diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/entry.rs b/clippy_lints/src/entry.rs
index 1e6b1b1e4d11..7b332c761a0c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/entry.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/entry.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::utils::SpanlessEq;
-use crate::utils::{get_item_name, higher, match_type, paths, snippet, snippet_opt};
+use crate::utils::{get_item_name, higher, is_type_diagnostic_item, match_type, paths, snippet, snippet_opt};
 use crate::utils::{snippet_with_applicability, span_lint_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fn check_cond<'a, 'tcx, 'b>(
             return if match_type(cx, obj_ty, &paths::BTREEMAP) {
                 Some(("BTreeMap", map, key))
             }
-            else if match_type(cx, obj_ty, &paths::HASHMAP) {
+            else if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, obj_ty, sym!(hashmap_type)) {
                 Some(("HashMap", map, key))
             }
             else {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/format.rs b/clippy_lints/src/format.rs
index 7eae14dbf3f0..5b092526ce4f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/format.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/format.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::utils::paths;
 use crate::utils::{
-    is_expn_of, last_path_segment, match_def_path, match_function_call, match_type, snippet, span_lint_and_then,
-    walk_ptrs_ty,
+    is_expn_of, is_type_diagnostic_item, last_path_segment, match_def_path, match_function_call, snippet,
+    span_lint_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty,
 };
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ fn on_argumentv1_new<'a, 'tcx>(
         if pats.len() == 1;
         then {
             let ty = walk_ptrs_ty(cx.tables.pat_ty(&pats[0]));
-            if ty.kind != rustc_middle::ty::Str && !match_type(cx, ty, &paths::STRING) {
+            if ty.kind != rustc_middle::ty::Str && !is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(string_type)) {
                 return None;
             }
             if let ExprKind::Lit(ref lit) = format_args.kind {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/if_let_mutex.rs b/clippy_lints/src/if_let_mutex.rs
index b2ece37fdb0a..ae92a96d1634 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/if_let_mutex.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/if_let_mutex.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::utils::{match_type, paths, span_lint_and_help, SpanlessEq};
+use crate::utils::{is_type_diagnostic_item, span_lint_and_help, SpanlessEq};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{self as visit, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
 use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind, MatchSource};
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ fn is_mutex_lock_call<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'a, '_>, expr: &'a Expr<'_>) -> Optio
         if let ExprKind::MethodCall(path, _span, args) = &expr.kind;
         if path.ident.to_string() == "lock";
         let ty = cx.tables.expr_ty(&args[0]);
-        if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::MUTEX);
+        if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(mutex_type));
         then {
             Some(&args[0])
         } else {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/inherent_to_string.rs b/clippy_lints/src/inherent_to_string.rs
index e343d690f6cd..289628a2752a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/inherent_to_string.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/inherent_to_string.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 
 use crate::utils::{
-    get_trait_def_id, implements_trait, match_type, paths, return_ty, span_lint_and_help, trait_ref_of_method,
-    walk_ptrs_ty,
+    get_trait_def_id, implements_trait, is_type_diagnostic_item, paths, return_ty, span_lint_and_help,
+    trait_ref_of_method, walk_ptrs_ty,
 };
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for InherentToString {
             if decl.inputs.len() == 1;
 
             // Check if return type is String
-            if match_type(cx, return_ty(cx, impl_item.hir_id), &paths::STRING);
+            if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, return_ty(cx, impl_item.hir_id), sym!(string_type));
 
             // Filters instances of to_string which are required by a trait
             if trait_ref_of_method(cx, impl_item.hir_id).is_none();
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
index d76df908f093..f71a99e6772f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ fn is_slice_like<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'_>) -> bool {
         _ => false,
     };
 
-    is_slice || is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(vec_type)) || match_type(cx, ty, &paths::VEC_DEQUE)
+    is_slice || is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(vec_type)) || is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(vecdeque_type))
 }
 
 fn get_fixed_offset_var<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, expr: &Expr<'_>, var: HirId) -> Option<FixedOffsetVar> {
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ fn check_for_loop_over_map_kv<'a, 'tcx>(
                 _ => arg,
             };
 
