diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/assigning_clones.rs b/clippy_lints/src/assigning_clones.rs
index 60bc9b2b5b85..85a3cd8bd327 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/assigning_clones.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/assigning_clones.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ fn clone_source_borrows_from_dest(cx: &LateContext<'_>, lhs: &Expr<'_>, call_spa
             .find(|stmt| {
                 !matches!(stmt.kind, mir::StatementKind::StorageDead(_) | mir::StatementKind::StorageLive(_))
             })
-        && let mir::StatementKind::Assign(box (borrowed, _)) = &assignment.kind
+        && let mir::StatementKind::Assign((borrowed, _)) = &assignment.kind
         && let Some(borrowers) = borrow_map.get(&borrowed.local)
     {
         borrowers.contains(source.local)
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/double_parens.rs b/clippy_lints/src/double_parens.rs
index acc3e4936e44..e2c3f00ce03f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/double_parens.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/double_parens.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for DoubleParens {
             // ^^^^^^^^^ expr
             //      ^^^  arg
             //       ^   inner
-            ExprKind::Call(_, args) | ExprKind::MethodCall(box MethodCall { args, .. })
+            ExprKind::Call(_, args) | ExprKind::MethodCall(MethodCall { args, .. })
                 if let [arg] = &**args
                     && let ExprKind::Paren(inner) = &arg.kind
                     && expr.span.eq_ctxt(arg.span)
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index af25b1f7f1aa..0d1118b62fb1 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#![feature(box_patterns)]
 #![feature(control_flow_into_value)]
+#![feature(deref_patterns)]
 #![feature(exact_div)]
 #![feature(f128)]
 #![feature(f16)]
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrows_for_generic_args.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrows_for_generic_args.rs
index 40db810c1284..48691006a74e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrows_for_generic_args.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrows_for_generic_args.rs
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ fn referent_used_exactly_once<'tcx>(
         && let [location] = *local_assignments(mir, local).as_slice()
         && let block_data = &mir.basic_blocks[location.block]
         && let Some(statement) = block_data.statements.get(location.statement_index)
-        && let StatementKind::Assign(box (_, Rvalue::Ref(_, _, place))) = statement.kind
+        && let StatementKind::Assign((_, Rvalue::Ref(_, _, place))) = statement.kind
         && !place.is_indirect_first_projection()
     {
         let body_owner_local_def_id = cx.tcx.hir_enclosing_body_owner(reference.hir_id);
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs b/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs
index 21ddefb249ca..56f35931a685 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/non_expressive_names.rs
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for NonExpressiveNames {
             return;
         }
 
-        if let ItemKind::Fn(box ast::Fn {
+        if let ItemKind::Fn(ast::Fn {
             ref sig,
             body: Some(ref blk),
             ..
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for NonExpressiveNames {
             return;
         }
 
-        if let AssocItemKind::Fn(box ast::Fn {
+        if let AssocItemKind::Fn(ast::Fn {
             ref sig,
             body: Some(ref blk),
             ..
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/option_env_unwrap.rs b/clippy_lints/src/option_env_unwrap.rs
index 64ad92b1ebb5..c5410feee971 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/option_env_unwrap.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/option_env_unwrap.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ declare_lint_pass!(OptionEnvUnwrap => [OPTION_ENV_UNWRAP]);
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for OptionEnvUnwrap {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, expr: &Expr) {
-        if let ExprKind::MethodCall(box MethodCall { seg, receiver, .. }) = &expr.kind
+        if let ExprKind::MethodCall(MethodCall { seg, receiver, .. }) = &expr.kind
             && matches!(seg.ident.name, sym::expect | sym::unwrap)
             && is_direct_expn_of(receiver.span, sym::option_env).is_some()
         {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
index bfb704dd2171..8909f781dfdd 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ fn find_stmt_assigns_to<'tcx>(
     bb: mir::BasicBlock,
 ) -> Option<(mir::Local, CannotMoveOut)> {
     let rvalue = mir.basic_blocks[bb].statements.iter().rev().find_map(|stmt| {
-        if let mir::StatementKind::Assign(box (mir::Place { local, .. }, v)) = &stmt.kind {
+        if let mir::StatementKind::Assign((mir::Place { local, .. }, v)) = &stmt.kind {
             return if *local == to_local { Some(v) } else { None };
         }
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_static_lifetimes.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_static_lifetimes.rs
index 35cfc37b133b..75c1a36d9dca 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_static_lifetimes.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_static_lifetimes.rs
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for RedundantStaticLifetimes {
         }
 
         if !item.span.from_expansion() {
-            if let ItemKind::Const(box ConstItem { ty: ref var_type, .. }) = item.kind {
+            if let ItemKind::Const(ConstItem { ty: ref var_type, .. }) = item.kind {
                 Self::visit_type(var_type, cx, "constants have by default a `'static` lifetime");
                 // Don't check associated consts because `'static` cannot be elided on those (issue
                 // #2438)
             }
 
