diff --git a/crates/ra_db/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_db/src/lib.rs
index d500d5e85b..bac24e2186 100644
--- a/crates/ra_db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_db/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ macro_rules! impl_intern_key {
     };
 }
 
+pub trait Upcast<T: ?Sized> {
+    fn upcast(&self) -> &T;
+}
+
 pub trait CheckCanceled {
     /// Aborts current query if there are pending changes.
     ///
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
index ff041150b5..45e31095c5 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/code_model.rs
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ use ra_syntax::{
 };
 use rustc_hash::FxHashSet;
 
-use crate::{
-    db::{DefDatabase, HirDatabase},
-    has_source::HasSource,
-    CallableDef, HirDisplay, InFile, Name,
-};
+use crate::{db::HirDatabase, has_source::HasSource, CallableDef, HirDisplay, InFile, Name};
 
 /// hir::Crate describes a single crate. It's the main interface with which
 /// a crate's dependencies interact. Mostly, it should be just a proxy for the
@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@ pub struct CrateDependency {
 }
 
 impl Crate {
-    pub fn dependencies(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Vec<CrateDependency> {
+    pub fn dependencies(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<CrateDependency> {
         db.crate_graph()[self.id]
             .dependencies
             .iter()
@@ -67,7 +63,7 @@ impl Crate {
     }
 
     // FIXME: add `transitive_reverse_dependencies`.
-    pub fn reverse_dependencies(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Vec<Crate> {
+    pub fn reverse_dependencies(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<Crate> {
         let crate_graph = db.crate_graph();
         crate_graph
             .iter()
@@ -78,20 +74,20 @@ impl Crate {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn root_module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<Module> {
+    pub fn root_module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Module> {
         let module_id = db.crate_def_map(self.id).root;
         Some(Module::new(self, module_id))
     }
 
-    pub fn root_file(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> FileId {
+    pub fn root_file(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> FileId {
         db.crate_graph()[self.id].root_file_id
     }
 
-    pub fn edition(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Edition {
+    pub fn edition(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Edition {
         db.crate_graph()[self.id].edition
     }
 
-    pub fn all(db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Vec<Crate> {
+    pub fn all(db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<Crate> {
         db.crate_graph().iter().map(|id| Crate { id }).collect()
     }
 }
@@ -128,7 +124,7 @@ impl_froms!(
 );
 
 impl ModuleDef {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Module> {
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Module> {
         match self {
             ModuleDef::Module(it) => it.parent(db),
             ModuleDef::Function(it) => Some(it.module(db)),
@@ -153,7 +149,7 @@ impl Module {
     }
 
     /// Name of this module.
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate);
         let parent = def_map[self.id.local_id].parent?;
         def_map[parent].children.iter().find_map(|(name, module_id)| {
@@ -173,13 +169,13 @@ impl Module {
     /// Topmost parent of this module. Every module has a `crate_root`, but some
     /// might be missing `krate`. This can happen if a module's file is not included
     /// in the module tree of any target in `Cargo.toml`.
-    pub fn crate_root(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
+    pub fn crate_root(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate);
         self.with_module_id(def_map.root)
     }
 
     /// Iterates over all child modules.
-    pub fn children(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> impl Iterator<Item = Module> {
+    pub fn children(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> impl Iterator<Item = Module> {
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate);
         let children = def_map[self.id.local_id]
             .children
@@ -190,13 +186,13 @@ impl Module {
     }
 
     /// Finds a parent module.
-    pub fn parent(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<Module> {
+    pub fn parent(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Module> {
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate);
         let parent_id = def_map[self.id.local_id].parent?;
         Some(self.with_module_id(parent_id))
     }
 
-    pub fn path_to_root(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Vec<Module> {
+    pub fn path_to_root(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<Module> {
         let mut res = vec![self];
         let mut curr = self;
         while let Some(next) = curr.parent(db) {
@@ -209,7 +205,7 @@ impl Module {
     /// Returns a `ModuleScope`: a set of items, visible in this module.
     pub fn scope(
         self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         visible_from: Option<Module>,
     ) -> Vec<(Name, ScopeDef)> {
         db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate)[self.id.local_id]
@@ -217,7 +213,8 @@ impl Module {
             .entries()
             .filter_map(|(name, def)| {
                 if let Some(m) = visible_from {
-                    let filtered = def.filter_visibility(|vis| vis.is_visible_from(db, m.id));
+                    let filtered =
+                        def.filter_visibility(|vis| vis.is_visible_from(db.upcast(), m.id));
                     if filtered.is_none() && !def.is_none() {
                         None
                     } else {
@@ -233,10 +230,10 @@ impl Module {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn diagnostics(self, db: &impl HirDatabase, sink: &mut DiagnosticSink) {
+    pub fn diagnostics(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase, sink: &mut DiagnosticSink) {
         let _p = profile("Module::diagnostics");
         let crate_def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate);
-        crate_def_map.add_diagnostics(db, self.id.local_id, sink);
+        crate_def_map.add_diagnostics(db.upcast(), self.id.local_id, sink);
         for decl in self.declarations(db) {
             match decl {
                 crate::ModuleDef::Function(f) => f.diagnostics(db, sink),
@@ -259,12 +256,12 @@ impl Module {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn declarations(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Vec<ModuleDef> {
+    pub fn declarations(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<ModuleDef> {
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate);
         def_map[self.id.local_id].scope.declarations().map(ModuleDef::from).collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn impl_defs(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Vec<ImplDef> {
+    pub fn impl_defs(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<ImplDef> {
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate);
         def_map[self.id.local_id].scope.impls().map(ImplDef::from).collect()
     }
@@ -277,11 +274,11 @@ impl Module {
     /// this module, if possible.
     pub fn find_use_path(
         self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         item: ModuleDef,
     ) -> Option<hir_def::path::ModPath> {
         // FIXME expose namespace choice
-        hir_def::find_path::find_path(db, determine_item_namespace(item), self.into())
+        hir_def::find_path::find_path(db.upcast(), determine_item_namespace(item), self.into())
     }
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +304,7 @@ pub enum FieldSource {
 }
 
 impl StructField {
-    pub fn name(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         self.parent.variant_data(db).fields()[self.id].name.clone()
     }
 
@@ -315,7 +312,7 @@ impl StructField {
     /// placeholder types for type parameters). This is good for showing
     /// signature help, but not so good to actually get the type of the field
     /// when you actually have a variable of the struct.
-    pub fn signature_ty(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
+    pub fn signature_ty(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Type {
         let var_id = self.parent.into();
         let generic_def_id: GenericDefId = match self.parent {
             VariantDef::Struct(it) => it.id.into(),
@@ -327,17 +324,17 @@ impl StructField {
         Type::new(db, self.parent.module(db).id.krate, var_id, ty)
     }
 
-    pub fn parent_def(&self, _db: &impl HirDatabase) -> VariantDef {
+    pub fn parent_def(&self, _db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> VariantDef {
         self.parent
     }
 }
 
 impl HasVisibility for StructField {
-    fn visibility(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
+    fn visibility(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
         let variant_data = self.parent.variant_data(db);
         let visibility = &variant_data.fields()[self.id].visibility;
         let parent_id: hir_def::VariantId = self.parent.into();
-        visibility.resolve(db, &parent_id.resolver(db))
+        visibility.resolve(db.upcast(), &parent_id.resolver(db.upcast()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -347,19 +344,19 @@ pub struct Struct {
 }
 
 impl Struct {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
-        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db).container.module(db) }
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn krate(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
+    pub fn krate(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
         Some(self.module(db).krate())
     }
 
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         db.struct_data(self.id).name.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn fields(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Vec<StructField> {
+    pub fn fields(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<StructField> {
         db.struct_data(self.id)
             .variant_data
             .fields()
@@ -368,11 +365,11 @@ impl Struct {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn ty(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
-        Type::from_def(db, self.id.lookup(db).container.module(db).krate, self.id)
+    pub fn ty(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Type {
+        Type::from_def(db, self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()).krate, self.id)
     }
 
-    fn variant_data(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Arc<VariantData> {
+    fn variant_data(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Arc<VariantData> {
         db.struct_data(self.id).variant_data.clone()
     }
 }
@@ -383,19 +380,19 @@ pub struct Union {
 }
 
 impl Union {
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         db.union_data(self.id).name.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
-        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db).container.module(db) }
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn ty(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
-        Type::from_def(db, self.id.lookup(db).container.module(db).krate, self.id)
+    pub fn ty(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Type {
+        Type::from_def(db, self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()).krate, self.id)
     }
 
-    pub fn fields(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Vec<StructField> {
+    pub fn fields(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<StructField> {
         db.union_data(self.id)
             .variant_data
             .fields()
@@ -404,7 +401,7 @@ impl Union {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    fn variant_data(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Arc<VariantData> {
+    fn variant_data(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Arc<VariantData> {
         db.union_data(self.id).variant_data.clone()
     }
 }
@@ -415,19 +412,19 @@ pub struct Enum {
 }
 
 impl Enum {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
-        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db).container.module(db) }
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn krate(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
+    pub fn krate(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
         Some(self.module(db).krate())
     }
 
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         db.enum_data(self.id).name.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn variants(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Vec<EnumVariant> {
+    pub fn variants(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<EnumVariant> {
         db.enum_data(self.id)
             .variants
             .iter()
@@ -435,8 +432,8 @@ impl Enum {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn ty(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
-        Type::from_def(db, self.id.lookup(db).container.module(db).krate, self.id)
+    pub fn ty(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Type {
+        Type::from_def(db, self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()).krate, self.id)
     }
 }
 
@@ -447,18 +444,18 @@ pub struct EnumVariant {
 }
 
 impl EnumVariant {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Module {
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
         self.parent.module(db)
     }
-    pub fn parent_enum(self, _db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Enum {
+    pub fn parent_enum(self, _db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Enum {
         self.parent
     }
 
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         db.enum_data(self.parent.id).variants[self.id].name.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn fields(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Vec<StructField> {
+    pub fn fields(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<StructField> {
         self.variant_data(db)
             .fields()
             .iter()
@@ -466,11 +463,11 @@ impl EnumVariant {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn kind(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> StructKind {
+    pub fn kind(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> StructKind {
         self.variant_data(db).kind()
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn variant_data(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Arc<VariantData> {
+    pub(crate) fn variant_data(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Arc<VariantData> {
         db.enum_data(self.parent.id).variants[self.id].variant_data.clone()
     }
 }
@@ -485,7 +482,7 @@ pub enum Adt {
 impl_froms!(Adt: Struct, Union, Enum);
 
 impl Adt {
-    pub fn has_non_default_type_params(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> bool {
+    pub fn has_non_default_type_params(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
         let subst = db.generic_defaults(self.into());
         subst.iter().any(|ty| ty == &Ty::Unknown)
     }
@@ -493,12 +490,12 @@ impl Adt {
     /// Turns this ADT into a type. Any type parameters of the ADT will be
     /// turned into unknown types, which is good for e.g. finding the most
     /// general set of completions, but will not look very nice when printed.
-    pub fn ty(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
+    pub fn ty(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Type {
         let id = AdtId::from(self);
-        Type::from_def(db, id.module(db).krate, id)
+        Type::from_def(db, id.module(db.upcast()).krate, id)
     }
 
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
         match self {
             Adt::Struct(s) => s.module(db),
             Adt::Union(s) => s.module(db),
@@ -506,11 +503,11 @@ impl Adt {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn krate(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
+    pub fn krate(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
         Some(self.module(db).krate())
     }
 
-    pub fn name(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         match self {
             Adt::Struct(s) => s.name(db),
             Adt::Union(u) => u.name(db),
@@ -528,7 +525,7 @@ pub enum VariantDef {
 impl_froms!(VariantDef: Struct, Union, EnumVariant);
 
 impl VariantDef {
-    pub fn fields(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Vec<StructField> {
+    pub fn fields(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<StructField> {
         match self {
             VariantDef::Struct(it) => it.fields(db),
             VariantDef::Union(it) => it.fields(db),
@@ -536,7 +533,7 @@ impl VariantDef {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Module {
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
         match self {
             VariantDef::Struct(it) => it.module(db),
             VariantDef::Union(it) => it.module(db),
@@ -544,7 +541,7 @@ impl VariantDef {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn name(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         match self {
             VariantDef::Struct(s) => s.name(db),
             VariantDef::Union(u) => u.name(db),
@@ -552,7 +549,7 @@ impl VariantDef {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn variant_data(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Arc<VariantData> {
+    pub(crate) fn variant_data(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Arc<VariantData> {
         match self {
             VariantDef::Struct(it) => it.variant_data(db),
             VariantDef::Union(it) => it.variant_data(db),
@@ -572,7 +569,7 @@ pub enum DefWithBody {
 impl_froms!(DefWithBody: Function, Const, Static);
 
 impl DefWithBody {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Module {
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
         match self {
             DefWithBody::Const(c) => c.module(db),
             DefWithBody::Function(f) => f.module(db),
@@ -580,7 +577,7 @@ impl DefWithBody {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
         match self {
             DefWithBody::Function(f) => Some(f.name(db)),
             DefWithBody::Static(s) => s.name(db),
@@ -595,27 +592,27 @@ pub struct Function {
 }
 
 impl Function {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
-        self.id.lookup(db).module(db).into()
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).module(db.upcast()).into()
     }
 
-    pub fn krate(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
+    pub fn krate(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
         Some(self.module(db).krate())
     }
 
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         db.function_data(self.id).name.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn has_self_param(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> bool {
+    pub fn has_self_param(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
         db.function_data(self.id).has_self_param
     }
 
-    pub fn params(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Vec<TypeRef> {
+    pub fn params(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<TypeRef> {
         db.function_data(self.id).params.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn diagnostics(self, db: &impl HirDatabase, sink: &mut DiagnosticSink) {
+    pub fn diagnostics(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase, sink: &mut DiagnosticSink) {
         let _p = profile("Function::diagnostics");
         let infer = db.infer(self.id.into());
         infer.add_diagnostics(db, self.id, sink);
@@ -625,10 +622,10 @@ impl Function {
 }
 
 impl HasVisibility for Function {
-    fn visibility(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
+    fn visibility(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
         let function_data = db.function_data(self.id);
         let visibility = &function_data.visibility;
-        visibility.resolve(db, &self.id.resolver(db))
+        visibility.resolve(db.upcast(), &self.id.resolver(db.upcast()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -638,24 +635,24 @@ pub struct Const {
 }
 
 impl Const {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
-        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db).module(db) }
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).module(db.upcast()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn krate(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
+    pub fn krate(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
         Some(self.module(db).krate())
     }
 
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
         db.const_data(self.id).name.clone()
     }
 }
 
 impl HasVisibility for Const {
-    fn visibility(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
+    fn visibility(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
         let function_data = db.const_data(self.id);
         let visibility = &function_data.visibility;
-        visibility.resolve(db, &self.id.resolver(db))
+        visibility.resolve(db.upcast(), &self.id.resolver(db.upcast()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -665,15 +662,15 @@ pub struct Static {
 }
 
 impl Static {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
-        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db).module(db) }
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).module(db.upcast()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn krate(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
+    pub fn krate(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
         Some(self.module(db).krate())
     }
 
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
         db.static_data(self.id).name.clone()
     }
 }
@@ -684,19 +681,19 @@ pub struct Trait {
 }
 
 impl Trait {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
-        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db).container.module(db) }
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         db.trait_data(self.id).name.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn items(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Vec<AssocItem> {
+    pub fn items(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<AssocItem> {
         db.trait_data(self.id).items.iter().map(|(_name, it)| (*it).into()).collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn is_auto(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_auto(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
         db.trait_data(self.id).auto
     }
 }
@@ -707,37 +704,37 @@ pub struct TypeAlias {
 }
 
 impl TypeAlias {
-    pub fn has_non_default_type_params(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> bool {
+    pub fn has_non_default_type_params(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
         let subst = db.generic_defaults(self.id.into());
         subst.iter().any(|ty| ty == &Ty::Unknown)
     }
 
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
-        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db).module(db) }
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        Module { id: self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).module(db.upcast()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn krate(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
+    pub fn krate(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Crate> {
         Some(self.module(db).krate())
     }
 
-    pub fn type_ref(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<TypeRef> {
+    pub fn type_ref(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<TypeRef> {
         db.type_alias_data(self.id).type_ref.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn ty(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
-        Type::from_def(db, self.id.lookup(db).module(db).krate, self.id)
+    pub fn ty(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Type {
+        Type::from_def(db, self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).module(db.upcast()).krate, self.id)
     }
 
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         db.type_alias_data(self.id).name.clone()
     }
 }
 
 impl HasVisibility for TypeAlias {
-    fn visibility(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
+    fn visibility(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
         let function_data = db.type_alias_data(self.id);
         let visibility = &function_data.visibility;
-        visibility.resolve(db, &self.id.resolver(db))
+        visibility.resolve(db.upcast(), &self.id.resolver(db.upcast()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -750,14 +747,14 @@ impl MacroDef {
     /// FIXME: right now, this just returns the root module of the crate that
     /// defines this macro. The reasons for this is that macros are expanded
     /// early, in `ra_hir_expand`, where modules simply do not exist yet.
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Module> {
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Module> {
         let krate = self.id.krate?;
         let module_id = db.crate_def_map(krate).root;
         Some(Module::new(Crate { id: krate }, module_id))
     }
 
     /// XXX: this parses the file
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
         self.source(db).value.name().map(|it| it.as_name())
     }
 }
@@ -775,50 +772,50 @@ pub enum AssocItemContainer {
     ImplDef(ImplDef),
 }
 pub trait AsAssocItem {
-    fn as_assoc_item(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<AssocItem>;
+    fn as_assoc_item(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<AssocItem>;
 }
 
 impl AsAssocItem for Function {
-    fn as_assoc_item(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<AssocItem> {
+    fn as_assoc_item(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<AssocItem> {
         as_assoc_item(db, AssocItem::Function, self.id)
     }
 }
 impl AsAssocItem for Const {
-    fn as_assoc_item(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<AssocItem> {
+    fn as_assoc_item(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<AssocItem> {
         as_assoc_item(db, AssocItem::Const, self.id)
     }
 }
 impl AsAssocItem for TypeAlias {
-    fn as_assoc_item(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<AssocItem> {
+    fn as_assoc_item(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<AssocItem> {
         as_assoc_item(db, AssocItem::TypeAlias, self.id)
     }
 }
-fn as_assoc_item<ID, DEF, CTOR, AST>(db: &impl DefDatabase, ctor: CTOR, id: ID) -> Option<AssocItem>
+fn as_assoc_item<ID, DEF, CTOR, AST>(db: &dyn HirDatabase, ctor: CTOR, id: ID) -> Option<AssocItem>
 where
     ID: Lookup<Data = AssocItemLoc<AST>>,
     DEF: From<ID>,
     CTOR: FnOnce(DEF) -> AssocItem,
     AST: AstNode,
 {
-    match id.lookup(db).container {
+    match id.lookup(db.upcast()).container {
         AssocContainerId::TraitId(_) | AssocContainerId::ImplId(_) => Some(ctor(DEF::from(id))),
         AssocContainerId::ContainerId(_) => None,
     }
 }
 
 impl AssocItem {
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
         match self {
             AssocItem::Function(f) => f.module(db),
             AssocItem::Const(c) => c.module(db),
             AssocItem::TypeAlias(t) => t.module(db),
         }
     }
-    pub fn container(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> AssocItemContainer {
+    pub fn container(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> AssocItemContainer {
         let container = match self {
-            AssocItem::Function(it) => it.id.lookup(db).container,
-            AssocItem::Const(it) => it.id.lookup(db).container,
-            AssocItem::TypeAlias(it) => it.id.lookup(db).container,
+            AssocItem::Function(it) => it.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container,
+            AssocItem::Const(it) => it.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container,
+            AssocItem::TypeAlias(it) => it.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container,
         };
         match container {
             AssocContainerId::TraitId(id) => AssocItemContainer::Trait(id.into()),
@@ -829,7 +826,7 @@ impl AssocItem {
 }
 
 impl HasVisibility for AssocItem {
-    fn visibility(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
+    fn visibility(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Visibility {
         match self {
             AssocItem::Function(f) => f.visibility(db),
             AssocItem::Const(c) => c.visibility(db),
@@ -862,7 +859,7 @@ impl_froms!(
 );
 
 impl GenericDef {
-    pub fn params(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Vec<TypeParam> {
+    pub fn params(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<TypeParam> {
         let generics: Arc<hir_def::generics::GenericParams> = db.generic_params(self.into());
         generics
             .types
@@ -880,7 +877,7 @@ pub struct Local {
 
 impl Local {
     // FIXME: why is this an option? It shouldn't be?
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Name> {
         let body = db.body(self.parent.into());
         match &body[self.pat_id] {
             Pat::Bind { name, .. } => Some(name.clone()),
@@ -888,11 +885,11 @@ impl Local {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn is_self(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_self(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
         self.name(db) == Some(name![self])
     }
 
-    pub fn is_mut(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_mut(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
         let body = db.body(self.parent.into());
         match &body[self.pat_id] {
             Pat::Bind { mode, .. } => match mode {
@@ -903,28 +900,28 @@ impl Local {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn parent(self, _db: &impl HirDatabase) -> DefWithBody {
+    pub fn parent(self, _db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> DefWithBody {
         self.parent.into()
     }
 
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Module {
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
         self.parent(db).module(db)
     }
 
-    pub fn ty(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
+    pub fn ty(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Type {
         let def = DefWithBodyId::from(self.parent);
         let infer = db.infer(def);
         let ty = infer[self.pat_id].clone();
-        let resolver = def.resolver(db);
-        let krate = def.module(db).krate;
+        let resolver = def.resolver(db.upcast());
+        let krate = def.module(db.upcast()).krate;
         let environment = TraitEnvironment::lower(db, &resolver);
         Type { krate, ty: InEnvironment { value: ty, environment } }
     }
 
-    pub fn source(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> InFile<Either<ast::BindPat, ast::SelfParam>> {
+    pub fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<Either<ast::BindPat, ast::SelfParam>> {
         let (_body, source_map) = db.body_with_source_map(self.parent.into());
         let src = source_map.pat_syntax(self.pat_id).unwrap(); // Hmm...
-        let root = src.file_syntax(db);
+        let root = src.file_syntax(db.upcast());
         src.map(|ast| {
             ast.map_left(|it| it.cast().unwrap().to_node(&root)).map_right(|it| it.to_node(&root))
         })
@@ -937,13 +934,13 @@ pub struct TypeParam {
 }
 
 impl TypeParam {
-    pub fn name(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Name {
+    pub fn name(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Name {
         let params = db.generic_params(self.id.parent);
         params.types[self.id.local_id].name.clone().unwrap_or_else(Name::missing)
     }
 
-    pub fn module(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Module {
-        self.id.parent.module(db).into()
+    pub fn module(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        self.id.parent.module(db.upcast()).into()
     }
 }
 
