diff --git a/src/librustc/mir/mod.rs b/src/librustc/mir/mod.rs
index 6f9cede7e46b1..9b1808c585ce7 100644
--- a/src/librustc/mir/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/mir/mod.rs
@@ -2096,6 +2096,18 @@ impl<'tcx> Place<'tcx> {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<Local> for Place<'_> {
+    fn from(local: Local) -> Self {
+        Place::Base(local.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Local> for PlaceBase<'_> {
+    fn from(local: Local) -> Self {
+        PlaceBase::Local(local)
+    }
+}
+
 /// A linked list of projections running up the stack; begins with the
 /// innermost projection and extends to the outermost (e.g., `a.b.c`
 /// would have the place `b` with a "next" pointer to `b.c`).
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/mir/place.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/mir/place.rs
index d56f39c6de204..be5d7b09965d4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/mir/place.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/mir/place.rs
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, Bx: BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>> FunctionCx<'a, 'tcx, Bx> {
                     }
                     mir::ProjectionElem::Index(index) => {
                         let index = &mir::Operand::Copy(
-                            mir::Place::Base(mir::PlaceBase::Local(index))
+                            mir::Place::from(index)
                         );
                         let index = self.codegen_operand(bx, index);
                         let llindex = index.immediate();
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/error_reporting.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/error_reporting.rs
index ac64cf79537cd..10c9a439bf70f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/error_reporting.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/error_reporting.rs
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
                     def_id, is_generator, places
                 );
                 if let Some((args_span, var_span)) = self.closure_span(
-                    *def_id, &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(target)), places
+                    *def_id, &Place::from(target), places
                 ) {
                     return ClosureUse {
                         is_generator,
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs
index 919ed5ccaba1e..4872440f5bd4a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> DataflowResultsConsumer<'cx, 'tcx> for MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx
             StatementKind::StorageDead(local) => {
                 self.access_place(
                     location,
-                    (&Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)), span),
+                    (&Place::from(local), span),
                     (Shallow(None), Write(WriteKind::StorageDeadOrDrop)),
                     LocalMutationIsAllowed::Yes,
                     flow_state,
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/explain_borrow/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/explain_borrow/mod.rs
index 4bc2f7064bef4..ed88b16253584 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/explain_borrow/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/explain_borrow/mod.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
             Some(Cause::LiveVar(local, location)) => {
                 let span = body.source_info(location).span;
                 let spans = self
-                    .move_spans(&Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)), location)
+                    .move_spans(&Place::from(local), location)
                     .or_else(|| self.borrow_spans(span, location));
 
                 let borrow_location = location;
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/invalidation.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/invalidation.rs
index c45c28c61465f..c7b4a40305259 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/invalidation.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/invalidation.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::borrow_check::path_utils::*;
 use crate::dataflow::indexes::BorrowIndex;
 use rustc::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc::mir::visit::Visitor;
-use rustc::mir::{BasicBlock, Location, Body, Place, PlaceBase, Rvalue};
+use rustc::mir::{BasicBlock, Location, Body, Place, Rvalue};
 use rustc::mir::{Statement, StatementKind};
 use rustc::mir::TerminatorKind;
 use rustc::mir::{Operand, BorrowKind};
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for InvalidationGenerator<'cx, 'tcx> {
             StatementKind::StorageDead(local) => {
                 self.access_place(
                     location,
-                    &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)),
+                    &Place::from(local),
                     (Shallow(None), Write(WriteKind::StorageDeadOrDrop)),
                     LocalMutationIsAllowed::Yes,
                 );
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/type_check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/type_check/mod.rs
index e1f5964ff9340..9409fefb6bde7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/type_check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/type_check/mod.rs
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> TypeVerifier<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
                 )
             }
             ProjectionElem::Index(i) => {
-                let index_ty = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(i)).ty(self.body, tcx).ty;
+                let index_ty = Place::from(i).ty(self.body, tcx).ty;
                 if index_ty != tcx.types.usize {
                     PlaceTy::from_ty(
                         span_mirbug_and_err!(self, i, "index by non-usize {:?}", i),
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_operand.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_operand.rs
index dd78e7e869a8f..207399fbdcf0e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_operand.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_operand.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
             Category::Place | Category::Rvalue(..) => {
                 let operand = unpack!(block = this.as_temp(block, scope, expr, Mutability::Mut));
-                block.and(Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(operand))))
+                block.and(Operand::Move(Place::from(operand)))
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_place.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_place.rs
index 51808ef7ebdee..0640c01d255c2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_place.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_place.rs
@@ -98,26 +98,26 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                     &lt,
                     Rvalue::BinaryOp(
                         BinOp::Lt,
-                        Operand::Copy(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(idx))),
+                        Operand::Copy(Place::from(idx)),
                         Operand::Copy(len.clone()),
                     ),
                 );
 