-            if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::HASHMAP) || match_type(cx, ty, &paths::BTREEMAP) {
+            if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(hashmap_type)) || match_type(cx, ty, &paths::BTREEMAP) {
                 span_lint_and_then(
                     cx,
                     FOR_KV_MAP,
@@ -1959,9 +1959,9 @@ fn is_ref_iterable_type(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
     is_iterable_array(ty, cx) ||
     is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(vec_type)) ||
     match_type(cx, ty, &paths::LINKED_LIST) ||
-    match_type(cx, ty, &paths::HASHMAP) ||
-    match_type(cx, ty, &paths::HASHSET) ||
-    match_type(cx, ty, &paths::VEC_DEQUE) ||
+    is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(hashmap_type)) ||
+    is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(hashset_type)) ||
+    is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(vecdeque_type)) ||
     match_type(cx, ty, &paths::BINARY_HEAP) ||
     match_type(cx, ty, &paths::BTREEMAP) ||
     match_type(cx, ty, &paths::BTREESET)
@@ -2468,9 +2468,9 @@ fn check_needless_collect<'a, 'tcx>(expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, cx: &LateContext<'a, '
         then {
             let ty = cx.tables.node_type(ty.hir_id);
             if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(vec_type)) ||
-                match_type(cx, ty, &paths::VEC_DEQUE) ||
+                is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(vecdeque_type)) ||
                 match_type(cx, ty, &paths::BTREEMAP) ||
-                match_type(cx, ty, &paths::HASHMAP) {
+                is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(hashmap_type)) {
                 if method.ident.name == sym!(len) {
                     let span = shorten_needless_collect_span(expr);
                     span_lint_and_sugg(
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/inefficient_to_string.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/inefficient_to_string.rs
index 06358dfb9196..06138ab9783c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/inefficient_to_string.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/inefficient_to_string.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use super::INEFFICIENT_TO_STRING;
-use crate::utils::{match_def_path, paths, snippet_with_applicability, span_lint_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty_depth};
+use crate::utils::{
+    is_type_diagnostic_item, match_def_path, paths, snippet_with_applicability, span_lint_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty_depth,
+};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
@@ -44,12 +46,17 @@ pub fn lint<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'_, 'tcx>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>, arg: &hir::E
 /// Returns whether `ty` specializes `ToString`.
 /// Currently, these are `str`, `String`, and `Cow<'_, str>`.
 fn specializes_tostring(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, ty: Ty<'_>) -> bool {
-    match ty.kind {
-        ty::Str => true,
-        ty::Adt(adt, substs) => {
-            match_def_path(cx, adt.did, &paths::STRING)
-                || (match_def_path(cx, adt.did, &paths::COW) && substs.type_at(1).is_str())
-        },
-        _ => false,
+    if let ty::Str = ty.kind {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(string_type)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if let ty::Adt(adt, substs) = ty.kind {
+        match_def_path(cx, adt.did, &paths::COW) && substs.type_at(1).is_str()
+    } else {
+        false
     }
 }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index 7c652229d33d..7f773c602eda 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ fn lint_expect_fun_call(
                         && {
                             let arg_type = cx.tables.expr_ty(&call_args[0]);
                             let base_type = walk_ptrs_ty(arg_type);
-                            base_type.kind == ty::Str || match_type(cx, base_type, &paths::STRING)
+                            base_type.kind == ty::Str || is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, base_type, sym!(string_type))
                         }
                     {
                         &call_args[0]
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ fn lint_expect_fun_call(
     // converted to string.
     fn requires_to_string(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, arg: &hir::Expr<'_>) -> bool {
         let arg_ty = cx.tables.expr_ty(arg);
-        if match_type(cx, arg_ty, &paths::STRING) {
+        if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, arg_ty, sym!(string_type)) {
             return false;
         }
         if let ty::Ref(_, ty, ..) = arg_ty.kind {
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ fn lint_string_extend(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>, args: &[hi
         let self_ty = walk_ptrs_ty(cx.tables.expr_ty(target));
         let ref_str = if self_ty.kind == ty::Str {
             ""
-        } else if match_type(cx, self_ty, &paths::STRING) {
+        } else if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, self_ty, sym!(string_type)) {
             "&"
         } else {
             return;
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ fn lint_string_extend(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>, args: &[hi
 
