diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs
index e61c1ee98cd..e58723c2ec9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs
@@ -2059,7 +2059,10 @@ impl<'tcx> RegionInferenceContext<'tcx> {
                     // We currently do not store the `DefId` in the `ConstraintCategory`
                     // for performances reasons. The error reporting code used by NLL only
                     // uses the span, so this doesn't cause any problems at the moment.
-                    Some(ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(CRATE_DEF_ID.to_def_id(), predicate_span))
+                    Some(ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(
+                        CRATE_DEF_ID.to_def_id(),
+                        predicate_span,
+                    ))
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/check.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/check.rs
index adbeacecc0c..d43dc467c0f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/check.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/transform/check_consts/check.rs
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for Checker<'_, 'tcx> {
                 let cause = ObligationCause::new(
                     terminator.source_info.span,
                     self.body.source.def_id().expect_local(),
-                    ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(callee),
+                    ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(callee),
                 );
                 let normalized_predicates = ocx.normalize(&cause, param_env, predicates);
                 ocx.register_obligations(traits::predicates_for_generics(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs
index 00f223f2ca3..b2b82670d8b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for ImplTraitInTraitCollector<'_, 'tcx> {
                     ObligationCause::new(
                         self.span,
                         self.body_id,
-                        ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(proj.def_id, pred_span),
+                        ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(proj.def_id, pred_span),
                     ),
                     self.param_env,
                     pred,
@@ -2012,9 +2012,9 @@ pub(super) fn check_type_bounds<'tcx>(
     );
     let mk_cause = |span: Span| {
         let code = if span.is_dummy() {
-            ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(trait_ty.def_id)
+            ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(trait_ty.def_id)
         } else {
-            ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(trait_ty.def_id, span)
+            ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(trait_ty.def_id, span)
         };
         ObligationCause::new(impl_ty_span, impl_ty_def_id, code)
     };
@@ -2251,7 +2251,8 @@ fn try_report_async_mismatch<'tcx>(
     };
 
