diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/builtin.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/builtin.rs
index ea624b9ed3003..694455171e9ec 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/builtin.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/builtin.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 //! `late_lint_methods!` invocation in `lib.rs`.
 
 use crate::{
-    types::CItemKind, EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass, LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext,
+    types::{transparent_newtype_field, CItemKind},
+    EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass, LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext,
 };
 use rustc_ast::attr::{self, HasAttrs};
 use rustc_ast::tokenstream::{TokenStream, TokenTree};
@@ -2180,8 +2181,7 @@ impl ClashingExternDeclarations {
                         if is_transparent && !is_non_null {
                             debug_assert!(def.variants.len() == 1);
                             let v = &def.variants[VariantIdx::new(0)];
-                            ty = v
-                                .transparent_newtype_field(tcx)
+                            ty = transparent_newtype_field(tcx, v)
                                 .expect(
                                     "single-variant transparent structure with zero-sized field",
                                 )
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
index 35c462c24c8e8..132e9286f6b3b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
@@ -533,6 +533,26 @@ crate fn nonnull_optimization_guaranteed<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def: &ty::AdtD
         .any(|a| tcx.sess.check_name(a, sym::rustc_nonnull_optimization_guaranteed))
 }
 
+/// `repr(transparent)` structs can have a single non-ZST field, this function returns that
+/// field.
+pub fn transparent_newtype_field<'a, 'tcx>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    variant: &'a ty::VariantDef,
+) -> Option<&'a ty::FieldDef> {
+    let param_env = tcx.param_env(variant.def_id);
+    for field in &variant.fields {
+        let field_ty = tcx.type_of(field.did);
+        let is_zst =
+            tcx.layout_of(param_env.and(field_ty)).map(|layout| layout.is_zst()).unwrap_or(false);
+
+        if !is_zst {
+            return Some(field);
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
 /// Is type known to be non-null?
 crate fn ty_is_known_nonnull<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>, mode: CItemKind) -> bool {
     let tcx = cx.tcx;
@@ -548,7 +568,7 @@ crate fn ty_is_known_nonnull<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>, mode: C
             }
 
             for variant in &def.variants {
-                if let Some(field) = variant.transparent_newtype_field(tcx) {
+                if let Some(field) = transparent_newtype_field(cx.tcx, variant) {
                     if ty_is_known_nonnull(cx, field.ty(tcx, substs), mode) {
                         return true;
                     }
@@ -569,7 +589,7 @@ fn get_nullable_type<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<Ty<'t
         ty::Adt(field_def, field_substs) => {
             let inner_field_ty = {
                 let first_non_zst_ty =
-                    field_def.variants.iter().filter_map(|v| v.transparent_newtype_field(tcx));
+                    field_def.variants.iter().filter_map(|v| transparent_newtype_field(cx.tcx, v));
                 debug_assert_eq!(
                     first_non_zst_ty.clone().count(),
                     1,
@@ -710,7 +730,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ImproperCTypesVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
         if def.repr.transparent() {
             // Can assume that only one field is not a ZST, so only check
             // that field's type for FFI-safety.
-            if let Some(field) = variant.transparent_newtype_field(self.cx.tcx) {
+            if let Some(field) = transparent_newtype_field(self.cx.tcx, variant) {
                 self.check_field_type_for_ffi(cache, field, substs)
             } else {
                 bug!("malformed transparent type");
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs
index b6300a40b0d8d..8027bed2c8cf0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs
@@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ pub struct VariantDef {
     flags: VariantFlags,
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> VariantDef {
+impl VariantDef {
     /// Creates a new `VariantDef`.
     ///
     /// `variant_did` is the `DefId` that identifies the enum variant (if this `VariantDef`
@@ -2071,19 +2071,6 @@ impl<'tcx> VariantDef {
     pub fn is_recovered(&self) -> bool {
         self.flags.intersects(VariantFlags::IS_RECOVERED)
     }
-
-    /// `repr(transparent)` structs can have a single non-ZST field, this function returns that
-    /// field.
-    pub fn transparent_newtype_field(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Option<&FieldDef> {
-        for field in &self.fields {
-            let field_ty = field.ty(tcx, InternalSubsts::identity_for_item(tcx, self.def_id));
-            if !field_ty.is_zst(tcx, self.def_id) {
-                return Some(field);
-            }
-        }
-
-        None
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, TyEncodable, TyDecodable, HashStable)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs
index c1f354c7a15f3..2af3fb7f8638a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs
@@ -2280,9 +2280,4 @@ impl<'tcx> TyS<'tcx> {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    /// Is this a zero-sized type?
-    pub fn is_zst(&'tcx self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, did: DefId) -> bool {
-        tcx.layout_of(tcx.param_env(did).and(self)).map(|layout| layout.is_zst()).unwrap_or(false)
-    }
 }