diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/booleans.rs b/clippy_lints/src/booleans.rs
index 2a15cbc7a..08164c0b6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/booleans.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/booleans.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_hir_and_then};
+use clippy_utils::eq_expr_value;
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_opt;
 use clippy_utils::ty::{implements_trait, is_type_diagnostic_item};
-use clippy_utils::{eq_expr_value, get_trait_def_id, paths};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
@@ -483,7 +483,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for NonminimalBoolVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
 
 fn implements_ord<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
     let ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr);
-    get_trait_def_id(cx, &paths::ORD).map_or(false, |id| implements_trait(cx, ty, id, &[]))
+    cx.tcx
+        .get_diagnostic_item(sym::Ord)
+        .map_or(false, |id| implements_trait(cx, ty, id, &[]))
 }
 
 struct NotSimplificationVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/comparison_chain.rs b/clippy_lints/src/comparison_chain.rs
index a05b41eb3..0fe973b49 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/comparison_chain.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/comparison_chain.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_help;
 use clippy_utils::ty::implements_trait;
-use clippy_utils::{get_trait_def_id, if_sequence, in_constant, is_else_clause, paths, SpanlessEq};
+use clippy_utils::{if_sequence, in_constant, is_else_clause, SpanlessEq};
 use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
+use rustc_span::sym;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ### What it does
@@ -106,7 +107,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for ComparisonChain {
 
                 // Check that the type being compared implements `core::cmp::Ord`
                 let ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(lhs1);
-                let is_ord = get_trait_def_id(cx, &paths::ORD).map_or(false, |id| implements_trait(cx, ty, id, &[]));
+                let is_ord = cx
+                    .tcx
+                    .get_diagnostic_item(sym::Ord)
+                    .map_or(false, |id| implements_trait(cx, ty, id, &[]));
 
                 if !is_ord {
                     return;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/functions/must_use.rs b/clippy_lints/src/functions/must_use.rs
index d263804f3..3064b6c9d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/functions/must_use.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/functions/must_use.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ use rustc_middle::{
     lint::in_external_macro,
     ty::{self, Ty},
 };
-use rustc_span::{sym, Span};
+use rustc_span::{sym, Span, Symbol};
 
 use clippy_utils::attrs::is_proc_macro;
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint_and_help, span_lint_and_then};
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_opt;
 use clippy_utils::ty::is_must_use_ty;
 use clippy_utils::visitors::for_each_expr;
-use clippy_utils::{match_def_path, return_ty, trait_ref_of_method};
+use clippy_utils::{return_ty, trait_ref_of_method};
 
 use core::ops::ControlFlow;
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ fn is_mutable_pat(cx: &LateContext<'_>, pat: &hir::Pat<'_>, tys: &mut DefIdSet)
     }
 }
 
-static KNOWN_WRAPPER_TYS: &[&[&str]] = &[&["alloc", "rc", "Rc"], &["std", "sync", "Arc"]];
+static KNOWN_WRAPPER_TYS: &[Symbol] = &[sym::Rc, sym::Arc];
 
 fn is_mutable_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>, span: Span, tys: &mut DefIdSet) -> bool {
     match *ty.kind() {
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ fn is_mutable_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>, span: Span, tys: &m
         ty::Bool | ty::Char | ty::Int(_) | ty::Uint(_) | ty::Float(_) | ty::Str => false,
         ty::Adt(adt, substs) => {
             tys.insert(adt.did()) && !ty.is_freeze(cx.tcx.at(span), cx.param_env)
-                || KNOWN_WRAPPER_TYS.iter().any(|path| match_def_path(cx, adt.did(), path))
+                || KNOWN_WRAPPER_TYS
+                    .iter()
+                    .any(|&sym| cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym, adt.did()))
                     && substs.types().any(|ty| is_mutable_ty(cx, ty, span, tys))
         },
         ty::Tuple(substs) => substs.iter().any(|ty| is_mutable_ty(cx, ty, span, tys)),
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/let_underscore.rs b/clippy_lints/src/let_underscore.rs
index 176787497..6d50dcc88 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/let_underscore.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/let_underscore.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_help;
-use clippy_utils::ty::{is_must_use_ty, match_type};
+use clippy_utils::ty::{is_must_use_ty, is_type_diagnostic_item, match_type};
 use clippy_utils::{is_must_use_func_call, paths};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_hir::{Local, PatKind};
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_middle::ty::subst::GenericArgKind;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
+use rustc_span::{sym, Symbol};
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ### What it does
@@ -99,10 +100,9 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 
 declare_lint_pass!(LetUnderscore => [LET_UNDERSCORE_MUST_USE, LET_UNDERSCORE_LOCK, LET_UNDERSCORE_DROP]);
 
