diff --git a/crates/hir-def/src/macro_expansion_tests/mbe.rs b/crates/hir-def/src/macro_expansion_tests/mbe.rs
index 4058159cefef..64b37d2d0650 100644
--- a/crates/hir-def/src/macro_expansion_tests/mbe.rs
+++ b/crates/hir-def/src/macro_expansion_tests/mbe.rs
@@ -1921,3 +1921,59 @@ fn f() {
  "#]],
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_edition_handling_out() {
+    check(
+        r#"
+//- /main.rs crate:main deps:old edition:2021
+macro_rules! r#try {
+    ($it:expr) => {
+        $it?
+    };
+}
+fn f() {
+    old::invoke_bare_try!(0);
+}
+//- /old.rs crate:old edition:2015
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! invoke_bare_try {
+    ($it:expr) => {
+        try!($it)
+    };
+}
+ "#,
+        expect![[r#"
+macro_rules! r#try {
+    ($it:expr) => {
+        $it?
+    };
+}
+fn f() {
+    try!(0);
+}
+"#]],
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_edition_handling_in() {
+    check(
+        r#"
+//- /main.rs crate:main deps:old edition:2021
+fn f() {
+    old::parse_try_old!(try!{});
+}
+//- /old.rs crate:old edition:2015
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! parse_try_old {
+    ($it:expr) => {};
+}
+ "#,
+        expect![[r#"
+fn f() {
+    ;
+}
+"#]],
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crates/hir-expand/src/db.rs b/crates/hir-expand/src/db.rs
index 475ca865a70d..8be2dcf0de82 100644
--- a/crates/hir-expand/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/hir-expand/src/db.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ fn parse_macro_expansion(
 ) -> ExpandResult<(Parse<SyntaxNode>, Arc<ExpansionSpanMap>)> {
     let _p = tracing::info_span!("parse_macro_expansion").entered();
     let loc = db.lookup_intern_macro_call(macro_file.macro_call_id);
-    let edition = loc.def.edition;
+    let def_edition = loc.def.edition;
     let expand_to = loc.expand_to();
     let mbe::ValueResult { value: (tt, matched_arm), err } =
         macro_expand(db, macro_file.macro_call_id, loc);
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ fn parse_macro_expansion(
             CowArc::Owned(it) => it,
         },
         expand_to,
-        edition,
+        def_edition,
     );
     rev_token_map.matched_arm = matched_arm;
 
diff --git a/crates/hir-expand/src/declarative.rs b/crates/hir-expand/src/declarative.rs
index 3d3df8336181..85d7521dbc12 100644
--- a/crates/hir-expand/src/declarative.rs
+++ b/crates/hir-expand/src/declarative.rs
@@ -129,20 +129,7 @@ impl DeclarativeMacroExpander {
                 _ => None,
             }
         };
-        let toolchain = db.toolchain(def_crate);
-        let new_meta_vars = toolchain.as_ref().map_or(false, |version| {
-            REQUIREMENT.get_or_init(|| VersionReq::parse(">=1.76").unwrap()).matches(
-                &base_db::Version {
-                    pre: base_db::Prerelease::EMPTY,
-                    build: base_db::BuildMetadata::EMPTY,
-                    major: version.major,
-                    minor: version.minor,
-                    patch: version.patch,
-                },
-            )
-        });
-
-        let edition = |ctx: SyntaxContextId| {
+        let ctx_edition = |ctx: SyntaxContextId| {
             let crate_graph = db.crate_graph();
             if ctx.is_root() {
                 crate_graph[def_crate].edition
@@ -165,7 +152,7 @@ impl DeclarativeMacroExpander {
                             DocCommentDesugarMode::Mbe,
                         );
 
-                        mbe::DeclarativeMacro::parse_macro_rules(&tt, edition, new_meta_vars)
+                        mbe::DeclarativeMacro::parse_macro_rules(&tt, ctx_edition)
                     }
                     None => mbe::DeclarativeMacro::from_err(mbe::ParseError::Expected(
                         "expected a token tree".into(),
@@ -193,12 +180,7 @@ impl DeclarativeMacroExpander {
                             DocCommentDesugarMode::Mbe,
                         );
 
