diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/context.rs b/src/librustc/ty/context.rs
index fd2f58d24f8d..07c7ccfd16da 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/context.rs
@@ -1518,13 +1518,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
         &self,
         def_id: crate::hir::def_id::DefId,
     ) -> (&'static str, &'static str) {
-        self.def_kind(def_id).map_or_else(
-            || {
-                // TODO: is it a problem to try to use the ty here?
-                self.type_of(def_id).kind.article_and_description()
-            },
-            |def_kind| (def_kind.article(), def_kind.descr(def_id)),
-        )
+        match self.def_kind(def_id) {
+            Some(def_kind) => (def_kind.article(), def_kind.descr(def_id)),
+            None => self.type_of(def_id).kind.article_and_description(),
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/conflict_errors.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/conflict_errors.rs
index 41a99d1125b5..83669a53eb4a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/conflict_errors.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/conflict_errors.rs
@@ -1275,18 +1275,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
     ) -> DiagnosticBuilder<'cx> {
         let tcx = self.infcx.tcx;
 
-        let escapes_from = if tcx.is_closure(self.mir_def_id) {
-            let tables = tcx.typeck_tables_of(self.mir_def_id);
-            let mir_hir_id = tcx.hir().def_index_to_hir_id(self.mir_def_id.index);
-            match tables.node_type(mir_hir_id).kind {
-                ref kind @ ty::Closure(..) | ref kind @ ty::Generator(..) => {
-                    kind.article_and_description().1
-                }
-                _ => bug!("Closure body doesn't have a closure or generator type"),
-            }
-        } else {
-            "function"
-        };
+        let (_, escapes_from) = tcx.article_and_description(self.mir_def_id);
 
         let mut err =
             borrowck_errors::borrowed_data_escapes_closure(tcx, escape_span, escapes_from);
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/region_errors.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
index 0f0fd64844a8..f4089b268608 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         if (fr_name_and_span.is_none() && outlived_fr_name_and_span.is_none())
             || (*category == ConstraintCategory::Assignment
                 && self.universal_regions.defining_ty.is_fn_def())
-            || self.universal_regions.defining_ty.is_closure()
+            || self.universal_regions.defining_ty.is_const()
         {
             return self.report_general_error(&ErrorConstraintInfo {
                 fr_is_local: true,