-            if let ItemKind::Static(box StaticItem { ty: ref var_type, .. }) = item.kind {
+            if let ItemKind::Static(StaticItem { ty: ref var_type, .. }) = item.kind {
                 Self::visit_type(var_type, cx, "statics have by default a `'static` lifetime");
             }
         }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unused_rounding.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unused_rounding.rs
index a8af8eafe8dc..4cdf4201139f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unused_rounding.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unused_rounding.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 declare_lint_pass!(UnusedRounding => [UNUSED_ROUNDING]);
 
 fn is_useless_rounding(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, expr: &Expr) -> Option<(Symbol, String)> {
-    if let ExprKind::MethodCall(box MethodCall {
+    if let ExprKind::MethodCall(MethodCall {
         seg: name_ident,
         receiver,
         ..
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/mod.rs b/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/mod.rs
index e0a182523f67..a2a227594d28 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/ast_utils/mod.rs
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ fn eq_expr(l: &Expr, r: &Expr) -> bool {
         (Repeat(le, ls), Repeat(re, rs)) => eq_expr(le, re) && eq_expr(&ls.value, &rs.value),
         (Call(lc, la), Call(rc, ra)) => eq_expr(lc, rc) && over(la, ra, |l, r| eq_expr(l, r)),
         (
-            MethodCall(box ast::MethodCall {
+            MethodCall(ast::MethodCall {
                 seg: ls,
                 receiver: lr,
                 args: la,
                 ..
             }),
-            MethodCall(box ast::MethodCall {
+            MethodCall(ast::MethodCall {
                 seg: rs,
                 receiver: rr,
                 args: ra,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ fn eq_expr(l: &Expr, r: &Expr) -> bool {
         (Field(lp, lf), Field(rp, rf)) => eq_id(*lf, *rf) && eq_expr(lp, rp),
         (Match(ls, la, lkind), Match(rs, ra, rkind)) => (lkind == rkind) && eq_expr(ls, rs) && over(la, ra, eq_arm),
         (
-            Closure(box ast::Closure {
+            Closure(ast::Closure {
                 binder: lb,
                 capture_clause: lc,
                 coroutine_kind: la,
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ fn eq_expr(l: &Expr, r: &Expr) -> bool {
                 body: le,
                 ..
             }),
-            Closure(box ast::Closure {
+            Closure(ast::Closure {
                 binder: rb,
                 capture_clause: rc,
                 coroutine_kind: ra,
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
         (ExternCrate(ls, li), ExternCrate(rs, ri)) => ls == rs && eq_id(*li, *ri),
         (Use(l), Use(r)) => eq_use_tree(l, r),
         (
-            Static(box StaticItem {
+            Static(StaticItem {
                 ident: li,
                 ty: lt,
                 mutability: lm,
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
                 define_opaque: _,
                 eii_impls: _,
             }),
-            Static(box StaticItem {
+            Static(StaticItem {
                 ident: ri,
                 ty: rt,
                 mutability: rm,
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
             }),
         ) => eq_id(*li, *ri) && lm == rm && ls == rs && eq_ty(lt, rt) && eq_expr_opt(le.as_deref(), re.as_deref()),
         (
-            Const(box ConstItem {
+            Const(ConstItem {
                 defaultness: ld,
                 ident: li,
                 generics: lg,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
                 rhs_kind: lb,
                 define_opaque: _,
             }),
-            Const(box ConstItem {
+            Const(ConstItem {
                 defaultness: rd,
                 ident: ri,
                 generics: rg,
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
                 && both(Some(lb), Some(rb), eq_const_item_rhs)
         },
         (
-            Fn(box ast::Fn {
+            Fn(ast::Fn {
                 defaultness: ld,
                 sig: lf,
                 ident: li,
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
                 define_opaque: _,
                 eii_impls: _,
             }),
-            Fn(box ast::Fn {
+            Fn(ast::Fn {
                 defaultness: rd,
                 sig: rf,
                 ident: ri,
@@ -421,14 +421,14 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
                 && over(&l.items, &r.items, |l, r| eq_item(l, r, eq_foreign_item_kind))
         },
         (
-            TyAlias(box ast::TyAlias {
+            TyAlias(ast::TyAlias {
                 defaultness: ld,
                 generics: lg,
                 bounds: lb,
                 ty: lt,
                 ..
             }),
-            TyAlias(box ast::TyAlias {
+            TyAlias(ast::TyAlias {
                 defaultness: rd,
                 generics: rg,
                 bounds: rb,
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
             eq_id(*li, *ri) && eq_generics(lg, rg) && eq_variant_data(lv, rv)
         },
         (
-            Trait(box ast::Trait {
+            Trait(ast::Trait {
                 impl_restriction: liprt,
                 constness: lc,
                 is_auto: la,
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
                 bounds: lb,
                 items: lis,
             }),
-            Trait(box ast::Trait {
+            Trait(ast::Trait {
                 impl_restriction: riprt,
                 constness: rc,
                 is_auto: ra,
@@ -479,13 +479,13 @@ fn eq_item_kind(l: &ItemKind, r: &ItemKind) -> bool {
                 && over(lis, ris, |l, r| eq_item(l, r, eq_assoc_item_kind))
         },
         (
-            TraitAlias(box ast::TraitAlias {
+            TraitAlias(ast::TraitAlias {
                 ident: li,
                 generics: lg,
                 bounds: lb,
                 constness: lc,
             }),
-            TraitAlias(box ast::TraitAlias {
+            TraitAlias(ast::TraitAlias {
                 ident: ri,
                 generics: rg,
                 bounds: rb,
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ fn eq_foreign_item_kind(l: &ForeignItemKind, r: &ForeignItemKind) -> bool {
     use ForeignItemKind::*;
     match (l, r) {
         (
-            Static(box StaticItem {
+            Static(StaticItem {
                 ident: li,
                 ty: lt,
                 mutability: lm,
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ fn eq_foreign_item_kind(l: &ForeignItemKind, r: &ForeignItemKind) -> bool {
                 define_opaque: _,