                 let msg = BoundsCheck {
                     len: Operand::Move(len),
-                    index: Operand::Copy(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(idx))),
+                    index: Operand::Copy(Place::from(idx)),
                 };
                 let success = this.assert(block, Operand::Move(lt), true, msg, expr_span);
                 success.and(slice.index(idx))
             }
-            ExprKind::SelfRef => block.and(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(Local::new(1)))),
+            ExprKind::SelfRef => block.and(Place::from(Local::new(1))),
             ExprKind::VarRef { id } => {
                 let place = if this.is_bound_var_in_guard(id) {
                     let index = this.var_local_id(id, RefWithinGuard);
-                    Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(index)).deref()
+                    Place::from(index).deref()
                 } else {
                     let index = this.var_local_id(id, OutsideGuard);
-                    Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(index))
+                    Place::from(index)
                 };
                 block.and(place)
             }
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                         Statement {
                             source_info,
                             kind: StatementKind::AscribeUserType(
-                                Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp.clone())),
+                                Place::from(temp.clone()),
                                 Variance::Invariant,
                                 box UserTypeProjection { base: annotation_index, projs: vec![], },
                             ),
                         },
                     );
                 }
-                block.and(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp)))
+                block.and(Place::from(temp))
             }
 
             ExprKind::Array { .. }
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 });
                 let temp =
                     unpack!(block = this.as_temp(block, expr.temp_lifetime, expr, mutability));
-                block.and(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp)))
+                block.and(Place::from(temp))
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_rvalue.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_rvalue.rs
index 243c13c2982d0..73ce2a5dc9b8c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_rvalue.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_rvalue.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                     this.schedule_drop_storage_and_value(
                         expr_span,
                         scope,
-                        &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(result)),
+                        &Place::from(result),
                         value.ty,
                     );
                 }
@@ -135,16 +135,16 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 // malloc some memory of suitable type (thus far, uninitialized):
                 let box_ = Rvalue::NullaryOp(NullOp::Box, value.ty);
                 this.cfg
-                    .push_assign(block, source_info, &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(result)), box_);
+                    .push_assign(block, source_info, &Place::from(result), box_);
 
                 // initialize the box contents:
                 unpack!(
                     block = this.into(
-                        &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(result)).deref(),
+                        &Place::from(result).deref(),
                         block, value
                     )
                 );
-                block.and(Rvalue::Use(Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(result)))))
+                block.and(Rvalue::Use(Operand::Move(Place::from(result))))
             }
             ExprKind::Cast { source } => {
                 let source = unpack!(block = this.as_operand(block, scope, source));
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
         this.cfg.push_assign(
             block,
             source_info,
-            &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp)),
+            &Place::from(temp),
             Rvalue::Ref(this.hir.tcx().lifetimes.re_erased, borrow_kind, arg_place),
         );
 
@@ -559,12 +559,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
             this.schedule_drop_storage_and_value(
                 upvar_span,
                 temp_lifetime,
-                &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp)),
+                &Place::from(temp),
                 upvar_ty,
             );
         }
 
-        block.and(Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp))))
+        block.and(Operand::Move(Place::from(temp)))
     }
 
     // Helper to get a `-1` value of the appropriate type
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_temp.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_temp.rs
index 9d907c6ec04ab..1b3ebac4a3d4d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_temp.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/as_temp.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
             this.local_decls.push(local_decl)
         };
-        let temp_place = &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp));
+        let temp_place = &Place::from(temp);
 