 fn lint_extend(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>, args: &[hir::Expr<'_>]) {
     let obj_ty = walk_ptrs_ty(cx.tables.expr_ty(&args[0]));
-    if match_type(cx, obj_ty, &paths::STRING) {
+    if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, obj_ty, sym!(string_type)) {
         lint_string_extend(cx, expr, args);
     }
 }
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ fn lint_iter_nth<'a, 'tcx>(
         "slice"
     } else if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, cx.tables.expr_ty(&iter_args[0]), sym!(vec_type)) {
         "Vec"
-    } else if match_type(cx, cx.tables.expr_ty(&iter_args[0]), &paths::VEC_DEQUE) {
+    } else if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, cx.tables.expr_ty(&iter_args[0]), sym!(vecdeque_type)) {
         "VecDeque"
     } else {
         let nth_args = nth_and_iter_args[0];
@@ -2301,10 +2301,10 @@ fn lint_get_unwrap<'a, 'tcx>(
     } else if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, expr_ty, sym!(vec_type)) {
         needs_ref = get_args_str.parse::<usize>().is_ok();
         "Vec"
-    } else if match_type(cx, expr_ty, &paths::VEC_DEQUE) {
+    } else if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, expr_ty, sym!(vecdeque_type)) {
         needs_ref = get_args_str.parse::<usize>().is_ok();
         "VecDeque"
-    } else if !is_mut && match_type(cx, expr_ty, &paths::HASHMAP) {
+    } else if !is_mut && is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, expr_ty, sym!(hashmap_type)) {
         needs_ref = true;
         "HashMap"
     } else if !is_mut && match_type(cx, expr_ty, &paths::BTREEMAP) {
@@ -2510,7 +2510,7 @@ fn lint_map_flatten<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<
     }
 
     // lint if caller of `.map().flatten()` is an Option
-    if match_type(cx, cx.tables.expr_ty(&map_args[0]), &paths::OPTION) {
+    if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, cx.tables.expr_ty(&map_args[0]), sym!(option_type)) {
         let msg = "called `map(..).flatten()` on an `Option`. \
                     This is more succinctly expressed by calling `.and_then(..)`";
         let self_snippet = snippet(cx, map_args[0].span, "..");
@@ -2678,7 +2678,7 @@ fn lint_option_and_then_some(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>, arg
     const NO_OP_MSG: &str = "using `Option.and_then(Some)`, which is a no-op";
 
     let ty = cx.tables.expr_ty(&args[0]);
-    if !match_type(cx, ty, &paths::OPTION) {
+    if !is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(option_type)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -3282,7 +3282,7 @@ fn lint_option_as_ref_deref<'a, 'tcx>(
     let same_mutability = |m| (is_mut && m == &hir::Mutability::Mut) || (!is_mut && m == &hir::Mutability::Not);
 
     let option_ty = cx.tables.expr_ty(&as_ref_args[0]);
-    if !match_type(cx, option_ty, &paths::OPTION) {
+    if !is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, option_ty, sym!(option_type)) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/mutex_atomic.rs b/clippy_lints/src/mutex_atomic.rs
index de8feee76baa..4e1a8be4892e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/mutex_atomic.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/mutex_atomic.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! This lint is **warn** by default
 
-use crate::utils::{match_type, paths, span_lint};
+use crate::utils::{is_type_diagnostic_item, span_lint};
 use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_hir::Expr;
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for Mutex {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
         let ty = cx.tables.expr_ty(expr);
         if let ty::Adt(_, subst) = ty.kind {
-            if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::MUTEX) {
+            if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(mutex_type)) {
                 let mutex_param = subst.type_at(0);
                 if let Some(atomic_name) = get_atomic_name(mutex_param) {
                     let msg = format!(
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
index 32e8f37062af..9f97f3561b71 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::utils::ptr::get_spans;
 use crate::utils::{
-    get_trait_def_id, implements_trait, is_copy, is_self, is_type_diagnostic_item, match_type, multispan_sugg, paths,
-    snippet, snippet_opt, span_lint_and_then,
+    get_trait_def_id, implements_trait, is_copy, is_self, is_type_diagnostic_item, multispan_sugg, paths, snippet,
+    snippet_opt, span_lint_and_then,
 };
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_ast::ast::Attribute;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for NeedlessPassByValue {
                             }
                         }
 