     for error in errors {
-        if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(def_id, _) = *error.root_obligation.cause.code()
+        if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(def_id, _) =
+            *error.root_obligation.cause.code()
             && def_id == async_future_def_id
             && let Some(proj) = error.root_obligation.predicate.to_opt_poly_projection_pred()
             && let Some(proj) = proj.no_bound_vars()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
index 49d4b8ecfe7..0578317f914 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ fn check_where_clauses<'tcx>(wfcx: &WfCheckingCtxt<'_, 'tcx>, span: Span, def_id
             let cause = traits::ObligationCause::new(
                 sp,
                 wfcx.body_def_id,
-                ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(def_id.to_def_id()),
+                ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(def_id.to_def_id()),
             );
             traits::Obligation::new(tcx, cause, wfcx.param_env, pred)
         });
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/impl_wf_check/min_specialization.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/impl_wf_check/min_specialization.rs
index 77dbb23fcb6..de697b04ebf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/impl_wf_check/min_specialization.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/impl_wf_check/min_specialization.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ fn get_impl_args(
             traits::ObligationCause::new(
                 impl1_span,
                 impl1_def_id,
-                traits::ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(impl2_node.def_id(), span),
+                traits::ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(impl2_node.def_id(), span),
             )
         },
     );
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs
index 8e9b12cb606..c214634832b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs
@@ -1413,9 +1413,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     ) {
         self.add_required_obligations_with_code(span, def_id, args, |idx, span| {
             if span.is_dummy() {
-                ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(def_id, hir_id, idx)
+                ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(def_id, hir_id, idx)
             } else {
-                ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(def_id, span, hir_id, idx)
+                ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(def_id, span, hir_id, idx)
             }
         })
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/adjust_fulfillment_errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/adjust_fulfillment_errors.rs
index d1336d58eed..26996397659 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/adjust_fulfillment_errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/adjust_fulfillment_errors.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         &self,
         error: &mut traits::FulfillmentError<'tcx>,
     ) -> bool {
-        let (ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(def_id, hir_id, idx)
-        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(def_id, _, hir_id, idx)) =
+        let (ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(def_id, hir_id, idx)
+        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(def_id, _, hir_id, idx)) =
             *error.obligation.cause.code().peel_derives()
         else {
             return false;
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>,
     ) -> Result<&'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>, &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>> {
         match obligation_cause_code {
-            traits::ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(_, _, _, _) => {
+            traits::ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(_, _, _, _) => {
                 // This is the "root"; we assume that the `expr` is already pointing here.
                 // Therefore, we return `Ok` so that this `expr` can be refined further.
                 Ok(expr)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/checks.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/checks.rs
index f82aeb63734..4bf82355b62 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/checks.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/checks.rs
@@ -2013,7 +2013,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         for (span, code) in errors_causecode {
             self.dcx().try_steal_modify_and_emit_err(span, StashKey::MaybeForgetReturn, |err| {
                 if let Some(fn_sig) = self.body_fn_sig()
-                    && let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(_, _, binding_hir_id, ..) = code
+                    && let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(_, _, binding_hir_id, ..) =
+                        code
                     && !fn_sig.output().is_unit()
                 {
                     let mut block_num = 0;
@@ -2102,7 +2103,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         //
         // This is because due to normalization, we often register duplicate
         // obligations with misc obligations that are basically impossible to
-        // line back up with a useful SpannedItemInExpr.
+        // line back up with a useful SpannedWhereClauseInExpr.
         for error in not_adjusted {
             for (span, predicate, cause) in &remap_cause {
                 if *predicate == error.obligation.predicate
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/confirm.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/confirm.rs
index 7cb60c792ba..56c296fc1c0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/confirm.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/confirm.rs
@@ -565,9 +565,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ConfirmContext<'a, 'tcx> {
         for obligation in traits::predicates_for_generics(
             |idx, span| {
                 let code = if span.is_dummy() {
-                    ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(def_id, self.call_expr.hir_id, idx)
+                    ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(def_id, self.call_expr.hir_id, idx)
                 } else {
-                    ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(def_id, span, self.call_expr.hir_id, idx)
+                    ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(
+                        def_id,
+                        span,
+                        self.call_expr.hir_id,
+                        idx,
+                    )
                 };
                 traits::ObligationCause::new(self.span, self.body_id, code)
             },
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/probe.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/probe.rs
index 8d5696d3e5c..434bd957498 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/probe.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/probe.rs
@@ -1402,13 +1402,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> ProbeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                     ocx.register_obligations(traits::predicates_for_generics(
                         |idx, span| {
                             let code = if span.is_dummy() {
-                                ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(
+                                ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(
                                     impl_def_id,
                                     self.scope_expr_id,
                                     idx,
                                 )
                             } else {
-                                ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(
+                                ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(
                                     impl_def_id,
                                     span,
                                     self.scope_expr_id,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/suggest.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/suggest.rs
index aa814d2b457..42429812d9f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/suggest.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/method/suggest.rs
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         (data.impl_or_alias_def_id, data.span)
                     }
                     Some(
-                        ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(def_id, span, _, _)
-                        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(def_id, span),
+                        ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(def_id, span, _, _)
+                        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(def_id, span),
                     ) => (*def_id, *span),
                     _ => continue,
                 };
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
index 8354dfe3bf3..89cdc3e45a5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
@@ -883,8 +883,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
                 err.help("...or use `match` instead of `let...else`");
             }
             _ => {
-                if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(_, span)
-                | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(_, span, ..) =
+                if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(_, span)
+                | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(_, span, ..) =
                     cause.code().peel_derives()
                     && let TypeError::RegionsPlaceholderMismatch = terr
                 {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/mismatched_static_lifetime.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/mismatched_static_lifetime.rs
index 30116b43297..b6c38739e9a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/mismatched_static_lifetime.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/mismatched_static_lifetime.rs
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> NiceRegionError<'a, 'tcx> {
         let ObligationCauseCode::MatchImpl(parent, impl_def_id) = code else {
             return None;
         };
-        let (ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(_, binding_span)
-        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(_, binding_span, ..)) = *parent.code()
+        let (ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(_, binding_span)
+        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(_, binding_span, ..)) = *parent.code()
         else {
             return None;
         };
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/placeholder_error.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/placeholder_error.rs
index c9dc38cb98f..e3476d8c394 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/placeholder_error.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/placeholder_error.rs
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ impl<'tcx> NiceRegionError<'_, 'tcx> {
         let span = cause.span();
 