         if !expr_ty.is_never() {
             this.cfg.push(
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/into.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/into.rs
index a3976238fbe82..f70ecef0c254a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/into.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/into.rs
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                         is_user_variable: None,
                         is_block_tail: None,
                     });
-                    let ptr_temp = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(ptr_temp));
+                    let ptr_temp = Place::from(ptr_temp);
                     let block = unpack!(this.into(&ptr_temp, block, ptr));
                     this.into(&ptr_temp.deref(), block, val)
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/stmt.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/stmt.rs
index 74338de67759e..4463e7fd4d4a6 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/stmt.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/expr/stmt.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                         }
                     }
                     let temp = this.local_decls.push(local_decl);
-                    let place = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp));
+                    let place = Place::from(temp);
                     debug!("created temp {:?} for expr {:?} in block_context: {:?}",
                            temp, expr, this.block_context);
                     place
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/matches/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/matches/mod.rs
index 55093f28a42e1..d2e56c4981faa 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/matches/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/matches/mod.rs
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 kind: StatementKind::StorageLive(local_id),
             },
         );
-        let place = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local_id));
+        let place = Place::from(local_id);
         let var_ty = self.local_decls[local_id].ty;
         let region_scope = self.hir.region_scope_tree.var_scope(var.local_id);
         self.schedule_drop(span, region_scope, &place, var_ty, DropKind::Storage);
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
         self.schedule_drop(
             span,
             region_scope,
-            &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local_id)),
+            &Place::from(local_id),
             var_ty,
             DropKind::Value,
         );
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.cfg.push_assign(
                     block,
                     scrutinee_source_info,
-                    &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp)),
+                    &Place::from(temp),
                     borrow,
                 );
             }
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                     source_info: guard_end,
                     kind: StatementKind::FakeRead(
                         FakeReadCause::ForMatchGuard,
-                        Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp)),
+                        Place::from(temp),
                     ),
                 });
             }
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
             // place they refer to can't be modified by the guard.
             for binding in by_value_bindings.clone() {
                 let local_id = self.var_local_id(binding.var_id, RefWithinGuard);
-                    let place = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local_id));
+                    let place = Place::from(local_id);
                 self.cfg.push(
                     block,
                     Statement {
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/misc.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/misc.rs
index ad891b1c1ea0a..56025eeaaa922 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/misc.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/misc.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
     /// call `schedule_drop` once the temporary is initialized.
     pub fn temp(&mut self, ty: Ty<'tcx>, span: Span) -> Place<'tcx> {
         let temp = self.local_decls.push(LocalDecl::new_temp(ty, span));
-        let place = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp));
+        let place = Place::from(temp);
         debug!("temp: created temp {:?} with type {:?}",
                place, self.local_decls[temp].ty);
         place
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/build/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/build/mod.rs
index 66064221b391c..4c3a113123665 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/build/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/build/mod.rs
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
         for (index, arg_info) in arguments.iter().enumerate() {
             // Function arguments always get the first Local indices after the return place
             let local = Local::new(index + 1);
-            let place = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local));
+            let place = Place::from(local);
             let &ArgInfo(ty, opt_ty_info, pattern, ref self_binding) = arg_info;
 
             // Make sure we drop (parts of) the argument even when not matched on.
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/drop_flag_effects.rs b/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/drop_flag_effects.rs
index 37f2a91578249..a73ec2ed8e06a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/drop_flag_effects.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/drop_flag_effects.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ pub(crate) fn drop_flag_effects_for_function_entry<'tcx, F>(
 {
     let move_data = &ctxt.move_data;
     for arg in body.args_iter() {
-        let place = mir::Place::Base(mir::PlaceBase::Local(arg));
+        let place = mir::Place::from(arg);
         let lookup_result = move_data.rev_lookup.find(&place);
         on_lookup_result_bits(tcx, body, move_data,
                               lookup_result,
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/impls/borrows.rs b/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/impls/borrows.rs
index 53d00d44e3f55..dcc6ba5ca05cc 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/impls/borrows.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/impls/borrows.rs
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BitDenotation<'tcx> for Borrows<'a, 'tcx> {
             mir::StatementKind::StorageDead(local) => {
                 // Make sure there are no remaining borrows for locals that
                 // are gone out of scope.
-                self.kill_borrows_on_place(trans, &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)));
+                self.kill_borrows_on_place(trans, &Place::from(local));
             }
 
             mir::StatementKind::InlineAsm(ref asm) => {
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/move_paths/builder.rs b/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/move_paths/builder.rs
index e8386e8fef11b..f282c276e0926 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/move_paths/builder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/dataflow/move_paths/builder.rs
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MoveDataBuilder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 moves: IndexVec::new(),
                 loc_map: LocationMap::new(body),
                 rev_lookup: MovePathLookup {
-                    locals: body.local_decls.indices().map(PlaceBase::Local).map(|v| {
+                    locals: body.local_decls.indices().map(|i| {
                         Self::new_move_path(
                             &mut move_paths,
                             &mut path_map,
                             &mut init_path_map,
                             None,
-                            Place::Base(v),
+                            Place::from(i),
                         )
                     }).collect(),
                     projections: Default::default(),
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl<'b, 'a, 'tcx> Gatherer<'b, 'a, 'tcx> {
             }
             StatementKind::StorageLive(_) => {}
             StatementKind::StorageDead(local) => {
-                self.gather_move(&Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)));
+                self.gather_move(&Place::from(local));
             }
             StatementKind::SetDiscriminant{ .. } => {
                 span_bug!(stmt.source_info.span,
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/interpret/terminator.rs b/src/librustc_mir/interpret/terminator.rs
index af061f968104e..e7601f887c32e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/interpret/terminator.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/interpret/terminator.rs
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx, M: Machine<'mir, 'tcx>> InterpretCx<'mir, 'tcx, M> {
                     let mut locals_iter = body.args_iter();
                     while let Some(local) = locals_iter.next() {
                         let dest = self.eval_place(
-                            &mir::Place::Base(mir::PlaceBase::Local(local))
+                            &mir::Place::from(local)
                         )?;
                         if Some(local) == body.spread_arg {
                             // Must be a tuple
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/shim.rs b/src/librustc_mir/shim.rs
index c04672f8331e6..7987095a33401 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/shim.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/shim.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ fn build_drop_shim<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def_id: DefId, ty: Option<Ty<'tcx>>)
 