-                        if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::STRING) {
+                        if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(string_type)) {
                             if let Some(clone_spans) =
                                 get_spans(cx, Some(body.id()), idx, &[("clone", ".to_string()"), ("as_str", "")]) {
                                 diag.span_suggestion(
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs b/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs
index 1e2afb7a6740..2cdf96714195 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ fn check_fn(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, decl: &FnDecl<'_>, fn_id: HirId, opt_body_
                         },
                     );
                 }
-            } else if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::STRING) {
+            } else if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(string_type)) {
                 if let Some(spans) = get_spans(cx, opt_body_id, idx, &[("clone", ".to_string()"), ("as_str", "")]) {
                     span_lint_and_then(
                         cx,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
index a0e2c3c486a7..d5cace0c6474 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::utils::{
-    fn_has_unsatisfiable_preds, has_drop, is_copy, match_def_path, match_type, paths, snippet_opt, span_lint_hir,
-    span_lint_hir_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty_depth,
+    fn_has_unsatisfiable_preds, has_drop, is_copy, is_type_diagnostic_item, match_def_path, match_type, paths,
+    snippet_opt, span_lint_hir, span_lint_hir_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty_depth,
 };
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_data_structures::{fx::FxHashMap, transitive_relation::TransitiveRelation};
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for RedundantClone {
 
             let from_borrow = match_def_path(cx, fn_def_id, &paths::CLONE_TRAIT_METHOD)
                 || match_def_path(cx, fn_def_id, &paths::TO_OWNED_METHOD)
-                || (match_def_path(cx, fn_def_id, &paths::TO_STRING_METHOD) && match_type(cx, arg_ty, &paths::STRING));
+                || (match_def_path(cx, fn_def_id, &paths::TO_STRING_METHOD)
+                    && is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, arg_ty, sym!(string_type)));
 
             let from_deref = !from_borrow
                 && (match_def_path(cx, fn_def_id, &paths::PATH_TO_PATH_BUF)
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/strings.rs b/clippy_lints/src/strings.rs
index bb41e964d134..2c51271e312d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/strings.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/strings.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use rustc_span::source_map::Spanned;
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 
 use crate::utils::SpanlessEq;
-use crate::utils::{get_parent_expr, is_allowed, match_type, paths, span_lint, span_lint_and_sugg, walk_ptrs_ty};
+use crate::utils::{get_parent_expr, is_allowed, is_type_diagnostic_item, span_lint, span_lint_and_sugg, walk_ptrs_ty};
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** Checks for string appends of the form `x = x + y` (without
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for StringAdd {
 }
 
 fn is_string(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, e: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-    match_type(cx, walk_ptrs_ty(cx.tables.expr_ty(e)), &paths::STRING)
+    is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, walk_ptrs_ty(cx.tables.expr_ty(e)), sym!(string_type))
 }
 
 fn is_add(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, src: &Expr<'_>, target: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs b/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs
index 8fd0090f94e7..c52e6a643f2a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::utils::sugg::Sugg;
 use crate::utils::{
-    differing_macro_contexts, is_type_diagnostic_item, match_type, paths, snippet_with_applicability,
-    span_lint_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty, SpanlessEq,
+    differing_macro_contexts, is_type_diagnostic_item, snippet_with_applicability, span_lint_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty,
+    SpanlessEq,
 };
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ fn check_for_slice<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, lhs1: &'a Expr<'_>, lhs2: &'a E
                 if matches!(ty.kind, ty::Slice(_))
                     || matches!(ty.kind, ty::Array(_, _))
                     || is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(vec_type))
-                    || match_type(cx, ty, &paths::VEC_DEQUE)
+                    || is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(vecdeque_type))
                 {
                     return Slice::Swappable(lhs1, idx1, idx2);
                 }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
index 4d853b99bafa..d8d6dcc3777e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ use rustc_typeck::hir_ty_to_ty;
 use crate::consts::{constant, Constant};
 use crate::utils::paths;
 use crate::utils::{
-    clip, comparisons, differing_macro_contexts, higher, in_constant, int_bits, last_path_segment, match_def_path,
-    match_path, method_chain_args, multispan_sugg, numeric_literal::NumericLiteral, qpath_res, same_tys, sext, snippet,
-    snippet_opt, snippet_with_applicability, snippet_with_macro_callsite, span_lint, span_lint_and_help,
-    span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then, unsext,
+    clip, comparisons, differing_macro_contexts, higher, in_constant, int_bits, is_type_diagnostic_item,
+    last_path_segment, match_def_path, match_path, method_chain_args, multispan_sugg, numeric_literal::NumericLiteral,
+    qpath_res, same_tys, sext, snippet, snippet_opt, snippet_with_applicability, snippet_with_macro_callsite,
+    span_lint, span_lint_and_help, span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then, unsext,
 };
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -2352,14 +2352,14 @@ impl<'tcx> ImplicitHasherType<'tcx> {
 
