diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/map/blocks.rs b/src/librustc/hir/map/blocks.rs
index 618f9a018d1e7..d9ffe4582e7d7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/map/blocks.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/map/blocks.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl MaybeFnLike for hir::ImplItem<'_> {
 impl MaybeFnLike for hir::TraitItem<'_> {
     fn is_fn_like(&self) -> bool {
         match self.kind {
-            hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(_)) => true,
+            hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(_)) => true,
             _ => false,
         }
     }
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ impl<'a> FnLikeNode<'a> {
                 _ => bug!("item FnLikeNode that is not fn-like"),
             },
             Node::TraitItem(ti) => match ti.kind {
-                hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => {
+                hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => {
                     method(ti.hir_id, ti.ident, sig, None, body, ti.span, &ti.attrs)
                 }
                 _ => bug!("trait method FnLikeNode that is not fn-like"),
diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs b/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs
index bd26e02efb749..8c2eb65b86379 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/map/mod.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl<'hir> Entry<'hir> {
             },
 
             Node::TraitItem(ref item) => match item.kind {
-                TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, _) => Some(&sig.decl),
+                TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, _) => Some(&sig.decl),
                 _ => None,
             },
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl<'hir> Entry<'hir> {
             },
 
             Node::TraitItem(item) => match &item.kind {
-                TraitItemKind::Method(sig, _) => Some(sig),
+                TraitItemKind::Fn(sig, _) => Some(sig),
                 _ => None,
             },
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl<'hir> Entry<'hir> {
 
             Node::TraitItem(item) => match item.kind {
                 TraitItemKind::Const(_, Some(body))
-                | TraitItemKind::Method(_, TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => Some(body),
+                | TraitItemKind::Fn(_, TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => Some(body),
                 _ => None,
             },
 
@@ -326,12 +326,12 @@ impl<'hir> Map<'hir> {
             },
             Node::TraitItem(item) => match item.kind {
                 TraitItemKind::Const(..) => DefKind::AssocConst,
-                TraitItemKind::Method(..) => DefKind::Method,
+                TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => DefKind::AssocFn,
                 TraitItemKind::Type(..) => DefKind::AssocTy,
             },
             Node::ImplItem(item) => match item.kind {
                 ImplItemKind::Const(..) => DefKind::AssocConst,
-                ImplItemKind::Method(..) => DefKind::Method,
+                ImplItemKind::Method(..) => DefKind::AssocFn,
                 ImplItemKind::TyAlias(..) => DefKind::AssocTy,
                 ImplItemKind::OpaqueTy(..) => DefKind::AssocOpaqueTy,
             },
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ impl<'hir> Map<'hir> {
             | Node::AnonConst(_) => BodyOwnerKind::Const,
             Node::Ctor(..)
             | Node::Item(&Item { kind: ItemKind::Fn(..), .. })
-            | Node::TraitItem(&TraitItem { kind: TraitItemKind::Method(..), .. })
+            | Node::TraitItem(&TraitItem { kind: TraitItemKind::Fn(..), .. })
             | Node::ImplItem(&ImplItem { kind: ImplItemKind::Method(..), .. }) => BodyOwnerKind::Fn,
             Node::Item(&Item { kind: ItemKind::Static(_, m, _), .. }) => BodyOwnerKind::Static(m),
             Node::Expr(&Expr { kind: ExprKind::Closure(..), .. }) => BodyOwnerKind::Closure,
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ impl<'hir> Map<'hir> {
                     _ => false,
                 },
                 Node::TraitItem(ti) => match ti.kind {
-                    TraitItemKind::Method(..) => true,
+                    TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => true,
                     _ => false,
                 },
                 Node::ImplItem(ii) => match ii.kind {
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ fn hir_id_to_string(map: &Map<'_>, id: HirId, include_id: bool) -> String {
         Some(Node::TraitItem(ti)) => {
             let kind = match ti.kind {
                 TraitItemKind::Const(..) => "assoc constant",
-                TraitItemKind::Method(..) => "trait method",
+                TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => "trait method",
                 TraitItemKind::Type(..) => "assoc type",
             };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs b/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs
index 9d3df9623bd62..1f6725fb3950f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/stability.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ pub enum EvalResult {
 fn skip_stability_check_due_to_privacy(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, mut def_id: DefId) -> bool {
     // Check if `def_id` is a trait method.
     match tcx.def_kind(def_id) {
-        Some(DefKind::Method) | Some(DefKind::AssocTy) | Some(DefKind::AssocConst) => {
+        Some(DefKind::AssocFn) | Some(DefKind::AssocTy) | Some(DefKind::AssocConst) => {
             if let ty::TraitContainer(trait_def_id) = tcx.associated_item(def_id).container {
                 // Trait methods do not declare visibility (even
                 // for visibility info in cstore). Use containing
diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/context.rs b/src/librustc/ty/context.rs
index 20736b50831bb..ec9ff55ffe431 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/context.rs
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeckTables<'tcx> {
         }
 
