diff --git a/crates/hir_def/src/attr.rs b/crates/hir_def/src/attr.rs
index 98177f4301..38c16503cc 100644
--- a/crates/hir_def/src/attr.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_def/src/attr.rs
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ impl Attr {
         hygiene: &Hygiene,
         id: AttrId,
     ) -> Option<Attr> {
-        let (parse, _) = mbe::token_tree_to_syntax_node(tt, mbe::TopEntryPoint::MetaItem).ok()?;
+        let (parse, _) = mbe::token_tree_to_syntax_node(tt, mbe::TopEntryPoint::MetaItem);
         let ast = ast::Meta::cast(parse.syntax_node())?;
 
         Self::from_src(db, ast, hygiene, id)
diff --git a/crates/hir_expand/src/builtin_derive_macro.rs b/crates/hir_expand/src/builtin_derive_macro.rs
index c1542f48f0..bd75c51cbc 100644
--- a/crates/hir_expand/src/builtin_derive_macro.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_expand/src/builtin_derive_macro.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct BasicAdtInfo {
 }
 
 fn parse_adt(tt: &tt::Subtree) -> Result<BasicAdtInfo, mbe::ExpandError> {
-    let (parsed, token_map) = mbe::token_tree_to_syntax_node(tt, mbe::TopEntryPoint::MacroItems)?; // FragmentKind::Items doesn't parse attrs?
+    let (parsed, token_map) = mbe::token_tree_to_syntax_node(tt, mbe::TopEntryPoint::MacroItems); // FragmentKind::Items doesn't parse attrs?
     let macro_items = ast::MacroItems::cast(parsed.syntax_node()).ok_or_else(|| {
         debug!("derive node didn't parse");
         mbe::ExpandError::UnexpectedToken
diff --git a/crates/hir_expand/src/db.rs b/crates/hir_expand/src/db.rs
index c39825b591..69749decd5 100644
--- a/crates/hir_expand/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_expand/src/db.rs
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ pub fn expand_speculative(
     };
 
     let expand_to = macro_expand_to(db, actual_macro_call);
-    let (node, rev_tmap) =
-        token_tree_to_syntax_node(&speculative_expansion.value, expand_to).ok()?;
+    let (node, rev_tmap) = token_tree_to_syntax_node(&speculative_expansion.value, expand_to);
 
     let range = rev_tmap.first_range_by_token(token_id, token_to_map.kind())?;
     let token = node.syntax_node().covering_element(range).into_token()?;
@@ -264,17 +263,7 @@ fn parse_macro_expansion(
     tracing::debug!("expanded = {}", tt.as_debug_string());
     tracing::debug!("kind = {:?}", expand_to);
 
-    let (parse, rev_token_map) = match token_tree_to_syntax_node(&tt, expand_to) {
-        Ok(it) => it,
-        Err(err) => {
-            tracing::debug!(
-                "failed to parse expansion to {:?} = {}",
-                expand_to,
-                tt.as_debug_string()
-            );
-            return ExpandResult::only_err(err);
-        }
-    };
+    let (parse, rev_token_map) = token_tree_to_syntax_node(&tt, expand_to);
 