@@ -954,55 +951,55 @@ pub struct ImplDef {
 }
 
 impl ImplDef {
-    pub fn all_in_crate(db: &impl HirDatabase, krate: Crate) -> Vec<ImplDef> {
+    pub fn all_in_crate(db: &dyn HirDatabase, krate: Crate) -> Vec<ImplDef> {
         let impls = db.impls_in_crate(krate.id);
         impls.all_impls().map(Self::from).collect()
     }
-    pub fn for_trait(db: &impl HirDatabase, krate: Crate, trait_: Trait) -> Vec<ImplDef> {
+    pub fn for_trait(db: &dyn HirDatabase, krate: Crate, trait_: Trait) -> Vec<ImplDef> {
         let impls = db.impls_in_crate(krate.id);
         impls.lookup_impl_defs_for_trait(trait_.id).map(Self::from).collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn target_trait(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<TypeRef> {
+    pub fn target_trait(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<TypeRef> {
         db.impl_data(self.id).target_trait.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn target_type(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> TypeRef {
+    pub fn target_type(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> TypeRef {
         db.impl_data(self.id).target_type.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn target_ty(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Type {
+    pub fn target_ty(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Type {
         let impl_data = db.impl_data(self.id);
-        let resolver = self.id.resolver(db);
+        let resolver = self.id.resolver(db.upcast());
         let ctx = hir_ty::TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver);
         let environment = TraitEnvironment::lower(db, &resolver);
         let ty = Ty::from_hir(&ctx, &impl_data.target_type);
         Type {
-            krate: self.id.lookup(db).container.module(db).krate,
+            krate: self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()).krate,
             ty: InEnvironment { value: ty, environment },
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn items(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Vec<AssocItem> {
+    pub fn items(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<AssocItem> {
         db.impl_data(self.id).items.iter().map(|it| (*it).into()).collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn is_negative(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_negative(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
         db.impl_data(self.id).is_negative
     }
 
-    pub fn module(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Module {
-        self.id.lookup(db).container.module(db).into()
+    pub fn module(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Module {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()).into()
     }
 
-    pub fn krate(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Crate {
+    pub fn krate(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Crate {
         Crate { id: self.module(db).id.krate }
     }
 
-    pub fn is_builtin_derive(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<InFile<ast::Attr>> {
+    pub fn is_builtin_derive(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<InFile<ast::Attr>> {
         let src = self.source(db);
-        let item = src.file_id.is_builtin_derive(db)?;
-        let hygenic = hir_expand::hygiene::Hygiene::new(db, item.file_id);
+        let item = src.file_id.is_builtin_derive(db.upcast())?;
+        let hygenic = hir_expand::hygiene::Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), item.file_id);
 
         let attr = item
             .value
@@ -1028,14 +1025,14 @@ pub struct Type {
 }
 
 impl Type {
-    fn new(db: &impl HirDatabase, krate: CrateId, lexical_env: impl HasResolver, ty: Ty) -> Type {
-        let resolver = lexical_env.resolver(db);
+    fn new(db: &dyn HirDatabase, krate: CrateId, lexical_env: impl HasResolver, ty: Ty) -> Type {
+        let resolver = lexical_env.resolver(db.upcast());
         let environment = TraitEnvironment::lower(db, &resolver);
         Type { krate, ty: InEnvironment { value: ty, environment } }
     }
 
     fn from_def(
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         krate: CrateId,
         def: impl HasResolver + Into<TyDefId> + Into<GenericDefId>,
     ) -> Type {
@@ -1073,7 +1070,7 @@ impl Type {
 
     /// Checks that particular type `ty` implements `std::future::Future`.
     /// This function is used in `.await` syntax completion.
-    pub fn impls_future(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> bool {
+    pub fn impls_future(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> bool {
         let krate = self.krate;
 
         let std_future_trait =
@@ -1110,7 +1107,7 @@ impl Type {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn fields(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Vec<(StructField, Type)> {
+    pub fn fields(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<(StructField, Type)> {
         if let Ty::Apply(a_ty) = &self.ty.value {
             if let TypeCtor::Adt(AdtId::StructId(s)) = a_ty.ctor {
                 let var_def = s.into();
@@ -1128,7 +1125,7 @@ impl Type {
         Vec::new()
     }
 
-    pub fn tuple_fields(&self, _db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Vec<Type> {
+    pub fn tuple_fields(&self, _db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<Type> {
         let mut res = Vec::new();
         if let Ty::Apply(a_ty) = &self.ty.value {
             if let TypeCtor::Tuple { .. } = a_ty.ctor {
@@ -1143,7 +1140,7 @@ impl Type {
 
     pub fn variant_fields(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         def: VariantDef,
     ) -> Vec<(StructField, Type)> {
         // FIXME: check that ty and def match
@@ -1162,7 +1159,7 @@ impl Type {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn autoderef<'a>(&'a self, db: &'a impl HirDatabase) -> impl Iterator<Item = Type> + 'a {
+    pub fn autoderef<'a>(&'a self, db: &'a dyn HirDatabase) -> impl Iterator<Item = Type> + 'a {
         // There should be no inference vars in types passed here
         // FIXME check that?
         let canonical = Canonical { value: self.ty.value.clone(), num_vars: 0 };
@@ -1177,7 +1174,7 @@ impl Type {
     // lifetime problems, because we need to borrow temp `CrateImplDefs`.
     pub fn iterate_impl_items<T>(
         self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         krate: Crate,
         mut callback: impl FnMut(AssocItem) -> Option<T>,
     ) -> Option<T> {
@@ -1197,7 +1194,7 @@ impl Type {
 
     pub fn iterate_method_candidates<T>(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         krate: Crate,
         traits_in_scope: &FxHashSet<TraitId>,
         name: Option<&Name>,
@@ -1228,7 +1225,7 @@ impl Type {
 
     pub fn iterate_path_candidates<T>(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         krate: Crate,
         traits_in_scope: &FxHashSet<TraitId>,
         name: Option<&Name>,
@@ -1283,7 +1280,7 @@ impl Type {
 }
 
 impl HirDisplay for Type {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
         self.ty.value.hir_fmt(f)
     }
 }
@@ -1360,30 +1357,30 @@ impl_froms!(
 );
 
 pub trait HasAttrs {
-    fn attrs(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Attrs;
+    fn attrs(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Attrs;
 }
 
 impl<T: Into<AttrDef>> HasAttrs for T {
-    fn attrs(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Attrs {
+    fn attrs(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Attrs {
         let def: AttrDef = self.into();
         db.attrs(def.into())
     }
 }
 
 pub trait Docs {
-    fn docs(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Documentation>;
+    fn docs(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Documentation>;
 }
 impl<T: Into<AttrDef> + Copy> Docs for T {
-    fn docs(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<Documentation> {
+    fn docs(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<Documentation> {
         let def: AttrDef = (*self).into();
         db.documentation(def.into())
     }
 }
 
 pub trait HasVisibility {
-    fn visibility(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Visibility;
-    fn is_visible_from(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase, module: Module) -> bool {
+    fn visibility(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Visibility;
+    fn is_visible_from(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase, module: Module) -> bool {
         let vis = self.visibility(db);
-        vis.is_visible_from(db, module.id)
+        vis.is_visible_from(db.upcast(), module.id)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/has_source.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/has_source.rs
index f121e1effc..129764e0ae 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/has_source.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/has_source.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use hir_def::{
 use ra_syntax::ast;
 
 use crate::{
-    db::DefDatabase, Const, Enum, EnumVariant, FieldSource, Function, ImplDef, MacroDef, Module,
+    db::HirDatabase, Const, Enum, EnumVariant, FieldSource, Function, ImplDef, MacroDef, Module,
     Static, Struct, StructField, Trait, TypeAlias, TypeParam, Union,
 };
 
@@ -17,31 +17,31 @@ pub use hir_expand::InFile;
 
 pub trait HasSource {
     type Ast;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<Self::Ast>;
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<Self::Ast>;
 }
 
 /// NB: Module is !HasSource, because it has two source nodes at the same time:
 /// definition and declaration.
 impl Module {
     /// Returns a node which defines this module. That is, a file or a `mod foo {}` with items.
-    pub fn definition_source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ModuleSource> {
+    pub fn definition_source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ModuleSource> {
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate);
-        def_map[self.id.local_id].definition_source(db)
+        def_map[self.id.local_id].definition_source(db.upcast())
     }
 
     /// Returns a node which declares this module, either a `mod foo;` or a `mod foo {}`.
     /// `None` for the crate root.
-    pub fn declaration_source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<InFile<ast::Module>> {
+    pub fn declaration_source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<InFile<ast::Module>> {
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.id.krate);
-        def_map[self.id.local_id].declaration_source(db)
+        def_map[self.id.local_id].declaration_source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 
 impl HasSource for StructField {
     type Ast = FieldSource;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<FieldSource> {
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<FieldSource> {
         let var = VariantId::from(self.parent);
-        let src = var.child_source(db);
+        let src = var.child_source(db.upcast());
         src.map(|it| match it[self.id].clone() {
             Either::Left(it) => FieldSource::Pos(it),
             Either::Right(it) => FieldSource::Named(it),
@@ -50,78 +50,78 @@ impl HasSource for StructField {
 }
 impl HasSource for Struct {
     type Ast = ast::StructDef;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::StructDef> {
-        self.id.lookup(db).source(db)
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::StructDef> {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for Union {
     type Ast = ast::UnionDef;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::UnionDef> {
-        self.id.lookup(db).source(db)
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::UnionDef> {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for Enum {
     type Ast = ast::EnumDef;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::EnumDef> {
-        self.id.lookup(db).source(db)
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::EnumDef> {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for EnumVariant {
     type Ast = ast::EnumVariant;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::EnumVariant> {
-        self.parent.id.child_source(db).map(|map| map[self.id].clone())
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::EnumVariant> {
+        self.parent.id.child_source(db.upcast()).map(|map| map[self.id].clone())
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for Function {
     type Ast = ast::FnDef;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::FnDef> {
-        self.id.lookup(db).source(db)
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::FnDef> {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for Const {
     type Ast = ast::ConstDef;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::ConstDef> {
-        self.id.lookup(db).source(db)
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::ConstDef> {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for Static {
     type Ast = ast::StaticDef;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::StaticDef> {
-        self.id.lookup(db).source(db)
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::StaticDef> {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for Trait {
     type Ast = ast::TraitDef;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::TraitDef> {
-        self.id.lookup(db).source(db)
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::TraitDef> {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for TypeAlias {
     type Ast = ast::TypeAliasDef;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::TypeAliasDef> {
-        self.id.lookup(db).source(db)
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::TypeAliasDef> {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for MacroDef {
     type Ast = ast::MacroCall;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::MacroCall> {
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::MacroCall> {
         InFile {
             file_id: self.id.ast_id.expect("MacroDef without ast_id").file_id,
-            value: self.id.ast_id.expect("MacroDef without ast_id").to_node(db),
+            value: self.id.ast_id.expect("MacroDef without ast_id").to_node(db.upcast()),
         }
     }
 }
 impl HasSource for ImplDef {
     type Ast = ast::ImplDef;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ast::ImplDef> {
-        self.id.lookup(db).source(db)
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<ast::ImplDef> {
+        self.id.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast())
     }
 }
 
 impl HasSource for TypeParam {
     type Ast = Either<ast::TraitDef, ast::TypeParam>;
-    fn source(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<Self::Ast> {
-        let child_source = self.id.parent.child_source(db);
+    fn source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> InFile<Self::Ast> {
+        let child_source = self.id.parent.child_source(db.upcast());
         child_source.map(|it| it[self.id.local_id].clone())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/semantics.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/semantics.rs
index 788bb3eb7a..55e6345289 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/semantics.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/semantics.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl<'db, DB: HirDatabase> Semantics<'db, DB> {
         T::to_def(self, src)
     }
 
-    fn with_ctx<F: FnOnce(&mut SourceToDefCtx<&DB>) -> T, T>(&self, f: F) -> T {
+    fn with_ctx<F: FnOnce(&mut SourceToDefCtx) -> T, T>(&self, f: F) -> T {
         let mut cache = self.s2d_cache.borrow_mut();
         let mut ctx = SourceToDefCtx { db: self.db, cache: &mut *cache };
         f(&mut ctx)
@@ -369,35 +369,35 @@ impl<'a, DB: HirDatabase> SemanticsScope<'a, DB> {
 }
 
 // FIXME: Change `HasSource` trait to work with `Semantics` and remove this?
-pub fn original_range(db: &impl HirDatabase, node: InFile<&SyntaxNode>) -> FileRange {
+pub fn original_range(db: &dyn HirDatabase, node: InFile<&SyntaxNode>) -> FileRange {
     if let Some(range) = original_range_opt(db, node) {
-        let original_file = range.file_id.original_file(db);
+        let original_file = range.file_id.original_file(db.upcast());
         if range.file_id == original_file.into() {
             return FileRange { file_id: original_file, range: range.value };
         }
 
         log::error!("Fail to mapping up more for {:?}", range);
-        return FileRange { file_id: range.file_id.original_file(db), range: range.value };
+        return FileRange { file_id: range.file_id.original_file(db.upcast()), range: range.value };
     }
 
     // Fall back to whole macro call
-    if let Some(expansion) = node.file_id.expansion_info(db) {
+    if let Some(expansion) = node.file_id.expansion_info(db.upcast()) {
         if let Some(call_node) = expansion.call_node() {
             return FileRange {
-                file_id: call_node.file_id.original_file(db),
+                file_id: call_node.file_id.original_file(db.upcast()),
                 range: call_node.value.text_range(),
             };
         }
     }
 
-    FileRange { file_id: node.file_id.original_file(db), range: node.value.text_range() }
+    FileRange { file_id: node.file_id.original_file(db.upcast()), range: node.value.text_range() }
 }
 
 fn original_range_opt(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     node: InFile<&SyntaxNode>,
 ) -> Option<InFile<TextRange>> {
-    let expansion = node.file_id.expansion_info(db)?;
+    let expansion = node.file_id.expansion_info(db.upcast())?;
 
     // the input node has only one token ?
     let single = skip_trivia_token(node.value.first_token()?, Direction::Next)?
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ fn original_range_opt(
 }
 
 fn ascend_call_token(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     expansion: &ExpansionInfo,
     token: InFile<SyntaxToken>,
 ) -> Option<InFile<SyntaxToken>> {
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ fn ascend_call_token(
     if origin != Origin::Call {
         return None;
     }
-    if let Some(info) = mapped.file_id.expansion_info(db) {
+    if let Some(info) = mapped.file_id.expansion_info(db.upcast()) {
         return ascend_call_token(db, &info, mapped);
     }
     Some(mapped)
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/semantics/source_to_def.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/semantics/source_to_def.rs
index 67b243222d..8843f28354 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/semantics/source_to_def.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/semantics/source_to_def.rs
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ use crate::{db::HirDatabase, InFile, MacroDefId};
 
 pub(super) type SourceToDefCache = FxHashMap<ChildContainer, DynMap>;
 
-pub(super) struct SourceToDefCtx<'a, DB> {
-    pub(super) db: DB,
+pub(super) struct SourceToDefCtx<'a, 'b> {
+    pub(super) db: &'b dyn HirDatabase,
     pub(super) cache: &'a mut SourceToDefCache,
 }
 
-impl<DB: HirDatabase> SourceToDefCtx<'_, &'_ DB> {
+impl SourceToDefCtx<'_, '_> {
     pub(super) fn file_to_def(&mut self, file: FileId) -> Option<ModuleId> {
         let _p = profile("SourceBinder::to_module_def");
         let (krate, local_id) = self.db.relevant_crates(file).iter().find_map(|&crate_id| {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl<DB: HirDatabase> SourceToDefCtx<'_, &'_ DB> {
             .as_ref()
             .map(|it| it.syntax())
             .cloned()
-            .ancestors_with_macros(self.db)
+            .ancestors_with_macros(self.db.upcast())
             .skip(1)
             .find_map(|it| {
                 let m = ast::Module::cast(it.value.clone())?;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl<DB: HirDatabase> SourceToDefCtx<'_, &'_ DB> {
         let parent_module = match parent_declaration {
             Some(parent_declaration) => self.module_to_def(parent_declaration),
             None => {
-                let file_id = src.file_id.original_file(self.db);
+                let file_id = src.file_id.original_file(self.db.upcast());
                 self.file_to_def(file_id)
             }
         }?;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl<DB: HirDatabase> SourceToDefCtx<'_, &'_ DB> {
     // FIXME: use DynMap as well?
     pub(super) fn macro_call_to_def(&mut self, src: InFile<ast::MacroCall>) -> Option<MacroDefId> {
         let kind = MacroDefKind::Declarative;
-        let file_id = src.file_id.original_file(self.db);
+        let file_id = src.file_id.original_file(self.db.upcast());
         let krate = self.file_to_def(file_id)?.krate;
         let file_ast_id = self.db.ast_id_map(src.file_id).ast_id(&src.value);
         let ast_id = Some(AstId::new(src.file_id, file_ast_id));
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl<DB: HirDatabase> SourceToDefCtx<'_, &'_ DB> {
     }
 
     pub(super) fn find_container(&mut self, src: InFile<&SyntaxNode>) -> Option<ChildContainer> {
-        for container in src.cloned().ancestors_with_macros(self.db).skip(1) {
+        for container in src.cloned().ancestors_with_macros(self.db.upcast()).skip(1) {
             let res: ChildContainer = match_ast! {
                 match (container.value) {
                     ast::Module(it) => {
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@ impl<DB: HirDatabase> SourceToDefCtx<'_, &'_ DB> {
             return Some(res);
         }
 
-        let def = self.file_to_def(src.file_id.original_file(self.db))?;
+        let def = self.file_to_def(src.file_id.original_file(self.db.upcast()))?;
         Some(def.into())
     }
 
     fn find_type_param_container(&mut self, src: InFile<&SyntaxNode>) -> Option<GenericDefId> {
-        for container in src.cloned().ancestors_with_macros(self.db).skip(1) {
+        for container in src.cloned().ancestors_with_macros(self.db.upcast()).skip(1) {
             let res: GenericDefId = match_ast! {
                 match (container.value) {
                     ast::FnDef(it) => { self.fn_to_def(container.with_value(it))?.into() },
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ impl<DB: HirDatabase> SourceToDefCtx<'_, &'_ DB> {
     }
 
     fn find_pat_container(&mut self, src: InFile<&SyntaxNode>) -> Option<DefWithBodyId> {
-        for container in src.cloned().ancestors_with_macros(self.db).skip(1) {
+        for container in src.cloned().ancestors_with_macros(self.db.upcast()).skip(1) {
             let res: DefWithBodyId = match_ast! {
                 match (container.value) {
                     ast::ConstDef(it) => { self.const_to_def(container.with_value(it))?.into() },
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ impl_froms! {
 }
 
 impl ChildContainer {
-    fn child_by_source(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> DynMap {
+    fn child_by_source(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> DynMap {
+        let db = db.upcast();
         match self {
             ChildContainer::DefWithBodyId(it) => it.child_by_source(db),
             ChildContainer::ModuleId(it) => it.child_by_source(db),
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_analyzer.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_analyzer.rs
index 331ecdd9cc..e8afef3285 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_analyzer.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_analyzer.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SourceAnalyzer {
 
 impl SourceAnalyzer {
     pub(crate) fn new_for_body(
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         def: DefWithBodyId,
         node: InFile<&SyntaxNode>,
         offset: Option<TextUnit>,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
             None => scope_for(&scopes, &source_map, node),
             Some(offset) => scope_for_offset(&scopes, &source_map, node.with_value(offset)),
         };
-        let resolver = resolver_for_scope(db, def, scope);
+        let resolver = resolver_for_scope(db.upcast(), def, scope);
         SourceAnalyzer {
             resolver,
             body: Some(body),
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
 
     fn expand_expr(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         expr: InFile<ast::MacroCall>,
     ) -> Option<InFile<ast::Expr>> {
         let macro_file = self.body_source_map.as_ref()?.node_macro_file(expr.as_ref())?;
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
         Some(res)
     }
 
-    fn trait_env(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Arc<TraitEnvironment> {
+    fn trait_env(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Arc<TraitEnvironment> {
         TraitEnvironment::lower(db, &self.resolver)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn type_of(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase, expr: &ast::Expr) -> Option<Type> {
+    pub(crate) fn type_of(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase, expr: &ast::Expr) -> Option<Type> {
         let expr_id = match expr {
             ast::Expr::MacroCall(call) => {
                 let expr = self.expand_expr(db, InFile::new(self.file_id, call.clone()))?;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
         Some(Type { krate: self.resolver.krate()?, ty: InEnvironment { value: ty, environment } })
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn type_of_pat(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase, pat: &ast::Pat) -> Option<Type> {
+    pub(crate) fn type_of_pat(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase, pat: &ast::Pat) -> Option<Type> {
         let pat_id = self.pat_id(pat)?;
         let ty = self.infer.as_ref()?[pat_id].clone();
         let environment = self.trait_env(db);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
 
     pub(crate) fn resolve_record_field(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         field: &ast::RecordField,
     ) -> Option<(crate::StructField, Option<Local>)> {
         let (expr_id, local) = match field.expr() {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
                 let expr_id = self.body_source_map.as_ref()?.field_init_shorthand_expr(src)?;
                 let local_name = field.name_ref()?.as_name();
                 let path = ModPath::from_segments(PathKind::Plain, once(local_name));
-                let local = match self.resolver.resolve_path_in_value_ns_fully(db, &path) {
+                let local = match self.resolver.resolve_path_in_value_ns_fully(db.upcast(), &path) {
                     Some(ValueNs::LocalBinding(pat_id)) => {
                         Some(Local { pat_id, parent: self.resolver.body_owner()? })
                     }
@@ -181,17 +181,17 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
 
     pub(crate) fn resolve_macro_call(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         macro_call: InFile<&ast::MacroCall>,
     ) -> Option<MacroDef> {
-        let hygiene = Hygiene::new(db, macro_call.file_id);
+        let hygiene = Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), macro_call.file_id);
         let path = macro_call.value.path().and_then(|ast| Path::from_src(ast, &hygiene))?;
-        self.resolver.resolve_path_as_macro(db, path.mod_path()).map(|it| it.into())
+        self.resolver.resolve_path_as_macro(db.upcast(), path.mod_path()).map(|it| it.into())
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn resolve_bind_pat_to_const(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         pat: &ast::BindPat,
     ) -> Option<ModuleDef> {
         let pat_id = self.pat_id(&pat.clone().into())?;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
 
     pub(crate) fn resolve_path(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         path: &ast::Path,
     ) -> Option<PathResolution> {
         if let Some(path_expr) = path.syntax().parent().and_then(ast::PathExpr::cast) {
@@ -231,11 +231,12 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
 
     pub(crate) fn expand(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         macro_call: InFile<&ast::MacroCall>,
     ) -> Option<HirFileId> {
-        let macro_call_id =
-            macro_call.as_call_id(db, |path| self.resolver.resolve_path_as_macro(db, &path))?;
+        let macro_call_id = macro_call.as_call_id(db.upcast(), |path| {
+            self.resolver.resolve_path_as_macro(db.upcast(), &path)
+        })?;
         Some(macro_call_id.as_file())
     }
 }
@@ -283,42 +284,46 @@ fn scope_for_offset(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn resolve_hir_path(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     resolver: &Resolver,
     path: &crate::Path,
 ) -> Option<PathResolution> {
-    let types = resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns_fully(db, path.mod_path()).map(|ty| match ty {
-        TypeNs::SelfType(it) => PathResolution::SelfType(it.into()),
-        TypeNs::GenericParam(id) => PathResolution::TypeParam(TypeParam { id }),
-        TypeNs::AdtSelfType(it) | TypeNs::AdtId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Adt::from(it).into()),
-        TypeNs::EnumVariantId(it) => PathResolution::Def(EnumVariant::from(it).into()),
-        TypeNs::TypeAliasId(it) => PathResolution::Def(TypeAlias::from(it).into()),
-        TypeNs::BuiltinType(it) => PathResolution::Def(it.into()),
-        TypeNs::TraitId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Trait::from(it).into()),
-    });
-    let body_owner = resolver.body_owner();
-    let values = resolver.resolve_path_in_value_ns_fully(db, path.mod_path()).and_then(|val| {
-        let res = match val {
-            ValueNs::LocalBinding(pat_id) => {
-                let var = Local { parent: body_owner?.into(), pat_id };
-                PathResolution::Local(var)
+    let types =
+        resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns_fully(db.upcast(), path.mod_path()).map(|ty| match ty {
+            TypeNs::SelfType(it) => PathResolution::SelfType(it.into()),
+            TypeNs::GenericParam(id) => PathResolution::TypeParam(TypeParam { id }),
+            TypeNs::AdtSelfType(it) | TypeNs::AdtId(it) => {
+                PathResolution::Def(Adt::from(it).into())
             }
-            ValueNs::FunctionId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Function::from(it).into()),
-            ValueNs::ConstId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Const::from(it).into()),
-            ValueNs::StaticId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Static::from(it).into()),
-            ValueNs::StructId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Struct::from(it).into()),
-            ValueNs::EnumVariantId(it) => PathResolution::Def(EnumVariant::from(it).into()),
-        };
-        Some(res)
-    });
+            TypeNs::EnumVariantId(it) => PathResolution::Def(EnumVariant::from(it).into()),
+            TypeNs::TypeAliasId(it) => PathResolution::Def(TypeAlias::from(it).into()),
+            TypeNs::BuiltinType(it) => PathResolution::Def(it.into()),
+            TypeNs::TraitId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Trait::from(it).into()),
+        });
+    let body_owner = resolver.body_owner();
+    let values =
+        resolver.resolve_path_in_value_ns_fully(db.upcast(), path.mod_path()).and_then(|val| {
+            let res = match val {
+                ValueNs::LocalBinding(pat_id) => {
+                    let var = Local { parent: body_owner?.into(), pat_id };
+                    PathResolution::Local(var)
+                }
+                ValueNs::FunctionId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Function::from(it).into()),
+                ValueNs::ConstId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Const::from(it).into()),
+                ValueNs::StaticId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Static::from(it).into()),
+                ValueNs::StructId(it) => PathResolution::Def(Struct::from(it).into()),
+                ValueNs::EnumVariantId(it) => PathResolution::Def(EnumVariant::from(it).into()),
+            };
+            Some(res)
+        });
 