         match self.type_dependent_defs().get(expr.hir_id) {
-            Some(Ok((DefKind::Method, _))) => true,
+            Some(Ok((DefKind::AssocFn, _))) => true,
             _ => false,
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs b/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
index b25fd3c61fd5d..546686c20caa7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl AssocItem {
     pub fn def_kind(&self) -> DefKind {
         match self.kind {
             AssocKind::Const => DefKind::AssocConst,
-            AssocKind::Method => DefKind::Method,
+            AssocKind::Method => DefKind::AssocFn,
             AssocKind::Type => DefKind::AssocTy,
             AssocKind::OpaqueTy => DefKind::AssocOpaqueTy,
         }
@@ -2872,7 +2872,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
             }
         } else {
             match self.def_kind(def_id).expect("no def for `DefId`") {
-                DefKind::AssocConst | DefKind::Method | DefKind::AssocTy => true,
+                DefKind::AssocConst | DefKind::AssocFn | DefKind::AssocTy => true,
                 _ => false,
             }
         };
@@ -3051,7 +3051,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// `DefId` of the impl that the method belongs to; otherwise, returns `None`.
     pub fn impl_of_method(self, def_id: DefId) -> Option<DefId> {
         let item = if def_id.krate != LOCAL_CRATE {
-            if let Some(DefKind::Method) = self.def_kind(def_id) {
+            if let Some(DefKind::AssocFn) = self.def_kind(def_id) {
                 Some(self.associated_item(def_id))
             } else {
                 None
diff --git a/src/librustc_ast_lowering/item.rs b/src/librustc_ast_lowering/item.rs
index d17267a153c33..84868b6227827 100644
--- a/src/librustc_ast_lowering/item.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_ast_lowering/item.rs
@@ -761,13 +761,13 @@ impl<'hir> LoweringContext<'_, 'hir> {
                 let names = self.lower_fn_params_to_names(&sig.decl);
                 let (generics, sig) =
                     self.lower_method_sig(generics, sig, trait_item_def_id, false, None);
-                (generics, hir::TraitItemKind::Method(sig, hir::TraitMethod::Required(names)))
+                (generics, hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(sig, hir::TraitMethod::Required(names)))
             }
             AssocItemKind::Fn(_, ref sig, ref generics, Some(ref body)) => {
                 let body_id = self.lower_fn_body_block(i.span, &sig.decl, Some(body));
                 let (generics, sig) =
                     self.lower_method_sig(generics, sig, trait_item_def_id, false, None);
-                (generics, hir::TraitItemKind::Method(sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)))
+                (generics, hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)))
             }
             AssocItemKind::TyAlias(_, ref generics, ref bounds, ref default) => {
                 let ty = default.as_ref().map(|x| self.lower_ty(x, ImplTraitContext::disallowed()));
diff --git a/src/librustc_ast_lowering/path.rs b/src/librustc_ast_lowering/path.rs
index 80d7e3d0d465a..db8517bfbf0c7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_ast_lowering/path.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_ast_lowering/path.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
                             ParenthesizedGenericArgs::Ok
                         }
                         // `a::b::Trait(Args)::TraitItem`
-                        Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+                        Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
                         | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _)
                         | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocTy, _)
                             if i + 2 == proj_start =>
diff --git a/src/librustc_hir/def.rs b/src/librustc_hir/def.rs
index 595543eaf535f..5b2c1453de642 100644
--- a/src/librustc_hir/def.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_hir/def.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub enum DefKind {
     Static,
     /// Refers to the struct or enum variant's constructor.
     Ctor(CtorOf, CtorKind),
-    Method,
+    AssocFn,
     AssocConst,
 
     // Macro namespace
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ impl DefKind {
             DefKind::Union => "union",
             DefKind::Trait => "trait",
             DefKind::ForeignTy => "foreign type",
-            DefKind::Method => "method",
+            // FIXME: Update the description to "assoc fn"
+            DefKind::AssocFn => "method",
             DefKind::Const => "constant",
             DefKind::AssocConst => "associated constant",
             DefKind::TyParam => "type parameter",
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ impl DefKind {
             | DefKind::ConstParam
             | DefKind::Static
             | DefKind::Ctor(..)
-            | DefKind::Method
+            | DefKind::AssocFn
             | DefKind::AssocConst => ns == Namespace::ValueNS,
 
             DefKind::Macro(..) => ns == Namespace::MacroNS,
diff --git a/src/librustc_hir/hir.rs b/src/librustc_hir/hir.rs
index f948e22e84b10..5a83c65204cc4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_hir/hir.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_hir/hir.rs
@@ -1863,8 +1863,8 @@ pub enum TraitMethod<'hir> {
 pub enum TraitItemKind<'hir> {
     /// An associated constant with an optional value (otherwise `impl`s must contain a value).
     Const(&'hir Ty<'hir>, Option<BodyId>),
-    /// A method with an optional body.
-    Method(FnSig<'hir>, TraitMethod<'hir>),
+    /// An associated function with an optional body.
+    Fn(FnSig<'hir>, TraitMethod<'hir>),
     /// An associated type with (possibly empty) bounds and optional concrete
     /// type.
     Type(GenericBounds<'hir>, Option<&'hir Ty<'hir>>),
@@ -2699,7 +2699,7 @@ impl Node<'_> {
 