     if let Some(..) = ty {
         // The first argument (index 0), but add 1 for the return value.
-        let dropee_ptr = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(Local::new(1+0)));
+        let dropee_ptr = Place::from(Local::new(1+0));
         if tcx.sess.opts.debugging_opts.mir_emit_retag {
             // Function arguments should be retagged, and we make this one raw.
             body.basic_blocks_mut()[START_BLOCK].statements.insert(0, Statement {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ fn build_clone_shim<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def_id: DefId, self_ty: Ty<'tcx>) -
     let is_copy = self_ty.is_copy_modulo_regions(tcx, tcx.param_env(def_id), builder.span);
 
     let dest = Place::RETURN_PLACE;
-    let src = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(Local::new(1+0))).deref();
+    let src = Place::from(Local::new(1+0)).deref();
 
     match self_ty.sty {
         _ if is_copy => builder.copy_shim(),
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ impl CloneShimBuilder<'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn copy_shim(&mut self) {
-        let rcvr = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(Local::new(1+0))).deref();
+        let rcvr = Place::from(Local::new(1+0)).deref();
         let ret_statement = self.make_statement(
             StatementKind::Assign(
                 Place::RETURN_PLACE,
@@ -424,9 +424,7 @@ impl CloneShimBuilder<'tcx> {
 
     fn make_place(&mut self, mutability: Mutability, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Place<'tcx> {
         let span = self.span;
-        Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(
-            self.local_decls.push(temp_decl(mutability, ty, span))
-        ))
+        Place::from(self.local_decls.push(temp_decl(mutability, ty, span)))
     }
 
     fn make_clone_call(
@@ -525,7 +523,7 @@ impl CloneShimBuilder<'tcx> {
         let inits = vec![
             self.make_statement(
                 StatementKind::Assign(
-                    Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(beg)),
+                    Place::from(beg),
                     box Rvalue::Use(Operand::Constant(self.make_usize(0)))
                 )
             ),
@@ -543,7 +541,7 @@ impl CloneShimBuilder<'tcx> {
         //     BB #3;
         // }
         // BB #4;
-        self.loop_header(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(beg)),
+        self.loop_header(Place::from(beg),
                          end,
                          BasicBlock::new(2),
                          BasicBlock::new(4),
@@ -563,10 +561,10 @@ impl CloneShimBuilder<'tcx> {
         let statements = vec![
             self.make_statement(
                 StatementKind::Assign(
-                    Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(beg)),
+                    Place::from(beg),
                     box Rvalue::BinaryOp(
                         BinOp::Add,
-                        Operand::Copy(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(beg))),
+                        Operand::Copy(Place::from(beg)),
                         Operand::Constant(self.make_usize(1))
                     )
                 )
@@ -586,7 +584,7 @@ impl CloneShimBuilder<'tcx> {
         let beg = self.local_decls.push(temp_decl(Mutability::Mut, tcx.types.usize, span));
         let init = self.make_statement(
             StatementKind::Assign(
-                Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(beg)),
+                Place::from(beg),
                 box Rvalue::Use(Operand::Constant(self.make_usize(0)))
             )
         );
@@ -597,7 +595,7 @@ impl CloneShimBuilder<'tcx> {
         //     BB #8;
         // }
         // BB #9;
-        self.loop_header(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(beg)), Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(end)),
+        self.loop_header(Place::from(beg), Place::from(end),
                          BasicBlock::new(7), BasicBlock::new(9), true);
 