-                        mbe::DeclarativeMacro::parse_macro2(
-                            args.as_ref(),
-                            &body,
-                            edition,
-                            new_meta_vars,
-                        )
+                        mbe::DeclarativeMacro::parse_macro2(args.as_ref(), &body, ctx_edition)
                     }
                     None => mbe::DeclarativeMacro::from_err(mbe::ParseError::Expected(
                         "expected a token tree".into(),
diff --git a/crates/mbe/src/benchmark.rs b/crates/mbe/src/benchmark.rs
index 04e78a083340..1db2789eb33a 100644
--- a/crates/mbe/src/benchmark.rs
+++ b/crates/mbe/src/benchmark.rs
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ fn benchmark_parse_macro_rules() {
         rules
             .values()
             .map(|it| {
-                DeclarativeMacro::parse_macro_rules(it, |_| span::Edition::CURRENT, true)
-                    .rules
-                    .len()
+                DeclarativeMacro::parse_macro_rules(it, |_| span::Edition::CURRENT).rules.len()
             })
             .sum()
     };
@@ -59,9 +57,7 @@ fn benchmark_expand_macro_rules() {
 fn macro_rules_fixtures() -> FxHashMap<String, DeclarativeMacro> {
     macro_rules_fixtures_tt()
         .into_iter()
-        .map(|(id, tt)| {
-            (id, DeclarativeMacro::parse_macro_rules(&tt, |_| span::Edition::CURRENT, true))
-        })
+        .map(|(id, tt)| (id, DeclarativeMacro::parse_macro_rules(&tt, |_| span::Edition::CURRENT)))
         .collect()
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/mbe/src/lib.rs b/crates/mbe/src/lib.rs
index 44b056a1acf5..bd7cb3ce7a4c 100644
--- a/crates/mbe/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/mbe/src/lib.rs
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ impl DeclarativeMacro {
     /// The old, `macro_rules! m {}` flavor.
     pub fn parse_macro_rules(
         tt: &tt::Subtree<Span>,
-        edition: impl Copy + Fn(SyntaxContextId) -> Edition,
-        // FIXME: Remove this once we drop support for rust 1.76 (defaults to true then)
-        new_meta_vars: bool,
+        ctx_edition: impl Copy + Fn(SyntaxContextId) -> Edition,
     ) -> DeclarativeMacro {
         // Note: this parsing can be implemented using mbe machinery itself, by
         // matching against `$($lhs:tt => $rhs:tt);*` pattern, but implementing
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ impl DeclarativeMacro {
         let mut err = None;
 
         while src.len() > 0 {
-            let rule = match Rule::parse(edition, &mut src, new_meta_vars) {
+            let rule = match Rule::parse(ctx_edition, &mut src) {
                 Ok(it) => it,
                 Err(e) => {
                     err = Some(Box::new(e));
@@ -186,9 +184,7 @@ impl DeclarativeMacro {
     pub fn parse_macro2(
         args: Option<&tt::Subtree<Span>>,
         body: &tt::Subtree<Span>,
-        edition: impl Copy + Fn(SyntaxContextId) -> Edition,
-        // FIXME: Remove this once we drop support for rust 1.76 (defaults to true then)
-        new_meta_vars: bool,
+        ctx_edition: impl Copy + Fn(SyntaxContextId) -> Edition,
     ) -> DeclarativeMacro {
         let mut rules = Vec::new();
         let mut err = None;
@@ -197,8 +193,8 @@ impl DeclarativeMacro {
             cov_mark::hit!(parse_macro_def_simple);
 
             let rule = (|| {
-                let lhs = MetaTemplate::parse_pattern(edition, args)?;
-                let rhs = MetaTemplate::parse_template(edition, body, new_meta_vars)?;
+                let lhs = MetaTemplate::parse_pattern(ctx_edition, args)?;
+                let rhs = MetaTemplate::parse_template(ctx_edition, body)?;
 