-const SYNC_GUARD_PATHS: [&[&str]; 6] = [
-    &paths::MUTEX_GUARD,
-    &paths::RWLOCK_READ_GUARD,
-    &paths::RWLOCK_WRITE_GUARD,
+const SYNC_GUARD_SYMS: [Symbol; 3] = [sym::MutexGuard, sym::RwLockReadGuard, sym::RwLockWriteGuard];
+
+const SYNC_GUARD_PATHS: [&[&str]; 3] = [
     &paths::PARKING_LOT_MUTEX_GUARD,
     &paths::PARKING_LOT_RWLOCK_READ_GUARD,
     &paths::PARKING_LOT_RWLOCK_WRITE_GUARD,
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for LetUnderscore {
                 let init_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(init);
                 let contains_sync_guard = init_ty.walk().any(|inner| match inner.unpack() {
                     GenericArgKind::Type(inner_ty) => {
-                        SYNC_GUARD_PATHS.iter().any(|path| match_type(cx, inner_ty, path))
+                        SYNC_GUARD_SYMS
+                            .iter()
+                            .any(|&sym| is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, inner_ty, sym))
+                            || SYNC_GUARD_PATHS.iter().any(|path| match_type(cx, inner_ty, path))
                     },
 
                     GenericArgKind::Lifetime(_) | GenericArgKind::Const(_) => false,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/loops/needless_range_loop.rs b/clippy_lints/src/loops/needless_range_loop.rs
index 00cfc6d49..2b1c5688e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/loops/needless_range_loop.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/loops/needless_range_loop.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{multispan_sugg, span_lint_and_then};
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet;
 use clippy_utils::ty::has_iter_method;
 use clippy_utils::visitors::is_local_used;
-use clippy_utils::{contains_name, higher, is_integer_const, match_trait_method, paths, sugg, SpanlessEq};
+use clippy_utils::{contains_name, higher, is_integer_const, sugg, SpanlessEq};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
@@ -302,8 +302,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for VarVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
         if_chain! {
             // a range index op
             if let ExprKind::MethodCall(meth, args_0, [args_1, ..], _) = &expr.kind;
-            if (meth.ident.name == sym::index && match_trait_method(self.cx, expr, &paths::INDEX))
-                || (meth.ident.name == sym::index_mut && match_trait_method(self.cx, expr, &paths::INDEX_MUT));
+            if let Some(trait_id) = self
+                .cx
+                .typeck_results()
+                .type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id)
+                .and_then(|def_id| self.cx.tcx.trait_of_item(def_id));
+            if (meth.ident.name == sym::index && self.cx.tcx.lang_items().index_trait() == Some(trait_id))
+                || (meth.ident.name == sym::index_mut && self.cx.tcx.lang_items().index_mut_trait() == Some(trait_id));
             if !self.check(args_1, args_0, expr);
             then { return }
         }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/manual_async_fn.rs b/clippy_lints/src/manual_async_fn.rs
index 9a0a26c09..570d83c7e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/manual_async_fn.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/manual_async_fn.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_then;
-use clippy_utils::match_function_call;
-use clippy_utils::paths::FUTURE_FROM_GENERATOR;
+use clippy_utils::match_function_call_with_def_id;
 use clippy_utils::source::{position_before_rarrow, snippet_block, snippet_opt};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
