diff --git a/crates/hir/src/semantics/source_to_def.rs b/crates/hir/src/semantics/source_to_def.rs
index 93b78a1a16..ffaaf72e97 100644
--- a/crates/hir/src/semantics/source_to_def.rs
+++ b/crates/hir/src/semantics/source_to_def.rs
@@ -131,13 +131,8 @@ impl SourceToDefCtx<'_, '_> {
 
     pub(super) fn module_to_def(&mut self, src: InFile<ast::Module>) -> Option<ModuleId> {
         let _p = profile::span("module_to_def");
-        let parent_declaration = src
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|it| it.syntax())
-            .cloned()
-            .ancestors_with_macros(self.db.upcast())
-            .skip(1)
-            .find_map(|it| {
+        let parent_declaration =
+            src.syntax().cloned().ancestors_with_macros(self.db.upcast()).skip(1).find_map(|it| {
                 let m = ast::Module::cast(it.value.clone())?;
                 Some(it.with_value(m))
             });
@@ -217,7 +212,7 @@ impl SourceToDefCtx<'_, '_> {
         &mut self,
         src: InFile<ast::IdentPat>,
     ) -> Option<(DefWithBodyId, PatId)> {
-        let container = self.find_pat_or_label_container(src.as_ref().map(|it| it.syntax()))?;
+        let container = self.find_pat_or_label_container(src.syntax())?;
         let (_body, source_map) = self.db.body_with_source_map(container);
         let src = src.map(ast::Pat::from);
         let pat_id = source_map.node_pat(src.as_ref())?;
@@ -227,7 +222,7 @@ impl SourceToDefCtx<'_, '_> {
         &mut self,
         src: InFile<ast::SelfParam>,
     ) -> Option<(DefWithBodyId, PatId)> {
-        let container = self.find_pat_or_label_container(src.as_ref().map(|it| it.syntax()))?;
+        let container = self.find_pat_or_label_container(src.syntax())?;
         let (_body, source_map) = self.db.body_with_source_map(container);
         let pat_id = source_map.node_self_param(src.as_ref())?;
         Some((container, pat_id))
@@ -236,7 +231,7 @@ impl SourceToDefCtx<'_, '_> {
         &mut self,
         src: InFile<ast::Label>,
     ) -> Option<(DefWithBodyId, LabelId)> {
-        let container = self.find_pat_or_label_container(src.as_ref().map(|it| it.syntax()))?;
+        let container = self.find_pat_or_label_container(src.syntax())?;
         let (_body, source_map) = self.db.body_with_source_map(container);
         let label_id = source_map.node_label(src.as_ref())?;
         Some((container, label_id))
@@ -264,8 +259,7 @@ impl SourceToDefCtx<'_, '_> {
     }
 
     pub(super) fn type_param_to_def(&mut self, src: InFile<ast::TypeParam>) -> Option<TypeParamId> {
-        let container: ChildContainer =
-            self.find_generic_param_container(src.as_ref().map(|it| it.syntax()))?.into();
+        let container: ChildContainer = self.find_generic_param_container(src.syntax())?.into();
         let db = self.db;
         let dyn_map =
             &*self.cache.entry(container).or_insert_with(|| container.child_by_source(db));
@@ -276,8 +270,7 @@ impl SourceToDefCtx<'_, '_> {
         &mut self,
         src: InFile<ast::LifetimeParam>,
     ) -> Option<LifetimeParamId> {
-        let container: ChildContainer =
-            self.find_generic_param_container(src.as_ref().map(|it| it.syntax()))?.into();
+        let container: ChildContainer = self.find_generic_param_container(src.syntax())?.into();
         let db = self.db;
         let dyn_map =
             &*self.cache.entry(container).or_insert_with(|| container.child_by_source(db));
@@ -288,8 +281,7 @@ impl SourceToDefCtx<'_, '_> {
         &mut self,
         src: InFile<ast::ConstParam>,
     ) -> Option<ConstParamId> {
-        let container: ChildContainer =
-            self.find_generic_param_container(src.as_ref().map(|it| it.syntax()))?.into();
+        let container: ChildContainer = self.find_generic_param_container(src.syntax())?.into();
         let db = self.db;
         let dyn_map =
             &*self.cache.entry(container).or_insert_with(|| container.child_by_source(db));
diff --git a/crates/hir_expand/src/lib.rs b/crates/hir_expand/src/lib.rs
index d156d1bda6..736f482924 100644
--- a/crates/hir_expand/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_expand/src/lib.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ impl ExpansionInfo {
