diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
index 479327d63695c..84cf99b55402a 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl Step for Std {
     const DEFAULT: bool = true;
 
     fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
-        run.crate_or_deps("sysroot").path("library").alias("core")
+        run.crate_or_deps("sysroot").path("library")
     }
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs
index dedcc139ae198..23bb47dcc5863 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/doc.rs
@@ -572,10 +572,7 @@ impl Step for Std {
 
     fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
         let builder = run.builder;
-        run.crate_or_deps("sysroot")
-            .path("library")
-            .alias("core")
-            .default_condition(builder.config.docs)
+        run.crate_or_deps("sysroot").path("library").default_condition(builder.config.docs)
     }
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/mod.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/mod.rs
index ecec589fc32eb..52876c3fb3fd7 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/mod.rs
@@ -127,10 +127,14 @@ impl RunConfig<'_> {
     pub fn cargo_crates_in_set(&self) -> Vec<String> {
         let mut crates = Vec::new();
         for krate in &self.paths {
-            let path = krate.assert_single_path();
-            let Some(crate_name) = self.builder.crate_paths.get(&path.path) else {
-                panic!("missing crate for path {}", path.path.display())
-            };
+            let path = &krate.assert_single_path().path;
+
+            let crate_name = self
+                .builder
+                .crate_paths
+                .get(path)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("missing crate for path {}", path.display()));
+
             crates.push(crate_name.to_string());
         }
         crates