         let (leading_ellipsis, satisfy_span, where_span, dup_span, def_id) =
-            if let ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(def_id)
-            | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(def_id, ..) = *cause.code()
+            if let ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(def_id)
+            | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(def_id, ..) = *cause.code()
             {
                 (
                     true,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/static_impl_trait.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/static_impl_trait.rs
index c6176c5d3d8..e5950a7c935 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/static_impl_trait.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/nice_region_error/static_impl_trait.rs
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> NiceRegionError<'a, 'tcx> {
                 _ => cause.code(),
             }
             && let (
-                &ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(item_def_id)
-                | &ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(item_def_id, ..),
+                &ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(item_def_id)
+                | &ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(item_def_id, ..),
                 None,
             ) = (code, override_error_code)
         {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/note.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/note.rs
index b1d978867cb..ecbe65fe926 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/note.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/note.rs
@@ -357,13 +357,13 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
             infer::Subtype(box ref trace)
                 if matches!(
                     &trace.cause.code().peel_derives(),
-                    ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(..)
-                        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(..)
+                    ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(..)
+                        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(..)
                 ) =>
             {
                 // Hack to get around the borrow checker because trace.cause has an `Rc`.
-                if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(_, span)
-                | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(_, span, ..) =
+                if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(_, span)
+                | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(_, span, ..) =
                     &trace.cause.code().peel_derives()
                 {
                     let span = *span;
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
                         .with_span_note(span, "the lifetime requirement is introduced here")
                 } else {
                     unreachable!(
-                        "control flow ensures we have a `BindingObligation` or `SpannedItemInExpr` here..."
+                        "control flow ensures we have a `BindingObligation` or `SpannedWhereClauseInExpr` here..."
                     )
                 }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs
index 58eeec9956d..94f8a2664f9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
                 cause.span,
                 sup_type,
                 match cause.code().peel_derives() {
-                    ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(_, span)
-                    | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(_, span, ..) => Some(*span),
+                    ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(_, span)
+                    | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(_, span, ..) => Some(*span),
                     _ => None,
                 },
             )
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/mod.rs
index 5e5f28a54e8..6c33a29ea81 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/mod.rs
@@ -249,20 +249,20 @@ pub enum ObligationCauseCode<'tcx> {
 
     /// Must satisfy all of the where-clause predicates of the
     /// given item.
-    MiscItem(DefId),
+    WhereClause(DefId),
 
-    /// Like `MiscItem`, but carries the span of the
+    /// Like `WhereClause`, but carries the span of the
     /// predicate when it can be identified.
-    SpannedItem(DefId, Span),
+    SpannedWhereClause(DefId, Span),
 
-    /// Like `MiscItem`, but carries the `HirId` of the
+    /// Like `WhereClause`, but carries the `HirId` of the
     /// expression that caused the obligation, and the `usize`
     /// indicates exactly which predicate it is in the list of
     /// instantiated predicates.
-    MiscItemInExpr(DefId, HirId, usize),
+    WhereClauseInExpr(DefId, HirId, usize),
 
