diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
index 0379b16334cdc..2ce2a44d3db76 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
@@ -81,10 +81,17 @@ pub fn trait_obligations<'a, 'tcx>(
     body_id: hir::HirId,
     trait_ref: &ty::TraitRef<'tcx>,
     span: Span,
-    item: Option<&'tcx hir::Item<'tcx>>,
+    item: &'tcx hir::Item<'tcx>,
 ) -> Vec<traits::PredicateObligation<'tcx>> {
-    let mut wf =
-        WfPredicates { infcx, param_env, body_id, span, out: vec![], recursion_depth: 0, item };
+    let mut wf = WfPredicates {
+        infcx,
+        param_env,
+        body_id,
+        span,
+        out: vec![],
+        recursion_depth: 0,
+        item: Some(item),
+    };
     wf.compute_trait_ref(trait_ref, Elaborate::All);
     debug!(obligations = ?wf.out);
     wf.normalize()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/wfcheck.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/wfcheck.rs
index a6c7573b787c6..20ef97c085f18 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ fn check_impl<'tcx>(
                     fcx.body_id,
                     &trait_ref,
                     ast_trait_ref.path.span,
-                    Some(item),
+                    item,
                 );
                 debug!(?obligations);
                 for obligation in obligations {