diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs
index 2182b73693774..e5c9169358d39 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/lib.rs
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> DefIdTree for &'a Resolver<'b> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Resolver<'_> {
+impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
     fn opt_local_def_id(&self, node: NodeId) -> Option<LocalDefId> {
         self.node_id_to_def_id.get(&node).copied()
     }
@@ -1190,6 +1190,10 @@ impl Resolver<'_> {
             self.cstore().item_generics_num_lifetimes(def_id, self.session)
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn sess(&self) -> &'a Session {
+        self.session
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
index ed77de200a9b7..86454e1f2eb73 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ fn main_args(at_args: &[String]) -> MainResult {
     let crate_version = options.crate_version.clone();
 
     let output_format = options.output_format;
-    let externs = options.externs.clone();
     let scrape_examples_options = options.scrape_examples_options.clone();
     let bin_crate = options.bin_crate;
 
@@ -805,9 +804,7 @@ fn main_args(at_args: &[String]) -> MainResult {
                 let resolver_caches = resolver.borrow_mut().access(|resolver| {
                     collect_intra_doc_links::early_resolve_intra_doc_links(
                         resolver,
-                        sess,
                         krate,
-                        externs,
                         render_options.document_private,
                     )
                 });
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links/early.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links/early.rs
index 1b373cfe5bb79..42677bd849748 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links/early.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links/early.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, DefIdMap, DefIdSet, CRATE_DEF_ID};
 use rustc_hir::TraitCandidate;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{DefIdTree, Visibility};
 use rustc_resolve::{ParentScope, Resolver};
-use rustc_session::config::Externs;
-use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
 use rustc_span::{Symbol, SyntaxContext};
 
@@ -22,16 +20,13 @@ use std::mem;
 
 pub(crate) fn early_resolve_intra_doc_links(
     resolver: &mut Resolver<'_>,
-    sess: &Session,
     krate: &ast::Crate,
-    externs: Externs,
     document_private_items: bool,
 ) -> ResolverCaches {
     let parent_scope =
         ParentScope::module(resolver.expect_module(CRATE_DEF_ID.to_def_id()), resolver);
     let mut link_resolver = EarlyDocLinkResolver {
         resolver,
-        sess,
         parent_scope,
         visited_mods: Default::default(),
         markdown_links: Default::default(),
@@ -52,7 +47,9 @@ pub(crate) fn early_resolve_intra_doc_links(
     // the known necessary crates. Load them all unconditionally until we find a way to fix this.
     // DO NOT REMOVE THIS without first testing on the reproducer in
     // https://github.com/jyn514/objr/commit/edcee7b8124abf0e4c63873e8422ff81beb11ebb
-    for (extern_name, _) in externs.iter().filter(|(_, entry)| entry.add_prelude) {
+    for (extern_name, _) in
+        link_resolver.resolver.sess().opts.externs.iter().filter(|(_, entry)| entry.add_prelude)
+    {
         link_resolver.resolver.resolve_rustdoc_path(extern_name, TypeNS, parent_scope);
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +70,6 @@ fn doc_attrs<'a>(attrs: impl Iterator<Item = &'a ast::Attribute>) -> Attributes
 
 struct EarlyDocLinkResolver<'r, 'ra> {
     resolver: &'r mut Resolver<'ra>,
-    sess: &'r Session,
     parent_scope: ParentScope<'ra>,
     visited_mods: DefIdSet,
     markdown_links: FxHashMap<String, Vec<PreprocessedMarkdownLink>>,
@@ -166,7 +162,7 @@ impl<'ra> EarlyDocLinkResolver<'_, 'ra> {
     fn resolve_doc_links_extern_impl(&mut self, def_id: DefId, is_inherent: bool) {
         self.resolve_doc_links_extern_outer_fixme(def_id, def_id);
         let assoc_item_def_ids = Vec::from_iter(
-            self.resolver.cstore().associated_item_def_ids_untracked(def_id, self.sess),
+            self.resolver.cstore().associated_item_def_ids_untracked(def_id, self.resolver.sess()),
         );
         for assoc_def_id in assoc_item_def_ids {
             if !is_inherent || self.resolver.cstore().visibility_untracked(assoc_def_id).is_public()
@@ -191,7 +187,9 @@ impl<'ra> EarlyDocLinkResolver<'_, 'ra> {
         if !self.resolver.cstore().may_have_doc_links_untracked(def_id) {
             return;
         }
-        let attrs = Vec::from_iter(self.resolver.cstore().item_attrs_untracked(def_id, self.sess));
+        let attrs = Vec::from_iter(
+            self.resolver.cstore().item_attrs_untracked(def_id, self.resolver.sess()),
+        );
         let parent_scope = ParentScope::module(
             self.resolver.get_nearest_non_block_module(
                 self.resolver.opt_parent(scope_id).unwrap_or(scope_id),
@@ -205,7 +203,9 @@ impl<'ra> EarlyDocLinkResolver<'_, 'ra> {
         if !self.resolver.cstore().may_have_doc_links_untracked(def_id) {
             return;
         }
-        let attrs = Vec::from_iter(self.resolver.cstore().item_attrs_untracked(def_id, self.sess));
+        let attrs = Vec::from_iter(
+            self.resolver.cstore().item_attrs_untracked(def_id, self.resolver.sess()),
+        );
         let parent_scope = ParentScope::module(self.resolver.expect_module(def_id), self.resolver);
         self.resolve_doc_links(doc_attrs(attrs.iter()), parent_scope);
     }
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ impl<'ra> EarlyDocLinkResolver<'_, 'ra> {
                         let field_def_ids = Vec::from_iter(
                             self.resolver
                                 .cstore()
-                                .associated_item_def_ids_untracked(def_id, self.sess),
+                                .associated_item_def_ids_untracked(def_id, self.resolver.sess()),
                         );
                         for field_def_id in field_def_ids {
                             self.resolve_doc_links_extern_outer(field_def_id, scope_id);