     pub fn fn_decl(&self) -> Option<&FnDecl<'_>> {
         match self {
-            Node::TraitItem(TraitItem { kind: TraitItemKind::Method(fn_sig, _), .. })
+            Node::TraitItem(TraitItem { kind: TraitItemKind::Fn(fn_sig, _), .. })
             | Node::ImplItem(ImplItem { kind: ImplItemKind::Method(fn_sig, _), .. })
             | Node::Item(Item { kind: ItemKind::Fn(fn_sig, _, _), .. }) => Some(fn_sig.decl),
             Node::ForeignItem(ForeignItem { kind: ForeignItemKind::Fn(fn_decl, _, _), .. }) => {
diff --git a/src/librustc_hir/intravisit.rs b/src/librustc_hir/intravisit.rs
index 45257b04d7907..e92192c8b1f72 100644
--- a/src/librustc_hir/intravisit.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_hir/intravisit.rs
@@ -911,14 +911,14 @@ pub fn walk_trait_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, trait_item: &'v Trai
             visitor.visit_ty(ty);
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_nested_body, default);
         }
-        TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, TraitMethod::Required(param_names)) => {
+        TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, TraitMethod::Required(param_names)) => {
             visitor.visit_id(trait_item.hir_id);
             visitor.visit_fn_decl(&sig.decl);
             for &param_name in param_names {
                 visitor.visit_ident(param_name);
             }
         }
-        TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)) => {
+        TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)) => {
             visitor.visit_fn(
                 FnKind::Method(trait_item.ident, sig, None, &trait_item.attrs),
                 &sig.decl,
diff --git a/src/librustc_hir/print.rs b/src/librustc_hir/print.rs
index 8cbbef959ce75..7738548dadef2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_hir/print.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_hir/print.rs
@@ -886,13 +886,13 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                     Spanned { span: rustc_span::DUMMY_SP, node: hir::VisibilityKind::Inherited };
                 self.print_associated_const(ti.ident, &ty, default, &vis);
             }
-            hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Required(ref arg_names)) => {
+            hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Required(ref arg_names)) => {
                 let vis =
                     Spanned { span: rustc_span::DUMMY_SP, node: hir::VisibilityKind::Inherited };
                 self.print_method_sig(ti.ident, sig, &ti.generics, &vis, arg_names, None);
                 self.s.word(";");
             }
-            hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => {
+            hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => {
                 let vis =
                     Spanned { span: rustc_span::DUMMY_SP, node: hir::VisibilityKind::Inherited };
                 self.head("");
diff --git a/src/librustc_hir/target.rs b/src/librustc_hir/target.rs
index 501976fc3cb39..b7bc555d7b410 100644
--- a/src/librustc_hir/target.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_hir/target.rs
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ impl Target {
     pub fn from_trait_item(trait_item: &TraitItem<'_>) -> Target {
         match trait_item.kind {
             TraitItemKind::Const(..) => Target::AssocConst,
-            TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(_)) => {
+            TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(_)) => {
                 Target::Method(MethodKind::Trait { body: false })
             }
-            TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(_)) => {
+            TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(_)) => {
                 Target::Method(MethodKind::Trait { body: true })
             }
             TraitItemKind::Type(..) => Target::AssocTy,
diff --git a/src/librustc_incremental/persist/dirty_clean.rs b/src/librustc_incremental/persist/dirty_clean.rs
index e212dc81070ac..54815fe3468ea 100644
--- a/src/librustc_incremental/persist/dirty_clean.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_incremental/persist/dirty_clean.rs
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ impl DirtyCleanVisitor<'tcx> {
                 }
             }
             HirNode::TraitItem(item) => match item.kind {
-                TraitItemKind::Method(..) => ("Node::TraitItem", LABELS_FN_IN_TRAIT),
+                TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => ("Node::TraitItem", LABELS_FN_IN_TRAIT),
                 TraitItemKind::Const(..) => ("NodeTraitConst", LABELS_CONST_IN_TRAIT),
                 TraitItemKind::Type(..) => ("NodeTraitType", LABELS_CONST_IN_TRAIT),
             },
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs b/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
index bd133738db7ab..9185c46702308 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ fn item_scope_tag(item: &hir::Item<'_>) -> &'static str {
 
 fn trait_item_scope_tag(item: &hir::TraitItem<'_>) -> &'static str {
     match item.kind {
-        hir::TraitItemKind::Method(..) => "method body",
+        hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => "method body",
         hir::TraitItemKind::Const(..) | hir::TraitItemKind::Type(..) => "associated item",
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs b/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
index a1e6a0a325ada..56f8c8c2b9c76 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/need_type_info.rs
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             &segment.args,
         ) {
             let borrow = tables.borrow();
-            if let Some((DefKind::Method, did)) = borrow.type_dependent_def(e.hir_id) {
+            if let Some((DefKind::AssocFn, did)) = borrow.type_dependent_def(e.hir_id) {
                 let generics = self.tcx.generics_of(did);
                 if !generics.params.is_empty() {
                     err.span_suggestion(
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/find_anon_type.rs b/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/find_anon_type.rs
index 2ae7f4cc04f98..7346cb0a03393 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/find_anon_type.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/find_anon_type.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> NiceRegionError<'a, 'tcx> {
                 let fndecl = match self.tcx().hir().get(hir_id) {
                     Node::Item(&hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn(ref m, ..), .. })
                     | Node::TraitItem(&hir::TraitItem {
-                        kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref m, ..),
+                        kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref m, ..),
                         ..
                     })
                     | Node::ImplItem(&hir::ImplItem {
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/traits/error_reporting/on_unimplemented.rs b/src/librustc_infer/traits/error_reporting/on_unimplemented.rs
index 87c1107bd427d..eb34a4875961c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/traits/error_reporting/on_unimplemented.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/traits/error_reporting/on_unimplemented.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 })
             }
             hir::Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
-                kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)),
+                kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)),
                 ..
             }) => self.describe_generator(*body_id).or_else(|| Some("a trait method")),
             hir::Node::ImplItem(hir::ImplItem {
diff --git a/src/librustc_infer/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs b/src/librustc_infer/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
index d05955fb858c0..228747c3f89e9 100644
--- a/src/librustc_infer/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_infer/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             match node {
                 hir::Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
                     generics,
-                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(..),
+                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..),
                     ..
                 }) if param_ty && self_ty == self.tcx.types.self_param => {
                     // Restricting `Self` for a single method.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 hir::Node::Item(hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn(_, generics, _), .. })
                 | hir::Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
                     generics,
-                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(..),
+                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..),
                     ..
                 })
                 | hir::Node::ImplItem(hir::ImplItem {
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             })
             | Node::TraitItem(&hir::TraitItem {
                 span,
-                kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, _),
+                kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, _),
                 ..
             }) => (
                 self.tcx.sess.source_map().def_span(span),
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
index c97dbb955ba85..8c896b0c18bee 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for MissingDoc {
 