     let items = resolver
-        .resolve_module_path_in_items(db, path.mod_path())
+        .resolve_module_path_in_items(db.upcast(), path.mod_path())
         .take_types()
         .map(|it| PathResolution::Def(it.into()));
     types.or(values).or(items).or_else(|| {
         resolver
-            .resolve_path_as_macro(db, path.mod_path())
+            .resolve_path_as_macro(db.upcast(), path.mod_path())
             .map(|def| PathResolution::Macro(def.into()))
     })
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/adt.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/adt.rs
index 2bdfc2b8d1..d55c49938f 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/adt.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/adt.rs
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ pub struct StructFieldData {
 }
 
 impl StructData {
-    pub(crate) fn struct_data_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, id: StructId) -> Arc<StructData> {
+    pub(crate) fn struct_data_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, id: StructId) -> Arc<StructData> {
         let src = id.lookup(db).source(db);
         let name = src.value.name().map_or_else(Name::missing, |n| n.as_name());
         let variant_data = VariantData::new(db, src.map(|s| s.kind()));
         let variant_data = Arc::new(variant_data);
         Arc::new(StructData { name, variant_data })
     }
-    pub(crate) fn union_data_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, id: UnionId) -> Arc<StructData> {
+    pub(crate) fn union_data_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, id: UnionId) -> Arc<StructData> {
         let src = id.lookup(db).source(db);
         let name = src.value.name().map_or_else(Name::missing, |n| n.as_name());
         let variant_data = VariantData::new(
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl StructData {
 }
 
 impl EnumData {
-    pub(crate) fn enum_data_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, e: EnumId) -> Arc<EnumData> {
+    pub(crate) fn enum_data_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, e: EnumId) -> Arc<EnumData> {
         let _p = profile("enum_data_query");
         let src = e.lookup(db).source(db);
         let name = src.value.name().map_or_else(Name::missing, |n| n.as_name());
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl EnumData {
 impl HasChildSource for EnumId {
     type ChildId = LocalEnumVariantId;
     type Value = ast::EnumVariant;
-    fn child_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ArenaMap<Self::ChildId, Self::Value>> {
+    fn child_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> InFile<ArenaMap<Self::ChildId, Self::Value>> {
         let src = self.lookup(db).source(db);
         let mut trace = Trace::new_for_map();
         lower_enum(db, &mut trace, &src);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl HasChildSource for EnumId {
 }
 
 fn lower_enum(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     trace: &mut Trace<LocalEnumVariantId, EnumVariantData, ast::EnumVariant>,
     ast: &InFile<ast::EnumDef>,
 ) {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ fn lower_enum(
 }
 
 impl VariantData {
-    fn new(db: &impl DefDatabase, flavor: InFile<ast::StructKind>) -> Self {
+    fn new(db: &dyn DefDatabase, flavor: InFile<ast::StructKind>) -> Self {
         let mut trace = Trace::new_for_arena();
         match lower_struct(db, &mut trace, &flavor) {
             StructKind::Tuple => VariantData::Tuple(trace.into_arena()),
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl HasChildSource for VariantId {
     type ChildId = LocalStructFieldId;
     type Value = Either<ast::TupleFieldDef, ast::RecordFieldDef>;
 
-    fn child_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ArenaMap<Self::ChildId, Self::Value>> {
+    fn child_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> InFile<ArenaMap<Self::ChildId, Self::Value>> {
         let src = match self {
             VariantId::EnumVariantId(it) => {
                 // I don't really like the fact that we call into parent source
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ pub enum StructKind {
 }
 
 fn lower_struct(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     trace: &mut Trace<
         LocalStructFieldId,
         StructFieldData,
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/attr.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/attr.rs
index 9efa4970c1..71a18f5e1a 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/attr.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/attr.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl ops::Deref for Attrs {
 }
 
 impl Attrs {
-    pub(crate) fn attrs_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, def: AttrDefId) -> Attrs {
+    pub(crate) fn attrs_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, def: AttrDefId) -> Attrs {
         match def {
             AttrDefId::ModuleId(module) => {
                 let def_map = db.crate_def_map(module.krate);
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ impl Attrs {
         }
     }
 
-    fn from_attrs_owner(db: &impl DefDatabase, owner: InFile<&dyn AttrsOwner>) -> Attrs {
-        let hygiene = Hygiene::new(db, owner.file_id);
+    fn from_attrs_owner(db: &dyn DefDatabase, owner: InFile<&dyn AttrsOwner>) -> Attrs {
+        let hygiene = Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), owner.file_id);
         Attrs::new(owner.value, &hygiene)
     }
 
@@ -155,20 +155,18 @@ impl<'a> AttrQuery<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-fn attrs_from_ast<D, N>(src: AstId<N>, db: &D) -> Attrs
+fn attrs_from_ast<N>(src: AstId<N>, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Attrs
 where
     N: ast::AttrsOwner,
-    D: DefDatabase,
 {
-    let src = InFile::new(src.file_id, src.to_node(db));
+    let src = InFile::new(src.file_id, src.to_node(db.upcast()));
     Attrs::from_attrs_owner(db, src.as_ref().map(|it| it as &dyn AttrsOwner))
 }
 
-fn attrs_from_loc<T, D>(node: T, db: &D) -> Attrs
+fn attrs_from_loc<T>(node: T, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Attrs
 where
     T: HasSource,
     T::Value: ast::AttrsOwner,
-    D: DefDatabase,
 {
     let src = node.source(db);
     Attrs::from_attrs_owner(db, src.as_ref().map(|it| it as &dyn AttrsOwner))
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body.rs
index 2bc405a592..34561ee73b 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body.rs
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@ pub(crate) struct Expander {
 
 impl Expander {
     pub(crate) fn new(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         current_file_id: HirFileId,
         module: ModuleId,
     ) -> Expander {
         let crate_def_map = db.crate_def_map(module.krate);
-        let hygiene = Hygiene::new(db, current_file_id);
+        let hygiene = Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), current_file_id);
         let ast_id_map = db.ast_id_map(current_file_id);
         Expander { crate_def_map, current_file_id, hygiene, ast_id_map, module }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn enter_expand<T: ast::AstNode, DB: DefDatabase>(
+    pub(crate) fn enter_expand<T: ast::AstNode>(
         &mut self,
-        db: &DB,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         local_scope: Option<&ItemScope>,
         macro_call: ast::MacroCall,
     ) -> Option<(Mark, T)> {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl Expander {
                         ast_id_map: mem::take(&mut self.ast_id_map),
                         bomb: DropBomb::new("expansion mark dropped"),
                     };
-                    self.hygiene = Hygiene::new(db, file_id);
+                    self.hygiene = Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), file_id);
                     self.current_file_id = file_id;
                     self.ast_id_map = db.ast_id_map(file_id);
 
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ impl Expander {
         None
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn exit(&mut self, db: &impl DefDatabase, mut mark: Mark) {
-        self.hygiene = Hygiene::new(db, mark.file_id);
+    pub(crate) fn exit(&mut self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, mut mark: Mark) {
+        self.hygiene = Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), mark.file_id);
         self.current_file_id = mark.file_id;
         self.ast_id_map = mem::take(&mut mark.ast_id_map);
         mark.bomb.defuse();
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl Expander {
         Path::from_src(path, &self.hygiene)
     }
 
-    fn resolve_path_as_macro(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> Option<MacroDefId> {
+    fn resolve_path_as_macro(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> Option<MacroDefId> {
         self.crate_def_map
             .resolve_path(db, self.module.local_id, path, BuiltinShadowMode::Other)
             .0
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub struct SyntheticSyntax;
 
 impl Body {
     pub(crate) fn body_with_source_map_query(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         def: DefWithBodyId,
     ) -> (Arc<Body>, Arc<BodySourceMap>) {
         let _p = profile("body_with_source_map_query");
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ impl Body {
         (Arc::new(body), Arc::new(source_map))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn body_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, def: DefWithBodyId) -> Arc<Body> {
+    pub(crate) fn body_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, def: DefWithBodyId) -> Arc<Body> {
         db.body_with_source_map(def).0
     }
 
     fn new(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         def: DefWithBodyId,
         expander: Expander,
         params: Option<ast::ParamList>,
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/lower.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/lower.rs
index 54b5591d31..6238de6065 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/lower.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/lower.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 pub(super) fn lower(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     def: DefWithBodyId,
     expander: Expander,
     params: Option<ast::ParamList>,
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ pub(super) fn lower(
     .collect(params, body)
 }
 
-struct ExprCollector<DB> {
-    db: DB,
+struct ExprCollector<'a> {
+    db: &'a dyn DefDatabase,
     def: DefWithBodyId,
     expander: Expander,
 
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ struct ExprCollector<DB> {
     source_map: BodySourceMap,
 }
 
-impl<'a, DB> ExprCollector<&'a DB>
-where
-    DB: DefDatabase,
-{
+impl ExprCollector<'_> {
     fn collect(
         mut self,
         param_list: Option<ast::ParamList>,
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/scope.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/scope.rs
index a58a7b21f9..7c3db8869e 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/scope.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/body/scope.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub struct ScopeData {
 }
 
 impl ExprScopes {
-    pub(crate) fn expr_scopes_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, def: DefWithBodyId) -> Arc<ExprScopes> {
+    pub(crate) fn expr_scopes_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, def: DefWithBodyId) -> Arc<ExprScopes> {
         let body = db.body(def);
         Arc::new(ExprScopes::new(&*body))
     }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/child_by_source.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/child_by_source.rs
index 8b6c773eeb..7009f21d1a 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/child_by_source.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/child_by_source.rs
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 pub trait ChildBySource {
-    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> DynMap;
+    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> DynMap;
 }
 
 impl ChildBySource for TraitId {
-    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
+    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
         let mut res = DynMap::default();
 
         let data = db.trait_data(*self);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl ChildBySource for TraitId {
 }
 
 impl ChildBySource for ImplId {
-    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
+    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
         let mut res = DynMap::default();
 
         let data = db.impl_data(*self);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl ChildBySource for ImplId {
 }
 
 impl ChildBySource for ModuleId {
-    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
+    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
         let crate_def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.krate);
         let module_data = &crate_def_map[self.local_id];
         module_data.scope.child_by_source(db)
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ impl ChildBySource for ModuleId {
 }
 
 impl ChildBySource for ItemScope {
-    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
+    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
         let mut res = DynMap::default();
         self.declarations().for_each(|item| add_module_def(db, &mut res, item));
         self.impls().for_each(|imp| add_impl(db, &mut res, imp));
         return res;
 
-        fn add_module_def(db: &impl DefDatabase, map: &mut DynMap, item: ModuleDefId) {
+        fn add_module_def(db: &dyn DefDatabase, map: &mut DynMap, item: ModuleDefId) {
             match item {
                 ModuleDefId::FunctionId(func) => {
                     let src = func.lookup(db).source(db);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl ChildBySource for ItemScope {
                 _ => (),
             }
         }
-        fn add_impl(db: &impl DefDatabase, map: &mut DynMap, imp: ImplId) {
+        fn add_impl(db: &dyn DefDatabase, map: &mut DynMap, imp: ImplId) {
             let src = imp.lookup(db).source(db);
             map[keys::IMPL].insert(src, imp)
         }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl ChildBySource for ItemScope {
 }
 
 impl ChildBySource for VariantId {
-    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
+    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
         let mut res = DynMap::default();
 
         let arena_map = self.child_source(db);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl ChildBySource for VariantId {
 }
 
 impl ChildBySource for EnumId {
-    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
+    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
         let mut res = DynMap::default();
 
         let arena_map = self.child_source(db);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl ChildBySource for EnumId {
 }
 
 impl ChildBySource for DefWithBodyId {
-    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
+    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
         let body = db.body(*self);
         body.item_scope.child_by_source(db)
     }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/data.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/data.rs
index c0b16b7fa9..04bd4a3059 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/data.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/data.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pub struct TypeAliasData {
 
 impl TypeAliasData {
     pub(crate) fn type_alias_data_query(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         typ: TypeAliasId,
     ) -> Arc<TypeAliasData> {
         let loc = typ.lookup(db);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub struct TraitData {
 }
 
 impl TraitData {
-    pub(crate) fn trait_data_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, tr: TraitId) -> Arc<TraitData> {
+    pub(crate) fn trait_data_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, tr: TraitId) -> Arc<TraitData> {
         let src = tr.lookup(db).source(db);
         let name = src.value.name().map_or_else(Name::missing, |n| n.as_name());
         let auto = src.value.is_auto();
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ pub struct ImplData {
 }
 
 impl ImplData {
-    pub(crate) fn impl_data_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, id: ImplId) -> Arc<ImplData> {
+    pub(crate) fn impl_data_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, id: ImplId) -> Arc<ImplData> {
         let _p = profile("impl_data_query");
         let impl_loc = id.lookup(db);
         let src = impl_loc.source(db);
@@ -235,20 +235,20 @@ pub struct ConstData {
 }
 
 impl ConstData {
-    pub(crate) fn const_data_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, konst: ConstId) -> Arc<ConstData> {
+    pub(crate) fn const_data_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, konst: ConstId) -> Arc<ConstData> {
         let loc = konst.lookup(db);
         let node = loc.source(db);
         let vis_default = RawVisibility::default_for_container(loc.container);
         Arc::new(ConstData::new(db, vis_default, node))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn static_data_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, konst: StaticId) -> Arc<ConstData> {
+    pub(crate) fn static_data_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, konst: StaticId) -> Arc<ConstData> {
         let node = konst.lookup(db).source(db);
         Arc::new(ConstData::new(db, RawVisibility::private(), node))
     }
 
     fn new<N: NameOwner + TypeAscriptionOwner + VisibilityOwner>(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         vis_default: RawVisibility,
         node: InFile<N>,
     ) -> ConstData {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ impl ConstData {
 }
 
 fn collect_impl_items_in_macros(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     module_id: ModuleId,
     impl_def: &InFile<ast::ItemList>,
     id: ImplId,
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ fn collect_impl_items_in_macros(
 }
 
 fn collect_impl_items_in_macro(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     expander: &mut Expander,
     m: ast::MacroCall,
     id: ImplId,
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ fn collect_impl_items_in_macro(
 }
 
 fn collect_impl_items(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     impl_items: impl Iterator<Item = ImplItem>,
     file_id: crate::HirFileId,
     id: ImplId,
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/db.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/db.rs
index dcd377aae2..7f8c1ea218 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/db.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use hir_expand::{db::AstDatabase, HirFileId};
-use ra_db::{salsa, CrateId, SourceDatabase};
+use ra_db::{salsa, CrateId, SourceDatabase, Upcast};
 use ra_prof::profile;
 use ra_syntax::SmolStr;
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub trait InternDatabase: SourceDatabase {
 }
 
 #[salsa::query_group(DefDatabaseStorage)]
-pub trait DefDatabase: InternDatabase + AstDatabase {
+pub trait DefDatabase: InternDatabase + AstDatabase + Upcast<dyn AstDatabase> {
     #[salsa::invoke(RawItems::raw_items_query)]
     fn raw_items(&self, file_id: HirFileId) -> Arc<RawItems>;
 
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ pub trait DefDatabase: InternDatabase + AstDatabase {
     fn documentation(&self, def: AttrDefId) -> Option<Documentation>;
 }
 
+// impl<T: DefDatabase> Upcast<dyn AstDatabase> for T {
+//     fn upcast(&self) -> &dyn AstDatabase {
+//         &*self
+//     }
+// }
+
 fn crate_def_map_wait(db: &impl DefDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> Arc<CrateDefMap> {
     let _p = profile("crate_def_map:wait");
     db.crate_def_map_query(krate)
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/docs.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/docs.rs
index b29f142e33..0539a77d40 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/docs.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/docs.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Documentation {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn documentation_query(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         def: AttrDefId,
     ) -> Option<Documentation> {
         match def {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl Documentation {
                 docs_from_ast(&src.value[it.local_id])
             }
             AttrDefId::TraitId(it) => docs_from_ast(&it.lookup(db).source(db).value),
-            AttrDefId::MacroDefId(it) => docs_from_ast(&it.ast_id?.to_node(db)),
+            AttrDefId::MacroDefId(it) => docs_from_ast(&it.ast_id?.to_node(db.upcast())),
             AttrDefId::ConstId(it) => docs_from_ast(&it.lookup(db).source(db).value),
             AttrDefId::StaticId(it) => docs_from_ast(&it.lookup(db).source(db).value),
             AttrDefId::FunctionId(it) => docs_from_ast(&it.lookup(db).source(db).value),
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/find_path.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/find_path.rs
index 07ca74ec3d..d58ac6ba58 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/find_path.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/find_path.rs
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ impl ModPath {
 
 /// Find a path that can be used to refer to a certain item. This can depend on
 /// *from where* you're referring to the item, hence the `from` parameter.
-pub fn find_path(db: &impl DefDatabase, item: ItemInNs, from: ModuleId) -> Option<ModPath> {
+pub fn find_path(db: &dyn DefDatabase, item: ItemInNs, from: ModuleId) -> Option<ModPath> {
     find_path_inner(db, item, from, MAX_PATH_LEN)
 }
 
 fn find_path_inner(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     item: ItemInNs,
     from: ModuleId,
     max_len: usize,
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ fn select_best_path(old_path: ModPath, new_path: ModPath) -> ModPath {
 }
 
 fn find_importable_locations(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     item: ItemInNs,
     from: ModuleId,
 ) -> Vec<(ModuleId, Name)> {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ fn find_importable_locations(
 /// Note that the crate doesn't need to be the one in which the item is defined;
 /// it might be re-exported in other crates.
 fn importable_locations_in_crate(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     item: ItemInNs,
     krate: CrateId,
 ) -> Vec<(ModuleId, Name, Visibility)> {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/generics.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/generics.rs
index 519c60de0e..24adc8153b 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/generics.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/generics.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ type SourceMap = ArenaMap<LocalTypeParamId, Either<ast::TraitDef, ast::TypeParam
 
 impl GenericParams {
     pub(crate) fn generic_params_query(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         def: GenericDefId,
     ) -> Arc<GenericParams> {
         let _p = profile("generic_params_query");
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl GenericParams {
         Arc::new(params)
     }
 
-    fn new(db: &impl DefDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> (GenericParams, InFile<SourceMap>) {
+    fn new(db: &dyn DefDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> (GenericParams, InFile<SourceMap>) {
         let mut generics = GenericParams { types: Arena::default(), where_predicates: Vec::new() };
         let mut sm = ArenaMap::default();
         // FIXME: add `: Sized` bound for everything except for `Self` in traits
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ impl GenericParams {
 impl HasChildSource for GenericDefId {
     type ChildId = LocalTypeParamId;
     type Value = Either<ast::TraitDef, ast::TypeParam>;
-    fn child_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<SourceMap> {
+    fn child_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> InFile<SourceMap> {
         let (_, sm) = GenericParams::new(db, *self);
         sm
     }
 }
 
 impl ChildBySource for GenericDefId {
-    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
+    fn child_by_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> DynMap {
         let mut res = DynMap::default();
         let arena_map = self.child_source(db);
         let arena_map = arena_map.as_ref();
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lang_item.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lang_item.rs
index 6de49730e8..01b367278d 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lang_item.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lang_item.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl LangItems {
     }
 
     /// Salsa query. This will look for lang items in a specific crate.
-    pub(crate) fn crate_lang_items_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> Arc<LangItems> {
+    pub(crate) fn crate_lang_items_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> Arc<LangItems> {
         let mut lang_items = LangItems::default();
 
         let crate_def_map = db.crate_def_map(krate);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl LangItems {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn module_lang_items_query(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         module: ModuleId,
     ) -> Option<Arc<LangItems>> {
         let mut lang_items = LangItems::default();
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl LangItems {
     /// Salsa query. Look for a lang item, starting from the specified crate and recursively
     /// traversing its dependencies.
     pub(crate) fn lang_item_query(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         start_crate: CrateId,
         item: SmolStr,
     ) -> Option<LangItemTarget> {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl LangItems {
             .find_map(|dep| db.lang_item(dep.crate_id, item.clone()))
     }
 