@@ -175,7 +174,11 @@ fn captures_all_lifetimes(inputs: &[Ty<'_>], output_lifetimes: &[LifetimeName])
 fn desugared_async_block<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, block: &'tcx Block<'tcx>) -> Option<&'tcx Body<'tcx>> {
     if_chain! {
         if let Some(block_expr) = block.expr;
-        if let Some(args) = match_function_call(cx, block_expr, &FUTURE_FROM_GENERATOR);
+        if let Some(args) = cx
+            .tcx
+            .lang_items()
+            .from_generator_fn()
+            .and_then(|def_id| match_function_call_with_def_id(cx, block_expr, def_id));
         if args.len() == 1;
         if let Expr{kind: ExprKind::Closure(&Closure { body, .. }), ..} = args[0];
         let closure_body = cx.tcx.hir().body(body);
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/manual_clamp.rs b/clippy_lints/src/manual_clamp.rs
index ece4df955..02dc8755d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/manual_clamp.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/manual_clamp.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use clippy_utils::{
     diagnostics::{span_lint_and_then, span_lint_hir_and_then},
-    eq_expr_value, get_trait_def_id,
+    eq_expr_value,
     higher::If,
-    is_diag_trait_item, is_trait_method, meets_msrv, msrvs, path_res, path_to_local_id, paths, peel_blocks,
+    is_diag_trait_item, is_trait_method, meets_msrv, msrvs, path_res, path_to_local_id, peel_blocks,
     peel_blocks_with_stmt,
     sugg::Sugg,
     ty::implements_trait,
@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ impl TypeClampability {
     fn is_clampable<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<TypeClampability> {
         if ty.is_floating_point() {
             Some(TypeClampability::Float)
-        } else if get_trait_def_id(cx, &paths::ORD).map_or(false, |id| implements_trait(cx, ty, id, &[])) {
+        } else if cx
+            .tcx
+            .get_diagnostic_item(sym::Ord)
+            .map_or(false, |id| implements_trait(cx, ty, id, &[]))
+        {
             Some(TypeClampability::Ord)
         } else {
             None
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/matches/single_match.rs b/clippy_lints/src/matches/single_match.rs
index d496107ff..e5a15b2e1 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/matches/single_match.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/matches/single_match.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
 use clippy_utils::source::{expr_block, snippet};
-use clippy_utils::ty::{implements_trait, match_type, peel_mid_ty_refs};
-use clippy_utils::{
-    is_lint_allowed, is_unit_expr, is_wild, paths, peel_blocks, peel_hir_pat_refs, peel_n_hir_expr_refs,
-};
+use clippy_utils::ty::{implements_trait, is_type_diagnostic_item, peel_mid_ty_refs};
+use clippy_utils::{is_lint_allowed, is_unit_expr, is_wild, peel_blocks, peel_hir_pat_refs, peel_n_hir_expr_refs};
 use core::cmp::max;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::{Arm, BindingAnnotation, Block, Expr, ExprKind, Pat, PatKind};
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Ty};
+use rustc_span::sym;
 
 use super::{MATCH_BOOL, SINGLE_MATCH, SINGLE_MATCH_ELSE};
 
@@ -156,10 +155,10 @@ fn pat_in_candidate_enum<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'a>, ty: Ty<'a>, pat: &Pat<'_>) ->
 /// Returns `true` if the given type is an enum we know won't be expanded in the future
 fn in_candidate_enum<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'a>, ty: Ty<'_>) -> bool {
     // list of candidate `Enum`s we know will never get any more members
-    let candidates = [&paths::COW, &paths::OPTION, &paths::RESULT];
+    let candidates = [sym::Cow, sym::Option, sym::Result];
 