         let desc = match trait_item.kind {
             hir::TraitItemKind::Const(..) => "an associated constant",
-            hir::TraitItemKind::Method(..) => "a trait method",
+            hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => "a trait method",
             hir::TraitItemKind::Type(..) => "an associated type",
         };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/nonstandard_style.rs b/src/librustc_lint/nonstandard_style.rs
index b0560dc9fdf9c..37fefe680d7d2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/nonstandard_style.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/nonstandard_style.rs
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for NonSnakeCase {
     }
 
     fn check_trait_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, item: &hir::TraitItem<'_>) {
-        if let hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(pnames)) = item.kind {
+        if let hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(pnames)) = item.kind {
             self.check_snake_case(cx, "trait method", &item.ident);
             for param_name in pnames {
                 self.check_snake_case(cx, "variable", param_name);
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs b/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs
index e88600239e765..d0bbc5ac26d89 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/unused.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for UnusedResults {
                 match callee.kind {
                     hir::ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) => {
                         match cx.tables.qpath_res(qpath, callee.hir_id) {
-                            Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, def_id) | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, def_id) => {
+                            Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, def_id) | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, def_id) => {
                                 Some(def_id)
                             }
                             // `Res::Local` if it was a closure, for which we
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs
index a72ee0cbe4729..d0a35c6156436 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ impl EntryKind {
             EntryKind::Struct(_, _) => DefKind::Struct,
             EntryKind::Union(_, _) => DefKind::Union,
             EntryKind::Fn(_) | EntryKind::ForeignFn(_) => DefKind::Fn,
-            EntryKind::Method(_) => DefKind::Method,
+            EntryKind::Method(_) => DefKind::AssocFn,
             EntryKind::Type => DefKind::TyAlias,
             EntryKind::TypeParam => DefKind::TyParam,
             EntryKind::ConstParam => DefKind::ConstParam,
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/encoder.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/encoder.rs
index ea0cc2f0c8bf2..b89cd0792b893 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/encoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/encoder.rs
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ impl EncodeContext<'tcx> {
                 )
             }
             ty::AssocKind::Method => {
-                let fn_data = if let hir::TraitItemKind::Method(m_sig, m) = &ast_item.kind {
+                let fn_data = if let hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(m_sig, m) = &ast_item.kind {
                     let param_names = match *m {
                         hir::TraitMethod::Required(ref names) => {
                             self.encode_fn_param_names(names)
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/mutability_errors.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/mutability_errors.rs
index d91f6edc9800c..7ebc164e49c56 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/mutability_errors.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/mutability_errors.rs
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         }))
                         | Some(hir::Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
                             ident,
-                            kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(sig, _),
+                            kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(sig, _),
                             ..
                         }))
                         | Some(hir::Node::ImplItem(hir::ImplItem {
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 hir::Node::Item(hir::Item { ident, kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn(sig, ..), .. })
                 | hir::Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
                     ident,
-                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(sig, _),
+                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(sig, _),
                     ..
                 })
                 | hir::Node::ImplItem(hir::ImplItem {
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/util/pretty.rs b/src/librustc_mir/util/pretty.rs
index 6fd8f06fe8f25..ee8de0e6b9311 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/util/pretty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/util/pretty.rs
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ fn write_mir_sig(
     trace!("write_mir_sig: {:?}", src.instance);
     let kind = tcx.def_kind(src.def_id());
     let is_function = match kind {
-        Some(DefKind::Fn) | Some(DefKind::Method) | Some(DefKind::Ctor(..)) => true,
+        Some(DefKind::Fn) | Some(DefKind::AssocFn) | Some(DefKind::Ctor(..)) => true,
         _ => tcx.is_closure(src.def_id()),
     };
     match (kind, src.promoted) {
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir_build/build/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir_build/build/mod.rs
index 830877f713e4b..4cd1efe4ef912 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir_build/build/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir_build/build/mod.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn mir_build(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> BodyAndCache<'_> {
         })
         | Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
             kind:
-                hir::TraitItemKind::Method(hir::FnSig { decl, .. }, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)),
+                hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(hir::FnSig { decl, .. }, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)),
             ..
         }) => (*body_id, decl.output.span()),
         Node::Item(hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Static(ty, _, body_id), .. })
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir_build/hair/cx/expr.rs b/src/librustc_mir_build/hair/cx/expr.rs
index 46d49b6b4933f..9f04bc1dc7697 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir_build/hair/cx/expr.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir_build/hair/cx/expr.rs
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ fn user_substs_applied_to_res<'tcx>(
         // a tuple-struct or tuple-variant. This has the type of a
         // `Fn` but with the user-given substitutions.
         Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _)
-        | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+        | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
         | Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(_, CtorKind::Fn), _)
         | Res::Def(DefKind::Const, _)
         | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _) => {
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ fn convert_path_expr<'a, 'tcx>(
     match res {
         // A regular function, constructor function or a constant.
         Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _)
-        | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+        | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
         | Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(_, CtorKind::Fn), _)
         | Res::SelfCtor(..) => {
             let user_ty = user_substs_applied_to_res(cx, expr.hir_id, res);
diff --git a/src/librustc_passes/dead.rs b/src/librustc_passes/dead.rs
index bcf9fd5a5353f..4a0ffc23365da 100644
--- a/src/librustc_passes/dead.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_passes/dead.rs
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ impl<'v, 'k, 'tcx> ItemLikeVisitor<'v> for LifeSeeder<'k, 'tcx> {
                     let trait_item = self.krate.trait_item(trait_item_ref.id);
                     match trait_item.kind {
                         hir::TraitItemKind::Const(_, Some(_))
-                        | hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(_)) => {
+                        | hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(_)) => {
                             if has_allow_dead_code_or_lang_attr(
                                 self.tcx,
                                 trait_item.hir_id,
@@ -682,11 +682,11 @@ impl Visitor<'tcx> for DeadVisitor<'tcx> {