         // BB #7 (cleanup)
@@ -613,10 +611,10 @@ impl CloneShimBuilder<'tcx> {
         // `goto #6;`
         let statement = self.make_statement(
             StatementKind::Assign(
-                Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(beg)),
+                Place::from(beg),
                 box Rvalue::BinaryOp(
                     BinOp::Add,
-                    Operand::Copy(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(beg))),
+                    Operand::Copy(Place::from(beg)),
                     Operand::Constant(self.make_usize(1))
                 )
             )
@@ -701,7 +699,7 @@ fn build_call_shim<'tcx>(
     let source_info = SourceInfo { span, scope: OUTERMOST_SOURCE_SCOPE };
 
     let rcvr_arg = Local::new(1+0);
-    let rcvr_l = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(rcvr_arg));
+    let rcvr_l = Place::from(rcvr_arg);
     let mut statements = vec![];
 
     let rcvr = match rcvr_adjustment {
@@ -731,11 +729,11 @@ fn build_call_shim<'tcx>(
             statements.push(Statement {
                 source_info,
                 kind: StatementKind::Assign(
-                    Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(ref_rcvr)),
+                    Place::from(ref_rcvr),
                     box Rvalue::Ref(tcx.lifetimes.re_erased, borrow_kind, rcvr_l)
                 )
             });
-            Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(ref_rcvr)))
+            Operand::Move(Place::from(ref_rcvr))
         }
     };
 
@@ -755,12 +753,12 @@ fn build_call_shim<'tcx>(
 
     if let Some(untuple_args) = untuple_args {
         args.extend(untuple_args.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, ity)| {
-            let arg_place = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(Local::new(1+1)));
+            let arg_place = Place::from(Local::new(1+1));
             Operand::Move(arg_place.field(Field::new(i), *ity))
         }));
     } else {
         args.extend((1..sig.inputs().len()).map(|i| {
-            Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(Local::new(1+i))))
+            Operand::Move(Place::from(Local::new(1+i)))
         }));
     }
 
@@ -791,7 +789,7 @@ fn build_call_shim<'tcx>(
     if let Adjustment::RefMut = rcvr_adjustment {
         // BB #1 - drop for Self
         block(&mut blocks, vec![], TerminatorKind::Drop {
-            location: Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(rcvr_arg)),
+            location: Place::from(rcvr_arg),
             target: BasicBlock::new(2),
             unwind: None
         }, false);
@@ -801,7 +799,7 @@ fn build_call_shim<'tcx>(
     if let Adjustment::RefMut = rcvr_adjustment {
         // BB #3 - drop if closure panics
         block(&mut blocks, vec![], TerminatorKind::Drop {
-            location: Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(rcvr_arg)),
+            location: Place::from(rcvr_arg),
             target: BasicBlock::new(4),
             unwind: None
         }, true);
@@ -881,7 +879,7 @@ pub fn build_adt_ctor<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, ctor_id: DefId) -> &'tcx Body<'tc
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
             .map(|(idx, field_def)| (
-                Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(Local::new(idx + 1)))),
+                Operand::Move(Place::from(Local::new(idx + 1))),
                 field_def.ty(tcx, substs),
             )),
         AggregateKind::Adt(adt_def, variant_index, substs, None, None),
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/add_moves_for_packed_drops.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/add_moves_for_packed_drops.rs
index a111669f14982..426e16698d74d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/add_moves_for_packed_drops.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/add_moves_for_packed_drops.rs
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ fn add_move_for_packed_drop<'tcx>(
 
     patch.add_statement(
         loc, StatementKind::StorageLive(temp));
-    patch.add_assign(loc, Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp)),
+    patch.add_assign(loc, Place::from(temp),
                      Rvalue::Use(Operand::Move(location.clone())));
     patch.patch_terminator(loc.block, TerminatorKind::Drop {
-        location: Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp)),
+        location: Place::from(temp),
         target: storage_dead_block,
         unwind
     });
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/add_retag.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/add_retag.rs
index ee040bf65901c..e01017d7c9bdb 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/add_retag.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/add_retag.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl MirPass for AddRetag {
             };
             // Gather all arguments, skip return value.
             let places = local_decls.iter_enumerated().skip(1).take(arg_count)
-                    .map(|(local, _)| Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)))
+                    .map(|(local, _)| Place::from(local))
                     .filter(needs_retag)
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
             // Emit their retags.
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/elaborate_drops.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/elaborate_drops.rs
index b2b489b2e3884..ad19b974d7d61 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/elaborate_drops.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/elaborate_drops.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ impl<'b, 'tcx> ElaborateDropsCtxt<'b, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn drop_flag(&mut self, index: MovePathIndex) -> Option<Place<'tcx>> {
-        self.drop_flags.get(&index).map(|t| Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(*t)))
+        self.drop_flags.get(&index).map(|t| Place::from(*t))
     }
 