     for candidate_ty in candidates {
-        if match_type(cx, ty, candidate_ty) {
+        if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, candidate_ty) {
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index 78c1b33ed..b0677d1a3 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ use bind_instead_of_map::BindInsteadOfMap;
 use clippy_utils::consts::{constant, Constant};
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint, span_lint_and_help};
 use clippy_utils::ty::{contains_adt_constructor, implements_trait, is_copy, is_type_diagnostic_item};
-use clippy_utils::{
-    contains_return, get_trait_def_id, is_trait_method, iter_input_pats, meets_msrv, msrvs, paths, return_ty,
-};
+use clippy_utils::{contains_return, is_trait_method, iter_input_pats, meets_msrv, msrvs, return_ty};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def::Res;
@@ -3846,12 +3844,12 @@ impl SelfKind {
                 return m == mutability && t == parent_ty;
             }
 
-            let trait_path = match mutability {
-                hir::Mutability::Not => &paths::ASREF_TRAIT,
-                hir::Mutability::Mut => &paths::ASMUT_TRAIT,
+            let trait_sym = match mutability {
+                hir::Mutability::Not => sym::AsRef,
+                hir::Mutability::Mut => sym::AsMut,
             };
 
-            let Some(trait_def_id) = get_trait_def_id(cx, trait_path) else {
+            let Some(trait_def_id) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(trait_sym) else {
                 return false
             };
             implements_trait(cx, ty, trait_def_id, &[parent_ty.into()])
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/option_as_ref_deref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/option_as_ref_deref.rs
index 6fb92d1c6..742483e6b 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/option_as_ref_deref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/option_as_ref_deref.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
         return;
     }
 
-    let deref_aliases: [&[&str]; 9] = [
-        &paths::DEREF_TRAIT_METHOD,
+    let deref_aliases: [&[&str]; 8] = [
         &paths::DEREF_MUT_TRAIT_METHOD,
         &paths::CSTRING_AS_C_STR,
         &paths::OS_STRING_AS_OS_STR,
@@ -45,12 +44,14 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
     ];
 
     let is_deref = match map_arg.kind {
-        hir::ExprKind::Path(ref expr_qpath) => cx
-            .qpath_res(expr_qpath, map_arg.hir_id)
-            .opt_def_id()
-            .map_or(false, |fun_def_id| {
-                deref_aliases.iter().any(|path| match_def_path(cx, fun_def_id, path))
-            }),
+        hir::ExprKind::Path(ref expr_qpath) => {
+            cx.qpath_res(expr_qpath, map_arg.hir_id)
+                .opt_def_id()
+                .map_or(false, |fun_def_id| {
+                    cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::deref_method, fun_def_id)
+                        || deref_aliases.iter().any(|path| match_def_path(cx, fun_def_id, path))
+                })
+        },
         hir::ExprKind::Closure(&hir::Closure { body, .. }) => {
             let closure_body = cx.tcx.hir().body(body);
             let closure_expr = peel_blocks(closure_body.value);
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
                         if let [ty::adjustment::Adjust::Deref(None), ty::adjustment::Adjust::Borrow(_)] = *adj;
                         then {
                             let method_did = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(closure_expr.hir_id).unwrap();
-                            deref_aliases.iter().any(|path| match_def_path(cx, method_did, path))
+                            cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::deref_method, method_did)
+                                || deref_aliases.iter().any(|path| match_def_path(cx, method_did, path))
                         } else {
                             false
                         }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/or_fun_call.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/or_fun_call.rs
index 6a35024d0..6e1044565 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/or_fun_call.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/or_fun_call.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
 use clippy_utils::eager_or_lazy::switch_to_lazy_eval;
 use clippy_utils::source::{snippet, snippet_with_macro_callsite};
-use clippy_utils::ty::{implements_trait, match_type};
-use clippy_utils::{contains_return, is_trait_item, last_path_segment, paths};
+use clippy_utils::ty::{implements_trait, is_type_diagnostic_item};
+use clippy_utils::{contains_return, is_trait_item, last_path_segment};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
 use rustc_span::source_map::Span;
-use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym};
+use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym, Symbol};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use super::OR_FUN_CALL;
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
         fun_span: Option<Span>,
     ) {
         // (path, fn_has_argument, methods, suffix)
-        const KNOW_TYPES: [(&[&str], bool, &[&str], &str); 4] = [
-            (&paths::BTREEMAP_ENTRY, false, &["or_insert"], "with"),
-            (&paths::HASHMAP_ENTRY, false, &["or_insert"], "with"),
-            (&paths::OPTION, false, &["map_or", "ok_or", "or", "unwrap_or"], "else"),
-            (&paths::RESULT, true, &["or", "unwrap_or"], "else"),
+        const KNOW_TYPES: [(Symbol, bool, &[&str], &str); 4] = [
+            (sym::BTreeEntry, false, &["or_insert"], "with"),
+            (sym::HashMapEntry, false, &["or_insert"], "with"),
+            (sym::Option, false, &["map_or", "ok_or", "or", "unwrap_or"], "else"),
+            (sym::Result, true, &["or", "unwrap_or"], "else"),
         ];
 