     fn visit_trait_item(&mut self, trait_item: &'tcx hir::TraitItem<'tcx>) {
         match trait_item.kind {
             hir::TraitItemKind::Const(_, Some(body_id))
-            | hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)) => {
+            | hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)) => {
                 self.visit_nested_body(body_id)
             }
             hir::TraitItemKind::Const(_, None)
-            | hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(_))
+            | hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(_))
             | hir::TraitItemKind::Type(..) => {}
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_passes/reachable.rs b/src/librustc_passes/reachable.rs
index 888f4370dd5e8..79a9f22603042 100644
--- a/src/librustc_passes/reachable.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_passes/reachable.rs
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ReachableContext<'a, 'tcx> {
             },
             Some(Node::TraitItem(trait_method)) => match trait_method.kind {
                 hir::TraitItemKind::Const(_, ref default) => default.is_some(),
-                hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(_)) => true,
-                hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(_))
+                hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(_)) => true,
+                hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(_))
                 | hir::TraitItemKind::Type(..) => false,
             },
             Some(Node::ImplItem(impl_item)) => {
@@ -278,11 +278,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ReachableContext<'a, 'tcx> {
             Node::TraitItem(trait_method) => {
                 match trait_method.kind {
                     hir::TraitItemKind::Const(_, None)
-                    | hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(_)) => {
+                    | hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Required(_)) => {
                         // Keep going, nothing to get exported
                     }
                     hir::TraitItemKind::Const(_, Some(body_id))
-                    | hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)) => {
+                    | hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)) => {
                         self.visit_nested_body(body_id);
                     }
                     hir::TraitItemKind::Type(..) => {}
diff --git a/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs b/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs
index 24696b203326f..175b2390d3083 100644
--- a/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_privacy/lib.rs
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ impl EmbargoVisitor<'tcx> {
             | DefKind::ForeignTy
             | DefKind::Fn
             | DefKind::OpaqueTy
-            | DefKind::Method
+            | DefKind::AssocFn
             | DefKind::Trait
             | DefKind::TyParam
             | DefKind::Variant => (),
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for TypePrivacyVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
             _ => None,
         };
         let def = def.filter(|(kind, _)| match kind {
-            DefKind::Method
+            DefKind::AssocFn
             | DefKind::AssocConst
             | DefKind::AssocTy
             | DefKind::AssocOpaqueTy
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
index 5ec113b37418a..3bac7b53b5156 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> BuildReducedGraphVisitor<'a, 'b> {
             | Res::PrimTy(..)
             | Res::ToolMod => self.r.define(parent, ident, TypeNS, (res, vis, span, expansion)),
             Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _)
-            | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+            | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
             | Res::Def(DefKind::Static, _)
             | Res::Def(DefKind::Const, _)
             | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _)
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> BuildReducedGraphVisitor<'a, 'b> {
                 let field_names = cstore.struct_field_names_untracked(def_id, self.r.session);
                 self.insert_field_names(def_id, field_names);
             }
-            Res::Def(DefKind::Method, def_id) => {
+            Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, def_id) => {
                 if cstore.associated_item_cloned_untracked(def_id).method_has_self_argument {
                     self.r.has_self.insert(def_id);
                 }
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Visitor<'b> for BuildReducedGraphVisitor<'a, 'b> {
                 if sig.decl.has_self() {
                     self.r.has_self.insert(item_def_id);
                 }
-                (Res::Def(DefKind::Method, item_def_id), ValueNS)
+                (Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, item_def_id), ValueNS)
             }
             AssocItemKind::TyAlias(..) => (Res::Def(DefKind::AssocTy, item_def_id), TypeNS),
             AssocItemKind::MacCall(_) => bug!(), // handled above
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/late.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/late.rs
index cb5548aad34a7..7811feda4c64f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/late.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/late.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ impl<'a> PathSource<'a> {
                 | Res::Def(DefKind::Static, _)
                 | Res::Local(..)
                 | Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _)
-                | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+                | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
                 | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _)
                 | Res::SelfCtor(..)
                 | Res::Def(DefKind::ConstParam, _) => true,
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ impl<'a> PathSource<'a> {
                 _ => false,
             },
             PathSource::TraitItem(ns) => match res {
-                Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _) | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+                Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _) | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
                     if ns == ValueNS =>
                 {
                     true
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs
index fd62c80293425..d1c2c194fca53 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/late/diagnostics.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl<'a> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_, '_> {
                             .unwrap_or(false)
                     }
                     Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(..), _)
-                    | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+                    | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
                     | Res::Def(DefKind::Const, _)
                     | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _)
                     | Res::SelfCtor(_)
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/late/lifetimes.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/late/lifetimes.rs
index 193b6d75935b2..280acfe8c4872 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/late/lifetimes.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/late/lifetimes.rs
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for LifetimeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
         use self::hir::TraitItemKind::*;
         self.missing_named_lifetime_spots.push((&trait_item.generics).into());
         match trait_item.kind {
-            Method(ref sig, _) => {
+            Fn(ref sig, _) => {
                 let tcx = self.tcx;
                 self.visit_early_late(
                     Some(tcx.hir().get_parent_item(trait_item.hir_id)),
@@ -1816,8 +1816,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LifetimeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                 match self.tcx.hir().get(fn_id) {
                     Node::Item(&hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn(..), .. })
                     | Node::TraitItem(&hir::TraitItem {
-                        kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(..),
-                        ..
+                        kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..), ..
                     })
                     | Node::ImplItem(&hir::ImplItem {
                         kind: hir::ImplItemKind::Method(..), ..
@@ -2093,9 +2092,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LifetimeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
             // `fn` definitions and methods.
             Node::Item(&hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn(.., body), .. }) => Some(body),
 
