diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/tokenstream.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/tokenstream.rs
index c6f0643147d..348c37c480f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/tokenstream.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/tokenstream.rs
@@ -597,26 +597,21 @@ impl<'t> Iterator for RefTokenTreeCursor<'t> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Owning by-value iterator over a [`TokenStream`], that produces `TokenTree`
+/// Owning by-value iterator over a [`TokenStream`], that produces `&TokenTree`
 /// items.
-// FIXME: Many uses of this can be replaced with by-reference iterator to avoid clones.
+///
+/// Doesn't impl `Iterator` because Rust doesn't permit an owning iterator to
+/// return `&T` from `next`; the need for an explicit lifetime in the `Item`
+/// associated type gets in the way. Instead, use `next_ref` (which doesn't
+/// involve associated types) for getting individual elements, or
+/// `RefTokenTreeCursor` if you really want an `Iterator`, e.g. in a `for`
+/// loop.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct TokenTreeCursor {
     pub stream: TokenStream,
     index: usize,
 }
 
-impl Iterator for TokenTreeCursor {
-    type Item = TokenTree;
-
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<TokenTree> {
-        self.stream.0.get(self.index).map(|tree| {
-            self.index += 1;
-            tree.clone()
-        })
-    }
-}
-
 impl TokenTreeCursor {
     fn new(stream: TokenStream) -> Self {
         TokenTreeCursor { stream, index: 0 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/config.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/config.rs
index 4ec5ac22e90..aeb4f6e861b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/config.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/config.rs
@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ impl<'a> StripUnconfigured<'a> {
 
         // Use the `#` in `#[cfg_attr(pred, attr)]` as the `#` token
         // for `attr` when we expand it to `#[attr]`
-        let mut orig_trees = orig_tokens.into_trees();
+        let mut orig_trees = orig_tokens.trees();
         let TokenTree::Token(pound_token @ Token { kind: TokenKind::Pound, .. }, _) =
-            orig_trees.next().unwrap()
+            orig_trees.next().unwrap().clone()
         else {
             panic!("Bad tokens for attribute {:?}", attr);
         };
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ impl<'a> StripUnconfigured<'a> {
         if attr.style == AttrStyle::Inner {
             // For inner attributes, we do the same thing for the `!` in `#![some_attr]`
             let TokenTree::Token(bang_token @ Token { kind: TokenKind::Not, .. }, _) =
-                orig_trees.next().unwrap()
+                orig_trees.next().unwrap().clone()
             else {
                 panic!("Bad tokens for attribute {:?}", attr);
             };
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/proc_macro_server.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/proc_macro_server.rs
index ecd2315112a..ac73b5d72b7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/proc_macro_server.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/proc_macro_server.rs
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ impl FromInternal<(TokenStream, &mut Rustc<'_, '_>)> for Vec<TokenTree<TokenStre
         // Estimate the capacity as `stream.len()` rounded up to the next power
         // of two to limit the number of required reallocations.
         let mut trees = Vec::with_capacity(stream.len().next_power_of_two());
-        let mut cursor = stream.into_trees();
+        let mut cursor = stream.trees();
 
         while let Some(tree) = cursor.next() {
-            let (Token { kind, span }, joint) = match tree {
+            let (Token { kind, span }, joint) = match tree.clone() {
                 tokenstream::TokenTree::Delimited(span, delim, tts) => {
                     let delimiter = pm::Delimiter::from_internal(delim);
                     trees.push(TokenTree::Group(Group {