             let ty = hir_ty_to_ty(cx.tcx, hir_ty);
 
-            if match_path(path, &paths::HASHMAP) && params_len == 2 {
+            if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(hashmap_type)) && params_len == 2 {
                 Some(ImplicitHasherType::HashMap(
                     hir_ty.span,
                     ty,
                     snippet(cx, params[0].span, "K"),
                     snippet(cx, params[1].span, "V"),
                 ))
-            } else if match_path(path, &paths::HASHSET) && params_len == 1 {
+            } else if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(hashset_type)) && params_len == 1 {
                 Some(ImplicitHasherType::HashSet(
                     hir_ty.span,
                     ty,
@@ -2460,13 +2460,14 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for ImplicitHasherConstructorVisitor<'a, 'b, 't
         if_chain! {
             if let ExprKind::Call(ref fun, ref args) = e.kind;
             if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::TypeRelative(ref ty, ref method)) = fun.kind;
-            if let TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, ref ty_path)) = ty.kind;
             then {
                 if !same_tys(self.cx, self.target.ty(), self.body.expr_ty(e)) {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if match_path(ty_path, &paths::HASHMAP) {
+                let ty = hir_ty_to_ty(self.cx.tcx, ty);
+
+                if is_type_diagnostic_item(self.cx, ty, sym!(hashmap_type)) {
                     if method.ident.name == sym!(new) {
                         self.suggestions
                             .insert(e.span, "HashMap::default()".to_string());
@@ -2479,7 +2480,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for ImplicitHasherConstructorVisitor<'a, 'b, 't
                             ),
                         );
                     }
-                } else if match_path(ty_path, &paths::HASHSET) {
+                } else if is_type_diagnostic_item(self.cx, ty, sym!(hashset_type)) {
                     if method.ident.name == sym!(new) {
                         self.suggestions
                             .insert(e.span, "HashSet::default()".to_string());
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
index 7ad09eabec15..ca2c4ade1556 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ pub const MEM_FORGET: [&str; 3] = ["core", "mem", "forget"];
 pub const MEM_MAYBEUNINIT: [&str; 4] = ["core", "mem", "maybe_uninit", "MaybeUninit"];
 pub const MEM_MAYBEUNINIT_UNINIT: [&str; 5] = ["core", "mem", "maybe_uninit", "MaybeUninit", "uninit"];
 pub const MEM_REPLACE: [&str; 3] = ["core", "mem", "replace"];
-pub const MUTEX: [&str; 4] = ["std", "sync", "mutex", "Mutex"];
 pub const MUTEX_GUARD: [&str; 4] = ["std", "sync", "mutex", "MutexGuard"];
 pub const OPEN_OPTIONS: [&str; 3] = ["std", "fs", "OpenOptions"];
 pub const OPS_MODULE: [&str; 2] = ["core", "ops"];
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ pub const STDOUT: [&str; 4] = ["std", "io", "stdio", "stdout"];
 pub const STD_CONVERT_IDENTITY: [&str; 3] = ["std", "convert", "identity"];
 pub const STD_MEM_TRANSMUTE: [&str; 3] = ["std", "mem", "transmute"];
 pub const STD_PTR_NULL: [&str; 3] = ["std", "ptr", "null"];
-pub const STRING: [&str; 3] = ["alloc", "string", "String"];
 pub const STRING_AS_MUT_STR: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "String", "as_mut_str"];
 pub const STRING_AS_STR: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "String", "as_str"];
 pub const SYNTAX_CONTEXT: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "hygiene", "SyntaxContext"];