diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types.rs
index d82d4cc39fb..4fe14c7af2f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types.rs
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'tcx> {
 
         // This is still required for many(half of the tests in ui/type-alias-impl-trait)
         // tests to pass
-        let _ = infcx.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.take_opaque_types();
+        let _ = infcx.take_opaque_types();
 
         if errors.is_empty() {
             definition_ty
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
index 247607ff29e..d9c1986456e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pub(crate) fn type_check<'mir, 'tcx>(
     );
 
     translate_outlives_facts(&mut checker);
-    let opaque_type_values = infcx.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.take_opaque_types();
+    let opaque_type_values = infcx.take_opaque_types();
 
     let opaque_type_values = opaque_type_values
         .into_iter()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/util/compare_types.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/util/compare_types.rs
index be786569cde..f5f3d5de6b5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/util/compare_types.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/util/compare_types.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ pub fn is_subtype<'tcx>(
     // even if they're constrained in our current function.
     //
     // It seems very unlikely that this hides any bugs.
-    let _ = infcx.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.take_opaque_types();
+    let _ = infcx.take_opaque_types();
     errors.is_empty()
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/check.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/check.rs
index 28cd18bbb8e..13b3d53ca36 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/check.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/check.rs
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ fn check_opaque_meets_bounds<'tcx>(
         }
     }
     // Clean up after ourselves
-    let _ = infcx.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.take_opaque_types();
+    let _ = infcx.take_opaque_types();
 }
 
 fn is_enum_of_nonnullable_ptr<'tcx>(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/writeback.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/writeback.rs
index bb956ddc780..8c24b600644 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/writeback.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/writeback.rs
@@ -534,8 +534,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> WritebackCx<'cx, 'tcx> {
 
     #[instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
     fn visit_opaque_types(&mut self) {
-        let opaque_types =
-            self.fcx.infcx.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.take_opaque_types();
+        let opaque_types = self.fcx.infcx.take_opaque_types();
         for (opaque_type_key, decl) in opaque_types {
             let hidden_type = self.resolve(decl.hidden_type, &decl.hidden_type.span);
             let opaque_type_key = self.resolve(opaque_type_key, &decl.hidden_type.span);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/query_response.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/query_response.rs
index a722613e331..d85af830de8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/query_response.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/canonical/query_response.rs
@@ -156,10 +156,7 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// As the new solver does canonicalization slightly differently, this is also used there
     /// for now. This should hopefully change fairly soon.
     pub fn take_opaque_types_for_query_response(&self) -> Vec<(Ty<'tcx>, Ty<'tcx>)> {
-        self.inner
-            .borrow_mut()
-            .opaque_type_storage
-            .take_opaque_types()
+        std::mem::take(&mut self.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.opaque_types)
             .into_iter()
             .map(|(k, v)| (self.tcx.mk_opaque(k.def_id.to_def_id(), k.substs), v.hidden_type.ty))
             .collect()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
index a9de74d78cb..192addb59d9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
@@ -1338,6 +1338,12 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
         var_infos
     }
 
+    #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self), ret)]
+    pub fn take_opaque_types(&self) -> opaque_types::OpaqueTypeMap<'tcx> {
+        debug_assert_ne!(self.defining_use_anchor, DefiningAnchor::Error);
+        std::mem::take(&mut self.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.opaque_types)
+    }
+
     pub fn ty_to_string(&self, t: Ty<'tcx>) -> String {
         self.resolve_vars_if_possible(t).to_string()
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types/table.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types/table.rs
index c146902d594..ae4b85c8799 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types/table.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types/table.rs
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ impl<'tcx> OpaqueTypeStorage<'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    #[instrument(level = "debug", ret)]
-    pub fn take_opaque_types(&mut self) -> OpaqueTypeMap<'tcx> {
-        std::mem::take(&mut self.opaque_types)
-    }
-
     #[inline]
     pub(crate) fn with_log<'a>(
         &'a mut self,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
index c30531fa906..58d83d57d43 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
@@ -450,9 +450,6 @@ pub fn impossible_predicates<'tcx>(
     }
     let errors = ocx.select_all_or_error();
 
-    // Clean up after ourselves
-    let _ = infcx.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.take_opaque_types();
-
     let result = !errors.is_empty();
     debug!("impossible_predicates = {:?}", result);
     result
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs
index f8f74b732ef..f127ef8343f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn codegen_select_candidate<'tcx>(
     // Opaque types may have gotten their hidden types constrained, but we can ignore them safely
     // as they will get constrained elsewhere, too.
     // (ouz-a) This is required for `type-alias-impl-trait/assoc-projection-ice.rs` to pass
-    let _ = infcx.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.take_opaque_types();
+    let _ = infcx.take_opaque_types();
 
     Ok(&*tcx.arena.alloc(impl_source))
 }