                 eii_impls: _,
             }),
-            Static(box StaticItem {
+            Static(StaticItem {
                 ident: ri,
                 ty: rt,
                 mutability: rm,
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ fn eq_foreign_item_kind(l: &ForeignItemKind, r: &ForeignItemKind) -> bool {
             }),
         ) => eq_id(*li, *ri) && eq_ty(lt, rt) && lm == rm && eq_expr_opt(le.as_deref(), re.as_deref()) && ls == rs,
         (
-            Fn(box ast::Fn {
+            Fn(ast::Fn {
                 defaultness: ld,
                 sig: lf,
                 ident: li,
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ fn eq_foreign_item_kind(l: &ForeignItemKind, r: &ForeignItemKind) -> bool {
                 define_opaque: _,
                 eii_impls: _,
             }),
-            Fn(box ast::Fn {
+            Fn(ast::Fn {
                 defaultness: rd,
                 sig: rf,
                 ident: ri,
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ fn eq_foreign_item_kind(l: &ForeignItemKind, r: &ForeignItemKind) -> bool {
                 && both(lb.as_ref(), rb.as_ref(), |l, r| eq_block(l, r))
         },
         (
-            TyAlias(box ast::TyAlias {
+            TyAlias(ast::TyAlias {
                 defaultness: ld,
                 ident: li,
                 generics: lg,
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ fn eq_foreign_item_kind(l: &ForeignItemKind, r: &ForeignItemKind) -> bool {
                 bounds: lb,
                 ty: lt,
             }),
-            TyAlias(box ast::TyAlias {
+            TyAlias(ast::TyAlias {
                 defaultness: rd,
                 ident: ri,
                 generics: rg,
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ fn eq_assoc_item_kind(l: &AssocItemKind, r: &AssocItemKind) -> bool {
     use AssocItemKind::*;
     match (l, r) {
         (
-            Const(box ConstItem {
+            Const(ConstItem {
                 defaultness: ld,
                 ident: li,
                 generics: lg,
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ fn eq_assoc_item_kind(l: &AssocItemKind, r: &AssocItemKind) -> bool {
                 rhs_kind: lb,
                 define_opaque: _,
             }),
-            Const(box ConstItem {
+            Const(ConstItem {
                 defaultness: rd,
                 ident: ri,
                 generics: rg,
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ fn eq_assoc_item_kind(l: &AssocItemKind, r: &AssocItemKind) -> bool {
                 && both(Some(lb), Some(rb), eq_const_item_rhs)
         },
         (
-            Fn(box ast::Fn {
+            Fn(ast::Fn {
                 defaultness: ld,
                 sig: lf,
                 ident: li,
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ fn eq_assoc_item_kind(l: &AssocItemKind, r: &AssocItemKind) -> bool {
                 define_opaque: _,
                 eii_impls: _,
             }),
-            Fn(box ast::Fn {
+            Fn(ast::Fn {
                 defaultness: rd,
                 sig: rf,
                 ident: ri,
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ fn eq_assoc_item_kind(l: &AssocItemKind, r: &AssocItemKind) -> bool {
                 && both(lb.as_ref(), rb.as_ref(), |l, r| eq_block(l, r))
         },
         (
-            Type(box TyAlias {
+            Type(TyAlias {
                 defaultness: ld,
                 ident: li,
                 generics: lg,
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ fn eq_assoc_item_kind(l: &AssocItemKind, r: &AssocItemKind) -> bool {
                 bounds: lb,
                 ty: lt,
             }),
-            Type(box TyAlias {
+            Type(TyAlias {
                 defaultness: rd,
                 ident: ri,
                 generics: rg,
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
index 1ad12da6e62c..492f66e47d12 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![feature(box_patterns)]
+#![feature(deref_patterns)]
 #![feature(macro_metavar_expr)]
 #![feature(rustc_private)]
 #![feature(unwrap_infallible)]
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/mir/mod.rs b/clippy_utils/src/mir/mod.rs
index 40c553d1c9e6..56fcaa637cb8 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/mir/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/mir/mod.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ pub fn local_assignments(mir: &Body<'_>, local: Local) -> Vec<Location> {
 fn is_local_assignment(mir: &Body<'_>, local: Local, location: Location) -> bool {
     match mir.stmt_at(location) {
         Either::Left(statement) => {
-            if let StatementKind::Assign(box (place, _)) = statement.kind {
+            if let StatementKind::Assign((place, _)) = statement.kind {
                 place.as_local() == Some(local)
             } else {
                 false
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/mir/possible_borrower.rs b/clippy_utils/src/mir/possible_borrower.rs
index cbd55ce9b435..fd0bde4b9ddc 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/mir/possible_borrower.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/mir/possible_borrower.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn rvalue_locals(rvalue: &mir::Rvalue<'_>, mut visit: impl FnMut(mir::Local)) {
     match rvalue {
         Use(op, _) | Repeat(op, _) | Cast(_, op, _) | UnaryOp(_, op) => visit_op(op),
         Aggregate(_, ops) => ops.iter().for_each(visit_op),
-        BinaryOp(_, box (lhs, rhs)) => {
+        BinaryOp(_, (lhs, rhs)) => {
             visit_op(lhs);
             visit_op(rhs);
         },
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/qualify_min_const_fn.rs b/clippy_utils/src/qualify_min_const_fn.rs
index 900534dcbf51..d9dcd73bd7db 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/qualify_min_const_fn.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/qualify_min_const_fn.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ fn check_rvalue<'tcx>(
             "transmute can attempt to turn pointers into integers, so is unstable in const fn".into(),
         )),
         // binops are fine on integers
-        Rvalue::BinaryOp(_, box (lhs, rhs)) => {
+        Rvalue::BinaryOp(_, (lhs, rhs)) => {
             check_operand(cx, lhs, span, body, msrv)?;
             check_operand(cx, rhs, span, body, msrv)?;
             let ty = lhs.ty(body, cx.tcx);
@@ -229,18 +229,18 @@ fn check_statement<'tcx>(
 ) -> McfResult {
     let span = statement.source_info.span;
     match &statement.kind {
-        StatementKind::Assign(box (place, rval)) => {
+        StatementKind::Assign((place, rval)) => {
             check_place(cx, *place, span, body, msrv)?;
             check_rvalue(cx, body, def_id, rval, span, msrv)
         },
 