-    fn collect_lang_items(&mut self, db: &impl DefDatabase, module: ModuleId) {
+    fn collect_lang_items(&mut self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, module: ModuleId) {
         // Look for impl targets
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(module.krate);
         let module_data = &def_map[module.local_id];
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl LangItems {
 
     fn collect_lang_item<T>(
         &mut self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         item: T,
         constructor: fn(T) -> LangItemTarget,
     ) where
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lib.rs
index a3d617e1f0..24f9eb9e0b 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ mod marks;
 use std::hash::Hash;
 
 use hir_expand::{
-    ast_id_map::FileAstId, db::AstDatabase, eager::expand_eager_macro, hygiene::Hygiene, AstId,
-    HirFileId, InFile, MacroCallId, MacroCallKind, MacroDefId, MacroDefKind,
+    ast_id_map::FileAstId, eager::expand_eager_macro, hygiene::Hygiene, AstId, HirFileId, InFile,
+    MacroCallId, MacroCallKind, MacroDefId, MacroDefKind,
 };
 use ra_arena::{impl_arena_id, RawId};
 use ra_db::{impl_intern_key, salsa, CrateId};
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ macro_rules! impl_intern {
 
         impl Intern for $loc {
             type ID = $id;
-            fn intern(self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> $id {
+            fn intern(self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> $id {
                 db.$intern(self)
             }
         }
 
         impl Lookup for $id {
             type Data = $loc;
-            fn lookup(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> $loc {
+            fn lookup(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> $loc {
                 db.$lookup(*self)
             }
         }
@@ -339,20 +339,20 @@ impl_froms!(VariantId: EnumVariantId, StructId, UnionId);
 
 trait Intern {
     type ID;
-    fn intern(self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> Self::ID;
+    fn intern(self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> Self::ID;
 }
 
 pub trait Lookup {
     type Data;
-    fn lookup(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> Self::Data;
+    fn lookup(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> Self::Data;
 }
 
 pub trait HasModule {
-    fn module(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId;
+    fn module(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId;
 }
 
 impl HasModule for ContainerId {
-    fn module(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
+    fn module(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
         match *self {
             ContainerId::ModuleId(it) => it,
             ContainerId::DefWithBodyId(it) => it.module(db),
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ impl HasModule for ContainerId {
 }
 
 impl HasModule for AssocContainerId {
-    fn module(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
+    fn module(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
         match *self {
             AssocContainerId::ContainerId(it) => it.module(db),
             AssocContainerId::ImplId(it) => it.lookup(db).container.module(db),
@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ impl HasModule for AssocContainerId {
 }
 
 impl<N: AstNode> HasModule for AssocItemLoc<N> {
-    fn module(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
+    fn module(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
         self.container.module(db)
     }
 }
 
 impl HasModule for AdtId {
-    fn module(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
+    fn module(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
         match self {
             AdtId::StructId(it) => it.lookup(db).container,
             AdtId::UnionId(it) => it.lookup(db).container,
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ impl HasModule for AdtId {
 }
 
 impl HasModule for DefWithBodyId {
-    fn module(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
+    fn module(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
         match self {
             DefWithBodyId::FunctionId(it) => it.lookup(db).module(db),
             DefWithBodyId::StaticId(it) => it.lookup(db).module(db),
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ impl HasModule for DefWithBodyId {
 }
 
 impl HasModule for GenericDefId {
-    fn module(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
+    fn module(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
         match self {
             GenericDefId::FunctionId(it) => it.lookup(db).module(db),
             GenericDefId::AdtId(it) => it.module(db),
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ impl HasModule for GenericDefId {
 }
 
 impl HasModule for StaticLoc {
-    fn module(&self, db: &impl db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
+    fn module(&self, db: &dyn db::DefDatabase) -> ModuleId {
         self.container.module(db)
     }
 }
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ impl HasModule for StaticLoc {
 pub trait AsMacroCall {
     fn as_call_id(
         &self,
-        db: &(impl db::DefDatabase + AstDatabase),
+        db: &dyn db::DefDatabase,
         resolver: impl Fn(path::ModPath) -> Option<MacroDefId>,
     ) -> Option<MacroCallId>;
 }
@@ -429,11 +429,11 @@ pub trait AsMacroCall {
 impl AsMacroCall for InFile<&ast::MacroCall> {
     fn as_call_id(
         &self,
-        db: &(impl db::DefDatabase + AstDatabase),
+        db: &dyn db::DefDatabase,
         resolver: impl Fn(path::ModPath) -> Option<MacroDefId>,
     ) -> Option<MacroCallId> {
         let ast_id = AstId::new(self.file_id, db.ast_id_map(self.file_id).ast_id(self.value));
-        let h = Hygiene::new(db, self.file_id);
+        let h = Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), self.file_id);
         let path = path::ModPath::from_src(self.value.path()?, &h)?;
 
         AstIdWithPath::new(ast_id.file_id, ast_id.value, path).as_call_id(db, resolver)
@@ -456,23 +456,23 @@ impl<T: ast::AstNode> AstIdWithPath<T> {
 impl AsMacroCall for AstIdWithPath<ast::MacroCall> {
     fn as_call_id(
         &self,
-        db: &impl AstDatabase,
+        db: &dyn db::DefDatabase,
         resolver: impl Fn(path::ModPath) -> Option<MacroDefId>,
     ) -> Option<MacroCallId> {
         let def: MacroDefId = resolver(self.path.clone())?;
 
         if let MacroDefKind::BuiltInEager(_) = def.kind {
-            let macro_call = InFile::new(self.ast_id.file_id, self.ast_id.to_node(db));
-            let hygiene = Hygiene::new(db, self.ast_id.file_id);
+            let macro_call = InFile::new(self.ast_id.file_id, self.ast_id.to_node(db.upcast()));
+            let hygiene = Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), self.ast_id.file_id);
 
             Some(
-                expand_eager_macro(db, macro_call, def, &|path: ast::Path| {
+                expand_eager_macro(db.upcast(), macro_call, def, &|path: ast::Path| {
                     resolver(path::ModPath::from_src(path, &hygiene)?)
                 })?
                 .into(),
             )
         } else {
-            Some(def.as_lazy_macro(db, MacroCallKind::FnLike(self.ast_id)).into())
+            Some(def.as_lazy_macro(db.upcast(), MacroCallKind::FnLike(self.ast_id)).into())
         }
     }
 }
@@ -480,10 +480,10 @@ impl AsMacroCall for AstIdWithPath<ast::MacroCall> {
 impl AsMacroCall for AstIdWithPath<ast::ModuleItem> {
     fn as_call_id(
         &self,
-        db: &impl AstDatabase,
+        db: &dyn db::DefDatabase,
         resolver: impl Fn(path::ModPath) -> Option<MacroDefId>,
     ) -> Option<MacroCallId> {
         let def = resolver(self.path.clone())?;
-        Some(def.as_lazy_macro(db, MacroCallKind::Attr(self.ast_id)).into())
+        Some(def.as_lazy_macro(db.upcast(), MacroCallKind::Attr(self.ast_id)).into())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres.rs
index 03515309e0..be53313ee7 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres.rs
@@ -151,16 +151,17 @@ impl ModuleOrigin {
 
     /// Returns a node which defines this module.
     /// That is, a file or a `mod foo {}` with items.
-    fn definition_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ModuleSource> {
+    fn definition_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> InFile<ModuleSource> {
         match self {
             ModuleOrigin::File { definition, .. } | ModuleOrigin::CrateRoot { definition } => {
                 let file_id = *definition;
                 let sf = db.parse(file_id).tree();
                 InFile::new(file_id.into(), ModuleSource::SourceFile(sf))
             }
-            ModuleOrigin::Inline { definition } => {
-                InFile::new(definition.file_id, ModuleSource::Module(definition.to_node(db)))
-            }
+            ModuleOrigin::Inline { definition } => InFile::new(
+                definition.file_id,
+                ModuleSource::Module(definition.to_node(db.upcast())),
+            ),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ pub struct ModuleData {
 }
 
 impl CrateDefMap {
-    pub(crate) fn crate_def_map_query(db: &impl DefDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> Arc<CrateDefMap> {
+    pub(crate) fn crate_def_map_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> Arc<CrateDefMap> {
         let _p = profile("crate_def_map_query").detail(|| {
             db.crate_graph()[krate]
                 .display_name
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ impl CrateDefMap {
 
     pub fn add_diagnostics(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         module: LocalModuleId,
         sink: &mut DiagnosticSink,
     ) {
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ impl CrateDefMap {
 
     pub(crate) fn resolve_path(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         original_module: LocalModuleId,
         path: &ModPath,
         shadow: BuiltinShadowMode,
@@ -273,15 +274,15 @@ impl CrateDefMap {
 
 impl ModuleData {
     /// Returns a node which defines this module. That is, a file or a `mod foo {}` with items.
-    pub fn definition_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ModuleSource> {
+    pub fn definition_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> InFile<ModuleSource> {
         self.origin.definition_source(db)
     }
 
     /// Returns a node which declares this module, either a `mod foo;` or a `mod foo {}`.
     /// `None` for the crate root or block.
-    pub fn declaration_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Option<InFile<ast::Module>> {
+    pub fn declaration_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Option<InFile<ast::Module>> {
         let decl = self.origin.declaration()?;
-        let value = decl.to_node(db);
+        let value = decl.to_node(db.upcast());
         Some(InFile { file_id: decl.file_id, value })
     }
 }
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ mod diagnostics {
     impl DefDiagnostic {
         pub(super) fn add_to(
             &self,
-            db: &impl DefDatabase,
+            db: &dyn DefDatabase,
             target_module: LocalModuleId,
             sink: &mut DiagnosticSink,
         ) {
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ mod diagnostics {
                     if *module != target_module {
                         return;
                     }
-                    let decl = declaration.to_node(db);
+                    let decl = declaration.to_node(db.upcast());
                     sink.push(UnresolvedModule {
                         file: declaration.file_id,
                         decl: AstPtr::new(&decl),
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/collector.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/collector.rs
index db9838cb5e..7a042e69fd 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/collector.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/collector.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use crate::{
     TraitLoc, TypeAliasLoc, UnionLoc,
 };
 
-pub(super) fn collect_defs(db: &impl DefDatabase, mut def_map: CrateDefMap) -> CrateDefMap {
+pub(super) fn collect_defs(db: &dyn DefDatabase, mut def_map: CrateDefMap) -> CrateDefMap {
     let crate_graph = db.crate_graph();
 
     // populate external prelude
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ struct DeriveDirective {
 }
 
 /// Walks the tree of module recursively
-struct DefCollector<'a, DB> {
-    db: &'a DB,
+struct DefCollector<'a> {
+    db: &'a dyn DefDatabase,
     def_map: CrateDefMap,
     glob_imports: FxHashMap<LocalModuleId, Vec<(LocalModuleId, Visibility)>>,
     unresolved_imports: Vec<ImportDirective>,
@@ -124,10 +124,7 @@ struct DefCollector<'a, DB> {
     cfg_options: &'a CfgOptions,
 }
 
-impl<DB> DefCollector<'_, DB>
-where
-    DB: DefDatabase,
-{
+impl DefCollector<'_> {
     fn collect(&mut self) {
         let file_id = self.db.crate_graph()[self.def_map.krate].root_file_id;
         let raw_items = self.db.raw_items(file_id.into());
@@ -605,8 +602,8 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Walks a single module, populating defs, imports and macros
-struct ModCollector<'a, D> {
-    def_collector: D,
+struct ModCollector<'a, 'b> {
+    def_collector: &'a mut DefCollector<'b>,
     macro_depth: usize,
     module_id: LocalModuleId,
     file_id: HirFileId,
@@ -614,10 +611,7 @@ struct ModCollector<'a, D> {
     mod_dir: ModDir,
 }
 
-impl<DB> ModCollector<'_, &'_ mut DefCollector<'_, DB>>
-where
-    DB: DefDatabase,
-{
+impl ModCollector<'_, '_> {
     fn collect(&mut self, items: &[raw::RawItem]) {
         // Note: don't assert that inserted value is fresh: it's simply not true
         // for macros.
@@ -950,7 +944,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::*;
 
-    fn do_collect_defs(db: &impl DefDatabase, def_map: CrateDefMap) -> CrateDefMap {
+    fn do_collect_defs(db: &dyn DefDatabase, def_map: CrateDefMap) -> CrateDefMap {
         let mut collector = DefCollector {
             db,
             def_map,
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/mod_resolution.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/mod_resolution.rs
index 14fb8ba3a7..386c5cade6 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/mod_resolution.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/mod_resolution.rs
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ impl ModDir {
 
     pub(super) fn resolve_declaration(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         file_id: HirFileId,
         name: &Name,
         attr_path: Option<&SmolStr>,
     ) -> Result<(FileId, ModDir), RelativePathBuf> {
-        let file_id = file_id.original_file(db);
+        let file_id = file_id.original_file(db.upcast());
 
         let mut candidate_files = Vec::new();
         match attr_to_path(attr_path) {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/path_resolution.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/path_resolution.rs
index c058e70aa3..35a0a0c988 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/path_resolution.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/path_resolution.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl CrateDefMap {
 
     pub(crate) fn resolve_visibility(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         original_module: LocalModuleId,
         visibility: &RawVisibility,
     ) -> Option<Visibility> {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl CrateDefMap {
     // the result.
     pub(super) fn resolve_path_fp_with_macro(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         mode: ResolveMode,
         original_module: LocalModuleId,
         path: &ModPath,
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ impl CrateDefMap {
 
     fn resolve_name_in_module(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         module: LocalModuleId,
         name: &Name,
         shadow: BuiltinShadowMode,
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ impl CrateDefMap {
         from_crate_root.or(from_extern_prelude)
     }
 
-    fn resolve_in_prelude(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase, name: &Name) -> PerNs {
+    fn resolve_in_prelude(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, name: &Name) -> PerNs {
         if let Some(prelude) = self.prelude {
             let keep;
             let def_map = if prelude.krate == self.krate {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs
index ea3c00da81..0e4931f585 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/nameres/raw.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use std::{ops::Index, sync::Arc};
 
 use hir_expand::{
     ast_id_map::AstIdMap,
-    db::AstDatabase,
     hygiene::Hygiene,
     name::{AsName, Name},
 };
@@ -45,16 +44,13 @@ pub struct RawItems {
 }
 
 impl RawItems {
-    pub(crate) fn raw_items_query(
-        db: &(impl DefDatabase + AstDatabase),
-        file_id: HirFileId,
-    ) -> Arc<RawItems> {
+    pub(crate) fn raw_items_query(db: &dyn DefDatabase, file_id: HirFileId) -> Arc<RawItems> {
         let _p = profile("raw_items_query");
         let mut collector = RawItemsCollector {
             raw_items: RawItems::default(),
             source_ast_id_map: db.ast_id_map(file_id),
             file_id,
-            hygiene: Hygiene::new(db, file_id),
+            hygiene: Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), file_id),
         };
         if let Some(node) = db.parse_or_expand(file_id) {
             if let Some(source_file) = ast::SourceFile::cast(node.clone()) {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/resolver.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/resolver.rs
index 123fae72a1..717506358f 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/resolver.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/resolver.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub enum ValueNs {
 
 impl Resolver {
     /// Resolve known trait from std, like `std::futures::Future`
-    pub fn resolve_known_trait(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> Option<TraitId> {
+    pub fn resolve_known_trait(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> Option<TraitId> {
         let res = self.resolve_module_path(db, path, BuiltinShadowMode::Other).take_types()?;
         match res {
             ModuleDefId::TraitId(it) => Some(it),
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl Resolver {
     }
 
     /// Resolve known struct from std, like `std::boxed::Box`
-    pub fn resolve_known_struct(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> Option<StructId> {
+    pub fn resolve_known_struct(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> Option<StructId> {
         let res = self.resolve_module_path(db, path, BuiltinShadowMode::Other).take_types()?;
         match res {
             ModuleDefId::AdtId(AdtId::StructId(it)) => Some(it),
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl Resolver {
     }
 
     /// Resolve known enum from std, like `std::result::Result`
-    pub fn resolve_known_enum(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> Option<EnumId> {
+    pub fn resolve_known_enum(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> Option<EnumId> {
         let res = self.resolve_module_path(db, path, BuiltinShadowMode::Other).take_types()?;
         match res {
             ModuleDefId::AdtId(AdtId::EnumId(it)) => Some(it),
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 
     fn resolve_module_path(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         path: &ModPath,
         shadow: BuiltinShadowMode,
     ) -> PerNs {
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ impl Resolver {
         module_res
     }
 
-    pub fn resolve_module_path_in_items(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> PerNs {
+    pub fn resolve_module_path_in_items(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, path: &ModPath) -> PerNs {
         self.resolve_module_path(db, path, BuiltinShadowMode::Module)
     }
 
     pub fn resolve_path_in_type_ns(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         path: &ModPath,
     ) -> Option<(TypeNs, Option<usize>)> {
         let first_name = path.segments.first()?;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 
     pub fn resolve_path_in_type_ns_fully(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         path: &ModPath,
     ) -> Option<TypeNs> {
         let (res, unresolved) = self.resolve_path_in_type_ns(db, path)?;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 
     pub fn resolve_visibility(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         visibility: &RawVisibility,
     ) -> Option<Visibility> {
         match visibility {
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 
     pub fn resolve_path_in_value_ns(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         path: &ModPath,
     ) -> Option<ResolveValueResult> {
         let n_segments = path.segments.len();
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 
     pub fn resolve_path_in_value_ns_fully(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         path: &ModPath,
     ) -> Option<ValueNs> {
         match self.resolve_path_in_value_ns(db, path)? {
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ impl Resolver {
 
     pub fn resolve_path_as_macro(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         path: &ModPath,
     ) -> Option<MacroDefId> {
         // Search item scope legacy macro first
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ impl Resolver {
         item_map.resolve_path(db, module, &path, BuiltinShadowMode::Other).0.take_macros()
     }
 
-    pub fn process_all_names(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase, f: &mut dyn FnMut(Name, ScopeDef)) {
+    pub fn process_all_names(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, f: &mut dyn FnMut(Name, ScopeDef)) {
         for scope in self.scopes.iter().rev() {
             scope.process_names(db, f);
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn traits_in_scope(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> FxHashSet<TraitId> {
+    pub fn traits_in_scope(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> FxHashSet<TraitId> {
         let mut traits = FxHashSet::default();
         for scope in &self.scopes {
             if let Scope::ModuleScope(m) = scope {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ pub enum ScopeDef {
 }
 
 impl Scope {
-    fn process_names(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase, f: &mut dyn FnMut(Name, ScopeDef)) {
+    fn process_names(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, f: &mut dyn FnMut(Name, ScopeDef)) {
         match self {
             Scope::ModuleScope(m) => {
                 // FIXME: should we provide `self` here?
@@ -534,13 +534,13 @@ impl Scope {
 }
 
 // needs arbitrary_self_types to be a method... or maybe move to the def?
-pub fn resolver_for_expr(db: &impl DefDatabase, owner: DefWithBodyId, expr_id: ExprId) -> Resolver {
+pub fn resolver_for_expr(db: &dyn DefDatabase, owner: DefWithBodyId, expr_id: ExprId) -> Resolver {
     let scopes = db.expr_scopes(owner);
     resolver_for_scope(db, owner, scopes.scope_for(expr_id))
 }
 
 pub fn resolver_for_scope(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     owner: DefWithBodyId,
     scope_id: Option<ScopeId>,
 ) -> Resolver {
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ impl Resolver {
         self
     }
 
-    fn push_generic_params_scope(self, db: &impl DefDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> Resolver {
+    fn push_generic_params_scope(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> Resolver {
         let params = db.generic_params(def);
         self.push_scope(Scope::GenericParams { def, params })
     }
@@ -593,24 +593,24 @@ impl Resolver {
 
 pub trait HasResolver: Copy {
     /// Builds a resolver for type references inside this def.
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver;
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver;
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for ModuleId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         let def_map = db.crate_def_map(self.krate);
         Resolver::default().push_module_scope(def_map, self.local_id)
     }
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for TraitId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         self.lookup(db).container.resolver(db).push_generic_params_scope(db, self.into())
     }
 }
 
 impl<T: Into<AdtId> + Copy> HasResolver for T {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         let def = self.into();
         def.module(db)
             .resolver(db)
@@ -620,31 +620,31 @@ impl<T: Into<AdtId> + Copy> HasResolver for T {
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for FunctionId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         self.lookup(db).container.resolver(db).push_generic_params_scope(db, self.into())
     }
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for ConstId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         self.lookup(db).container.resolver(db)
     }
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for StaticId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         self.lookup(db).container.resolver(db)
     }
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for TypeAliasId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         self.lookup(db).container.resolver(db).push_generic_params_scope(db, self.into())
     }
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for ImplId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         self.lookup(db)
             .container
             .resolver(db)
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ impl HasResolver for ImplId {
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for DefWithBodyId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         match self {
             DefWithBodyId::ConstId(c) => c.resolver(db),
             DefWithBodyId::FunctionId(f) => f.resolver(db),
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ impl HasResolver for DefWithBodyId {
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for ContainerId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         match self {
             ContainerId::ModuleId(it) => it.resolver(db),
             ContainerId::DefWithBodyId(it) => it.module(db).resolver(db),
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ impl HasResolver for ContainerId {
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for AssocContainerId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         match self {
             AssocContainerId::ContainerId(it) => it.resolver(db),
             AssocContainerId::TraitId(it) => it.resolver(db),
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ impl HasResolver for AssocContainerId {
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for GenericDefId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         match self {
             GenericDefId::FunctionId(inner) => inner.resolver(db),
             GenericDefId::AdtId(adt) => adt.resolver(db),
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ impl HasResolver for GenericDefId {
 }
 
 impl HasResolver for VariantId {
-    fn resolver(self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
+    fn resolver(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> Resolver {
         match self {
             VariantId::EnumVariantId(it) => it.parent.resolver(db),
             VariantId::StructId(it) => it.resolver(db),
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/src.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/src.rs
index 499375b803..46e90da700 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/src.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/src.rs
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ use crate::{db::DefDatabase, AssocItemLoc, ItemLoc};
 
 pub trait HasSource {
     type Value;
-    fn source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<Self::Value>;
+    fn source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> InFile<Self::Value>;
 }
 
 impl<N: AstNode> HasSource for AssocItemLoc<N> {
     type Value = N;
 
-    fn source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<N> {
-        let node = self.ast_id.to_node(db);
+    fn source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> InFile<N> {
+        let node = self.ast_id.to_node(db.upcast());
         InFile::new(self.ast_id.file_id, node)
     }
 }
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ impl<N: AstNode> HasSource for AssocItemLoc<N> {
 impl<N: AstNode> HasSource for ItemLoc<N> {
     type Value = N;
 
-    fn source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<N> {
-        let node = self.ast_id.to_node(db);
+    fn source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> InFile<N> {
+        let node = self.ast_id.to_node(db.upcast());
         InFile::new(self.ast_id.file_id, node)
     }
 }
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ impl<N: AstNode> HasSource for ItemLoc<N> {
 pub trait HasChildSource {
     type ChildId;
     type Value;
-    fn child_source(&self, db: &impl DefDatabase) -> InFile<ArenaMap<Self::ChildId, Self::Value>>;
+    fn child_source(&self, db: &dyn DefDatabase) -> InFile<ArenaMap<Self::ChildId, Self::Value>>;
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/test_db.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/test_db.rs
index 0756916a80..eb83dee799 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/test_db.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/test_db.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ use std::{
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
 
+use hir_expand::db::AstDatabase;
+use ra_db::{
+    salsa, CrateId, ExternSourceId, FileId, FileLoader, FileLoaderDelegate, RelativePath, Upcast,
+};
+
 use crate::db::DefDatabase;
-use ra_db::{salsa, CrateId, ExternSourceId, FileId, FileLoader, FileLoaderDelegate, RelativePath};
 
 #[salsa::database(
     ra_db::SourceDatabaseExtStorage,
@@ -21,6 +25,18 @@ pub struct TestDB {
     events: Mutex<Option<Vec<salsa::Event<TestDB>>>>,
 }
 
