: &Option<Box<ast::QSelf>>,
     path: &ast::Path,
     shape: Shape,
 ) -> RewriteResult {
@@ -1340,7 +1339,7 @@ fn join_bounds_inner(
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn opaque_ty(ty: &Option<ptr::P<ast::Ty>>) -> Option<&ast::GenericBounds> {
+pub(crate) fn opaque_ty(ty: &Option<Box<ast::Ty>>) -> Option<&ast::GenericBounds> {
     ty.as_ref().and_then(|t| match &t.kind {
         ast::TyKind::ImplTrait(_, bounds) => Some(bounds),
         _ => None,
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/utils.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/utils.rs
index fcd475b1784..b9950e94d0c 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
+use rustc_ast::YieldKind;
 use rustc_ast::ast::{
     self, Attribute, MetaItem, MetaItemInner, MetaItemKind, NodeId, Path, Visibility,
     VisibilityKind,
 };
-use rustc_ast::{YieldKind, ptr};
 use rustc_ast_pretty::pprust;
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, LocalExpnId, Span, Symbol, SyntaxContext, sym, symbol};
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ pub(crate) fn format_extern(ext: ast::Extern, explicit_abi: bool) -> Cow<'static
 }
 
 #[inline]
-// Transform `Vec<rustc_ast::ptr::P<T>>` into `Vec<&T>`
-pub(crate) fn ptr_vec_to_ref_vec<T>(vec: &[ptr::P<T>]) -> Vec<&T> {
+// Transform `Vec<Box<T>>` into `Vec<&T>`
+pub(crate) fn ptr_vec_to_ref_vec<T>(vec: &[Box<T>]) -> Vec<&T> {
     vec.iter().map(|x| &**x).collect::<Vec<_>>()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/visitor.rs b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/visitor.rs
index f6a9a3f2cd1..23d07c930d9 100644
--- a/src/tools/rustfmt/src/visitor.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rustfmt/src/visitor.rs
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ impl<'b, 'a: 'b> FmtVisitor<'a> {
         !is_skip_attr(segments)
     }
 
-    fn walk_mod_items(&mut self, items: &[rustc_ast::ptr::P<ast::Item>]) {
+    fn walk_mod_items(&mut self, items: &[Box<ast::Item>]) {
         self.visit_items_with_reordering(&ptr_vec_to_ref_vec(items));
     }