     /// create a patch that elaborates all drops in the input
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ impl<'b, 'tcx> ElaborateDropsCtxt<'b, 'tcx> {
         if let Some(&flag) = self.drop_flags.get(&path) {
             let span = self.patch.source_info_for_location(self.body, loc).span;
             let val = self.constant_bool(span, val.value());
-            self.patch.add_assign(loc, Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(flag)), val);
+            self.patch.add_assign(loc, Place::from(flag), val);
         }
     }
 
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ impl<'b, 'tcx> ElaborateDropsCtxt<'b, 'tcx> {
         let span = self.patch.source_info_for_location(self.body, loc).span;
         let false_ = self.constant_bool(span, false);
         for flag in self.drop_flags.values() {
-            self.patch.add_assign(loc, Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(*flag)), false_.clone());
+            self.patch.add_assign(loc, Place::from(*flag), false_.clone());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/generator.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/generator.rs
index ba8c47c665e03..7b961e97a10de 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/generator.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/generator.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl TransformVisitor<'tcx> {
 
     // Create a Place referencing a generator struct field
     fn make_field(&self, variant_index: VariantIdx, idx: usize, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Place<'tcx> {
-        let self_place = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self_arg()));
+        let self_place = Place::from(self_arg());
         let base = self_place.downcast_unnamed(variant_index);
         let field = Projection {
             base: base,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ impl TransformVisitor<'tcx> {
 
     // Create a statement which changes the discriminant
     fn set_discr(&self, state_disc: VariantIdx, source_info: SourceInfo) -> Statement<'tcx> {
-        let self_place = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self_arg()));
+        let self_place = Place::from(self_arg());
         Statement {
             source_info,
             kind: StatementKind::SetDiscriminant { place: self_place, variant_index: state_disc },
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ impl TransformVisitor<'tcx> {
     fn get_discr(&self, body: &mut Body<'tcx>) -> (Statement<'tcx>, Place<'tcx>) {
         let temp_decl = LocalDecl::new_internal(self.tcx.types.isize, body.span);
         let local_decls_len = body.local_decls.push(temp_decl);
-        let temp = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local_decls_len));
+        let temp = Place::from(local_decls_len);
 
-        let self_place = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self_arg()));
+        let self_place = Place::from(self_arg());
         let assign = Statement {
             source_info: source_info(body),
             kind: StatementKind::Assign(temp.clone(), box Rvalue::Discriminant(self_place)),
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ impl MutVisitor<'tcx> for TransformVisitor<'tcx> {
         let ret_val = match data.terminator().kind {
             TerminatorKind::Return => Some((VariantIdx::new(1),
                 None,
-                Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self.new_ret_local))),
+                Operand::Move(Place::from(self.new_ret_local)),
                 None)),
             TerminatorKind::Yield { ref value, resume, drop } => Some((VariantIdx::new(0),
                 Some(resume),
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ fn elaborate_generator_drops<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def_id: DefId, body: &mut
         elaborate_drop(
             &mut elaborator,
             source_info,
-            &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(gen)),
+            &Place::from(gen),
             (),
             target,
             unwind,
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ fn create_generator_drop_shim<'tcx>(
         // Alias tracking must know we changed the type
         body.basic_blocks_mut()[START_BLOCK].statements.insert(0, Statement {
             source_info,
-            kind: StatementKind::Retag(RetagKind::Raw, Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self_arg()))),
+            kind: StatementKind::Retag(RetagKind::Raw, Place::from(self_arg())),
         })
     }
 
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ fn insert_clean_drop<'tcx>(body: &mut Body<'tcx>) -> BasicBlock {
     // Create a block to destroy an unresumed generators. This can only destroy upvars.
     let drop_clean = BasicBlock::new(body.basic_blocks().len());
     let term = TerminatorKind::Drop {
-        location: Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self_arg())),
+        location: Place::from(self_arg()),
         target: return_block,
         unwind: None,
     };
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/inline.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/inline.rs
index e2f98e46dba57..dc73e58d15c3d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/inline.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/inline.rs
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ impl Inliner<'tcx> {
                     let temp = LocalDecl::new_temp(ty, callsite.location.span);
 
                     let tmp = caller_body.local_decls.push(temp);
-                    let tmp = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(tmp));
+                    let tmp = Place::from(tmp);
 
                     let stmt = Statement {
                         source_info: callsite.location,
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ impl Inliner<'tcx> {
             let tuple = self.create_temp_if_necessary(args.next().unwrap(), callsite, caller_body);
             assert!(args.next().is_none());
 