     match result.err {
         Some(err) => {
@@ -502,7 +491,7 @@ fn macro_expand_to(db: &dyn AstDatabase, id: MacroCallId) -> ExpandTo {
 fn token_tree_to_syntax_node(
     tt: &tt::Subtree,
     expand_to: ExpandTo,
-) -> Result<(Parse<SyntaxNode>, mbe::TokenMap), ExpandError> {
+) -> (Parse<SyntaxNode>, mbe::TokenMap) {
     let entry_point = match expand_to {
         ExpandTo::Statements => mbe::TopEntryPoint::MacroStmts,
         ExpandTo::Items => mbe::TopEntryPoint::MacroItems,
diff --git a/crates/hir_expand/src/eager.rs b/crates/hir_expand/src/eager.rs
index 3d683d0640..f2586fa909 100644
--- a/crates/hir_expand/src/eager.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_expand/src/eager.rs
@@ -104,12 +104,13 @@ pub fn expand_eager_macro(
     macro_call: InFile<ast::MacroCall>,
     def: MacroDefId,
     resolver: &dyn Fn(ast::Path) -> Option<MacroDefId>,
-    mut diagnostic_sink: &mut dyn FnMut(mbe::ExpandError),
+    diagnostic_sink: &mut dyn FnMut(mbe::ExpandError),
 ) -> Result<MacroCallId, ErrorEmitted> {
-    let parsed_args = diagnostic_sink.option_with(
-        || Some(mbe::syntax_node_to_token_tree(macro_call.value.token_tree()?.syntax()).0),
-        || err("malformed macro invocation"),
-    )?;
+    let parsed_args = macro_call
+        .value
+        .token_tree()
+        .map(|tt| mbe::syntax_node_to_token_tree(tt.syntax()).0)
+        .unwrap_or_default();
 
     let ast_map = db.ast_id_map(macro_call.file_id);
     let call_id = InFile::new(macro_call.file_id, ast_map.ast_id(&macro_call.value));
@@ -130,9 +131,7 @@ pub fn expand_eager_macro(
     });
     let arg_file_id = arg_id;
 
-    let parsed_args = diagnostic_sink
-        .result(mbe::token_tree_to_syntax_node(&parsed_args, mbe::TopEntryPoint::Expr))?
-        .0;
+    let parsed_args = mbe::token_tree_to_syntax_node(&parsed_args, mbe::TopEntryPoint::Expr).0;
     let result = eager_macro_recur(
         db,
         InFile::new(arg_file_id.as_file(), parsed_args.syntax_node()),
@@ -140,8 +139,7 @@ pub fn expand_eager_macro(
         resolver,
         diagnostic_sink,
     )?;
-    let subtree =
-        diagnostic_sink.option(to_subtree(&result), || err("failed to parse macro result"))?;
+    let subtree = to_subtree(&result);
 
     if let MacroDefKind::BuiltInEager(eager, _) = def.kind {
         let res = eager.expand(db, arg_id, &subtree);
@@ -165,10 +163,10 @@ pub fn expand_eager_macro(
     }
 }
 
-fn to_subtree(node: &SyntaxNode) -> Option<tt::Subtree> {
+fn to_subtree(node: &SyntaxNode) -> tt::Subtree {
     let mut subtree = mbe::syntax_node_to_token_tree(node).0;
     subtree.delimiter = None;
-    Some(subtree)
+    subtree
 }
 
 fn lazy_expand(
diff --git a/crates/mbe/src/syntax_bridge.rs b/crates/mbe/src/syntax_bridge.rs
index 5d70558241..bac1d4ba98 100644
--- a/crates/mbe/src/syntax_bridge.rs
+++ b/crates/mbe/src/syntax_bridge.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use syntax::{
 };
 use tt::buffer::{Cursor, TokenBuffer};
 
-use crate::{to_parser_input::to_parser_input, tt_iter::TtIter, ExpandError, TokenMap};
+use crate::{to_parser_input::to_parser_input, tt_iter::TtIter, TokenMap};
 
 /// Convert the syntax node to a `TokenTree` (what macro
 /// will consume).
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub fn syntax_node_to_token_tree_censored(
 pub fn token_tree_to_syntax_node(
     tt: &tt::Subtree,
     entry_point: parser::TopEntryPoint,
-) -> Result<(Parse<SyntaxNode>, TokenMap), ExpandError> {
+) -> (Parse<SyntaxNode>, TokenMap) {
     let buffer = match tt {
         tt::Subtree { delimiter: None, token_trees } => {
             TokenBuffer::from_tokens(token_trees.as_slice())
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn token_tree_to_syntax_node(
         }
     }
     let (parse, range_map) = tree_sink.finish();
-    Ok((parse, range_map))
+    (parse, range_map)
 }
 
 /// Convert a string to a `TokenTree`