-    /// Combines `SpannedItem` and `MiscItemInExpr`.
-    SpannedItemInExpr(DefId, Span, HirId, usize),
+    /// Combines `SpannedWhereClause` and `WhereClauseInExpr`.
+    SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(DefId, Span, HirId, usize),
 
     /// A type like `&'a T` is WF only if `T: 'a`.
     ReferenceOutlivesReferent(Ty<'tcx>),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
index 9839f4768e2..3defc03e7f0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs
@@ -1203,7 +1203,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
 
         let code = match obligation.cause.code() {
             ObligationCauseCode::FunctionArg { parent_code, .. } => parent_code,
-            c @ ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(_) | c @ ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(..) => c,
+            c @ ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(_)
+            | c @ ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(..) => c,
             c if matches!(
                 span.ctxt().outer_expn_data().kind,
                 ExpnKind::Desugaring(DesugaringKind::ForLoop)
@@ -1259,8 +1260,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
             let mut_ref_self_ty_satisfies_pred = mk_result(trait_pred_and_mut_ref);
 
             let (ref_inner_ty_satisfies_pred, ref_inner_ty_mut) =
-                if let ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(_) | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(..) =
-                    obligation.cause.code()
+                if let ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(_)
+                | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(..) = obligation.cause.code()
                     && let ty::Ref(_, ty, mutability) = old_pred.self_ty().skip_binder().kind()
                 {
                     (
@@ -1400,10 +1401,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
 
         if let ObligationCauseCode::ImplDerived(cause) = &*code {
             try_borrowing(cause.derived.parent_trait_pred, &[])
-        } else if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(_, _)
-        | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(_)
-        | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(..)
-        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(..) = code
+        } else if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(_, _)
+        | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(_)
+        | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(..)
+        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(..) = code
         {
             try_borrowing(poly_trait_pred, &never_suggest_borrow)
         } else {
@@ -2099,10 +2100,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
         cause: &ObligationCauseCode<'tcx>,
         err: &mut Diag<'tcx>,
     ) {
-        // First, look for an `SpannedItemInExpr`, which means we can get
+        // First, look for an `SpannedWhereClauseInExpr`, which means we can get
         // the uninstantiated predicate list of the called function. And check
         // that the predicate that we failed to satisfy is a `Fn`-like trait.
-        if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(def_id, _, _, idx) = cause
+        if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(def_id, _, _, idx) = cause
             && let predicates = self.tcx.predicates_of(def_id).instantiate_identity(self.tcx)
             && let Some(pred) = predicates.predicates.get(*idx)
             && let ty::ClauseKind::Trait(trait_pred) = pred.kind().skip_binder()
@@ -2743,12 +2744,12 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
             ObligationCauseCode::TupleElem => {
                 err.note("only the last element of a tuple may have a dynamically sized type");
             }
-            ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(_) | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(..) => {
+            ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(_) | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(..) => {
                 // We hold the `DefId` of the item introducing the obligation, but displaying it
                 // doesn't add user usable information. It always point at an associated item.
             }
-            ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(item_def_id, span)
-            | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(item_def_id, span, ..) => {
+            ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(item_def_id, span)
+            | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(item_def_id, span, ..) => {
                 let item_name = tcx.def_path_str(item_def_id);
                 let short_item_name = with_forced_trimmed_paths!(tcx.def_path_str(item_def_id));
                 let mut multispan = MultiSpan::from(span);
@@ -3799,7 +3800,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
             // to an associated type (as seen from `trait_pred`) in the predicate. Like in
             // trait_pred `S: Sum<<Self as Iterator>::Item>` and predicate `i32: Sum<&()>`
             let mut type_diffs = vec![];
-            if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(def_id, _, _, idx) = parent_code
+            if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(def_id, _, _, idx) = parent_code
                 && let Some(node_args) = typeck_results.node_args_opt(call_hir_id)
                 && let where_clauses =
                     self.tcx.predicates_of(def_id).instantiate(self.tcx, node_args)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/type_err_ctxt_ext.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/type_err_ctxt_ext.rs
index f3a4e933164..de8ec17b113 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/type_err_ctxt_ext.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/type_err_ctxt_ext.rs
@@ -1533,10 +1533,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
                     *err,
                 );
                 let code = error.obligation.cause.code().peel_derives().peel_match_impls();
-                if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(..)
-                | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(..)
-                | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(..)
-                | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(..) = code
+                if let ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(..)
+                | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(..)
+                | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(..)
+                | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(..) = code
                 {
                     self.note_obligation_cause_code(
                         error.obligation.cause.body_id,
@@ -1610,10 +1610,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
 