-            Node::TraitItem(&hir::TraitItem {
-                kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(_, ref m), ..
-            }) => {
+            Node::TraitItem(&hir::TraitItem { kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(_, ref m), .. }) => {
                 if let hir::ItemKind::Trait(.., ref trait_items) =
                     self.tcx.hir().expect_item(self.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(parent)).kind
                 {
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
index 44eba0d533d3a..3a39331446344 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ impl<'a> NameBinding<'a> {
     fn is_importable(&self) -> bool {
         match self.res() {
             Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _)
-            | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+            | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
             | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocTy, _) => false,
             _ => true,
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc_save_analysis/lib.rs b/src/librustc_save_analysis/lib.rs
index c4d8244eb68fd..4ac8cd97fede3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_save_analysis/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_save_analysis/lib.rs
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ impl<'l, 'tcx> SaveContext<'l, 'tcx> {
             | Res::Def(HirDefKind::Ctor(..), _) => {
                 Some(Ref { kind: RefKind::Variable, span, ref_id: id_from_def_id(res.def_id()) })
             }
-            Res::Def(HirDefKind::Method, decl_id) => {
+            Res::Def(HirDefKind::AssocFn, decl_id) => {
                 let def_id = if decl_id.is_local() {
                     let ti = self.tcx.associated_item(decl_id);
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_traits/lowering/environment.rs b/src/librustc_traits/lowering/environment.rs
index 0e26e9461f4c3..db392ede432e1 100644
--- a/src/librustc_traits/lowering/environment.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_traits/lowering/environment.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ crate fn environment(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> Environment<'_> {
 
     let node_kind = match node {
         Node::TraitItem(item) => match item.kind {
-            TraitItemKind::Method(..) => NodeKind::Fn,
+            TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => NodeKind::Fn,
             _ => NodeKind::Other,
         },
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
index 199b476cb9a3e..d59923a0019f4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/astconv.rs
@@ -2588,7 +2588,7 @@ impl<'o, 'tcx> dyn AstConv<'tcx> + 'o {
             }
 
             // Case 4. Reference to a method or associated const.
-            DefKind::Method | DefKind::AssocConst => {
+            DefKind::AssocFn | DefKind::AssocConst => {
                 if segments.len() >= 2 {
                     let generics = tcx.generics_of(def_id);
                     path_segs.push(PathSeg(generics.parent.unwrap(), last - 1));
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/compare_method.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/compare_method.rs
index 8b54b5343756a..0c8dec8f8d4a9 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/compare_method.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/compare_method.rs
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ fn extract_spans_for_error_reporting<'a, 'tcx>(
         TypeError::Mutability => {
             if let Some(trait_m_hir_id) = tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(trait_m.def_id) {
                 let trait_m_iter = match tcx.hir().expect_trait_item(trait_m_hir_id).kind {
-                    TraitItemKind::Method(ref trait_m_sig, _) => trait_m_sig.decl.inputs.iter(),
-                    _ => bug!("{:?} is not a TraitItemKind::Method", trait_m),
+                    TraitItemKind::Fn(ref trait_m_sig, _) => trait_m_sig.decl.inputs.iter(),
+                    _ => bug!("{:?} is not a TraitItemKind::Fn", trait_m),
                 };
 
                 impl_m_iter
@@ -440,10 +440,10 @@ fn extract_spans_for_error_reporting<'a, 'tcx>(
             if let Some(trait_m_hir_id) = tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(trait_m.def_id) {
                 let (trait_m_output, trait_m_iter) =
                     match tcx.hir().expect_trait_item(trait_m_hir_id).kind {
-                        TraitItemKind::Method(ref trait_m_sig, _) => {
+                        TraitItemKind::Fn(ref trait_m_sig, _) => {
                             (&trait_m_sig.decl.output, trait_m_sig.decl.inputs.iter())
                         }
-                        _ => bug!("{:?} is not a TraitItemKind::Method", trait_m),
+                        _ => bug!("{:?} is not a TraitItemKind::Fn", trait_m),
                     };
 
