diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs
index b1d1c35e64a1d..5be740609c7cf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs
@@ -1765,7 +1765,6 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
         ident: Ident,
         is_anon_in_path: IsAnonInPath,
     ) -> &'hir hir::Lifetime {
-        debug_assert_ne!(ident.name, kw::Empty);
         let res = self.resolver.get_lifetime_res(id).unwrap_or(LifetimeRes::Error);
         let res = match res {
             LifetimeRes::Param { param, .. } => hir::LifetimeName::Param(param),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs
index de2f039cb1c86..7964b5f17c5c6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs
@@ -1600,11 +1600,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 Ok(method)
             }
             Err(error) => {
-                if segment.ident.name == kw::Empty {
-                    span_bug!(rcvr.span, "empty method name")
-                } else {
-                    Err(self.report_method_error(expr.hir_id, rcvr_t, error, expected, false))
-                }
+                Err(self.report_method_error(expr.hir_id, rcvr_t, error, expected, false))
             }
         };
 
@@ -2942,9 +2938,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             return Ty::new_error(self.tcx(), guar);
         }
 
-        let guar = if field.name == kw::Empty {
-            self.dcx().span_bug(field.span, "field name with no name")
-        } else if self.method_exists_for_diagnostic(
+        let guar = if self.method_exists_for_diagnostic(
             field,
             base_ty,
             expr.hir_id,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs
index 91190a32ff548..87d92b3fbde8d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::{
 };
 use rustc_middle::{bug, span_bug};
 use rustc_session::lint;
+use rustc_span::Span;
 use rustc_span::def_id::LocalDefId;
 use rustc_span::hygiene::DesugaringKind;
-use rustc_span::{Span, kw};
 use rustc_trait_selection::error_reporting::infer::need_type_info::TypeAnnotationNeeded;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::{
     self, NormalizeExt, ObligationCauseCode, StructurallyNormalizeExt,
@@ -833,7 +833,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
                 let trait_missing_method =
                     matches!(error, method::MethodError::NoMatch(_)) && ty.normalized.is_trait();
-                assert_ne!(item_name.name, kw::Empty);
                 self.report_method_error(
                     hir_id,
                     ty.normalized,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/imports.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/imports.rs
index 3f3b455f4db24..762e08b2be5f0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/imports.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/imports.rs
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ impl<'ra, 'tcx> Resolver<'ra, 'tcx> {
                         // HACK(eddyb) `lint_if_path_starts_with_module` needs at least
                         // 2 segments, so the `resolve_path` above won't trigger it.
                         let mut full_path = import.module_path.clone();
-                        full_path.push(Segment::from_ident(Ident::empty()));
+                        full_path.push(Segment::from_ident(Ident::dummy()));
                         self.lint_if_path_starts_with_module(Some(finalize), &full_path, None);
                     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/v0.rs b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/v0.rs
index d28f10ba9e38b..789de471ddc0c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/v0.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/v0.rs
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Printer<'tcx> for SymbolMangler<'tcx> {
                                     self.push_disambiguator(
                                         disambiguated_field.disambiguator as u64,
                                     );
-                                    self.push_ident(field_name.unwrap_or(kw::Empty).as_str());
+                                    self.push_ident(field_name.unwrap().as_str());
 
                                     field.print(self)?;
                                 }