diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs b/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs
index 150d379cc7c7..fefd180953f2 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/const_static_lifetime.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl StaticConst {
                 if let Some(lifetime) = *optional_lifetime {
                     match borrow_type.ty.node {
                         TyKind::Path(..) | TyKind::Slice(..) | TyKind::Array(..) | TyKind::Tup(..) => {
-                            if lifetime.ident.name == syntax::symbol::keywords::StaticLifetime.name() {
+                            if lifetime.ident.name == syntax::symbol::kw::StaticLifetime {
                                 let snip = snippet(cx, borrow_type.ty.span, "<type>");
                                 let sugg = format!("&{}", snip);
                                 span_lint_and_then(
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs
index ff75fbaa55f2..4f27d38c12fe 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use rustc::lint::{in_external_macro, LateContext, LateLintPass, LintArray, LintC
 use rustc::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 use syntax::source_map::Span;
-use syntax::symbol::keywords;
+use syntax::symbol::kw;
 
 use crate::reexport::*;
 use crate::utils::{last_path_segment, span_lint};
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ struct BodyLifetimeChecker {
 impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for BodyLifetimeChecker {
     // for lifetimes as parameters of generics
     fn visit_lifetime(&mut self, lifetime: &'tcx Lifetime) {
-        if lifetime.name.ident().name != keywords::Invalid.name()
-            && lifetime.name.ident().name != syntax::symbol::keywords::StaticLifetime.name()
+        if lifetime.name.ident().name != kw::Invalid
+            && lifetime.name.ident().name != kw::StaticLifetime
         {
             self.lifetimes_used_in_body = true;
         }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs b/clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs
index 1a0a3474d88b..c6ada386f2aa 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use rustc::ty;
 use rustc::ty::{DefIdTree, Ty};
 use rustc::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
-use syntax_pos::symbol::keywords::SelfUpper;
+use syntax_pos::symbol::kw;
 
 use crate::utils::span_lint_and_sugg;
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ struct UseSelfVisitor<'a, 'tcx: 'a> {
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for UseSelfVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
     fn visit_path(&mut self, path: &'tcx Path, _id: HirId) {
-        if path.segments.last().expect(SEGMENTS_MSG).ident.name != SelfUpper.name() {
+        if path.segments.last().expect(SEGMENTS_MSG).ident.name != kw::SelfUpper {
             if self.item_path.res == path.res {
                 span_use_self_lint(self.cx, path);
             } else if let Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(def::CtorOf::Struct, CtorKind::Fn), ctor_did) = path.res {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index 3d22732a6d4b..b28615ec54c6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use syntax::ast::{self, LitKind};
 use syntax::attr;
 use syntax::ext::hygiene::ExpnFormat;
 use syntax::source_map::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
-use syntax::symbol::{keywords, Symbol};
+use syntax::symbol::{kw, Symbol};
 
 use crate::reexport::*;
 
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ pub fn remove_blocks(expr: &Expr) -> &Expr {
 
 pub fn is_self(slf: &Arg) -> bool {
     if let PatKind::Binding(.., name, _) = slf.pat.node {
-        name.name == keywords::SelfLower.name()
+        name.name == kw::SelfLower
     } else {
         false
     }