         if_chain! {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
             let self_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(self_expr);
 
             if let Some(&(_, fn_has_arguments, poss, suffix)) =
-                KNOW_TYPES.iter().find(|&&i| match_type(cx, self_ty, i.0));
+                KNOW_TYPES.iter().find(|&&i| is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, self_ty, i.0));
 
             if poss.contains(&name);
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord.rs b/clippy_lints/src/neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord.rs
index a7e0e3578..c949cede8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint;
 use clippy_utils::ty::implements_trait;
-use clippy_utils::{self, get_trait_def_id, paths};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind, UnOp};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
 use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
+use rustc_span::sym;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ### What it does
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NoNegCompOpForPartialOrd {
                 let ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(left);
 
                 let implements_ord = {
-                    if let Some(id) = get_trait_def_id(cx, &paths::ORD) {
+                    if let Some(id) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::Ord) {
                         implements_trait(cx, ty, id, &[])
                     } else {
                         return;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/operators/cmp_owned.rs b/clippy_lints/src/operators/cmp_owned.rs
index c9c777f1b..24aeb82a3 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/operators/cmp_owned.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/operators/cmp_owned.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_then;
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet;
 use clippy_utils::ty::{implements_trait, is_copy};
-use clippy_utils::{match_any_def_paths, path_def_id, paths};
+use clippy_utils::{match_def_path, path_def_id, paths};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind, UnOp};
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
@@ -49,13 +49,15 @@ fn check_op(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, other: &Expr<'_>, left: bool)
             (arg, arg.span)
         },
         ExprKind::Call(path, [arg])
-            if path_def_id(cx, path)
-                .and_then(|id| match_any_def_paths(cx, id, &[&paths::FROM_STR_METHOD, &paths::FROM_FROM]))
-                .map_or(false, |idx| match idx {
-                    0 => true,
-                    1 => !is_copy(cx, typeck.expr_ty(expr)),
-                    _ => false,
-                }) =>
+            if path_def_id(cx, path).map_or(false, |id| {
+                if match_def_path(cx, id, &paths::FROM_STR_METHOD) {
+                    true
+                } else if cx.tcx.lang_items().from_fn() == Some(id) {
+                    !is_copy(cx, typeck.expr_ty(expr))
+                } else {
+                    false
+                }
+            }) =>
         {
             (arg, arg.span)
         },
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unit_return_expecting_ord.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unit_return_expecting_ord.rs
index 57aff5367..fc2ee9e5a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unit_return_expecting_ord.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unit_return_expecting_ord.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint, span_lint_and_help};
-use clippy_utils::{get_trait_def_id, paths};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_hir::{Closure, Expr, ExprKind, StmtKind};
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::ty;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{GenericPredicates, PredicateKind, ProjectionPredicate, TraitPredicate};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
-use rustc_span::{BytePos, Span};
+use rustc_span::{sym, BytePos, Span};
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ### What it does
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ fn get_args_to_check<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) -> Ve
         let fn_sig = cx.tcx.fn_sig(def_id);
         let generics = cx.tcx.predicates_of(def_id);
         let fn_mut_preds = get_trait_predicates_for_trait_id(cx, generics, cx.tcx.lang_items().fn_mut_trait());
-        let ord_preds = get_trait_predicates_for_trait_id(cx, generics, get_trait_def_id(cx, &paths::ORD));
+        let ord_preds = get_trait_predicates_for_trait_id(cx, generics, cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::Ord));
         let partial_ord_preds =
             get_trait_predicates_for_trait_id(cx, generics, cx.tcx.lang_items().partial_ord_trait());
         // Trying to call erase_late_bound_regions on fn_sig.inputs() gives the following error
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
index dbe75b43c..cbc2fde69 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -1766,6 +1766,7 @@ pub fn any_parent_is_automatically_derived(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, node: HirId) -> bool
 /// ```rust,ignore
 /// if let Some(args) = match_function_call(cx, cmp_max_call, &paths::CMP_MAX);
 /// ```
+/// This function is deprecated. Use [`match_function_call_with_def_id`].
 pub fn match_function_call<'tcx>(
     cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
     expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>,
@@ -1783,6 +1784,22 @@ pub fn match_function_call<'tcx>(
     None
 }
 