                 let impl_iter = impl_sig.inputs().iter();
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ fn compare_number_of_method_arguments<'tcx>(
         let trait_m_hir_id = tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(trait_m.def_id);
         let trait_span = if let Some(trait_id) = trait_m_hir_id {
             match tcx.hir().expect_trait_item(trait_id).kind {
-                TraitItemKind::Method(ref trait_m_sig, _) => {
+                TraitItemKind::Fn(ref trait_m_sig, _) => {
                     let pos = if trait_number_args > 0 { trait_number_args - 1 } else { 0 };
                     if let Some(arg) = trait_m_sig.decl.inputs.get(pos) {
                         Some(if pos == 0 {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/generator_interior.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/generator_interior.rs
index 50692e0f10487..7e52657377393 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/generator_interior.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/generator_interior.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for InteriorVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                         // ZST in a temporary, so skip its type, just in case it
                         // can significantly complicate the generator type.
                         Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _)
-                        | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+                        | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
                         | Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(_, CtorKind::Fn), _) => {
                             // NOTE(eddyb) this assumes a path expression has
                             // no nested expressions to keep track of.
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs
index 95faa353e9b65..9e3b4a7be72bb 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/method/suggest.rs
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                             if let ty::AssocKind::Method = item.kind {
                                 let id = self.tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(item.def_id);
                                 if let Some(hir::Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
-                                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(fn_sig, method),
+                                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(fn_sig, method),
                                     ..
                                 })) = id.map(|id| self.tcx.hir().get(id))
                                 {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index f479a992e004f..b06f0df13622f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ fn primary_body_of(
         },
         Node::TraitItem(item) => match item.kind {
             hir::TraitItemKind::Const(ref ty, Some(body)) => Some((body, Some(ty), None, None)),
-            hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => {
+            hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => {
                 Some((body, None, Some(&sig.header), Some(&sig.decl)))
             }
             _ => None,
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ pub fn check_item_type<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, it: &'tcx hir::Item<'tcx>) {
 
             for item in items.iter() {
                 let item = tcx.hir().trait_item(item.id);
-                if let hir::TraitItemKind::Method(sig, _) = &item.kind {
+                if let hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(sig, _) = &item.kind {
                     let abi = sig.header.abi;
                     fn_maybe_err(tcx, item.ident.span, abi);
                 }
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
     pub fn write_method_call(&self, hir_id: hir::HirId, method: MethodCallee<'tcx>) {
         debug!("write_method_call(hir_id={:?}, method={:?})", hir_id, method);
-        self.write_resolution(hir_id, Ok((DefKind::Method, method.def_id)));
+        self.write_resolution(hir_id, Ok((DefKind::AssocFn, method.def_id)));
         self.write_substs(hir_id, method.substs);
 
         // When the method is confirmed, the `method.substs` includes
@@ -4769,7 +4769,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
             Node::TraitItem(&hir::TraitItem {
                 ident,
-                kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, ..),
+                kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, ..),
                 ..
             }) => Some((&sig.decl, ident, true)),
             Node::ImplItem(&hir::ImplItem {
@@ -4863,7 +4863,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     ..
                 }))
                 | Some(Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
-                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(.., hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)),
+                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(.., hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body_id)),
                     ..
                 })) => {
                     let body = hir.body(*body_id);
@@ -4934,7 +4934,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         .join(", ")
                 }
                 Some(Node::TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
-                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Method(.., hir::TraitMethod::Required(idents)),
+                    kind: hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(.., hir::TraitMethod::Required(idents)),
                     ..
                 })) => {
                     sugg_call = idents
@@ -5364,7 +5364,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     is_alias_variant_ctor = true;
                 }
             }
-            Res::Def(DefKind::Method, def_id) | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, def_id) => {
+            Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, def_id) | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, def_id) => {
                 let container = tcx.associated_item(def_id).container;
                 debug!("instantiate_value_path: def_id={:?} container={:?}", def_id, container);
                 match container {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/pat.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/pat.rs
index dd4b407ac52cb..6ae9a5f885364 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/pat.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/pat.rs
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.set_tainted_by_errors();
                 return tcx.types.err;
             }
-            Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+            Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
             | Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(_, CtorKind::Fictive), _)
             | Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(_, CtorKind::Fn), _) => {
                 report_unexpected_variant_res(tcx, res, pat.span, qpath);
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             );
             let mut err = struct_span_err!(tcx.sess, pat.span, E0164, "{}", msg);
             match (res, &pat.kind) {
-                (Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _), _) | (Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _), _) => {
+                (Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _), _) | (Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _), _) => {
                     err.span_label(pat.span, "`fn` calls are not allowed in patterns");
                     err.help(
                         "for more information, visit \
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 on_error();
                 return tcx.types.err;
             }
-            Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _) | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _) => {
+            Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _) | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _) => {
                 report_unexpected_res(res);
                 return tcx.types.err;
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs
index e8e34a4e8f079..335b4a2850116 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pub fn check_trait_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) {
     let trait_item = tcx.hir().expect_trait_item(hir_id);
 