                 let is_normalized_term_expected = !matches!(
                     obligation.cause.code().peel_derives(),
-                    ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(_)
-                        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(_, _)
-                        | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(..)
-                        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(..)
+                    ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(_)
+                        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(_, _)
+                        | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(..)
+                        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(..)
                         | ObligationCauseCode::Coercion { .. }
                 );
 
@@ -2445,8 +2445,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
                     }
                 }
 
-                if let ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(def_id)
-                | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItemInExpr(def_id, ..) = *obligation.cause.code()
+                if let ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(def_id)
+                | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClauseInExpr(def_id, ..) = *obligation.cause.code()
                 {
                     self.suggest_fully_qualified_path(&mut err, def_id, span, trait_ref.def_id());
                 }
@@ -2881,8 +2881,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
         else {
             return;
         };
-        let (ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(item_def_id, span)
-        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItemInExpr(item_def_id, span, ..)) =
+        let (ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(item_def_id, span)
+        | ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClauseInExpr(item_def_id, span, ..)) =
             *obligation.cause.code().peel_derives()
         else {
             return;
@@ -3179,7 +3179,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
             ObligationCauseCode::RustCall => {
                 err.primary_message("functions with the \"rust-call\" ABI must take a single non-self tuple argument");
             }
-            ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(def_id, _) | ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(def_id)
+            ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(def_id, _)
+            | ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(def_id)
                 if self.tcx.is_fn_trait(*def_id) =>
             {
                 err.code(E0059);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs
index e99ecff44f9..0aafc1a2efe 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/project.rs
@@ -574,9 +574,9 @@ pub fn normalize_inherent_projection<'a, 'b, 'tcx>(
             // diagnostics which is not ideal.
             // Consider creating separate cause codes for this specific situation.
             if span.is_dummy() {
-                ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(alias_ty.def_id)
+                ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(alias_ty.def_id)
             } else {
-                ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(alias_ty.def_id, span)
+                ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(alias_ty.def_id, span)
             },
         );
 
@@ -2123,13 +2123,13 @@ fn assoc_ty_own_obligations<'cx, 'tcx>(
             ObligationCause::new(
                 obligation.cause.span,
                 obligation.cause.body_id,
-                ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(obligation.predicate.def_id),
+                ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(obligation.predicate.def_id),
             )
         } else {
             ObligationCause::new(
                 obligation.cause.span,
                 obligation.cause.body_id,
-                ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(obligation.predicate.def_id, span),
+                ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(obligation.predicate.def_id, span),
             )
         };
         nested.push(Obligation::with_depth(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
index d4eb3af3b64..ebcda61f2ad 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
@@ -566,9 +566,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> WfPredicates<'a, 'tcx> {
         iter::zip(predicates, origins.into_iter().rev())
             .map(|((pred, span), origin_def_id)| {
                 let code = if span.is_dummy() {
-                    ObligationCauseCode::MiscItem(origin_def_id)
+                    ObligationCauseCode::WhereClause(origin_def_id)
                 } else {
-                    ObligationCauseCode::SpannedItem(origin_def_id, span)
+                    ObligationCauseCode::SpannedWhereClause(origin_def_id, span)
                 };
                 let cause = self.cause(code);
                 traits::Obligation::with_depth(