diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/mbe/macro_rules.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/mbe/macro_rules.rs
index 16b9fef6a21c..44201d48147b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/mbe/macro_rules.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/mbe/macro_rules.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use crate::base::{
 };
 use crate::expand::{AstFragment, AstFragmentKind, ensure_complete_parse, parse_ast_fragment};
 use crate::mbe::macro_parser::{Error, ErrorReported, Failure, MatcherLoc, Success, TtParser};
-use crate::mbe::quoted::RulePart;
+use crate::mbe::quoted::{RulePart, parse_one_tt};
 use crate::mbe::transcribe::transcribe;
 use crate::mbe::{self, KleeneOp, macro_check};
 
@@ -395,16 +395,7 @@ pub fn compile_declarative_macro(
 
     while p.token != token::Eof {
         let lhs_tt = p.parse_token_tree();
-        let lhs_tt = mbe::quoted::parse(
-            &TokenStream::new(vec![lhs_tt]),
-            RulePart::Pattern,
-            sess,
-            node_id,
-            features,
-            edition,
-        )
-        .pop()
-        .unwrap();
+        let lhs_tt = parse_one_tt(lhs_tt, RulePart::Pattern, sess, node_id, features, edition);
         // We don't handle errors here, the driver will abort after parsing/expansion. We can
         // report every error in every macro this way.
         check_emission(check_lhs_nt_follows(sess, node_id, &lhs_tt));
@@ -422,16 +413,7 @@ pub fn compile_declarative_macro(
             return dummy_syn_ext(guar);
         }
         let rhs_tt = p.parse_token_tree();
-        let rhs_tt = mbe::quoted::parse(
-            &TokenStream::new(vec![rhs_tt]),
-            RulePart::Body,
-            sess,
-            node_id,
-            features,
-            edition,
-        )
-        .pop()
-        .unwrap();
+        let rhs_tt = parse_one_tt(rhs_tt, RulePart::Body, sess, node_id, features, edition);
         check_emission(check_rhs(sess, &rhs_tt));
         check_emission(macro_check::check_meta_variables(&sess.psess, node_id, &lhs_tt, &rhs_tt));
         lhses.push(lhs_tt);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/mbe/quoted.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/mbe/quoted.rs
index 065ae23a262d..eb874a27cece 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/mbe/quoted.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/mbe/quoted.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl RulePart {
 /// # Returns
 ///
 /// A collection of `self::TokenTree`. There may also be some errors emitted to `sess`.
-pub(super) fn parse(
+fn parse(
     input: &tokenstream::TokenStream,
     part: RulePart,
     sess: &Session,
@@ -152,6 +152,22 @@ pub(super) fn parse(
     result
 }
 
+/// Takes a `tokenstream::TokenTree` and returns a `self::TokenTree`. Like `parse`, but for a
+/// single token tree. Emits errors to `sess` if needed.
+#[inline]
+pub(super) fn parse_one_tt(
+    input: tokenstream::TokenTree,
+    part: RulePart,
+    sess: &Session,
+    node_id: NodeId,
+    features: &Features,
+    edition: Edition,
+) -> TokenTree {
+    parse(&tokenstream::TokenStream::new(vec![input]), part, sess, node_id, features, edition)
+        .pop()
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
 /// Asks for the `macro_metavar_expr` feature if it is not enabled
 fn maybe_emit_macro_metavar_expr_feature(features: &Features, sess: &Session, span: Span) {
     if !features.macro_metavar_expr() {