+pub fn match_function_call_with_def_id<'tcx>(
+    cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
+    expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>,
+    fun_def_id: DefId,
+) -> Option<&'tcx [Expr<'tcx>]> {
+    if_chain! {
+        if let ExprKind::Call(fun, args) = expr.kind;
+        if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = fun.kind;
+        if cx.qpath_res(qpath, fun.hir_id).opt_def_id() == Some(fun_def_id);
+        then {
+            return Some(args);
+        }
+    };
+    None
+}
+
 /// Checks if the given `DefId` matches any of the paths. Returns the index of matching path, if
 /// any.
 ///
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs b/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
index 78adc4536..bc8514734 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
@@ -16,25 +16,17 @@ pub const APPLICABILITY_VALUES: [[&str; 3]; 4] = [
 #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
 pub const DIAGNOSTIC_BUILDER: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_errors", "diagnostic_builder", "DiagnosticBuilder"];
 pub const ARC_PTR_EQ: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "sync", "Arc", "ptr_eq"];
-pub const ASMUT_TRAIT: [&str; 3] = ["core", "convert", "AsMut"];
-pub const ASREF_TRAIT: [&str; 3] = ["core", "convert", "AsRef"];
 pub const BTREEMAP_CONTAINS_KEY: [&str; 6] = ["alloc", "collections", "btree", "map", "BTreeMap", "contains_key"];
-pub const BTREEMAP_ENTRY: [&str; 6] = ["alloc", "collections", "btree", "map", "entry", "Entry"];
 pub const BTREEMAP_INSERT: [&str; 6] = ["alloc", "collections", "btree", "map", "BTreeMap", "insert"];
 pub const BTREESET_ITER: [&str; 6] = ["alloc", "collections", "btree", "set", "BTreeSet", "iter"];
 pub const CLONE_TRAIT_METHOD: [&str; 4] = ["core", "clone", "Clone", "clone"];
-pub const COW: [&str; 3] = ["alloc", "borrow", "Cow"];
 pub const CORE_ITER_COLLECT: [&str; 6] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "iterator", "Iterator", "collect"];
 pub const CORE_ITER_CLONED: [&str; 6] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "iterator", "Iterator", "cloned"];
 pub const CORE_ITER_COPIED: [&str; 6] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "iterator", "Iterator", "copied"];
 pub const CORE_ITER_FILTER: [&str; 6] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "iterator", "Iterator", "filter"];
-pub const CORE_ITER_INTO_ITER: [&str; 6] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "collect", "IntoIterator", "into_iter"];
 pub const CSTRING_AS_C_STR: [&str; 5] = ["alloc", "ffi", "c_str", "CString", "as_c_str"];
 pub const DEFAULT_TRAIT_METHOD: [&str; 4] = ["core", "default", "Default", "default"];
 pub const DEREF_MUT_TRAIT_METHOD: [&str; 5] = ["core", "ops", "deref", "DerefMut", "deref_mut"];
-/// Preferably use the diagnostic item `sym::deref_method` where possible
-pub const DEREF_TRAIT_METHOD: [&str; 5] = ["core", "ops", "deref", "Deref", "deref"];
-pub const DISPLAY_TRAIT: [&str; 3] = ["core", "fmt", "Display"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