     let method_sig = match trait_item.kind {
-        hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, _) => Some(sig),
+        hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, _) => Some(sig),
         _ => None,
     };
     check_object_unsafe_self_trait_by_name(tcx, &trait_item);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ fn check_object_unsafe_self_trait_by_name(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, item: &hir::TraitItem
         {
             trait_should_be_self.push(ty.span)
         }
-        hir::TraitItemKind::Method(sig, _) => {
+        hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(sig, _) => {
             for ty in sig.decl.inputs {
                 if could_be_self(trait_def_id, ty) {
                     trait_should_be_self.push(ty.span);
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
index 26462e61e5d57..22ee6f9890f2b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ fn convert_trait_item(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_item_id: hir::HirId) {
     tcx.generics_of(def_id);
 
     match trait_item.kind {
-        hir::TraitItemKind::Method(..) => {
+        hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => {
             tcx.type_of(def_id);
             tcx.fn_sig(def_id);
         }
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ fn has_late_bound_regions<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, node: Node<'tcx>) -> Option<S
 
     match node {
         Node::TraitItem(item) => match item.kind {
-            hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, _) => {
+            hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, _) => {
                 has_late_bound_regions(tcx, &item.generics, &sig.decl)
             }
             _ => None,
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ fn fn_sig(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ty::PolyFnSig<'_> {
 
     match tcx.hir().get(hir_id) {
         TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
-            kind: TraitItemKind::Method(sig, TraitMethod::Provided(_)),
+            kind: TraitItemKind::Fn(sig, TraitMethod::Provided(_)),
             ident,
             generics,
             ..
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ fn fn_sig(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ty::PolyFnSig<'_> {
         }
 
         TraitItem(hir::TraitItem {
-            kind: TraitItemKind::Method(FnSig { header, decl }, _),
+            kind: TraitItemKind::Fn(FnSig { header, decl }, _),
             ident,
             generics,
             ..
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/collect/type_of.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/collect/type_of.rs
index ec87112b7a8e0..815235adc7175 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/collect/type_of.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/collect/type_of.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub(super) fn type_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> Ty<'_> {
 
     match tcx.hir().get(hir_id) {
         Node::TraitItem(item) => match item.kind {
-            TraitItemKind::Method(..) => {
+            TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => {
                 let substs = InternalSubsts::identity_for_item(tcx, def_id);
                 tcx.mk_fn_def(def_id, substs)
             }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/mem_categorization.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/mem_categorization.rs
index a4569a147567f..8e06948a10953 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/mem_categorization.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/mem_categorization.rs
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MemCategorizationContext<'a, 'tcx> {
             | Res::Def(DefKind::ConstParam, _)
             | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _)
             | Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _)
-            | Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _)
+            | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _)
             | Res::SelfCtor(..) => Ok(self.cat_rvalue(hir_id, span, expr_ty)),
 
             Res::Def(DefKind::Static, _) => Ok(Place {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/constraints.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/constraints.rs
index 6f5caea250b07..fc3b7201a1e63 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/constraints.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/constraints.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> ItemLikeVisitor<'v> for ConstraintContext<'a, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn visit_trait_item(&mut self, trait_item: &hir::TraitItem<'_>) {
-        if let hir::TraitItemKind::Method(..) = trait_item.kind {
+        if let hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..) = trait_item.kind {
             self.visit_node_helper(trait_item.hir_id);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/mod.rs
index ddde11b38448b..412b90a9acffa 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/mod.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn variances_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, item_def_id: DefId) -> &[ty::Variance] {
         },
 
         Node::TraitItem(item) => match item.kind {
-            hir::TraitItemKind::Method(..) => {}
+            hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..) => {}
 
             _ => unsupported(),
         },
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/terms.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/terms.rs
index dd593a6abb4fe..f79f8c4bb9510 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/terms.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/terms.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, 'v> ItemLikeVisitor<'v> for TermsContext<'a, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn visit_trait_item(&mut self, trait_item: &hir::TraitItem<'_>) {
-        if let hir::TraitItemKind::Method(..) = trait_item.kind {
+        if let hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(..) = trait_item.kind {
             self.add_inferreds_for_item(trait_item.hir_id);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index 4c7765b296500..38b9bc1f16331 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -1084,10 +1084,10 @@ impl Clean<Item> for hir::TraitItem<'_> {
             hir::TraitItemKind::Const(ref ty, default) => {
                 AssocConstItem(ty.clean(cx), default.map(|e| print_const_expr(cx, e)))
             }
-            hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => {
+            hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Provided(body)) => {
                 MethodItem((sig, &self.generics, body, None).clean(cx))
             }
-            hir::TraitItemKind::Method(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Required(ref names)) => {
+            hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, hir::TraitMethod::Required(ref names)) => {
                 let (generics, decl) = enter_impl_trait(cx, || {
                     (self.generics.clean(cx), (&*sig.decl, &names[..]).clean(cx))
                 });
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
index 7aa90d667813f..75355b84fee83 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LinkCollector<'a, 'tcx> {
                 // In case this is a trait item, skip the
                 // early return and try looking for the trait.
                 let value = match res {
-                    Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _) | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _) => true,
+                    Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _) | Res::Def(DefKind::AssocConst, _) => true,
                     Res::Def(DefKind::AssocTy, _) => false,
                     Res::Def(DefKind::Variant, _) => {
                         return handle_variant(cx, res, extra_fragment);
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ fn ambiguity_error(
 
                     for (res, ns) in candidates {
                         let (action, mut suggestion) = match res {
-                            Res::Def(DefKind::Method, _) | Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _) => {
+                            Res::Def(DefKind::AssocFn, _) | Res::Def(DefKind::Fn, _) => {
                                 ("add parentheses", format!("{}()", path_str))
                             }
                             Res::Def(DefKind::Macro(..), _) => {