diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
index b81d95a6998c3..08bedd794f6a0 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub trait AstBuilder {
                       ident: ast::Ident,
                       typ: P<ast::Ty>,
                       ex: P<ast::Expr>)
-                      -> P<ast::Stmt>;
+                      -> ast::Stmt;
     fn stmt_let_type_only(&self, span: Span, ty: P<ast::Ty>) -> ast::Stmt;
     fn stmt_item(&self, sp: Span, item: P<ast::Item>) -> ast::Stmt;
 
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ impl<'a> AstBuilder for ExtCtxt<'a> {
                       ident: ast::Ident,
                       typ: P<ast::Ty>,
                       ex: P<ast::Expr>)
-                      -> P<ast::Stmt> {
+                      -> ast::Stmt {
         let pat = if mutbl {
             let binding_mode = ast::BindingMode::ByValue(ast::Mutability::Mutable);
             self.pat_ident_binding_mode(sp, ident, binding_mode)
@@ -571,11 +571,11 @@ impl<'a> AstBuilder for ExtCtxt<'a> {
             span: sp,
             attrs: ast::ThinVec::new(),
         });
-        P(ast::Stmt {
+        ast::Stmt {
             id: ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID,
             node: ast::StmtKind::Local(local),
             span: sp,
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     // Generate `let _: Type;`, usually used for type assertions.