 pub const EARLY_CONTEXT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint", "EarlyContext"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
@@ -42,30 +34,22 @@ pub const EARLY_LINT_PASS: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_lint", "passes", "EarlyLintPass"]
 pub const EXIT: [&str; 3] = ["std", "process", "exit"];
 pub const F32_EPSILON: [&str; 4] = ["core", "f32", "<impl f32>", "EPSILON"];
 pub const F64_EPSILON: [&str; 4] = ["core", "f64", "<impl f64>", "EPSILON"];
-pub const FILE: [&str; 3] = ["std", "fs", "File"];
-pub const FILE_TYPE: [&str; 3] = ["std", "fs", "FileType"];
-pub const FROM_FROM: [&str; 4] = ["core", "convert", "From", "from"];
 pub const FROM_ITERATOR_METHOD: [&str; 6] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "collect", "FromIterator", "from_iter"];
 pub const FROM_STR_METHOD: [&str; 5] = ["core", "str", "traits", "FromStr", "from_str"];
-pub const FUTURE_FROM_GENERATOR: [&str; 3] = ["core", "future", "from_generator"];
 #[expect(clippy::invalid_paths)] // internal lints do not know about all external crates
 pub const FUTURES_IO_ASYNCREADEXT: [&str; 3] = ["futures_util", "io", "AsyncReadExt"];
 #[expect(clippy::invalid_paths)] // internal lints do not know about all external crates
 pub const FUTURES_IO_ASYNCWRITEEXT: [&str; 3] = ["futures_util", "io", "AsyncWriteExt"];
 pub const HASHMAP_CONTAINS_KEY: [&str; 6] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "map", "HashMap", "contains_key"];
-pub const HASHMAP_ENTRY: [&str; 5] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "map", "Entry"];
 pub const HASHMAP_INSERT: [&str; 6] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "map", "HashMap", "insert"];
 pub const HASHSET_ITER: [&str; 6] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "set", "HashSet", "iter"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
 pub const IDENT: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Ident"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
 pub const IDENT_AS_STR: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Ident", "as_str"];
-pub const INDEX: [&str; 3] = ["core", "ops", "Index"];
-pub const INDEX_MUT: [&str; 3] = ["core", "ops", "IndexMut"];
 pub const INSERT_STR: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "String", "insert_str"];
 pub const ITER_COUNT: [&str; 6] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "iterator", "Iterator", "count"];
 pub const ITER_EMPTY: [&str; 5] = ["core", "iter", "sources", "empty", "Empty"];
-pub const ITER_REPEAT: [&str; 5] = ["core", "iter", "sources", "repeat", "repeat"];
 pub const ITERTOOLS_NEXT_TUPLE: [&str; 3] = ["itertools", "Itertools", "next_tuple"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
 pub const KW_MODULE: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "kw"];
@@ -76,13 +60,7 @@ pub const LATE_LINT_PASS: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_lint", "passes", "LateLintPass"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
 pub const LINT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint_defs", "Lint"];