-            let tuple = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(tuple));
+            let tuple = Place::from(tuple);
             let tuple_tys = if let ty::Tuple(s) = tuple.ty(caller_body, tcx).ty.sty {
                 s
             } else {
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ impl Inliner<'tcx> {
 
         let stmt = Statement {
             source_info: callsite.location,
-            kind: StatementKind::Assign(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(arg_tmp)), box arg),
+            kind: StatementKind::Assign(Place::from(arg_tmp), box arg),
         };
         caller_body[callsite.bb].statements.push(stmt);
         arg_tmp
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/lower_128bit.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/lower_128bit.rs
index f0aa189804f7d..f09a77d486c7e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/lower_128bit.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/lower_128bit.rs
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ impl Lower128Bit {
                     block.statements.push(Statement {
                         source_info: source_info,
                         kind: StatementKind::Assign(
-                            Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)),
+                            Place::from(local),
                             box Rvalue::Cast(
                                 CastKind::Misc,
                                 rhs,
                                 rhs_override_ty.unwrap())),
                     });
-                    rhs = Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)));
+                    rhs = Operand::Move(Place::from(local));
                 }
 
                 let call_did = check_lang_item_type(
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/promote_consts.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/promote_consts.rs
index d78adfe433c47..b1804fb0ab331 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/promote_consts.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/promote_consts.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Promoter<'a, 'tcx> {
                 span,
                 scope: OUTERMOST_SOURCE_SCOPE
             },
-            kind: StatementKind::Assign(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(dest)), box rvalue)
+            kind: StatementKind::Assign(Place::from(dest), box rvalue)
         });
     }
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Promoter<'a, 'tcx> {
                             args,
                             cleanup: None,
                             destination: Some(
-                                (Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(new_temp)), new_target)
+                                (Place::from(new_temp), new_target)
                             ),
                             from_hir_call,
                         },
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/uniform_array_move_out.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/uniform_array_move_out.rs
index 812a024e1d911..6878eceb2a5db 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/uniform_array_move_out.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/uniform_array_move_out.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> UniformArrayMoveOutVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                     let temp = self.patch.new_temp(item_ty, self.body.source_info(location).span);
                     self.patch.add_statement(location, StatementKind::StorageLive(temp));
                     self.patch.add_assign(location,
-                                          Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp)),
+                                          Place::from(temp),
                                           Rvalue::Use(
                                               Operand::Move(
                                                   Place::Projection(box Projection{
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> UniformArrayMoveOutVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                     Rvalue::Aggregate(
                         box AggregateKind::Array(item_ty),
                         temps.iter().map(
-                            |x| Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(*x)))
+                            |x| Operand::Move(Place::from(*x))
                         ).collect()
                     )
                 );
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/util/elaborate_drops.rs b/src/librustc_mir/util/elaborate_drops.rs
index 91fc19b71d8ba..dac90d37275b4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/util/elaborate_drops.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/util/elaborate_drops.rs
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ where
         // discriminant after it is free-ed, because that
         // way lies only trouble.
         let discr_ty = adt.repr.discr_type().to_ty(self.tcx());
-        let discr = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self.new_temp(discr_ty)));
+        let discr = Place::from(self.new_temp(discr_ty));
         let discr_rv = Rvalue::Discriminant(self.place.clone());
         let switch_block = BasicBlockData {
             statements: vec![self.assign(&discr, discr_rv)],
@@ -518,11 +518,11 @@ where
             mutbl: hir::Mutability::MutMutable
         });
         let ref_place = self.new_temp(ref_ty);
-        let unit_temp = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self.new_temp(tcx.mk_unit())));
+        let unit_temp = Place::from(self.new_temp(tcx.mk_unit()));
 
         let result = BasicBlockData {
             statements: vec![self.assign(
-                &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(ref_place)),
+                &Place::from(ref_place),
                 Rvalue::Ref(tcx.lifetimes.re_erased,
                             BorrowKind::Mut { allow_two_phase_borrow: false },
                             self.place.clone())
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ where
                 kind: TerminatorKind::Call {
                     func: Operand::function_handle(tcx, drop_fn.def_id, substs,
                                                    self.source_info.span),
-                    args: vec![Operand::Move(Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(ref_place)))],
+                    args: vec![Operand::Move(Place::from(ref_place))],
                     destination: Some((unit_temp, succ)),
                     cleanup: unwind.into_option(),
                     from_hir_call: true,
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@ where
             ty: ety,
             mutbl: hir::Mutability::MutMutable
         });
-        let ptr = &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self.new_temp(ref_ty)));
-        let can_go = &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self.new_temp(tcx.types.bool)));
+        let ptr = &Place::from(self.new_temp(ref_ty));
+        let can_go = &Place::from(self.new_temp(tcx.types.bool));
 