+impl Upcast<dyn AstDatabase> for TestDB {
+    fn upcast(&self) -> &(dyn AstDatabase + 'static) {
+        &*self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Upcast<dyn DefDatabase> for TestDB {
+    fn upcast(&self) -> &(dyn DefDatabase + 'static) {
+        &*self
+    }
+}
+
 impl salsa::Database for TestDB {
     fn salsa_runtime(&self) -> &salsa::Runtime<Self> {
         &self.runtime
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/visibility.rs b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/visibility.rs
index e0c59e9056..62513873ef 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_def/src/visibility.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_def/src/visibility.rs
@@ -33,22 +33,22 @@ impl RawVisibility {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_ast_with_default(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         default: RawVisibility,
         node: InFile<Option<ast::Visibility>>,
     ) -> RawVisibility {
         Self::from_ast_with_hygiene_and_default(
             node.value,
             default,
-            &Hygiene::new(db, node.file_id),
+            &Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), node.file_id),
         )
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_ast(
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         node: InFile<Option<ast::Visibility>>,
     ) -> RawVisibility {
-        Self::from_ast_with_hygiene(node.value, &Hygiene::new(db, node.file_id))
+        Self::from_ast_with_hygiene(node.value, &Hygiene::new(db.upcast(), node.file_id))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_ast_with_hygiene(
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl RawVisibility {
 
     pub fn resolve(
         &self,
-        db: &impl DefDatabase,
+        db: &dyn DefDatabase,
         resolver: &crate::resolver::Resolver,
     ) -> Visibility {
         // we fall back to public visibility (i.e. fail open) if the path can't be resolved
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub enum Visibility {
 }
 
 impl Visibility {
-    pub fn is_visible_from(self, db: &impl DefDatabase, from_module: ModuleId) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_visible_from(self, db: &dyn DefDatabase, from_module: ModuleId) -> bool {
         let to_module = match self {
             Visibility::Module(m) => m,
             Visibility::Public => return true,
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/db.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/db.rs
index 29dde3d807..c3e1c68b7a 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/db.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub trait AstDatabase: SourceDatabase {
 /// token. The `token_to_map` mapped down into the expansion, with the mapped
 /// token returned.
 pub fn expand_hypothetical(
-    db: &impl AstDatabase,
+    db: &dyn AstDatabase,
     actual_macro_call: MacroCallId,
     hypothetical_args: &ra_syntax::ast::TokenTree,
     token_to_map: ra_syntax::SyntaxToken,
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/eager.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/eager.rs
index 2e6dd3dd89..4cbce4df5b 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/eager.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/eager.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use ra_syntax::{algo::replace_descendants, SyntaxElement, SyntaxNode};
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
 pub fn expand_eager_macro(
-    db: &impl AstDatabase,
+    db: &dyn AstDatabase,
     macro_call: InFile<ast::MacroCall>,
     def: MacroDefId,
     resolver: &dyn Fn(ast::Path) -> Option<MacroDefId>,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn to_subtree(node: &SyntaxNode) -> Option<tt::Subtree> {
 }
 
 fn lazy_expand(
-    db: &impl AstDatabase,
+    db: &dyn AstDatabase,
     def: &MacroDefId,
     macro_call: InFile<ast::MacroCall>,
 ) -> Option<InFile<SyntaxNode>> {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ fn lazy_expand(
 }
 
 fn eager_macro_recur(
-    db: &impl AstDatabase,
+    db: &dyn AstDatabase,
     curr: InFile<SyntaxNode>,
     macro_resolver: &dyn Fn(ast::Path) -> Option<MacroDefId>,
 ) -> Option<SyntaxNode> {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/hygiene.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/hygiene.rs
index cb554ae4be..dfbac494fe 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/hygiene.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/hygiene.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub struct Hygiene {
 }
 
 impl Hygiene {
-    pub fn new(db: &impl AstDatabase, file_id: HirFileId) -> Hygiene {
+    pub fn new(db: &dyn AstDatabase, file_id: HirFileId) -> Hygiene {
         let def_crate = match file_id.0 {
             HirFileIdRepr::FileId(_) => None,
             HirFileIdRepr::MacroFile(macro_file) => match macro_file.macro_call_id {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs
index 7b72eb7a0a..6b59ea4c97 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ impl<T> InFile<T> {
     pub fn as_ref(&self) -> InFile<&T> {
         self.with_value(&self.value)
     }
-    pub fn file_syntax(&self, db: &impl db::AstDatabase) -> SyntaxNode {
+    pub fn file_syntax(&self, db: &dyn db::AstDatabase) -> SyntaxNode {
         db.parse_or_expand(self.file_id).expect("source created from invalid file")
     }
 }
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ impl<T> InFile<Option<T>> {
 impl InFile<SyntaxNode> {
     pub fn ancestors_with_macros(
         self,
-        db: &impl crate::db::AstDatabase,
+        db: &dyn db::AstDatabase,
     ) -> impl Iterator<Item = InFile<SyntaxNode>> + '_ {
         std::iter::successors(Some(self), move |node| match node.value.parent() {
             Some(parent) => Some(node.with_value(parent)),
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ impl InFile<SyntaxNode> {
 impl InFile<SyntaxToken> {
     pub fn ancestors_with_macros(
         self,
-        db: &impl crate::db::AstDatabase,
+        db: &dyn db::AstDatabase,
     ) -> impl Iterator<Item = InFile<SyntaxNode>> + '_ {
         self.map(|it| it.parent()).ancestors_with_macros(db)
     }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/autoderef.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/autoderef.rs
index f32d5786af..53e81e85d8 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/autoderef.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/autoderef.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
 const AUTODEREF_RECURSION_LIMIT: usize = 10;
 
 pub fn autoderef<'a>(
-    db: &'a impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &'a dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: Option<CrateId>,
     ty: InEnvironment<Canonical<Ty>>,
 ) -> impl Iterator<Item = Canonical<Ty>> + 'a {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn autoderef<'a>(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn deref(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     ty: InEnvironment<&Canonical<Ty>>,
 ) -> Option<Canonical<Ty>> {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub(crate) fn deref(
 }
 
 fn deref_by_trait(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     ty: InEnvironment<&Canonical<Ty>>,
 ) -> Option<Canonical<Ty>> {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn deref_by_trait(
     };
     let target = db.trait_data(deref_trait).associated_type_by_name(&name![Target])?;
 
-    let generic_params = generics(db, target.into());
+    let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), target.into());
     if generic_params.len() != 1 {
         // the Target type + Deref trait should only have one generic parameter,
         // namely Deref's Self type
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/db.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/db.rs
index 74b3090055..11fc2ac3d1 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/db.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use hir_def::{
     VariantId,
 };
 use ra_arena::map::ArenaMap;
-use ra_db::{impl_intern_key, salsa, CrateId};
+use ra_db::{impl_intern_key, salsa, CrateId, Upcast};
 use ra_prof::profile;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use hir_expand::name::Name;
 
 #[salsa::query_group(HirDatabaseStorage)]
 #[salsa::requires(salsa::Database)]
-pub trait HirDatabase: DefDatabase {
+pub trait HirDatabase: DefDatabase + Upcast<dyn DefDatabase> {
     #[salsa::invoke(infer_wait)]
     fn infer(&self, def: DefWithBodyId) -> Arc<InferenceResult>;
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/display.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/display.rs
index 14e089cf4f..a6ef44a31c 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/display.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/display.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use crate::{
 use hir_def::{generics::TypeParamProvenance, AdtId, AssocContainerId, Lookup};
 use hir_expand::name::Name;
 
-pub struct HirFormatter<'a, 'b, DB> {
-    pub db: &'a DB,
+pub struct HirFormatter<'a, 'b> {
+    pub db: &'a dyn HirDatabase,
     fmt: &'a mut fmt::Formatter<'b>,
     buf: String,
     curr_size: usize,
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@ pub struct HirFormatter<'a, 'b, DB> {
 }
 
 pub trait HirDisplay {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> fmt::Result;
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> fmt::Result;
 
-    fn display<'a, DB>(&'a self, db: &'a DB) -> HirDisplayWrapper<'a, DB, Self>
+    fn display<'a>(&'a self, db: &'a dyn HirDatabase) -> HirDisplayWrapper<'a, Self>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
         HirDisplayWrapper(db, self, None, false)
     }
 
-    fn display_truncated<'a, DB>(
+    fn display_truncated<'a>(
         &'a self,
-        db: &'a DB,
+        db: &'a dyn HirDatabase,
         max_size: Option<usize>,
-    ) -> HirDisplayWrapper<'a, DB, Self>
+    ) -> HirDisplayWrapper<'a, Self>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ pub trait HirDisplay {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b, DB> HirFormatter<'a, 'b, DB>
-where
-    DB: HirDatabase,
-{
+impl<'a, 'b> HirFormatter<'a, 'b> {
     pub fn write_joined<T: HirDisplay>(
         &mut self,
         iter: impl IntoIterator<Item = T>,
@@ -84,11 +81,10 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-pub struct HirDisplayWrapper<'a, DB, T>(&'a DB, &'a T, Option<usize>, bool);
+pub struct HirDisplayWrapper<'a, T>(&'a dyn HirDatabase, &'a T, Option<usize>, bool);
 
-impl<'a, DB, T> fmt::Display for HirDisplayWrapper<'a, DB, T>
+impl<'a, T> fmt::Display for HirDisplayWrapper<'a, T>
 where
-    DB: HirDatabase,
     T: HirDisplay,
 {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
@@ -106,13 +102,13 @@ where
 const TYPE_HINT_TRUNCATION: &str = "…";
 
 impl HirDisplay for &Ty {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> fmt::Result {
         HirDisplay::hir_fmt(*self, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl HirDisplay for ApplicationTy {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> fmt::Result {
         if f.should_truncate() {
             return write!(f, "{}", TYPE_HINT_TRUNCATION);
         }
@@ -178,7 +174,7 @@ impl HirDisplay for ApplicationTy {
                     }
                 }
                 if self.parameters.len() > 0 {
-                    let generics = generics(f.db, def.into());
+                    let generics = generics(f.db.upcast(), def.into());
                     let (parent_params, self_param, type_params, _impl_trait_params) =
                         generics.provenance_split();
                     let total_len = parent_params + self_param + type_params;
@@ -238,7 +234,7 @@ impl HirDisplay for ApplicationTy {
                 }
             }
             TypeCtor::AssociatedType(type_alias) => {
-                let trait_ = match type_alias.lookup(f.db).container {
+                let trait_ = match type_alias.lookup(f.db.upcast()).container {
                     AssocContainerId::TraitId(it) => it,
                     _ => panic!("not an associated type"),
                 };
@@ -272,7 +268,7 @@ impl HirDisplay for ApplicationTy {
 }
 
 impl HirDisplay for ProjectionTy {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> fmt::Result {
         if f.should_truncate() {
             return write!(f, "{}", TYPE_HINT_TRUNCATION);
         }
@@ -290,7 +286,7 @@ impl HirDisplay for ProjectionTy {
 }
 
 impl HirDisplay for Ty {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> fmt::Result {
         if f.should_truncate() {
             return write!(f, "{}", TYPE_HINT_TRUNCATION);
         }
@@ -299,7 +295,7 @@ impl HirDisplay for Ty {
             Ty::Apply(a_ty) => a_ty.hir_fmt(f)?,
             Ty::Projection(p_ty) => p_ty.hir_fmt(f)?,
             Ty::Placeholder(id) => {
-                let generics = generics(f.db, id.parent);
+                let generics = generics(f.db.upcast(), id.parent);
                 let param_data = &generics.params.types[id.local_id];
                 match param_data.provenance {
                     TypeParamProvenance::TypeParamList | TypeParamProvenance::TraitSelf => {
@@ -334,7 +330,7 @@ impl HirDisplay for Ty {
 
 fn write_bounds_like_dyn_trait(
     predicates: &[GenericPredicate],
-    f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>,
+    f: &mut HirFormatter,
 ) -> fmt::Result {
     // Note: This code is written to produce nice results (i.e.
     // corresponding to surface Rust) for types that can occur in
@@ -398,7 +394,7 @@ fn write_bounds_like_dyn_trait(
 }
 
 impl TraitRef {
-    fn hir_fmt_ext(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>, use_as: bool) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt_ext(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter, use_as: bool) -> fmt::Result {
         if f.should_truncate() {
             return write!(f, "{}", TYPE_HINT_TRUNCATION);
         }
@@ -420,19 +416,19 @@ impl TraitRef {
 }
 
 impl HirDisplay for TraitRef {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> fmt::Result {
         self.hir_fmt_ext(f, false)
     }
 }
 
 impl HirDisplay for &GenericPredicate {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> fmt::Result {
         HirDisplay::hir_fmt(*self, f)
     }
 }
 
 impl HirDisplay for GenericPredicate {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> fmt::Result {
         if f.should_truncate() {
             return write!(f, "{}", TYPE_HINT_TRUNCATION);
         }
@@ -456,7 +452,7 @@ impl HirDisplay for GenericPredicate {
 }
 
 impl HirDisplay for Obligation {
-    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter<impl HirDatabase>) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn hir_fmt(&self, f: &mut HirFormatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Obligation::Trait(tr) => write!(f, "Implements({})", tr.display(f.db)),
             Obligation::Projection(proj) => write!(
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/expr.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/expr.rs
index d8cdf5266e..b7b476b4c1 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/expr.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> ExprValidator<'a, 'b> {
         ExprValidator { func, infer, sink }
     }
 
-    pub fn validate_body(&mut self, db: &impl HirDatabase) {
+    pub fn validate_body(&mut self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) {
         let body = db.body(self.func.into());
 
         for e in body.exprs.iter() {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> ExprValidator<'a, 'b> {
         _path: &Option<Path>,
         fields: &[RecordLitField],
         spread: Option<ExprId>,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     ) {
         if spread.is_some() {
             return;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> ExprValidator<'a, 'b> {
             return;
         }
 
-        let variant_data = variant_data(db, variant_def);
+        let variant_data = variant_data(db.upcast(), variant_def);
 
         let lit_fields: FxHashSet<_> = fields.iter().map(|f| &f.name).collect();
         let missed_fields: Vec<Name> = variant_data
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> ExprValidator<'a, 'b> {
 
         if let Ok(source_ptr) = source_map.expr_syntax(id) {
             if let Some(expr) = source_ptr.value.left() {
-                let root = source_ptr.file_syntax(db);
+                let root = source_ptr.file_syntax(db.upcast());
                 if let ast::Expr::RecordLit(record_lit) = expr.to_node(&root) {
                     if let Some(field_list) = record_lit.record_field_list() {
                         self.sink.push(MissingFields {
@@ -116,12 +116,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> ExprValidator<'a, 'b> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn validate_results_in_tail_expr(
-        &mut self,
-        body_id: ExprId,
-        id: ExprId,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
-    ) {
+    fn validate_results_in_tail_expr(&mut self, body_id: ExprId, id: ExprId, db: &dyn HirDatabase) {
         // the mismatch will be on the whole block currently
         let mismatch = match self.infer.type_mismatch_for_expr(body_id) {
             Some(m) => m,
@@ -130,8 +125,8 @@ impl<'a, 'b> ExprValidator<'a, 'b> {
 
         let std_result_path = path![std::result::Result];
 
-        let resolver = self.func.resolver(db);
-        let std_result_enum = match resolver.resolve_known_enum(db, &std_result_path) {
+        let resolver = self.func.resolver(db.upcast());
+        let std_result_enum = match resolver.resolve_known_enum(db.upcast(), &std_result_path) {
             Some(it) => it,
             _ => return,
         };
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer.rs
index 9478334123..246b0e9be2 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer.rs
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ mod pat;
 mod coerce;
 
 /// The entry point of type inference.
-pub(crate) fn infer_query(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: DefWithBodyId) -> Arc<InferenceResult> {
+pub(crate) fn infer_query(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: DefWithBodyId) -> Arc<InferenceResult> {
     let _p = profile("infer_query");
-    let resolver = def.resolver(db);
+    let resolver = def.resolver(db.upcast());
     let mut ctx = InferenceContext::new(db, def, resolver);
 
     match def {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl InferenceResult {
     }
     pub fn add_diagnostics(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         owner: FunctionId,
         sink: &mut DiagnosticSink,
     ) {
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ impl Index<PatId> for InferenceResult {
 
 /// The inference context contains all information needed during type inference.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-struct InferenceContext<'a, D: HirDatabase> {
-    db: &'a D,
+struct InferenceContext<'a> {
+    db: &'a dyn HirDatabase,
     owner: DefWithBodyId,
     body: Arc<Body>,
     resolver: Resolver,
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ struct InferenceContext<'a, D: HirDatabase> {
     return_ty: Ty,
 }
 
-impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
-    fn new(db: &'a D, owner: DefWithBodyId, resolver: Resolver) -> Self {
+impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
+    fn new(db: &'a dyn HirDatabase, owner: DefWithBodyId, resolver: Resolver) -> Self {
         InferenceContext {
             result: InferenceResult::default(),
             table: unify::InferenceTable::new(),
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
         let ctx = crate::lower::TyLoweringContext::new(self.db, &self.resolver);
         // FIXME: this should resolve assoc items as well, see this example:
         // https://play.rust-lang.org/?gist=087992e9e22495446c01c0d4e2d69521
-        return match resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns_fully(self.db, path.mod_path()) {
+        return match resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns_fully(self.db.upcast(), path.mod_path()) {
             Some(TypeNs::AdtId(AdtId::StructId(strukt))) => {
                 let substs = Ty::substs_from_path(&ctx, path, strukt.into());
                 let ty = self.db.ty(strukt.into());
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
                 (ty, Some(var.into()))
             }
             Some(TypeNs::SelfType(impl_id)) => {
-                let generics = crate::utils::generics(self.db, impl_id.into());
+                let generics = crate::utils::generics(self.db.upcast(), impl_id.into());
                 let substs = Substs::type_params_for_generics(&generics);
                 let ty = self.db.impl_self_ty(impl_id).subst(&substs);
                 let variant = ty_variant(&ty);
@@ -500,13 +500,13 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
 
     fn resolve_into_iter_item(&self) -> Option<TypeAliasId> {
         let path = path![std::iter::IntoIterator];
-        let trait_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_trait(self.db, &path)?;
+        let trait_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_trait(self.db.upcast(), &path)?;
         self.db.trait_data(trait_).associated_type_by_name(&name![Item])
     }
 
     fn resolve_ops_try_ok(&self) -> Option<TypeAliasId> {
         let path = path![std::ops::Try];
-        let trait_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_trait(self.db, &path)?;
+        let trait_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_trait(self.db.upcast(), &path)?;
         self.db.trait_data(trait_).associated_type_by_name(&name![Ok])
     }
 
@@ -532,37 +532,37 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
 
     fn resolve_range_full(&self) -> Option<AdtId> {
         let path = path![std::ops::RangeFull];
-        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db, &path)?;
+        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db.upcast(), &path)?;
         Some(struct_.into())
     }
 
     fn resolve_range(&self) -> Option<AdtId> {
         let path = path![std::ops::Range];
-        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db, &path)?;
+        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db.upcast(), &path)?;
         Some(struct_.into())
     }
 
     fn resolve_range_inclusive(&self) -> Option<AdtId> {
         let path = path![std::ops::RangeInclusive];
-        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db, &path)?;
+        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db.upcast(), &path)?;
         Some(struct_.into())
     }
 
     fn resolve_range_from(&self) -> Option<AdtId> {
         let path = path![std::ops::RangeFrom];
-        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db, &path)?;
+        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db.upcast(), &path)?;
         Some(struct_.into())
     }
 
     fn resolve_range_to(&self) -> Option<AdtId> {
         let path = path![std::ops::RangeTo];
-        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db, &path)?;
+        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db.upcast(), &path)?;
         Some(struct_.into())
     }
 
     fn resolve_range_to_inclusive(&self) -> Option<AdtId> {
         let path = path![std::ops::RangeToInclusive];
-        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db, &path)?;
+        let struct_ = self.resolver.resolve_known_struct(self.db.upcast(), &path)?;
         Some(struct_.into())
     }
 
@@ -676,13 +676,13 @@ mod diagnostics {
     impl InferenceDiagnostic {
         pub(super) fn add_to(
             &self,
-            db: &impl HirDatabase,
+            db: &dyn HirDatabase,
             owner: FunctionId,
             sink: &mut DiagnosticSink,
         ) {
             match self {
                 InferenceDiagnostic::NoSuchField { expr, field } => {
-                    let file = owner.lookup(db).source(db).file_id;
+                    let file = owner.lookup(db.upcast()).source(db.upcast()).file_id;
                     let (_, source_map) = db.body_with_source_map(owner.into());
                     let field = source_map.field_syntax(*expr, *field);
                     sink.push(NoSuchField { file, field })
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/coerce.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/coerce.rs
index 95ac3c7132..959b1e2124 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/coerce.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/coerce.rs
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@
 use hir_def::{lang_item::LangItemTarget, type_ref::Mutability};
 use test_utils::tested_by;
 
-use crate::{
-    autoderef, db::HirDatabase, traits::Solution, Obligation, Substs, TraitRef, Ty, TypeCtor,
-};
+use crate::{autoderef, traits::Solution, Obligation, Substs, TraitRef, Ty, TypeCtor};
 
 use super::{unify::TypeVarValue, InEnvironment, InferTy, InferenceContext};
 
-impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
+impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
     /// Unify two types, but may coerce the first one to the second one
     /// using "implicit coercion rules" if needed.
     pub(super) fn coerce(&mut self, from_ty: &Ty, to_ty: &Ty) -> bool {
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
             _ => return None,
         };
 
-        let generic_params = crate::utils::generics(self.db, coerce_unsized_trait.into());
+        let generic_params = crate::utils::generics(self.db.upcast(), coerce_unsized_trait.into());
         if generic_params.len() != 2 {
             // The CoerceUnsized trait should have two generic params: Self and T.
             return None;
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/expr.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/expr.rs
index e89cc72987..1fdb235a09 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/expr.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ use hir_expand::name::Name;
 use ra_syntax::ast::RangeOp;
 
 use crate::{
-    autoderef,
-    db::HirDatabase,
-    method_resolution, op,
+    autoderef, method_resolution, op,
     traits::InEnvironment,
     utils::{generics, variant_data, Generics},
     ApplicationTy, Binders, CallableDef, InferTy, IntTy, Mutability, Obligation, Substs, TraitRef,
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 use super::{BindingMode, Expectation, InferenceContext, InferenceDiagnostic, TypeMismatch};
 
-impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
+impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
     pub(super) fn infer_expr(&mut self, tgt_expr: ExprId, expected: &Expectation) -> Ty {
         let ty = self.infer_expr_inner(tgt_expr, expected);
         let could_unify = self.unify(&ty, &expected.ty);
@@ -184,7 +182,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
             }
             Expr::Path(p) => {
                 // FIXME this could be more efficient...
-                let resolver = resolver_for_expr(self.db, self.owner, tgt_expr);
+                let resolver = resolver_for_expr(self.db.upcast(), self.owner, tgt_expr);
                 self.infer_path(&resolver, p, tgt_expr.into()).unwrap_or(Ty::Unknown)
             }
             Expr::Continue => Ty::simple(TypeCtor::Never),
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
 
                 let substs = ty.substs().unwrap_or_else(Substs::empty);
                 let field_types = def_id.map(|it| self.db.field_types(it)).unwrap_or_default();
-                let variant_data = def_id.map(|it| variant_data(self.db, it));
+                let variant_data = def_id.map(|it| variant_data(self.db.upcast(), it));
                 for (field_idx, field) in fields.iter().enumerate() {
                     let field_def =
                         variant_data.as_ref().and_then(|it| match it.field(&field.name) {
@@ -579,7 +577,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
         let receiver_ty = self.infer_expr(receiver, &Expectation::none());
         let canonicalized_receiver = self.canonicalizer().canonicalize_ty(receiver_ty.clone());
 
-        let traits_in_scope = self.resolver.traits_in_scope(self.db);
+        let traits_in_scope = self.resolver.traits_in_scope(self.db.upcast());
 
         let resolved = self.resolver.krate().and_then(|krate| {
             method_resolution::lookup_method(
@@ -595,7 +593,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
             Some((ty, func)) => {
                 let ty = canonicalized_receiver.decanonicalize_ty(ty);
                 self.write_method_resolution(tgt_expr, func);
-                (ty, self.db.value_ty(func.into()), Some(generics(self.db, func.into())))
+                (ty, self.db.value_ty(func.into()), Some(generics(self.db.upcast(), func.into())))
             }
             None => (receiver_ty, Binders::new(0, Ty::Unknown), None),
         };
@@ -703,10 +701,13 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
                 // add obligation for trait implementation, if this is a trait method
                 match def {
                     CallableDef::FunctionId(f) => {
-                        if let AssocContainerId::TraitId(trait_) = f.lookup(self.db).container {
+                        if let AssocContainerId::TraitId(trait_) =
+                            f.lookup(self.db.upcast()).container
+                        {
                             // construct a TraitDef
-                            let substs =
-                                a_ty.parameters.prefix(generics(self.db, trait_.into()).len());
+                            let substs = a_ty
+                                .parameters
+                                .prefix(generics(self.db.upcast(), trait_.into()).len());
                             self.obligations.push(Obligation::Trait(TraitRef { trait_, substs }));
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/pat.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/pat.rs
index 7a84e47f88..baed6225b0 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/pat.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/pat.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ use hir_expand::name::Name;
 use test_utils::tested_by;
 
 use super::{BindingMode, InferenceContext};
-use crate::{db::HirDatabase, utils::variant_data, Substs, Ty, TypeCtor};
+use crate::{utils::variant_data, Substs, Ty, TypeCtor};
 
-impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
+impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
     fn infer_tuple_struct_pat(
         &mut self,
         path: Option<&Path>,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
         default_bm: BindingMode,
     ) -> Ty {
         let (ty, def) = self.resolve_variant(path);
-        let var_data = def.map(|it| variant_data(self.db, it));
+        let var_data = def.map(|it| variant_data(self.db.upcast(), it));
         self.unify(&ty, expected);
 
         let substs = ty.substs().unwrap_or_else(Substs::empty);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
         id: PatId,
     ) -> Ty {
         let (ty, def) = self.resolve_variant(path);
-        let var_data = def.map(|it| variant_data(self.db, it));
+        let var_data = def.map(|it| variant_data(self.db.upcast(), it));
         if let Some(variant) = def {
             self.write_variant_resolution(id.into(), variant);
         }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/path.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/path.rs
index c733b9e1d2..318652c611 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/path.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/path.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ use hir_def::{
 };
 use hir_expand::name::Name;
 
-use crate::{db::HirDatabase, method_resolution, Substs, Ty, ValueTyDefId};
+use crate::{method_resolution, Substs, Ty, ValueTyDefId};
 
 use super::{ExprOrPatId, InferenceContext, TraitRef};
 
-impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
+impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
     pub(super) fn infer_path(
         &mut self,
         resolver: &Resolver,
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
                 id,
             )?
         } else {
-            let value_or_partial = resolver.resolve_path_in_value_ns(self.db, path.mod_path())?;
+            let value_or_partial =
+                resolver.resolve_path_in_value_ns(self.db.upcast(), path.mod_path())?;
 
             match value_or_partial {
                 ResolveValueResult::ValueNs(it) => (it, None),
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
 
         let canonical_ty = self.canonicalizer().canonicalize_ty(ty.clone());
         let krate = self.resolver.krate()?;
-        let traits_in_scope = self.resolver.traits_in_scope(self.db);
+        let traits_in_scope = self.resolver.traits_in_scope(self.db.upcast());
 
         method_resolution::iterate_method_candidates(
             &canonical_ty.value,
@@ -205,9 +206,11 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
             move |_ty, item| {
                 let (def, container) = match item {
                     AssocItemId::FunctionId(f) => {
-                        (ValueNs::FunctionId(f), f.lookup(self.db).container)
+                        (ValueNs::FunctionId(f), f.lookup(self.db.upcast()).container)
+                    }
+                    AssocItemId::ConstId(c) => {
+                        (ValueNs::ConstId(c), c.lookup(self.db.upcast()).container)
                     }
-                    AssocItemId::ConstId(c) => (ValueNs::ConstId(c), c.lookup(self.db).container),
                     AssocItemId::TypeAliasId(_) => unreachable!(),
                 };
                 let substs = match container {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/unify.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/unify.rs
index 82b85d5706..0bf8fbd630 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/unify.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/infer/unify.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ use ena::unify::{InPlaceUnificationTable, NoError, UnifyKey, UnifyValue};
 use test_utils::tested_by;
 
 use super::{InferenceContext, Obligation};
-use crate::{db::HirDatabase, Canonical, InEnvironment, InferTy, Substs, Ty, TypeCtor, TypeWalk};
+use crate::{Canonical, InEnvironment, InferTy, Substs, Ty, TypeCtor, TypeWalk};
 
-impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
-    pub(super) fn canonicalizer<'b>(&'b mut self) -> Canonicalizer<'a, 'b, D>
+impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
+    pub(super) fn canonicalizer<'b>(&'b mut self) -> Canonicalizer<'a, 'b>
     where
         'a: 'b,
     {
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ impl<'a, D: HirDatabase> InferenceContext<'a, D> {
     }
 }
 
-pub(super) struct Canonicalizer<'a, 'b, D: HirDatabase>
+pub(super) struct Canonicalizer<'a, 'b>
 where
     'a: 'b,
 {
-    ctx: &'b mut InferenceContext<'a, D>,
+    ctx: &'b mut InferenceContext<'a>,
     free_vars: Vec<InferTy>,
     /// A stack of type variables that is used to detect recursive types (which
     /// are an error, but we need to protect against them to avoid stack
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub(super) struct Canonicalized<T> {
     free_vars: Vec<InferTy>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b, D: HirDatabase> Canonicalizer<'a, 'b, D>
+impl<'a, 'b> Canonicalizer<'a, 'b>
 where
     'a: 'b,
 {
@@ -123,11 +123,7 @@ impl<T> Canonicalized<T> {
         ty
     }
 
-    pub fn apply_solution(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut InferenceContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
-        solution: Canonical<Vec<Ty>>,
-    ) {
+    pub fn apply_solution(&self, ctx: &mut InferenceContext<'_>, solution: Canonical<Vec<Ty>>) {
         // the solution may contain new variables, which we need to convert to new inference vars
         let new_vars = Substs((0..solution.num_vars).map(|_| ctx.table.new_type_var()).collect());
         for (i, ty) in solution.value.into_iter().enumerate() {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lib.rs
index 4127f1a8d5..6c5469ecdf 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lib.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ pub struct TypeCtorId(salsa::InternId);
 impl_intern_key!(TypeCtorId);
 
 impl TypeCtor {
-    pub fn num_ty_params(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> usize {
+    pub fn num_ty_params(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> usize {
         match self {
             TypeCtor::Bool
             | TypeCtor::Char
@@ -167,15 +167,15 @@ impl TypeCtor {
             | TypeCtor::Closure { .. } // 1 param representing the signature of the closure
             => 1,
             TypeCtor::Adt(adt) => {
-                let generic_params = generics(db, adt.into());
+                let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), adt.into());
                 generic_params.len()
             }
             TypeCtor::FnDef(callable) => {
-                let generic_params = generics(db, callable.into());
+                let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), callable.into());
                 generic_params.len()
             }
             TypeCtor::AssociatedType(type_alias) => {
-                let generic_params = generics(db, type_alias.into());
+                let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), type_alias.into());
                 generic_params.len()
             }
             TypeCtor::FnPtr { num_args } => num_args as usize + 1,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ impl TypeCtor {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn krate(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<CrateId> {
+    pub fn krate(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<CrateId> {
         match self {
             TypeCtor::Bool
             | TypeCtor::Char
@@ -199,9 +199,11 @@ impl TypeCtor {
             | TypeCtor::Tuple { .. } => None,
             // Closure's krate is irrelevant for coherence I would think?
             TypeCtor::Closure { .. } => None,
-            TypeCtor::Adt(adt) => Some(adt.module(db).krate),
+            TypeCtor::Adt(adt) => Some(adt.module(db.upcast()).krate),
             TypeCtor::FnDef(callable) => Some(callable.krate(db)),
-            TypeCtor::AssociatedType(type_alias) => Some(type_alias.lookup(db).module(db).krate),
+            TypeCtor::AssociatedType(type_alias) => {
+                Some(type_alias.lookup(db.upcast()).module(db.upcast()).krate)
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -246,12 +248,12 @@ pub struct ProjectionTy {
 }
 
 impl ProjectionTy {
-    pub fn trait_ref(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> TraitRef {
+    pub fn trait_ref(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> TraitRef {
         TraitRef { trait_: self.trait_(db), substs: self.parameters.clone() }
     }
 
-    fn trait_(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> TraitId {
-        match self.associated_ty.lookup(db).container {
+    fn trait_(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> TraitId {
+        match self.associated_ty.lookup(db.upcast()).container {
             AssocContainerId::TraitId(it) => it,
             _ => panic!("projection ty without parent trait"),
         }
@@ -372,8 +374,8 @@ impl Substs {
     }
 
     /// Return Substs that replace each parameter by itself (i.e. `Ty::Param`).
-    pub fn type_params(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: impl Into<GenericDefId>) -> Substs {
-        let params = generics(db, def.into());
+    pub fn type_params(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: impl Into<GenericDefId>) -> Substs {
+        let params = generics(db.upcast(), def.into());
         Substs::type_params_for_generics(&params)
     }
 
@@ -382,9 +384,9 @@ impl Substs {
         Substs(generic_params.iter().enumerate().map(|(idx, _)| Ty::Bound(idx as u32)).collect())
     }
 
-    pub fn build_for_def(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: impl Into<GenericDefId>) -> SubstsBuilder {
+    pub fn build_for_def(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: impl Into<GenericDefId>) -> SubstsBuilder {
         let def = def.into();
-        let params = generics(db, def);
+        let params = generics(db.upcast(), def);
         let param_count = params.len();
         Substs::builder(param_count)
     }
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ impl Substs {
         Substs::builder(generic_params.len())
     }
 
-    pub fn build_for_type_ctor(db: &impl HirDatabase, type_ctor: TypeCtor) -> SubstsBuilder {
+    pub fn build_for_type_ctor(db: &dyn HirDatabase, type_ctor: TypeCtor) -> SubstsBuilder {
         Substs::builder(type_ctor.num_ty_params(db))
     }
 
@@ -538,7 +540,7 @@ impl GenericPredicate {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn trait_ref(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<TraitRef> {
+    pub fn trait_ref(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<TraitRef> {
         match self {
             GenericPredicate::Implemented(tr) => Some(tr.clone()),
             GenericPredicate::Projection(proj) => Some(proj.projection_ty.trait_ref(db)),
@@ -693,7 +695,7 @@ impl Ty {
         }
     }
 
-    fn callable_sig(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Option<FnSig> {
+    fn callable_sig(&self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Option<FnSig> {
         match self {
             Ty::Apply(a_ty) => match a_ty.ctor {
                 TypeCtor::FnPtr { .. } => Some(FnSig::from_fn_ptr_substs(&a_ty.parameters)),
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lower.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lower.rs
index b96dc126cf..d7f250783e 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lower.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/lower.rs
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct TyLoweringContext<'a, DB: HirDatabase> {
-    pub db: &'a DB,
+pub struct TyLoweringContext<'a> {
+    pub db: &'a dyn HirDatabase,
     pub resolver: &'a Resolver,
     /// Note: Conceptually, it's thinkable that we could be in a location where
     /// some type params should be represented as placeholders, and others
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ pub struct TyLoweringContext<'a, DB: HirDatabase> {
     pub impl_trait_counter: std::cell::Cell<u16>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, DB: HirDatabase> TyLoweringContext<'a, DB> {
-    pub fn new(db: &'a DB, resolver: &'a Resolver) -> Self {
+impl<'a> TyLoweringContext<'a> {
+    pub fn new(db: &'a dyn HirDatabase, resolver: &'a Resolver) -> Self {
         let impl_trait_counter = std::cell::Cell::new(0);
         let impl_trait_mode = ImplTraitLoweringMode::Disallowed;
         let type_param_mode = TypeParamLoweringMode::Placeholder;
@@ -90,13 +90,10 @@ pub enum TypeParamLoweringMode {
 }
 
 impl Ty {
-    pub fn from_hir(ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>, type_ref: &TypeRef) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_hir(ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>, type_ref: &TypeRef) -> Self {
         Ty::from_hir_ext(ctx, type_ref).0
     }
-    pub fn from_hir_ext(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
-        type_ref: &TypeRef,
-    ) -> (Self, Option<TypeNs>) {
+    pub fn from_hir_ext(ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>, type_ref: &TypeRef) -> (Self, Option<TypeNs>) {
         let mut res = None;
         let ty = match type_ref {
             TypeRef::Never => Ty::simple(TypeCtor::Never),
@@ -157,7 +154,7 @@ impl Ty {
                         let idx = ctx.impl_trait_counter.get();
                         ctx.impl_trait_counter.set(idx + 1);
                         if let Some(def) = ctx.resolver.generic_def() {
-                            let generics = generics(ctx.db, def);
+                            let generics = generics(ctx.db.upcast(), def);
                             let param = generics
                                 .iter()
                                 .filter(|(_, data)| {
@@ -175,7 +172,7 @@ impl Ty {
                         ctx.impl_trait_counter.set(idx + 1);
                         let (parent_params, self_params, list_params, _impl_trait_params) =
                             if let Some(def) = ctx.resolver.generic_def() {
-                                let generics = generics(ctx.db, def);
+                                let generics = generics(ctx.db.upcast(), def);
                                 generics.provenance_split()
                             } else {
                                 (0, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -201,10 +198,7 @@ impl Ty {
     /// This is only for `generic_predicates_for_param`, where we can't just
     /// lower the self types of the predicates since that could lead to cycles.
     /// So we just check here if the `type_ref` resolves to a generic param, and which.
-    fn from_hir_only_param(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
-        type_ref: &TypeRef,
-    ) -> Option<TypeParamId> {
+    fn from_hir_only_param(ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>, type_ref: &TypeRef) -> Option<TypeParamId> {
         let path = match type_ref {
             TypeRef::Path(path) => path,
             _ => return None,
@@ -215,10 +209,11 @@ impl Ty {
         if path.segments().len() > 1 {
             return None;
         }
-        let resolution = match ctx.resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns(ctx.db, path.mod_path()) {
-            Some((it, None)) => it,
-            _ => return None,
-        };
+        let resolution =
+            match ctx.resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns(ctx.db.upcast(), path.mod_path()) {
+                Some((it, None)) => it,
+                _ => return None,
+            };
         if let TypeNs::GenericParam(param_id) = resolution {
             Some(param_id)
         } else {
@@ -227,7 +222,7 @@ impl Ty {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_type_relative_path(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         ty: Ty,
         // We need the original resolution to lower `Self::AssocTy` correctly
         res: Option<TypeNs>,
@@ -246,7 +241,7 @@ impl Ty {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_partly_resolved_hir_path(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         resolution: TypeNs,
         resolved_segment: PathSegment<'_>,
         remaining_segments: PathSegments<'_>,
@@ -260,7 +255,7 @@ impl Ty {
                 let ty = if remaining_segments.len() == 1 {
                     let segment = remaining_segments.first().unwrap();
                     let associated_ty = associated_type_by_name_including_super_traits(
-                        ctx.db,
+                        ctx.db.upcast(),
                         trait_ref.trait_,
                         &segment.name,
                     );
@@ -286,8 +281,10 @@ impl Ty {
                 return (ty, None);
             }
             TypeNs::GenericParam(param_id) => {
-                let generics =
-                    generics(ctx.db, ctx.resolver.generic_def().expect("generics in scope"));
+                let generics = generics(
+                    ctx.db.upcast(),
+                    ctx.resolver.generic_def().expect("generics in scope"),
+                );
                 match ctx.type_param_mode {
                     TypeParamLoweringMode::Placeholder => Ty::Placeholder(param_id),
                     TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable => {
@@ -297,7 +294,7 @@ impl Ty {
                 }
             }
             TypeNs::SelfType(impl_id) => {
-                let generics = generics(ctx.db, impl_id.into());
+                let generics = generics(ctx.db.upcast(), impl_id.into());
                 let substs = match ctx.type_param_mode {
                     TypeParamLoweringMode::Placeholder => {
                         Substs::type_params_for_generics(&generics)
@@ -307,7 +304,7 @@ impl Ty {
                 ctx.db.impl_self_ty(impl_id).subst(&substs)
             }
             TypeNs::AdtSelfType(adt) => {
-                let generics = generics(ctx.db, adt.into());
+                let generics = generics(ctx.db.upcast(), adt.into());
                 let substs = match ctx.type_param_mode {
                     TypeParamLoweringMode::Placeholder => {
                         Substs::type_params_for_generics(&generics)
@@ -327,17 +324,14 @@ impl Ty {
         Ty::from_type_relative_path(ctx, ty, Some(resolution), remaining_segments)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn from_hir_path(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
-        path: &Path,
-    ) -> (Ty, Option<TypeNs>) {
+    pub(crate) fn from_hir_path(ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>, path: &Path) -> (Ty, Option<TypeNs>) {
         // Resolve the path (in type namespace)
         if let Some(type_ref) = path.type_anchor() {
             let (ty, res) = Ty::from_hir_ext(ctx, &type_ref);
             return Ty::from_type_relative_path(ctx, ty, res, path.segments());
         }
         let (resolution, remaining_index) =
-            match ctx.resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns(ctx.db, path.mod_path()) {
+            match ctx.resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns(ctx.db.upcast(), path.mod_path()) {
                 Some(it) => it,
                 None => return (Ty::Unknown, None),
             };
@@ -352,7 +346,7 @@ impl Ty {
     }
 
     fn select_associated_type(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         self_ty: Ty,
         res: Option<TypeNs>,
         segment: PathSegment<'_>,
@@ -374,7 +368,7 @@ impl Ty {
             }
             _ => return Ty::Unknown,
         };
-        let traits = traits_from_env.into_iter().flat_map(|t| all_super_traits(ctx.db, t));
+        let traits = traits_from_env.into_iter().flat_map(|t| all_super_traits(ctx.db.upcast(), t));
         for t in traits {
             if let Some(associated_ty) = ctx.db.trait_data(t).associated_type_by_name(&segment.name)
             {
@@ -388,7 +382,7 @@ impl Ty {
     }
 
     fn from_hir_path_inner(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         segment: PathSegment<'_>,
         typable: TyDefId,
     ) -> Ty {
@@ -404,7 +398,7 @@ impl Ty {
     /// Collect generic arguments from a path into a `Substs`. See also
     /// `create_substs_for_ast_path` and `def_to_ty` in rustc.
     pub(super) fn substs_from_path(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         path: &Path,
         // Note that we don't call `db.value_type(resolved)` here,
         // `ValueTyDefId` is just a convenient way to pass generics and
@@ -437,13 +431,13 @@ impl Ty {
 }
 
 pub(super) fn substs_from_path_segment(
-    ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+    ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
     segment: PathSegment<'_>,
     def_generic: Option<GenericDefId>,
     _add_self_param: bool,
 ) -> Substs {
     let mut substs = Vec::new();
-    let def_generics = def_generic.map(|def| generics(ctx.db, def));
+    let def_generics = def_generic.map(|def| generics(ctx.db.upcast(), def));
 
     let (parent_params, self_params, type_params, impl_trait_params) =
         def_generics.map_or((0, 0, 0, 0), |g| g.provenance_split());
@@ -489,20 +483,21 @@ pub(super) fn substs_from_path_segment(
 
 impl TraitRef {
     fn from_path(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         path: &Path,
         explicit_self_ty: Option<Ty>,
     ) -> Option<Self> {
-        let resolved = match ctx.resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns_fully(ctx.db, path.mod_path())? {
-            TypeNs::TraitId(tr) => tr,
-            _ => return None,
-        };
+        let resolved =
+            match ctx.resolver.resolve_path_in_type_ns_fully(ctx.db.upcast(), path.mod_path())? {
+                TypeNs::TraitId(tr) => tr,
+                _ => return None,
+            };
         let segment = path.segments().last().expect("path should have at least one segment");
         Some(TraitRef::from_resolved_path(ctx, resolved, segment, explicit_self_ty))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_resolved_path(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         resolved: TraitId,
         segment: PathSegment<'_>,
         explicit_self_ty: Option<Ty>,
@@ -515,7 +510,7 @@ impl TraitRef {
     }
 
     fn from_hir(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         type_ref: &TypeRef,
         explicit_self_ty: Option<Ty>,
     ) -> Option<Self> {
@@ -527,7 +522,7 @@ impl TraitRef {
     }
 
     fn substs_from_path(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         segment: PathSegment<'_>,
         resolved: TraitId,
     ) -> Substs {
@@ -537,7 +532,7 @@ impl TraitRef {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_type_bound(
-        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &TyLoweringContext<'_>,
         bound: &TypeBound,
         self_ty: Ty,
     ) -> Option<TraitRef> {
@@ -550,14 +545,14 @@ impl TraitRef {
 
 impl GenericPredicate {
     pub(crate) fn from_where_predicate<'a>(
-        ctx: &'a TyLoweringContext<'a, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &'a TyLoweringContext<'a>,
         where_predicate: &'a WherePredicate,
     ) -> impl Iterator<Item = GenericPredicate> + 'a {
         let self_ty = match &where_predicate.target {
             WherePredicateTarget::TypeRef(type_ref) => Ty::from_hir(ctx, type_ref),
             WherePredicateTarget::TypeParam(param_id) => {
                 let generic_def = ctx.resolver.generic_def().expect("generics in scope");
-                let generics = generics(ctx.db, generic_def);
+                let generics = generics(ctx.db.upcast(), generic_def);
                 let param_id = hir_def::TypeParamId { parent: generic_def, local_id: *param_id };
                 match ctx.type_param_mode {
                     TypeParamLoweringMode::Placeholder => Ty::Placeholder(param_id),
@@ -572,7 +567,7 @@ impl GenericPredicate {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn from_type_bound<'a>(
-        ctx: &'a TyLoweringContext<'a, impl HirDatabase>,
+        ctx: &'a TyLoweringContext<'a>,
         bound: &'a TypeBound,
         self_ty: Ty,
     ) -> impl Iterator<Item = GenericPredicate> + 'a {
@@ -587,7 +582,7 @@ impl GenericPredicate {
 }
 
 fn assoc_type_bindings_from_type_bound<'a>(
-    ctx: &'a TyLoweringContext<'a, impl HirDatabase>,
+    ctx: &'a TyLoweringContext<'a>,
     bound: &'a TypeBound,
     trait_ref: TraitRef,
 ) -> impl Iterator<Item = GenericPredicate> + 'a {
@@ -600,8 +595,11 @@ fn assoc_type_bindings_from_type_bound<'a>(
         .flat_map(|segment| segment.args_and_bindings.into_iter())
         .flat_map(|args_and_bindings| args_and_bindings.bindings.iter())
         .map(move |(name, type_ref)| {
-            let associated_ty =
-                associated_type_by_name_including_super_traits(ctx.db, trait_ref.trait_, &name);
+            let associated_ty = associated_type_by_name_including_super_traits(
+                ctx.db.upcast(),
+                trait_ref.trait_,
+                &name,
+            );
             let associated_ty = match associated_ty {
                 None => return GenericPredicate::Error,
                 Some(t) => t,
@@ -615,7 +613,7 @@ fn assoc_type_bindings_from_type_bound<'a>(
 }
 
 /// Build the signature of a callable item (function, struct or enum variant).
-pub fn callable_item_sig(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: CallableDef) -> PolyFnSig {
+pub fn callable_item_sig(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: CallableDef) -> PolyFnSig {
     match def {
         CallableDef::FunctionId(f) => fn_sig_for_fn(db, f),
         CallableDef::StructId(s) => fn_sig_for_struct_constructor(db, s),
@@ -625,16 +623,16 @@ pub fn callable_item_sig(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: CallableDef) -> PolyFnSig {
 