                     db::TokenExpander::MacroRules { def_site_token_map, .. }
                     | db::TokenExpander::MacroDef { def_site_token_map, .. },
                     Some(tt),
-                ) => (def_site_token_map, tt.as_ref().map(|tt| tt.syntax().clone())),
+                ) => (def_site_token_map, tt.syntax().cloned()),
                 _ => panic!("`Origin::Def` used with non-`macro_rules!` macro"),
             },
         };
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/display/navigation_target.rs b/crates/ide/src/display/navigation_target.rs
index 28ddc499e9..84a2f63637 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/display/navigation_target.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/display/navigation_target.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl NavigationTarget {
     pub(crate) fn from_module_to_decl(db: &RootDatabase, module: hir::Module) -> NavigationTarget {
         let name = module.name(db).map(|it| it.to_string().into()).unwrap_or_default();
         if let Some(src) = module.declaration_source(db) {
-            let node = src.as_ref().map(|it| it.syntax());
+            let node = src.syntax();
             let full_range = node.original_file_range(db);
             let focus_range = src
                 .value
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl TryToNav for hir::Impl {
         let frange = if let Some(item) = &derive_attr {
             item.syntax().original_file_range(db)
         } else {
-            src.as_ref().map(|it| it.syntax()).original_file_range(db)
+            src.syntax().original_file_range(db)
         };
         let focus_range = if derive_attr.is_some() {
             None
diff --git a/crates/ide/src/hover.rs b/crates/ide/src/hover.rs
index f11eaaa546..09e6156dd5 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/hover.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/hover.rs
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ pub(crate) fn hover(
     let node = token.parent()?;
     let definition = match_ast! {
         match node {
-            // We don't use NameClass::referenced_or_defined here as we do not want to resolve
-            // field pattern shorthands to their definition.
             ast::Name(name) => NameClass::classify(&sema, &name).map(|class| match class {
                 NameClass::Definition(it) | NameClass::ConstReference(it) => it,
                 NameClass::PatFieldShorthand { local_def, field_ref: _ } => Definition::Local(local_def),
@@ -139,6 +137,7 @@ pub(crate) fn hover(
                 NameClass::defined,
             ),
             _ => {
+                // intra-doc links
                 if ast::Comment::cast(token.clone()).is_some() {
                     cov_mark::hit!(no_highlight_on_comment_hover);
                     let (attributes, def) = doc_attributes(&sema, &node)?;
@@ -153,9 +152,12 @@ pub(crate) fn hover(
                         Either::Left(it) => Definition::ModuleDef(it),
                         Either::Right(it) => Definition::Macro(it),
                     })
+                // attributes, require special machinery as they are mere ident tokens
                 } else if let Some(attr) = token.ancestors().find_map(ast::Attr::cast) {
+                    // lints
                     if let res@Some(_) = try_hover_for_lint(&attr, &token) {
                         return res;
+                    // derives
                     } else {
                         range_override = Some(token.text_range());
                         try_resolve_derive_input_at(&sema, &attr, &token).map(Definition::Macro)
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ fn hover_type_info(
             "```text\nType: {:>apad$}\nCoerced to: {:>opad$}\n```\n",
             uncoerced = original,
             coerced = adjusted,
-            // 6 base padding for static text prefix of each line
+            // 6 base padding for difference of length of the two text prefixes
             apad = 6 + adjusted.len().max(original.len()),
             opad = original.len(),
         )