diff --git a/src/librustc/dep_graph/dep_node.rs b/src/librustc/dep_graph/dep_node.rs
index a4950c01162e..cdbd01620fb3 100644
--- a/src/librustc/dep_graph/dep_node.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/dep_graph/dep_node.rs
@@ -614,14 +614,6 @@ rustc_dep_node_append!([define_dep_nodes!][ <'tcx>
     [input] UsedCrateSource(CrateNum),
     [input] PostorderCnums,
 
-    // These queries are not expected to have inputs -- as a result, they
-    // are not good candidates for "replay" because they are essentially
-    // pure functions of their input (and hence the expectation is that
-    // no caller would be green **apart** from just these
-    // queries). Making them anonymous avoids hashing the result, which
-    // may save a bit of time.
-    [anon] EraseRegionsTy { ty: Ty<'tcx> },
-
     [input] Freevars(DefId),
     [input] MaybeUnusedTraitImport(DefId),
     [input] MaybeUnusedExternCrates,
diff --git a/src/librustc/query/mod.rs b/src/librustc/query/mod.rs
index 361d81290023..b8c91f919349 100644
--- a/src/librustc/query/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/query/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use crate::ty::query::QueryDescription;
 use crate::ty::query::queries;
-use crate::ty::TyCtxt;
-use crate::ty;
+use crate::ty::{self, Ty, TyCtxt};
 use crate::hir::def_id::{DefId, CrateNum};
 use crate::dep_graph::SerializedDepNodeIndex;
 use crate::traits;
@@ -109,6 +108,21 @@ rustc_queries! {
     }
 
     TypeChecking {
+        // Erases regions from `ty` to yield a new type.
+        // Normally you would just use `tcx.erase_regions(&value)`,
+        // however, which uses this query as a kind of cache.
+        query erase_regions_ty(ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
+            // This query is not expected to have input -- as a result, it
+            // is not a good candidates for "replay" because it is essentially a
+            // pure function of its input (and hence the expectation is that
+            // no caller would be green **apart** from just these
+            // queries). Making it anonymous avoids hashing the result, which
+            // may save a bit of time.
+            anon
+            no_force
+            desc { "erasing regions from `{:?}`", ty }
+        }
+
         query program_clauses_for(_: DefId) -> Clauses<'tcx> {
             desc { "generating chalk-style clauses" }
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/query/config.rs b/src/librustc/ty/query/config.rs
index 72fb649a9466..47ef09820b08 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/query/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/query/config.rs
@@ -305,12 +305,6 @@ impl<'tcx> QueryDescription<'tcx> for queries::super_predicates_of<'tcx> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> QueryDescription<'tcx> for queries::erase_regions_ty<'tcx> {
-    fn describe(_tcx: TyCtxt<'_, '_, '_>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Cow<'static, str> {
-        format!("erasing regions from `{:?}`", ty).into()
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'tcx> QueryDescription<'tcx> for queries::type_param_predicates<'tcx> {
     fn describe(tcx: TyCtxt<'_, '_, '_>, (_, def_id): (DefId, DefId)) -> Cow<'static, str> {
         let id = tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(def_id).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/query/mod.rs b/src/librustc/ty/query/mod.rs
index 4cfddf08461f..5eafb87592e8 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/query/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/query/mod.rs
@@ -555,11 +555,6 @@ rustc_query_append! { [define_queries!][ <'tcx>
     },
 
     TypeChecking {
-        // Erases regions from `ty` to yield a new type.
-        // Normally you would just use `tcx.erase_regions(&value)`,
-        // however, which uses this query as a kind of cache.
-        [] fn erase_regions_ty: erase_regions_ty(Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx>,
-
         /// Do not call this query directly: invoke `normalize` instead.
         [] fn normalize_projection_ty: NormalizeProjectionTy(
             CanonicalProjectionGoal<'tcx>
@@ -698,10 +693,6 @@ fn codegen_fn_attrs<'tcx>(id: DefId) -> DepConstructor<'tcx> {
     DepConstructor::CodegenFnAttrs { 0: id }
 }
 
-fn erase_regions_ty<'tcx>(ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> DepConstructor<'tcx> {
-    DepConstructor::EraseRegionsTy { ty }
-}
-
 fn type_param_predicates<'tcx>((item_id, param_id): (DefId, DefId)) -> DepConstructor<'tcx> {
     DepConstructor::TypeParamPredicates {
         item_id,
diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/query/plumbing.rs b/src/librustc/ty/query/plumbing.rs
index 331f68c11d0a..c364d15027d5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/query/plumbing.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/query/plumbing.rs
@@ -1223,7 +1223,6 @@ pub fn force_from_dep_node<'tcx>(
         DepKind::CompileCodegenUnit |
         DepKind::FulfillObligation |
         DepKind::VtableMethods |
-        DepKind::EraseRegionsTy |
         DepKind::NormalizeProjectionTy |
         DepKind::NormalizeTyAfterErasingRegions |
         DepKind::ImpliedOutlivesBounds |
diff --git a/src/librustc_macros/src/query.rs b/src/librustc_macros/src/query.rs
index 90bd46d03506..fa5ab4737d89 100644
--- a/src/librustc_macros/src/query.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_macros/src/query.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ enum QueryModifier {
 
     /// Don't force the query
     NoForce,
+
+    /// Generate a dep node based on the dependencies of the query
+    Anon,
 }
 
 impl Parse for QueryModifier {
@@ -99,6 +102,8 @@ impl Parse for QueryModifier {
             Ok(QueryModifier::NoHash)
         } else if modifier == "no_force" {
             Ok(QueryModifier::NoForce)
+        } else if modifier == "anon" {
+            Ok(QueryModifier::Anon)
         } else {
             Err(Error::new(modifier.span(), "unknown query modifier"))
         }
@@ -202,6 +207,9 @@ struct QueryModifiers {
 
     /// Don't force the query
     no_force: bool,
+
+    /// Generate a dep node based on the dependencies of the query
+    anon: bool,
 }
 
 /// Process query modifiers into a struct, erroring on duplicates
@@ -212,6 +220,7 @@ fn process_modifiers(query: &mut Query) -> QueryModifiers {
     let mut fatal_cycle = false;
     let mut no_hash = false;
     let mut no_force = false;
+    let mut anon = false;
     for modifier in query.modifiers.0.drain(..) {
         match modifier {
             QueryModifier::LoadCached(tcx, id, block) => {
@@ -250,6 +259,12 @@ fn process_modifiers(query: &mut Query) -> QueryModifiers {
                 }
                 no_force = true;
             }
+            QueryModifier::Anon => {
+                if anon {
+                    panic!("duplicate modifier `anon` for query `{}`", query.name);
+                }
+                anon = true;
+            }
         }
     }
     QueryModifiers {
@@ -259,6 +274,7 @@ fn process_modifiers(query: &mut Query) -> QueryModifiers {
         fatal_cycle,
         no_hash,
         no_force,
+        anon,
     }
 }
 
@@ -381,9 +397,20 @@ pub fn rustc_queries(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                 [#attribute_stream] fn #name: #name(#arg) #result,
             });
 
+            let mut attributes = Vec::new();
+
+            // Pass on the anon modifier
+            if modifiers.anon {
+                attributes.push(quote! { anon });
+            };
+
+            let mut attribute_stream = quote! {};
+            for e in attributes.into_iter().intersperse(quote! {,}) {
+                attribute_stream.extend(e);
+            }
             // Create a dep node for the query
             dep_node_def_stream.extend(quote! {
-                [] #name(#arg),
+                [#attribute_stream] #name(#arg),
             });
 
             if modifiers.no_force {