         let one = self.constant_usize(1);
         let (ptr_next, cur_next) = if ptr_based {
@@ -589,19 +589,19 @@ where
                     elem: ProjectionElem::Deref,
                 }))
              ),
-             Rvalue::BinaryOp(BinOp::Offset, move_(&Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(cur))), one))
+             Rvalue::BinaryOp(BinOp::Offset, move_(&Place::from(cur)), one))
         } else {
             (Rvalue::Ref(
                  tcx.lifetimes.re_erased,
                  BorrowKind::Mut { allow_two_phase_borrow: false },
                  self.place.clone().index(cur)),
-             Rvalue::BinaryOp(BinOp::Add, move_(&Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(cur))), one))
+             Rvalue::BinaryOp(BinOp::Add, move_(&Place::from(cur)), one))
         };
 
         let drop_block = BasicBlockData {
             statements: vec![
                 self.assign(ptr, ptr_next),
-                self.assign(&Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(cur)), cur_next)
+                self.assign(&Place::from(cur), cur_next)
             ],
             is_cleanup: unwind.is_cleanup(),
             terminator: Some(Terminator {
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ where
         let loop_block = BasicBlockData {
             statements: vec![
                 self.assign(can_go, Rvalue::BinaryOp(BinOp::Eq,
-                                                     copy(&Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(cur))),
+                                                     copy(&Place::from(cur)),
                                                      copy(length_or_end)))
             ],
             is_cleanup: unwind.is_cleanup(),
@@ -665,8 +665,8 @@ where
 
         let move_ = |place: &Place<'tcx>| Operand::Move(place.clone());
         let tcx = self.tcx();
-        let elem_size = &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self.new_temp(tcx.types.usize)));
-        let len = &Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self.new_temp(tcx.types.usize)));
+        let elem_size = &Place::from(self.new_temp(tcx.types.usize));
+        let len = &Place::from(self.new_temp(tcx.types.usize));
 
         static USIZE_SWITCH_ZERO: &[u128] = &[0];
 
@@ -713,8 +713,7 @@ where
         let length_or_end = if ptr_based {
             // FIXME check if we want to make it return a `Place` directly
             // if all use sites want a `Place::Base` anyway.
-            let temp = self.new_temp(iter_ty);
-            Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(temp))
+            Place::from(self.new_temp(iter_ty))
         } else {
             length.clone()
         };
@@ -736,10 +735,10 @@ where
             unwind,
             ptr_based);
 
-        let cur = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(cur));
+        let cur = Place::from(cur);
         let drop_block_stmts = if ptr_based {
             let tmp_ty = tcx.mk_mut_ptr(self.place_ty(self.place));
-            let tmp = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self.new_temp(tmp_ty)));
+            let tmp = Place::from(self.new_temp(tmp_ty));
             // tmp = &mut P;
             // cur = tmp as *mut T;
             // end = Offset(cur, len);
@@ -894,7 +893,7 @@ where
         unwind: Unwind,
     ) -> BasicBlock {
         let tcx = self.tcx();
-        let unit_temp = Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(self.new_temp(tcx.mk_unit())));
+        let unit_temp = Place::from(self.new_temp(tcx.mk_unit()));
         let free_func = tcx.require_lang_item(lang_items::BoxFreeFnLangItem);
         let args = adt.variants[VariantIdx::new(0)].fields.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, f)| {
             let field = Field::new(i);
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/util/graphviz.rs b/src/librustc_mir/util/graphviz.rs
index 7b154a9d46fa3..1d876d7bddb53 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/util/graphviz.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/util/graphviz.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ fn write_graph_label<'tcx, W: Write>(
         }
         write!(w,
                "{:?}: {}",
-               Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(arg)),
+               Place::from(arg),
                escape(&body.local_decls[arg].ty)
         )?;
     }
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ fn write_graph_label<'tcx, W: Write>(
 
         if let Some(name) = decl.name {
             write!(w, r#"{:?}: {}; // {}<br align="left"/>"#,
-                   Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)), escape(&decl.ty), name)?;
+                   Place::from(local), escape(&decl.ty), name)?;
         } else {
             write!(w, r#"{:?}: {};<br align="left"/>"#,
-                   Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(local)), escape(&decl.ty))?;
+                   Place::from(local), escape(&decl.ty))?;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/util/pretty.rs b/src/librustc_mir/util/pretty.rs
index fc46adb702c8d..d66f35f82c662 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/util/pretty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/util/pretty.rs
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ fn write_mir_sig(
             if i != 0 {
                 write!(w, ", ")?;
             }
-            write!(w, "{:?}: {}", Place::Base(PlaceBase::Local(arg)), body.local_decls[arg].ty)?;
+            write!(w, "{:?}: {}", Place::from(arg), body.local_decls[arg].ty)?;
         }
 
         write!(w, ") -> {}", body.return_ty())?;