 /// Build the type of all specific fields of a struct or enum variant.
 pub(crate) fn field_types_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     variant_id: VariantId,
 ) -> Arc<ArenaMap<LocalStructFieldId, Binders<Ty>>> {
-    let var_data = variant_data(db, variant_id);
+    let var_data = variant_data(db.upcast(), variant_id);
     let (resolver, def): (_, GenericDefId) = match variant_id {
-        VariantId::StructId(it) => (it.resolver(db), it.into()),
-        VariantId::UnionId(it) => (it.resolver(db), it.into()),
-        VariantId::EnumVariantId(it) => (it.parent.resolver(db), it.parent.into()),
+        VariantId::StructId(it) => (it.resolver(db.upcast()), it.into()),
+        VariantId::UnionId(it) => (it.resolver(db.upcast()), it.into()),
+        VariantId::EnumVariantId(it) => (it.parent.resolver(db.upcast()), it.parent.into()),
     };
-    let generics = generics(db, def);
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), def);
     let mut res = ArenaMap::default();
     let ctx =
         TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver).with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
@@ -653,13 +651,13 @@ pub(crate) fn field_types_query(
 /// following bounds are disallowed: `T: Foo<U::Item>, U: Foo<T::Item>`, but
 /// these are fine: `T: Foo<U::Item>, U: Foo<()>`.
 pub(crate) fn generic_predicates_for_param_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     param_id: TypeParamId,
 ) -> Arc<[Binders<GenericPredicate>]> {
-    let resolver = param_id.parent.resolver(db);
+    let resolver = param_id.parent.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx =
         TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver).with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
-    let generics = generics(db, param_id.parent);
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), param_id.parent);
     resolver
         .where_predicates_in_scope()
         // we have to filter out all other predicates *first*, before attempting to lower them
@@ -677,7 +675,7 @@ pub(crate) fn generic_predicates_for_param_query(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn generic_predicates_for_param_recover(
-    _db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    _db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     _cycle: &[String],
     _param_id: &TypeParamId,
 ) -> Arc<[Binders<GenericPredicate>]> {
@@ -685,7 +683,7 @@ pub(crate) fn generic_predicates_for_param_recover(
 }
 
 impl TraitEnvironment {
-    pub fn lower(db: &impl HirDatabase, resolver: &Resolver) -> Arc<TraitEnvironment> {
+    pub fn lower(db: &dyn HirDatabase, resolver: &Resolver) -> Arc<TraitEnvironment> {
         let ctx = TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver)
             .with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Placeholder);
         let mut predicates = resolver
@@ -696,13 +694,13 @@ impl TraitEnvironment {
         if let Some(def) = resolver.generic_def() {
             let container: Option<AssocContainerId> = match def {
                 // FIXME: is there a function for this?
-                GenericDefId::FunctionId(f) => Some(f.lookup(db).container),
+                GenericDefId::FunctionId(f) => Some(f.lookup(db.upcast()).container),
                 GenericDefId::AdtId(_) => None,
                 GenericDefId::TraitId(_) => None,
-                GenericDefId::TypeAliasId(t) => Some(t.lookup(db).container),
+                GenericDefId::TypeAliasId(t) => Some(t.lookup(db.upcast()).container),
                 GenericDefId::ImplId(_) => None,
                 GenericDefId::EnumVariantId(_) => None,
-                GenericDefId::ConstId(c) => Some(c.lookup(db).container),
+                GenericDefId::ConstId(c) => Some(c.lookup(db.upcast()).container),
             };
             if let Some(AssocContainerId::TraitId(trait_id)) = container {
                 // add `Self: Trait<T1, T2, ...>` to the environment in trait
@@ -723,13 +721,13 @@ impl TraitEnvironment {
 
 /// Resolve the where clause(s) of an item with generics.
 pub(crate) fn generic_predicates_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     def: GenericDefId,
 ) -> Arc<[Binders<GenericPredicate>]> {
-    let resolver = def.resolver(db);
+    let resolver = def.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx =
         TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver).with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
-    let generics = generics(db, def);
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), def);
     resolver
         .where_predicates_in_scope()
         .flat_map(|pred| {
@@ -740,10 +738,10 @@ pub(crate) fn generic_predicates_query(
 }
 
 /// Resolve the default type params from generics
-pub(crate) fn generic_defaults_query(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> Substs {
-    let resolver = def.resolver(db);
+pub(crate) fn generic_defaults_query(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> Substs {
+    let resolver = def.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx = TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver);
-    let generic_params = generics(db, def);
+    let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), def);
 
     let defaults = generic_params
         .iter()
@@ -753,33 +751,33 @@ pub(crate) fn generic_defaults_query(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -
     Substs(defaults)
 }
 
-fn fn_sig_for_fn(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: FunctionId) -> PolyFnSig {
+fn fn_sig_for_fn(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: FunctionId) -> PolyFnSig {
     let data = db.function_data(def);
-    let resolver = def.resolver(db);
+    let resolver = def.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx_params = TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver)
         .with_impl_trait_mode(ImplTraitLoweringMode::Variable)
         .with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
     let params = data.params.iter().map(|tr| Ty::from_hir(&ctx_params, tr)).collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let ctx_ret = ctx_params.with_impl_trait_mode(ImplTraitLoweringMode::Opaque);
     let ret = Ty::from_hir(&ctx_ret, &data.ret_type);
-    let generics = generics(db, def.into());
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), def.into());
     let num_binders = generics.len();
     Binders::new(num_binders, FnSig::from_params_and_return(params, ret))
 }
 
 /// Build the declared type of a function. This should not need to look at the
 /// function body.
-fn type_for_fn(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: FunctionId) -> Binders<Ty> {
-    let generics = generics(db, def.into());
+fn type_for_fn(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: FunctionId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), def.into());
     let substs = Substs::bound_vars(&generics);
     Binders::new(substs.len(), Ty::apply(TypeCtor::FnDef(def.into()), substs))
 }
 
 /// Build the declared type of a const.
-fn type_for_const(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: ConstId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+fn type_for_const(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: ConstId) -> Binders<Ty> {
     let data = db.const_data(def);
-    let generics = generics(db, def.into());
-    let resolver = def.resolver(db);
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), def.into());
+    let resolver = def.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx =
         TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver).with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
 
@@ -787,9 +785,9 @@ fn type_for_const(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: ConstId) -> Binders<Ty> {
 }
 
 /// Build the declared type of a static.
-fn type_for_static(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: StaticId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+fn type_for_static(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: StaticId) -> Binders<Ty> {
     let data = db.static_data(def);
-    let resolver = def.resolver(db);
+    let resolver = def.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx = TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver);
 
     Binders::new(0, Ty::from_hir(&ctx, &data.type_ref))
@@ -806,10 +804,10 @@ fn type_for_builtin(def: BuiltinType) -> Ty {
     })
 }
 
-fn fn_sig_for_struct_constructor(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: StructId) -> PolyFnSig {
+fn fn_sig_for_struct_constructor(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: StructId) -> PolyFnSig {
     let struct_data = db.struct_data(def);
     let fields = struct_data.variant_data.fields();
-    let resolver = def.resolver(db);
+    let resolver = def.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx =
         TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver).with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
     let params =
@@ -819,21 +817,21 @@ fn fn_sig_for_struct_constructor(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: StructId) -> PolyFn
 }
 
 /// Build the type of a tuple struct constructor.
-fn type_for_struct_constructor(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: StructId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+fn type_for_struct_constructor(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: StructId) -> Binders<Ty> {
     let struct_data = db.struct_data(def);
     if let StructKind::Unit = struct_data.variant_data.kind() {
         return type_for_adt(db, def.into());
     }
-    let generics = generics(db, def.into());
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), def.into());
     let substs = Substs::bound_vars(&generics);
     Binders::new(substs.len(), Ty::apply(TypeCtor::FnDef(def.into()), substs))
 }
 
-fn fn_sig_for_enum_variant_constructor(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: EnumVariantId) -> PolyFnSig {
+fn fn_sig_for_enum_variant_constructor(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: EnumVariantId) -> PolyFnSig {
     let enum_data = db.enum_data(def.parent);
     let var_data = &enum_data.variants[def.local_id];
     let fields = var_data.variant_data.fields();
-    let resolver = def.parent.resolver(db);
+    let resolver = def.parent.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx =
         TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver).with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
     let params =
@@ -843,26 +841,26 @@ fn fn_sig_for_enum_variant_constructor(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: EnumVariantId
 }
 
 /// Build the type of a tuple enum variant constructor.
-fn type_for_enum_variant_constructor(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: EnumVariantId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+fn type_for_enum_variant_constructor(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: EnumVariantId) -> Binders<Ty> {
     let enum_data = db.enum_data(def.parent);
     let var_data = &enum_data.variants[def.local_id].variant_data;
     if let StructKind::Unit = var_data.kind() {
         return type_for_adt(db, def.parent.into());
     }
-    let generics = generics(db, def.parent.into());
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), def.parent.into());
     let substs = Substs::bound_vars(&generics);
     Binders::new(substs.len(), Ty::apply(TypeCtor::FnDef(def.into()), substs))
 }
 
-fn type_for_adt(db: &impl HirDatabase, adt: AdtId) -> Binders<Ty> {
-    let generics = generics(db, adt.into());
+fn type_for_adt(db: &dyn HirDatabase, adt: AdtId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), adt.into());
     let substs = Substs::bound_vars(&generics);
     Binders::new(substs.len(), Ty::apply(TypeCtor::Adt(adt), substs))
 }
 
-fn type_for_type_alias(db: &impl HirDatabase, t: TypeAliasId) -> Binders<Ty> {
-    let generics = generics(db, t.into());
-    let resolver = t.resolver(db);
+fn type_for_type_alias(db: &dyn HirDatabase, t: TypeAliasId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), t.into());
+    let resolver = t.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx =
         TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver).with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
     let type_ref = &db.type_alias_data(t).type_ref;
@@ -880,7 +878,8 @@ pub enum CallableDef {
 impl_froms!(CallableDef: FunctionId, StructId, EnumVariantId);
 
 impl CallableDef {
-    pub fn krate(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> CrateId {
+    pub fn krate(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> CrateId {
+        let db = db.upcast();
         match self {
             CallableDef::FunctionId(f) => f.lookup(db).module(db),
             CallableDef::StructId(s) => s.lookup(db).container.module(db),
@@ -922,7 +921,7 @@ impl_froms!(ValueTyDefId: FunctionId, StructId, EnumVariantId, ConstId, StaticId
 /// `struct Foo(usize)`, we have two types: The type of the struct itself, and
 /// the constructor function `(usize) -> Foo` which lives in the values
 /// namespace.
-pub(crate) fn ty_query(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: TyDefId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+pub(crate) fn ty_query(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: TyDefId) -> Binders<Ty> {
     match def {
         TyDefId::BuiltinType(it) => Binders::new(0, type_for_builtin(it)),
         TyDefId::AdtId(it) => type_for_adt(db, it),
@@ -930,16 +929,16 @@ pub(crate) fn ty_query(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: TyDefId) -> Binders<Ty> {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn ty_recover(db: &impl HirDatabase, _cycle: &[String], def: &TyDefId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+pub(crate) fn ty_recover(db: &dyn HirDatabase, _cycle: &[String], def: &TyDefId) -> Binders<Ty> {
     let num_binders = match *def {
         TyDefId::BuiltinType(_) => 0,
-        TyDefId::AdtId(it) => generics(db, it.into()).len(),
-        TyDefId::TypeAliasId(it) => generics(db, it.into()).len(),
+        TyDefId::AdtId(it) => generics(db.upcast(), it.into()).len(),
+        TyDefId::TypeAliasId(it) => generics(db.upcast(), it.into()).len(),
     };
     Binders::new(num_binders, Ty::Unknown)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn value_ty_query(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: ValueTyDefId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+pub(crate) fn value_ty_query(db: &dyn HirDatabase, def: ValueTyDefId) -> Binders<Ty> {
     match def {
         ValueTyDefId::FunctionId(it) => type_for_fn(db, it),
         ValueTyDefId::StructId(it) => type_for_struct_constructor(db, it),
@@ -949,30 +948,27 @@ pub(crate) fn value_ty_query(db: &impl HirDatabase, def: ValueTyDefId) -> Binder
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn impl_self_ty_query(db: &impl HirDatabase, impl_id: ImplId) -> Binders<Ty> {
+pub(crate) fn impl_self_ty_query(db: &dyn HirDatabase, impl_id: ImplId) -> Binders<Ty> {
     let impl_data = db.impl_data(impl_id);
-    let resolver = impl_id.resolver(db);
-    let generics = generics(db, impl_id.into());
+    let resolver = impl_id.resolver(db.upcast());
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), impl_id.into());
     let ctx =
         TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver).with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
     Binders::new(generics.len(), Ty::from_hir(&ctx, &impl_data.target_type))
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn impl_self_ty_recover(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     _cycle: &[String],
     impl_id: &ImplId,
 ) -> Binders<Ty> {
-    let generics = generics(db, (*impl_id).into());
+    let generics = generics(db.upcast(), (*impl_id).into());
     Binders::new(generics.len(), Ty::Unknown)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn impl_trait_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
-    impl_id: ImplId,
-) -> Option<Binders<TraitRef>> {
+pub(crate) fn impl_trait_query(db: &dyn HirDatabase, impl_id: ImplId) -> Option<Binders<TraitRef>> {
     let impl_data = db.impl_data(impl_id);
-    let resolver = impl_id.resolver(db);
+    let resolver = impl_id.resolver(db.upcast());
     let ctx =
         TyLoweringContext::new(db, &resolver).with_type_param_mode(TypeParamLoweringMode::Variable);
     let self_ty = db.impl_self_ty(impl_id);
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/method_resolution.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/method_resolution.rs
index 7f5e1469e2..69c059ac86 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/method_resolution.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/method_resolution.rs
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ pub struct CrateImplDefs {
 }
 
 impl CrateImplDefs {
-    pub(crate) fn impls_in_crate_query(
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
-        krate: CrateId,
-    ) -> Arc<CrateImplDefs> {
+    pub(crate) fn impls_in_crate_query(db: &dyn HirDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> Arc<CrateImplDefs> {
         let _p = profile("impls_in_crate_query");
         let mut res =
             CrateImplDefs { impls: FxHashMap::default(), impls_by_trait: FxHashMap::default() };
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ impl CrateImplDefs {
 impl Ty {
     pub fn def_crates(
         &self,
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         cur_crate: CrateId,
     ) -> Option<ArrayVec<[CrateId; 2]>> {
         // Types like slice can have inherent impls in several crates, (core and alloc).
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ impl Ty {
         let lang_item_targets = match self {
             Ty::Apply(a_ty) => match a_ty.ctor {
                 TypeCtor::Adt(def_id) => {
-                    return Some(std::iter::once(def_id.module(db).krate).collect())
+                    return Some(std::iter::once(def_id.module(db.upcast()).krate).collect())
                 }
                 TypeCtor::Bool => lang_item_crate!("bool"),
                 TypeCtor::Char => lang_item_crate!("char"),
@@ -134,7 +131,7 @@ impl Ty {
                 LangItemTarget::ImplDefId(it) => Some(it),
                 _ => None,
             })
-            .map(|it| it.lookup(db).container.module(db).krate)
+            .map(|it| it.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()).krate)
             .collect();
         Some(res)
     }
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ impl Ty {
 /// receiver type (but without autoref applied yet).
 pub(crate) fn lookup_method(
     ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     env: Arc<TraitEnvironment>,
     krate: CrateId,
     traits_in_scope: &FxHashSet<TraitId>,
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ pub enum LookupMode {
 // FIXME add a context type here?
 pub fn iterate_method_candidates<T>(
     ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     env: Arc<TraitEnvironment>,
     krate: CrateId,
     traits_in_scope: &FxHashSet<TraitId>,
@@ -247,7 +244,7 @@ pub fn iterate_method_candidates<T>(
 
 fn iterate_method_candidates_with_autoref<T>(
     deref_chain: &[Canonical<Ty>],
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     env: Arc<TraitEnvironment>,
     krate: CrateId,
     traits_in_scope: &FxHashSet<TraitId>,
@@ -304,7 +301,7 @@ fn iterate_method_candidates_with_autoref<T>(
 fn iterate_method_candidates_by_receiver<T>(
     receiver_ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
     rest_of_deref_chain: &[Canonical<Ty>],
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     env: Arc<TraitEnvironment>,
     krate: CrateId,
     traits_in_scope: &FxHashSet<TraitId>,
@@ -340,7 +337,7 @@ fn iterate_method_candidates_by_receiver<T>(
 
 fn iterate_method_candidates_for_self_ty<T>(
     self_ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     env: Arc<TraitEnvironment>,
     krate: CrateId,
     traits_in_scope: &FxHashSet<TraitId>,
@@ -367,7 +364,7 @@ fn iterate_method_candidates_for_self_ty<T>(
 
 fn iterate_trait_method_candidates<T>(
     self_ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     env: Arc<TraitEnvironment>,
     krate: CrateId,
     traits_in_scope: &FxHashSet<TraitId>,
@@ -381,7 +378,7 @@ fn iterate_trait_method_candidates<T>(
         // if we have `T: Trait` in the param env, the trait doesn't need to be in scope
         env.trait_predicates_for_self_ty(&self_ty.value)
             .map(|tr| tr.trait_)
-            .flat_map(|t| all_super_traits(db, t))
+            .flat_map(|t| all_super_traits(db.upcast(), t))
             .collect()
     } else {
         Vec::new()
@@ -416,7 +413,7 @@ fn iterate_trait_method_candidates<T>(
 
 fn iterate_inherent_methods<T>(
     self_ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     name: Option<&Name>,
     receiver_ty: Option<&Canonical<Ty>>,
     krate: CrateId,
@@ -449,7 +446,7 @@ fn iterate_inherent_methods<T>(
 
 /// Returns the self type for the index trait call.
 pub fn resolve_indexing_op(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
     env: Arc<TraitEnvironment>,
     krate: CrateId,
@@ -467,7 +464,7 @@ pub fn resolve_indexing_op(
 }
 
 fn is_valid_candidate(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     name: Option<&Name>,
     receiver_ty: Option<&Canonical<Ty>>,
     item: AssocItemId,
@@ -504,7 +501,7 @@ fn is_valid_candidate(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn inherent_impl_substs(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     impl_id: ImplId,
     self_ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
 ) -> Option<Substs> {
@@ -544,11 +541,11 @@ fn fallback_bound_vars(s: Substs, num_vars_to_keep: usize) -> Substs {
 }
 
 fn transform_receiver_ty(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     function_id: FunctionId,
     self_ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
 ) -> Option<Ty> {
-    let substs = match function_id.lookup(db).container {
+    let substs = match function_id.lookup(db.upcast()).container {
         AssocContainerId::TraitId(_) => Substs::build_for_def(db, function_id)
             .push(self_ty.value.clone())
             .fill_with_unknown()
@@ -562,7 +559,7 @@ fn transform_receiver_ty(
 
 pub fn implements_trait(
     ty: &Canonical<Ty>,
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     env: Arc<TraitEnvironment>,
     krate: CrateId,
     trait_: TraitId,
@@ -581,7 +578,7 @@ pub fn implements_trait(
 /// This creates Substs for a trait with the given Self type and type variables
 /// for all other parameters, to query Chalk with it.
 fn generic_implements_goal(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     env: Arc<TraitEnvironment>,
     trait_: TraitId,
     self_ty: Canonical<Ty>,
@@ -598,7 +595,7 @@ fn generic_implements_goal(
 }
 
 fn autoderef_method_receiver(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     ty: InEnvironment<Canonical<Ty>>,
 ) -> Vec<Canonical<Ty>> {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/test_db.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/test_db.rs
index 0be2fea4b8..5bbeabf519 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/test_db.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/test_db.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use hir_def::{db::DefDatabase, AssocItemId, ModuleDefId, ModuleId};
-use hir_expand::diagnostics::DiagnosticSink;
-use ra_db::{salsa, CrateId, FileId, FileLoader, FileLoaderDelegate, RelativePath, SourceDatabase};
+use hir_expand::{db::AstDatabase, diagnostics::DiagnosticSink};
+use ra_db::{
+    salsa, CrateId, FileId, FileLoader, FileLoaderDelegate, RelativePath, SourceDatabase, Upcast,
+};
 
 use crate::{db::HirDatabase, expr::ExprValidator};
 
@@ -25,6 +27,18 @@ pub struct TestDB {
     runtime: salsa::Runtime<TestDB>,
 }
 
+impl Upcast<dyn AstDatabase> for TestDB {
+    fn upcast(&self) -> &(dyn AstDatabase + 'static) {
+        &*self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Upcast<dyn DefDatabase> for TestDB {
+    fn upcast(&self) -> &(dyn DefDatabase + 'static) {
+        &*self
+    }
+}
+
 impl salsa::Database for TestDB {
     fn salsa_runtime(&self) -> &salsa::Runtime<TestDB> {
         &self.runtime
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits.rs
index 6e1c8e42ae..a1ca33c985 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ const CHALK_SOLVER_MAX_SIZE: usize = 10;
 const CHALK_SOLVER_FUEL: i32 = 100;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-struct ChalkContext<'a, DB> {
-    db: &'a DB,
+struct ChalkContext<'a> {
+    db: &'a dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn create_chalk_solver() -> chalk_solve::Solver<Interner> {
 
 /// Collects impls for the given trait in the whole dependency tree of `krate`.
 pub(crate) fn impls_for_trait_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     trait_: TraitId,
 ) -> Arc<[ImplId]> {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl TypeWalk for ProjectionPredicate {
 
 /// Solve a trait goal using Chalk.
 pub(crate) fn trait_solve_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     goal: Canonical<InEnvironment<Obligation>>,
 ) -> Option<Solution> {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ pub(crate) fn trait_solve_query(
 }
 
 fn solve(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     goal: &chalk_ir::UCanonical<chalk_ir::InEnvironment<chalk_ir::Goal<Interner>>>,
 ) -> Option<chalk_solve::Solution<Interner>> {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ fn solve(
 }
 
 fn solution_from_chalk(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     solution: chalk_solve::Solution<Interner>,
 ) -> Solution {
     let convert_subst = |subst: chalk_ir::Canonical<chalk_ir::Substitution<Interner>>| {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits/builtin.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits/builtin.rs
index 03f9b4e271..73e3c5c78a 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits/builtin.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits/builtin.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub(super) struct BuiltinImplAssocTyValueData {
 }
 
 pub(super) fn get_builtin_impls(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     ty: &Ty,
     // The first argument for the trait, if present
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub(super) fn get_builtin_impls(
 }
 
 fn get_builtin_unsize_impls(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     ty: &Ty,
     // The first argument for the trait, if present
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn get_builtin_unsize_impls(
         // FIXME what about more complicated dyn tys with marker traits?
         if let Some(trait_ref) = ty.dyn_trait_ref() {
             if trait_ref.trait_ != target_trait.trait_ {
-                let super_traits = all_super_traits(db, trait_ref.trait_);
+                let super_traits = all_super_traits(db.upcast(), trait_ref.trait_);
                 if super_traits.contains(&target_trait.trait_) {
                     callback(Impl::UnsizeToSuperTraitObject(UnsizeToSuperTraitObjectData {
                         trait_: trait_ref.trait_,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ fn get_builtin_unsize_impls(
     }
 }
 
-pub(super) fn impl_datum(db: &impl HirDatabase, krate: CrateId, impl_: Impl) -> BuiltinImplData {
+pub(super) fn impl_datum(db: &dyn HirDatabase, krate: CrateId, impl_: Impl) -> BuiltinImplData {
     match impl_ {
         Impl::ImplDef(_) => unreachable!(),
         Impl::ClosureFnTraitImpl(data) => closure_fn_trait_impl_datum(db, krate, data),
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pub(super) fn impl_datum(db: &impl HirDatabase, krate: CrateId, impl_: Impl) ->
 }
 
 pub(super) fn associated_ty_value(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     data: AssocTyValue,
 ) -> BuiltinImplAssocTyValueData {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub(super) fn associated_ty_value(
 // Closure Fn trait impls
 
 fn check_closure_fn_trait_impl_prerequisites(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     data: super::ClosureFnTraitImplData,
 ) -> bool {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fn check_closure_fn_trait_impl_prerequisites(
 }
 
 fn closure_fn_trait_impl_datum(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     data: super::ClosureFnTraitImplData,
 ) -> BuiltinImplData {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ fn closure_fn_trait_impl_datum(
 }
 
 fn closure_fn_trait_output_assoc_ty_value(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     data: super::ClosureFnTraitImplData,
 ) -> BuiltinImplAssocTyValueData {
@@ -223,17 +223,17 @@ fn closure_fn_trait_output_assoc_ty_value(
 
