diff --git a/src/expr.rs b/src/expr.rs
index 0b9511e02ce..7d3a9453388 100644
--- a/src/expr.rs
+++ b/src/expr.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use string::{rewrite_string, StringFormat};
 use types::{can_be_overflowed_type, rewrite_path, PathContext};
 use utils::{binary_search, colon_spaces, contains_skip, extra_offset, first_line_width,
             inner_attributes, last_line_extendable, last_line_width, left_most_sub_expr, mk_sp,
-            outer_attributes, paren_overhead, semicolon_for_stmt, stmt_expr,
+            outer_attributes, paren_overhead, ptr_vec_to_ref_vec, semicolon_for_stmt, stmt_expr,
             trimmed_last_line_width, wrap_str};
 use vertical::rewrite_with_alignment;
 use visitor::FmtVisitor;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn format_expr(
             rewrite_call_with_binary_search(
                 context,
                 &**callee,
-                &args.iter().map(|x| &**x).collect::<Vec<_>>()[..],
+                &ptr_vec_to_ref_vec(&args),
                 inner_span,
                 shape,
             )
@@ -112,12 +112,9 @@ pub fn format_expr(
             expr.span,
             shape,
         ),
-        ast::ExprKind::Tup(ref items) => rewrite_tuple(
-            context,
-            &items.iter().map(|x| &**x).collect::<Vec<_>>()[..],
-            expr.span,
-            shape,
-        ),
+        ast::ExprKind::Tup(ref items) => {
+            rewrite_tuple(context, &ptr_vec_to_ref_vec(&items), expr.span, shape)
+        }
         ast::ExprKind::If(..) |
         ast::ExprKind::IfLet(..) |
         ast::ExprKind::ForLoop(..) |
@@ -2037,7 +2034,7 @@ pub fn rewrite_call(
     rewrite_call_inner(
         context,
         callee,
-        &args.iter().map(|x| &**x).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        &ptr_vec_to_ref_vec(&args),
         span,
         shape,
         context.config.fn_call_width(),
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index ceca0417aa8..057acdcb0f1 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ impl Rewrite for ast::Ty {
             }
             ast::TyKind::Tup(ref items) => rewrite_tuple(
                 context,
-                &items.iter().map(|x| &**x).collect::<Vec<_>>()[..],
+                &::utils::ptr_vec_to_ref_vec(&items),
                 self.span,
                 shape,
             ),
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 438bb027637..6ec90fab59a 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 
-use syntax::abi;
+use syntax::{abi, ptr};
 use syntax::ast::{self, Attribute, MetaItem, MetaItemKind, NestedMetaItem, NestedMetaItemKind,
                   Path, Visibility};
 use syntax::codemap::{BytePos, Span, NO_EXPANSION};
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ pub fn format_abi(abi: abi::Abi, explicit_abi: bool) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+#[inline]
+// Transform `Vec<syntax::ptr::P<T>>` into `Vec<&T>`
+pub fn ptr_vec_to_ref_vec<T>(vec: &[ptr::P<T>]) -> Vec<&T> {
+    vec.iter().map(|x| &**x).collect::<Vec<_>>()
+}
+
 #[inline]
 pub fn filter_attributes(attrs: &[ast::Attribute], style: ast::AttrStyle) -> Vec<ast::Attribute> {
     attrs