diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs
index 7b103126e4599..023bf9bb67766 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs
@@ -99,8 +99,15 @@ pub struct Path {
 
 impl PartialEq<Symbol> for Path {
     #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, symbol: &Symbol) -> bool {
-        matches!(&self.segments[..], [segment] if segment.ident.name == *symbol)
+    fn eq(&self, name: &Symbol) -> bool {
+        if let [segment] = self.segments.as_ref()
+            && segment.args.is_none()
+            && segment.ident.name == *name
+        {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -120,17 +127,6 @@ impl Path {
         Path { segments: thin_vec![PathSegment::from_ident(ident)], span: ident.span, tokens: None }
     }
 
-    pub fn is_ident(&self, name: Symbol) -> bool {
-        if let [segment] = self.segments.as_ref()
-            && segment.args.is_none()
-            && segment.ident.name == name
-        {
-            true
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn is_global(&self) -> bool {
         self.segments.first().is_some_and(|segment| segment.ident.name == kw::PathRoot)
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/expr.rs
index 1a44f4af8a629..adfea3641e644 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/expr.rs
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         // guides recovery in case we write `&raw expr`.
         if borrow_kind == ast::BorrowKind::Ref
             && mutbl == ast::Mutability::Not
-            && matches!(&expr.kind, ExprKind::Path(None, p) if p.is_ident(kw::Raw))
+            && matches!(&expr.kind, ExprKind::Path(None, p) if *p == kw::Raw)
         {
             self.expected_token_types.insert(TokenType::KwMut);
             self.expected_token_types.insert(TokenType::KwConst);