 pub const MEM_SWAP: [&str; 3] = ["core", "mem", "swap"];
-pub const MUTEX_GUARD: [&str; 4] = ["std", "sync", "mutex", "MutexGuard"];
 pub const OPEN_OPTIONS: [&str; 3] = ["std", "fs", "OpenOptions"];
-/// Preferably use the diagnostic item `sym::Option` where possible
-pub const OPTION: [&str; 3] = ["core", "option", "Option"];
-pub const OPTION_NONE: [&str; 4] = ["core", "option", "Option", "None"];
-pub const OPTION_SOME: [&str; 4] = ["core", "option", "Option", "Some"];
-pub const ORD: [&str; 3] = ["core", "cmp", "Ord"];
 pub const OS_STRING_AS_OS_STR: [&str; 5] = ["std", "ffi", "os_str", "OsString", "as_os_str"];
 pub const OS_STR_TO_OS_STRING: [&str; 5] = ["std", "ffi", "os_str", "OsStr", "to_os_string"];
 pub const PARKING_LOT_MUTEX_GUARD: [&str; 3] = ["lock_api", "mutex", "MutexGuard"];
@@ -95,8 +73,6 @@ pub const PERMISSIONS: [&str; 3] = ["std", "fs", "Permissions"];
 #[cfg_attr(not(unix), allow(clippy::invalid_paths))]
 pub const PERMISSIONS_FROM_MODE: [&str; 6] = ["std", "os", "unix", "fs", "PermissionsExt", "from_mode"];
 pub const POLL: [&str; 4] = ["core", "task", "poll", "Poll"];
-pub const POLL_PENDING: [&str; 5] = ["core", "task", "poll", "Poll", "Pending"];
-pub const POLL_READY: [&str; 5] = ["core", "task", "poll", "Poll", "Ready"];
 pub const PTR_COPY: [&str; 3] = ["core", "intrinsics", "copy"];
 pub const PTR_COPY_NONOVERLAPPING: [&str; 3] = ["core", "intrinsics", "copy_nonoverlapping"];
 pub const PTR_EQ: [&str; 3] = ["core", "ptr", "eq"];
@@ -125,14 +101,8 @@ pub const REGEX_BYTES_NEW: [&str; 4] = ["regex", "re_bytes", "Regex", "new"];
 pub const REGEX_BYTES_SET_NEW: [&str; 5] = ["regex", "re_set", "bytes", "RegexSet", "new"];
 pub const REGEX_NEW: [&str; 4] = ["regex", "re_unicode", "Regex", "new"];
 pub const REGEX_SET_NEW: [&str; 5] = ["regex", "re_set", "unicode", "RegexSet", "new"];
-/// Preferably use the diagnostic item `sym::Result` where possible
-pub const RESULT: [&str; 3] = ["core", "result", "Result"];
-pub const RESULT_ERR: [&str; 4] = ["core", "result", "Result", "Err"];
-pub const RESULT_OK: [&str; 4] = ["core", "result", "Result", "Ok"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal")]
 pub const RUSTC_VERSION: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_semver", "RustcVersion"];
-pub const RWLOCK_READ_GUARD: [&str; 4] = ["std", "sync", "rwlock", "RwLockReadGuard"];
-pub const RWLOCK_WRITE_GUARD: [&str; 4] = ["std", "sync", "rwlock", "RwLockWriteGuard"];
 pub const SERDE_DESERIALIZE: [&str; 3] = ["serde", "de", "Deserialize"];
 pub const SERDE_DE_VISITOR: [&str; 3] = ["serde", "de", "Visitor"];
 pub const SLICE_FROM_RAW_PARTS: [&str; 4] = ["core", "slice", "raw", "from_raw_parts"];
diff --git a/tests/ui-internal/invalid_paths.rs b/tests/ui-internal/invalid_paths.rs
index b823ff7fe..9a9790a4b 100644
--- a/tests/ui-internal/invalid_paths.rs
+++ b/tests/ui-internal/invalid_paths.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #![warn(clippy::internal)]
-#![allow(clippy::missing_clippy_version_attribute)]
+#![allow(clippy::missing_clippy_version_attribute, clippy::unnecessary_def_path)]
 
 mod paths {
     // Good path