 // Array unsizing
 
-fn check_unsize_impl_prerequisites(db: &impl HirDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> bool {
+fn check_unsize_impl_prerequisites(db: &dyn HirDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> bool {
     // the Unsize trait needs to exist and have two type parameters (Self and T)
     let unsize_trait = match get_unsize_trait(db, krate) {
         Some(t) => t,
         None => return false,
     };
-    let generic_params = generics(db, unsize_trait.into());
+    let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), unsize_trait.into());
     generic_params.len() == 2
 }
 
-fn array_unsize_impl_datum(db: &impl HirDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> BuiltinImplData {
+fn array_unsize_impl_datum(db: &dyn HirDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> BuiltinImplData {
     // impl<T> Unsize<[T]> for [T; _]
     // (this can be a single impl because we don't distinguish array sizes currently)
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ fn array_unsize_impl_datum(db: &impl HirDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> BuiltinImpl
 // Trait object unsizing
 
 fn trait_object_unsize_impl_datum(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     trait_: TraitId,
 ) -> BuiltinImplData {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ fn trait_object_unsize_impl_datum(
 }
 
 fn super_trait_object_unsize_impl_datum(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     data: UnsizeToSuperTraitObjectData,
 ) -> BuiltinImplData {
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ fn super_trait_object_unsize_impl_datum(
     let self_bounds = vec![GenericPredicate::Implemented(self_trait_ref.clone())];
 
     // we need to go from our trait to the super trait, substituting type parameters
-    let path = crate::utils::find_super_trait_path(db, data.trait_, data.super_trait);
+    let path = crate::utils::find_super_trait_path(db.upcast(), data.trait_, data.super_trait);
 
     let mut current_trait_ref = self_trait_ref;
     for t in path.into_iter().skip(1) {
@@ -344,11 +344,7 @@ fn super_trait_object_unsize_impl_datum(
     BuiltinImplData { num_vars, trait_ref, where_clauses: Vec::new(), assoc_ty_values: Vec::new() }
 }
 
-fn get_fn_trait(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
-    krate: CrateId,
-    fn_trait: super::FnTrait,
-) -> Option<TraitId> {
+fn get_fn_trait(db: &dyn HirDatabase, krate: CrateId, fn_trait: super::FnTrait) -> Option<TraitId> {
     let target = db.lang_item(krate, fn_trait.lang_item_name().into())?;
     match target {
         LangItemTarget::TraitId(t) => Some(t),
@@ -356,7 +352,7 @@ fn get_fn_trait(
     }
 }
 
-fn get_unsize_trait(db: &impl HirDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> Option<TraitId> {
+fn get_unsize_trait(db: &dyn HirDatabase, krate: CrateId) -> Option<TraitId> {
     let target = db.lang_item(krate, "unsize".into())?;
     match target {
         LangItemTarget::TraitId(t) => Some(t),
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits/chalk.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits/chalk.rs
index 62509bc292..943d5f1259 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits/chalk.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/traits/chalk.rs
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ pub type AssociatedTyValue = chalk_rust_ir::AssociatedTyValue<Interner>;
 
 pub(super) trait ToChalk {
     type Chalk;
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Self::Chalk;
-    fn from_chalk(db: &impl HirDatabase, chalk: Self::Chalk) -> Self;
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Self::Chalk;
+    fn from_chalk(db: &dyn HirDatabase, chalk: Self::Chalk) -> Self;
 }
 
-pub(super) fn from_chalk<T, ChalkT>(db: &impl HirDatabase, chalk: ChalkT) -> T
+pub(super) fn from_chalk<T, ChalkT>(db: &dyn HirDatabase, chalk: ChalkT) -> T
 where
     T: ToChalk<Chalk = ChalkT>,
 {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ where
 
 impl ToChalk for Ty {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::Ty<Interner>;
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Ty<Interner> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Ty<Interner> {
         match self {
             Ty::Apply(apply_ty) => {
                 let name = apply_ty.ctor.to_chalk(db);
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl ToChalk for Ty {
             }
         }
     }
-    fn from_chalk(db: &impl HirDatabase, chalk: chalk_ir::Ty<Interner>) -> Self {
+    fn from_chalk(db: &dyn HirDatabase, chalk: chalk_ir::Ty<Interner>) -> Self {
         match chalk.data().clone() {
             chalk_ir::TyData::Apply(apply_ty) => match apply_ty.name {
                 TypeName::Error => Ty::Unknown,
@@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ impl ToChalk for Ty {
 impl ToChalk for Substs {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::Substitution<Interner>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Substitution<Interner> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Substitution<Interner> {
         chalk_ir::Substitution::from(self.iter().map(|ty| ty.clone().to_chalk(db)))
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(db: &impl HirDatabase, parameters: chalk_ir::Substitution<Interner>) -> Substs {
+    fn from_chalk(db: &dyn HirDatabase, parameters: chalk_ir::Substitution<Interner>) -> Substs {
         let tys = parameters
             .into_iter()
             .map(|p| match p.ty() {
@@ -236,13 +236,13 @@ impl ToChalk for Substs {
 impl ToChalk for TraitRef {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::TraitRef<Interner>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self: TraitRef, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::TraitRef<Interner> {
+    fn to_chalk(self: TraitRef, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::TraitRef<Interner> {
         let trait_id = self.trait_.to_chalk(db);
         let substitution = self.substs.to_chalk(db);
         chalk_ir::TraitRef { trait_id, substitution }
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(db: &impl HirDatabase, trait_ref: chalk_ir::TraitRef<Interner>) -> Self {
+    fn from_chalk(db: &dyn HirDatabase, trait_ref: chalk_ir::TraitRef<Interner>) -> Self {
         let trait_ = from_chalk(db, trait_ref.trait_id);
         let substs = from_chalk(db, trait_ref.substitution);
         TraitRef { trait_, substs }
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ impl ToChalk for TraitRef {
 impl ToChalk for hir_def::TraitId {
     type Chalk = TraitId;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, _db: &impl HirDatabase) -> TraitId {
+    fn to_chalk(self, _db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> TraitId {
         chalk_ir::TraitId(self.as_intern_id())
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(_db: &impl HirDatabase, trait_id: TraitId) -> hir_def::TraitId {
+    fn from_chalk(_db: &dyn HirDatabase, trait_id: TraitId) -> hir_def::TraitId {
         InternKey::from_intern_id(trait_id.0)
     }
 }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ impl ToChalk for hir_def::TraitId {
 impl ToChalk for TypeCtor {
     type Chalk = TypeName<Interner>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> TypeName<Interner> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> TypeName<Interner> {
         match self {
             TypeCtor::AssociatedType(type_alias) => {
                 let type_id = type_alias.to_chalk(db);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ impl ToChalk for TypeCtor {
         }
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(db: &impl HirDatabase, type_name: TypeName<Interner>) -> TypeCtor {
+    fn from_chalk(db: &dyn HirDatabase, type_name: TypeName<Interner>) -> TypeCtor {
         match type_name {
             TypeName::Struct(struct_id) => db.lookup_intern_type_ctor(struct_id.into()),
             TypeName::AssociatedType(type_id) => TypeCtor::AssociatedType(from_chalk(db, type_id)),
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@ impl ToChalk for TypeCtor {
 impl ToChalk for Impl {
     type Chalk = ImplId;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> ImplId {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> ImplId {
         db.intern_chalk_impl(self).into()
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(db: &impl HirDatabase, impl_id: ImplId) -> Impl {
+    fn from_chalk(db: &dyn HirDatabase, impl_id: ImplId) -> Impl {
         db.lookup_intern_chalk_impl(impl_id.into())
     }
 }
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ impl ToChalk for Impl {
 impl ToChalk for TypeAliasId {
     type Chalk = AssocTypeId;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, _db: &impl HirDatabase) -> AssocTypeId {
+    fn to_chalk(self, _db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> AssocTypeId {
         chalk_ir::AssocTypeId(self.as_intern_id())
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(_db: &impl HirDatabase, type_alias_id: AssocTypeId) -> TypeAliasId {
+    fn from_chalk(_db: &dyn HirDatabase, type_alias_id: AssocTypeId) -> TypeAliasId {
         InternKey::from_intern_id(type_alias_id.0)
     }
 }
@@ -317,11 +317,11 @@ impl ToChalk for TypeAliasId {
 impl ToChalk for AssocTyValue {
     type Chalk = AssociatedTyValueId;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> AssociatedTyValueId {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> AssociatedTyValueId {
         db.intern_assoc_ty_value(self).into()
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(db: &impl HirDatabase, assoc_ty_value_id: AssociatedTyValueId) -> AssocTyValue {
+    fn from_chalk(db: &dyn HirDatabase, assoc_ty_value_id: AssociatedTyValueId) -> AssocTyValue {
         db.lookup_intern_assoc_ty_value(assoc_ty_value_id.into())
     }
 }
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ impl ToChalk for AssocTyValue {
 impl ToChalk for GenericPredicate {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::QuantifiedWhereClause<Interner>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::QuantifiedWhereClause<Interner> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::QuantifiedWhereClause<Interner> {
         match self {
             GenericPredicate::Implemented(trait_ref) => {
                 make_binders(chalk_ir::WhereClause::Implemented(trait_ref.to_chalk(db)), 0)
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ impl ToChalk for GenericPredicate {
     }
 
     fn from_chalk(
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         where_clause: chalk_ir::QuantifiedWhereClause<Interner>,
     ) -> GenericPredicate {
         match where_clause.value {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ impl ToChalk for GenericPredicate {
 impl ToChalk for ProjectionTy {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::AliasTy<Interner>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::AliasTy<Interner> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::AliasTy<Interner> {
         chalk_ir::AliasTy {
             associated_ty_id: self.associated_ty.to_chalk(db),
             substitution: self.parameters.to_chalk(db),
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ impl ToChalk for ProjectionTy {
     }
 
     fn from_chalk(
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         projection_ty: chalk_ir::AliasTy<Interner>,
     ) -> ProjectionTy {
         ProjectionTy {
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@ impl ToChalk for ProjectionTy {
 impl ToChalk for super::ProjectionPredicate {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::Normalize<Interner>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Normalize<Interner> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Normalize<Interner> {
         chalk_ir::Normalize { alias: self.projection_ty.to_chalk(db), ty: self.ty.to_chalk(db) }
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(_db: &impl HirDatabase, _normalize: chalk_ir::Normalize<Interner>) -> Self {
+    fn from_chalk(_db: &dyn HirDatabase, _normalize: chalk_ir::Normalize<Interner>) -> Self {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 }
@@ -398,14 +398,14 @@ impl ToChalk for super::ProjectionPredicate {
 impl ToChalk for Obligation {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::DomainGoal<Interner>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::DomainGoal<Interner> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::DomainGoal<Interner> {
         match self {
             Obligation::Trait(tr) => tr.to_chalk(db).cast(),
             Obligation::Projection(pr) => pr.to_chalk(db).cast(),
         }
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(_db: &impl HirDatabase, _goal: chalk_ir::DomainGoal<Interner>) -> Self {
+    fn from_chalk(_db: &dyn HirDatabase, _goal: chalk_ir::DomainGoal<Interner>) -> Self {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 }
@@ -416,13 +416,13 @@ where
 {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::Canonical<T::Chalk>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Canonical<T::Chalk> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Canonical<T::Chalk> {
         let parameter = chalk_ir::ParameterKind::Ty(chalk_ir::UniverseIndex::ROOT);
         let value = self.value.to_chalk(db);
         chalk_ir::Canonical { value, binders: vec![parameter; self.num_vars] }
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(db: &impl HirDatabase, canonical: chalk_ir::Canonical<T::Chalk>) -> Canonical<T> {
+    fn from_chalk(db: &dyn HirDatabase, canonical: chalk_ir::Canonical<T::Chalk>) -> Canonical<T> {
         Canonical { num_vars: canonical.binders.len(), value: from_chalk(db, canonical.value) }
     }
 }
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ where
 impl ToChalk for Arc<super::TraitEnvironment> {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::Environment<Interner>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Environment<Interner> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::Environment<Interner> {
         let mut clauses = Vec::new();
         for pred in &self.predicates {
             if pred.is_error() {
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ impl ToChalk for Arc<super::TraitEnvironment> {
     }
 
     fn from_chalk(
-        _db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        _db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         _env: chalk_ir::Environment<Interner>,
     ) -> Arc<super::TraitEnvironment> {
         unimplemented!()
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ where
 {
     type Chalk = chalk_ir::InEnvironment<T::Chalk>;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::InEnvironment<T::Chalk> {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> chalk_ir::InEnvironment<T::Chalk> {
         chalk_ir::InEnvironment {
             environment: self.environment.to_chalk(db),
             goal: self.value.to_chalk(db),
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ where
     }
 
     fn from_chalk(
-        db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         in_env: chalk_ir::InEnvironment<T::Chalk>,
     ) -> super::InEnvironment<T> {
         super::InEnvironment {
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ where
 impl ToChalk for builtin::BuiltinImplData {
     type Chalk = ImplDatum;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> ImplDatum {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> ImplDatum {
         let impl_type = chalk_rust_ir::ImplType::External;
         let where_clauses = self.where_clauses.into_iter().map(|w| w.to_chalk(db)).collect();
 
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ impl ToChalk for builtin::BuiltinImplData {
         }
     }
 
-    fn from_chalk(_db: &impl HirDatabase, _data: ImplDatum) -> Self {
+    fn from_chalk(_db: &dyn HirDatabase, _data: ImplDatum) -> Self {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 }
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ impl ToChalk for builtin::BuiltinImplData {
 impl ToChalk for builtin::BuiltinImplAssocTyValueData {
     type Chalk = AssociatedTyValue;
 
-    fn to_chalk(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> AssociatedTyValue {
+    fn to_chalk(self, db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> AssociatedTyValue {
         let value_bound = chalk_rust_ir::AssociatedTyValueBound { ty: self.value.to_chalk(db) };
 
         chalk_rust_ir::AssociatedTyValue {
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ impl ToChalk for builtin::BuiltinImplAssocTyValueData {
     }
 
     fn from_chalk(
-        _db: &impl HirDatabase,
+        _db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         _data: AssociatedTyValue,
     ) -> builtin::BuiltinImplAssocTyValueData {
         unimplemented!()
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ fn make_binders<T>(value: T, num_vars: usize) -> chalk_ir::Binders<T> {
 }
 
 fn convert_where_clauses(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     def: GenericDefId,
     substs: &Substs,
 ) -> Vec<chalk_ir::QuantifiedWhereClause<Interner>> {
@@ -545,10 +545,7 @@ fn convert_where_clauses(
     result
 }
 
-impl<'a, DB> chalk_solve::RustIrDatabase<Interner> for ChalkContext<'a, DB>
-where
-    DB: HirDatabase,
-{
+impl<'a> chalk_solve::RustIrDatabase<Interner> for ChalkContext<'a> {
     fn associated_ty_data(&self, id: AssocTypeId) -> Arc<AssociatedTyDatum> {
         self.db.associated_ty_data(id)
     }
@@ -618,16 +615,16 @@ where
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn associated_ty_data_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     id: AssocTypeId,
 ) -> Arc<AssociatedTyDatum> {
     debug!("associated_ty_data {:?}", id);
     let type_alias: TypeAliasId = from_chalk(db, id);
-    let trait_ = match type_alias.lookup(db).container {
+    let trait_ = match type_alias.lookup(db.upcast()).container {
         AssocContainerId::TraitId(t) => t,
         _ => panic!("associated type not in trait"),
     };
-    let generic_params = generics(db, type_alias.into());
+    let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), type_alias.into());
     let bound_data = chalk_rust_ir::AssociatedTyDatumBound {
         // FIXME add bounds and where clauses
         bounds: vec![],
@@ -643,7 +640,7 @@ pub(crate) fn associated_ty_data_query(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn trait_datum_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     trait_id: TraitId,
 ) -> Arc<TraitDatum> {
@@ -651,11 +648,11 @@ pub(crate) fn trait_datum_query(
     let trait_: hir_def::TraitId = from_chalk(db, trait_id);
     let trait_data = db.trait_data(trait_);
     debug!("trait {:?} = {:?}", trait_id, trait_data.name);
-    let generic_params = generics(db, trait_.into());
+    let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), trait_.into());
     let bound_vars = Substs::bound_vars(&generic_params);
     let flags = chalk_rust_ir::TraitFlags {
         auto: trait_data.auto,
-        upstream: trait_.lookup(db).container.module(db).krate != krate,
+        upstream: trait_.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()).krate != krate,
         non_enumerable: true,
         coinductive: false, // only relevant for Chalk testing
         // FIXME set these flags correctly
@@ -676,7 +673,7 @@ pub(crate) fn trait_datum_query(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn struct_datum_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     struct_id: StructId,
 ) -> Arc<StructDatum> {
@@ -688,7 +685,7 @@ pub(crate) fn struct_datum_query(
     let where_clauses = type_ctor
         .as_generic_def()
         .map(|generic_def| {
-            let generic_params = generics(db, generic_def);
+            let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), generic_def);
             let bound_vars = Substs::bound_vars(&generic_params);
             convert_where_clauses(db, generic_def, &bound_vars)
         })
@@ -708,7 +705,7 @@ pub(crate) fn struct_datum_query(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn impl_datum_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     impl_id: ImplId,
 ) -> Arc<ImplDatum> {
@@ -722,7 +719,7 @@ pub(crate) fn impl_datum_query(
 }
 
 fn impl_def_datum(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     chalk_id: ImplId,
     impl_id: hir_def::ImplId,
@@ -734,10 +731,10 @@ fn impl_def_datum(
         .value;
     let impl_data = db.impl_data(impl_id);
 
-    let generic_params = generics(db, impl_id.into());
+    let generic_params = generics(db.upcast(), impl_id.into());
     let bound_vars = Substs::bound_vars(&generic_params);
     let trait_ = trait_ref.trait_;
-    let impl_type = if impl_id.lookup(db).container.module(db).krate == krate {
+    let impl_type = if impl_id.lookup(db.upcast()).container.module(db.upcast()).krate == krate {
         chalk_rust_ir::ImplType::Local
     } else {
         chalk_rust_ir::ImplType::External
@@ -786,7 +783,7 @@ fn impl_def_datum(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn associated_ty_value_query(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     krate: CrateId,
     id: AssociatedTyValueId,
 ) -> Arc<AssociatedTyValue> {
@@ -800,12 +797,12 @@ pub(crate) fn associated_ty_value_query(
 }
 
 fn type_alias_associated_ty_value(
-    db: &impl HirDatabase,
+    db: &dyn HirDatabase,
     _krate: CrateId,
     type_alias: TypeAliasId,
 ) -> Arc<AssociatedTyValue> {
     let type_alias_data = db.type_alias_data(type_alias);
-    let impl_id = match type_alias.lookup(db).container {
+    let impl_id = match type_alias.lookup(db.upcast()).container {
         AssocContainerId::ImplId(it) => it,
         _ => panic!("assoc ty value should be in impl"),
     };
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/utils.rs b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/utils.rs
index 463fd65b4e..b40d4eb73c 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_ty/src/utils.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use hir_def::{
 };
 use hir_expand::name::{name, Name};
 
-fn direct_super_traits(db: &impl DefDatabase, trait_: TraitId) -> Vec<TraitId> {
+fn direct_super_traits(db: &dyn DefDatabase, trait_: TraitId) -> Vec<TraitId> {
     let resolver = trait_.resolver(db);
     // returning the iterator directly doesn't easily work because of
     // lifetime problems, but since there usually shouldn't be more than a
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn direct_super_traits(db: &impl DefDatabase, trait_: TraitId) -> Vec<TraitId> {
 
 /// Returns an iterator over the whole super trait hierarchy (including the
 /// trait itself).
-pub(super) fn all_super_traits(db: &impl DefDatabase, trait_: TraitId) -> Vec<TraitId> {
+pub(super) fn all_super_traits(db: &dyn DefDatabase, trait_: TraitId) -> Vec<TraitId> {
     // we need to take care a bit here to avoid infinite loops in case of cycles
     // (i.e. if we have `trait A: B; trait B: A;`)
     let mut result = vec![trait_];
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub(super) fn all_super_traits(db: &impl DefDatabase, trait_: TraitId) -> Vec<Tr
 /// Finds a path from a trait to one of its super traits. Returns an empty
 /// vector if there is no path.
 pub(super) fn find_super_trait_path(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     trait_: TraitId,
     super_trait: TraitId,
 ) -> Vec<TraitId> {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub(super) fn find_super_trait_path(
     result.push(trait_);
     return if go(db, super_trait, &mut result) { result } else { Vec::new() };
 
-    fn go(db: &impl DefDatabase, super_trait: TraitId, path: &mut Vec<TraitId>) -> bool {
+    fn go(db: &dyn DefDatabase, super_trait: TraitId, path: &mut Vec<TraitId>) -> bool {
         let trait_ = *path.last().unwrap();
         if trait_ == super_trait {
             return true;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub(super) fn find_super_trait_path(
 }
 
 pub(super) fn associated_type_by_name_including_super_traits(
-    db: &impl DefDatabase,
+    db: &dyn DefDatabase,
     trait_: TraitId,
     name: &Name,
 ) -> Option<TypeAliasId> {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub(super) fn associated_type_by_name_including_super_traits(
         .find_map(|t| db.trait_data(t).associated_type_by_name(name))
 }
 
-pub(super) fn variant_data(db: &impl DefDatabase, var: VariantId) -> Arc<VariantData> {
+pub(super) fn variant_data(db: &dyn DefDatabase, var: VariantId) -> Arc<VariantData> {
     match var {
         VariantId::StructId(it) => db.struct_data(it).variant_data.clone(),
         VariantId::UnionId(it) => db.union_data(it).variant_data.clone(),
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub(crate) fn make_mut_slice<T: Clone>(a: &mut Arc<[T]>) -> &mut [T] {
     Arc::get_mut(a).unwrap()
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn generics(db: &impl DefDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> Generics {
+pub(crate) fn generics(db: &dyn DefDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> Generics {
     let parent_generics = parent_generic_def(db, def).map(|def| Box::new(generics(db, def)));
     Generics { def, params: db.generic_params(def), parent_generics }
 }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ impl Generics {
     }
 }
 
-fn parent_generic_def(db: &impl DefDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> Option<GenericDefId> {
+fn parent_generic_def(db: &dyn DefDatabase, def: GenericDefId) -> Option<GenericDefId> {
     let container = match def {
         GenericDefId::FunctionId(it) => it.lookup(db).container,
         GenericDefId::TypeAliasId(it) => it.lookup(db).container,
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide_db/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_ide_db/src/lib.rs
index fc1b19def0..4faeefa8db 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide_db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide_db/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ mod wasm_shims;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use hir::db::{AstDatabase, DefDatabase};
 use ra_db::{
     salsa::{self, Database, Durability},
     Canceled, CheckCanceled, CrateId, FileId, FileLoader, FileLoaderDelegate, RelativePath,
-    SourceDatabase, SourceRootId,
+    SourceDatabase, SourceRootId, Upcast,
 };
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,18 @@ pub struct RootDatabase {
     pub last_gc_check: crate::wasm_shims::Instant,
 }
 
+impl Upcast<dyn AstDatabase> for RootDatabase {
+    fn upcast(&self) -> &(dyn AstDatabase + 'static) {
+        &*self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Upcast<dyn DefDatabase> for RootDatabase {
+    fn upcast(&self) -> &(dyn DefDatabase + 'static) {
+        &*self
+    }
+}
+
 impl FileLoader for RootDatabase {
     fn file_text(&self, file_id: FileId) -> Arc<String> {
         FileLoaderDelegate(self).file_text(file_id)