                 Ok(crate::Rule { lhs, rhs })
             })();
@@ -211,7 +207,7 @@ impl DeclarativeMacro {
             cov_mark::hit!(parse_macro_def_rules);
             let mut src = TtIter::new(body);
             while src.len() > 0 {
-                let rule = match Rule::parse(edition, &mut src, new_meta_vars) {
+                let rule = match Rule::parse(ctx_edition, &mut src) {
                     Ok(it) => it,
                     Err(e) => {
                         err = Some(Box::new(e));
@@ -264,7 +260,6 @@ impl Rule {
     fn parse(
         edition: impl Copy + Fn(SyntaxContextId) -> Edition,
         src: &mut TtIter<'_, Span>,
-        new_meta_vars: bool,
     ) -> Result<Self, ParseError> {
         let lhs = src.expect_subtree().map_err(|()| ParseError::expected("expected subtree"))?;
         src.expect_char('=').map_err(|()| ParseError::expected("expected `=`"))?;
@@ -272,7 +267,7 @@ impl Rule {
         let rhs = src.expect_subtree().map_err(|()| ParseError::expected("expected subtree"))?;
 
         let lhs = MetaTemplate::parse_pattern(edition, lhs)?;
-        let rhs = MetaTemplate::parse_template(edition, rhs, new_meta_vars)?;
+        let rhs = MetaTemplate::parse_template(edition, rhs)?;
 
         Ok(crate::Rule { lhs, rhs })
     }
@@ -367,7 +362,7 @@ fn expect_fragment<S: Copy + fmt::Debug>(
 ) -> ExpandResult<Option<tt::TokenTree<S>>> {
     use ::parser;
     let buffer = tt::buffer::TokenBuffer::from_tokens(tt_iter.as_slice());
-    let parser_input = to_parser_input::to_parser_input(&buffer);
+    let parser_input = to_parser_input::to_parser_input(edition, &buffer);
     let tree_traversal = entry_point.parse(&parser_input, edition);
     let mut cursor = buffer.begin();
     let mut error = false;
diff --git a/crates/mbe/src/parser.rs b/crates/mbe/src/parser.rs
index 74a2c771e203..218c04640f12 100644
--- a/crates/mbe/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/mbe/src/parser.rs
@@ -31,15 +31,14 @@ impl MetaTemplate {
         edition: impl Copy + Fn(SyntaxContextId) -> Edition,
         pattern: &tt::Subtree<Span>,
     ) -> Result<Self, ParseError> {
-        MetaTemplate::parse(edition, pattern, Mode::Pattern, false)
+        MetaTemplate::parse(edition, pattern, Mode::Pattern)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn parse_template(
         edition: impl Copy + Fn(SyntaxContextId) -> Edition,
         template: &tt::Subtree<Span>,
-        new_meta_vars: bool,
     ) -> Result<Self, ParseError> {
-        MetaTemplate::parse(edition, template, Mode::Template, new_meta_vars)
+        MetaTemplate::parse(edition, template, Mode::Template)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Op> {
@@ -50,13 +49,12 @@ impl MetaTemplate {
         edition: impl Copy + Fn(SyntaxContextId) -> Edition,
         tt: &tt::Subtree<Span>,
         mode: Mode,
-        new_meta_vars: bool,
     ) -> Result<Self, ParseError> {
         let mut src = TtIter::new(tt);
 
         let mut res = Vec::new();
         while let Some(first) = src.peek_n(0) {
-            let op = next_op(edition, first, &mut src, mode, new_meta_vars)?;
+            let op = next_op(edition, first, &mut src, mode)?;
             res.push(op);
         }
 
@@ -161,7 +159,6 @@ fn next_op(
     first_peeked: &tt::TokenTree<Span>,
     src: &mut TtIter<'_, Span>,
     mode: Mode,
-    new_meta_vars: bool,
 ) -> Result<Op, ParseError> {
     let res = match first_peeked {
         tt::TokenTree::Leaf(tt::Leaf::Punct(p @ tt::Punct { char: '$', .. })) => {
@@ -181,14 +178,14 @@ fn next_op(
                 tt::TokenTree::Subtree(subtree) => match subtree.delimiter.kind {
                     tt::DelimiterKind::Parenthesis => {
                         let (separator, kind) = parse_repeat(src)?;
-                        let tokens = MetaTemplate::parse(edition, subtree, mode, new_meta_vars)?;
+                        let tokens = MetaTemplate::parse(edition, subtree, mode)?;
                         Op::Repeat { tokens, separator: separator.map(Arc::new), kind }
                     }
                     tt::DelimiterKind::Brace => match mode {
                         Mode::Template => {
-                            parse_metavar_expr(new_meta_vars, &mut TtIter::new(subtree)).map_err(
-                                |()| ParseError::unexpected("invalid metavariable expression"),
-                            )?
+                            parse_metavar_expr(&mut TtIter::new(subtree)).map_err(|()| {
+                                ParseError::unexpected("invalid metavariable expression")
+                            })?
                         }
                         Mode::Pattern => {
                             return Err(ParseError::unexpected(
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@ fn next_op(
 
