diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/util/type_name.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/util/type_name.rs
index e8f2728a7728..1a509048262e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/util/type_name.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/util/type_name.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Printer<'tcx> for AbsolutePathPrinter<'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn print_region(&mut self, _region: ty::Region<'_>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-        Ok(())
+        unreachable!(); // because `<Self As PrettyPrinter>::should_print_region` returns false
     }
 
     fn print_type(&mut self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs
index b694d3dd49b7..70feb49d0dd1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/context.rs
@@ -756,22 +756,22 @@ impl<'tcx> LateContext<'tcx> {
             }
 
             fn print_region(&mut self, _region: ty::Region<'_>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-                Ok(())
+                unreachable!(); // because `path_generic_args` ignores the `GenericArgs`
             }
 
             fn print_type(&mut self, _ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-                Ok(())
+                unreachable!(); // because `path_generic_args` ignores the `GenericArgs`
             }
 
             fn print_dyn_existential(
                 &mut self,
                 _predicates: &'tcx ty::List<ty::PolyExistentialPredicate<'tcx>>,
             ) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-                Ok(())
+                unreachable!(); // because `path_generic_args` ignores the `GenericArgs`
             }
 
             fn print_const(&mut self, _ct: ty::Const<'tcx>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-                Ok(())
+                unreachable!(); // because `path_generic_args` ignores the `GenericArgs`
             }
 
             fn path_crate(&mut self, cnum: CrateNum) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
@@ -784,10 +784,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LateContext<'tcx> {
                 self_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
                 trait_ref: Option<ty::TraitRef<'tcx>>,
             ) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-                if trait_ref.is_none() {
-                    if let ty::Adt(def, args) = self_ty.kind() {
-                        return self.print_def_path(def.did(), args);
-                    }
+                if trait_ref.is_none()
+                    && let ty::Adt(def, args) = self_ty.kind()
+                {
+                    return self.print_def_path(def.did(), args);
                 }
 
                 // This shouldn't ever be needed, but just in case:
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs
index 12d1de463136..b75e793dfd3a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Printer<'tcx> for SymbolPrinter<'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn print_region(&mut self, _region: ty::Region<'_>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-        Ok(())
+        unreachable!(); // because `<Self As PrettyPrinter>::should_print_region` returns false
     }
 
     fn print_type(&mut self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/mod.rs
index b9acadc406e9..c158cce96573 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/mod.rs
@@ -235,28 +235,29 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
 
             fn print_region(&mut self, _region: ty::Region<'_>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-                Err(fmt::Error)
+                unreachable!(); // because `path_generic_args` ignores the `GenericArgs`
             }
 
             fn print_type(&mut self, _ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-                Err(fmt::Error)
+                unreachable!(); // because `path_generic_args` ignores the `GenericArgs`
             }
 
             fn print_dyn_existential(
                 &mut self,
                 _predicates: &'tcx ty::List<ty::PolyExistentialPredicate<'tcx>>,
             ) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-                Err(fmt::Error)
+                unreachable!(); // because `path_generic_args` ignores the `GenericArgs`
             }
 
             fn print_const(&mut self, _ct: ty::Const<'tcx>) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
-                Err(fmt::Error)
+                unreachable!(); // because `path_generic_args` ignores the `GenericArgs`
             }
 
             fn path_crate(&mut self, cnum: CrateNum) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
                 self.segments = vec![self.tcx.crate_name(cnum)];
                 Ok(())
             }
+
             fn path_qualified(
                 &mut self,
                 _self_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             ) -> Result<(), PrintError> {
                 Err(fmt::Error)
             }
+
             fn path_append(
                 &mut self,
                 print_prefix: impl FnOnce(&mut Self) -> Result<(), PrintError>,
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.segments.push(disambiguated_data.as_sym(true));
                 Ok(())
             }
+
             fn path_generic_args(
                 &mut self,
                 print_prefix: impl FnOnce(&mut Self) -> Result<(), PrintError>,