         tt::TokenTree::Subtree(subtree) => {
             src.next().expect("first token already peeked");
-            let tokens = MetaTemplate::parse(edition, subtree, mode, new_meta_vars)?;
+            let tokens = MetaTemplate::parse(edition, subtree, mode)?;
             Op::Subtree { tokens, delimiter: subtree.delimiter }
         }
     };
@@ -343,7 +340,7 @@ fn parse_repeat(src: &mut TtIter<'_, Span>) -> Result<(Option<Separator>, Repeat
     Err(ParseError::InvalidRepeat)
 }
 
-fn parse_metavar_expr(new_meta_vars: bool, src: &mut TtIter<'_, Span>) -> Result<Op, ()> {
+fn parse_metavar_expr(src: &mut TtIter<'_, Span>) -> Result<Op, ()> {
     let func = src.expect_ident()?;
     let args = src.expect_subtree()?;
 
@@ -355,18 +352,14 @@ fn parse_metavar_expr(new_meta_vars: bool, src: &mut TtIter<'_, Span>) -> Result
 
     let op = match &func.sym {
         s if sym::ignore == *s => {
-            if new_meta_vars {
-                args.expect_dollar()?;
-            }
+            args.expect_dollar()?;
             let ident = args.expect_ident()?;
             Op::Ignore { name: ident.sym.clone(), id: ident.span }
         }
         s if sym::index == *s => Op::Index { depth: parse_depth(&mut args)? },
         s if sym::len == *s => Op::Len { depth: parse_depth(&mut args)? },
         s if sym::count == *s => {
-            if new_meta_vars {
-                args.expect_dollar()?;
-            }
+            args.expect_dollar()?;
             let ident = args.expect_ident()?;
             let depth = if try_eat_comma(&mut args) { Some(parse_depth(&mut args)?) } else { None };
             Op::Count { name: ident.sym.clone(), depth }
diff --git a/crates/mbe/src/syntax_bridge.rs b/crates/mbe/src/syntax_bridge.rs
index 6d943007b946..ee61d7a21bea 100644
--- a/crates/mbe/src/syntax_bridge.rs
+++ b/crates/mbe/src/syntax_bridge.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ where
         } => TokenBuffer::from_tokens(token_trees),
         _ => TokenBuffer::from_subtree(tt),
     };
-    let parser_input = to_parser_input(&buffer);
+    let parser_input = to_parser_input(edition, &buffer);
     let parser_output = entry_point.parse(&parser_input, edition);
     let mut tree_sink = TtTreeSink::new(buffer.begin());
     for event in parser_output.iter() {
diff --git a/crates/mbe/src/to_parser_input.rs b/crates/mbe/src/to_parser_input.rs
index 7636359805c7..66db52536229 100644
--- a/crates/mbe/src/to_parser_input.rs
+++ b/crates/mbe/src/to_parser_input.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 
 use std::fmt;
 
+use span::Edition;
 use syntax::{SyntaxKind, SyntaxKind::*, T};
 
 use tt::buffer::TokenBuffer;
 
-pub(crate) fn to_parser_input<S: Copy + fmt::Debug>(buffer: &TokenBuffer<'_, S>) -> parser::Input {
+pub(crate) fn to_parser_input<S: Copy + fmt::Debug>(
+    edition: Edition,
+    buffer: &TokenBuffer<'_, S>,
+) -> parser::Input {
     let mut res = parser::Input::default();
 
     let mut current = buffer.begin();
@@ -60,6 +64,10 @@ pub(crate) fn to_parser_input<S: Copy + fmt::Debug>(buffer: &TokenBuffer<'_, S>)
                         "_" => res.push(T![_]),
                         i if i.starts_with('\'') => res.push(LIFETIME_IDENT),
                         _ if ident.is_raw.yes() => res.push(IDENT),
+                        "gen" if !edition.at_least_2024() => res.push(IDENT),
+                        "async" | "await" | "dyn" | "try" if !edition.at_least_2018() => {
+                            res.push(IDENT)
+                        }
                         text => match SyntaxKind::from_keyword(text) {
                             Some(kind) => res.push(kind),
                             None => {