-        StatementKind::FakeRead(box (_, place)) => check_place(cx, *place, span, body, msrv),
+        StatementKind::FakeRead((_, place)) => check_place(cx, *place, span, body, msrv),
         // just an assignment
         StatementKind::SetDiscriminant { place, .. } => check_place(cx, **place, span, body, msrv),
 
-        StatementKind::Intrinsic(box NonDivergingIntrinsic::Assume(op)) => check_operand(cx, op, span, body, msrv),
+        StatementKind::Intrinsic(NonDivergingIntrinsic::Assume(op)) => check_operand(cx, op, span, body, msrv),
 
-        StatementKind::Intrinsic(box NonDivergingIntrinsic::CopyNonOverlapping(
+        StatementKind::Intrinsic(NonDivergingIntrinsic::CopyNonOverlapping(
             rustc_middle::mir::CopyNonOverlapping { dst, src, count },
         )) => {
             check_operand(cx, dst, span, body, msrv)?;
diff --git a/tests/ui/auxiliary/proc_macro_attr.rs b/tests/ui/auxiliary/proc_macro_attr.rs
index ddee6e5566fa..f176a4ee3c5c 100644
--- a/tests/ui/auxiliary/proc_macro_attr.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/auxiliary/proc_macro_attr.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![feature(proc_macro_hygiene, proc_macro_quote, box_patterns)]
+#![feature(proc_macro_hygiene, proc_macro_quote, deref_patterns)]
 #![allow(clippy::uninlined_format_args, clippy::useless_conversion)]
 
 extern crate proc_macro;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn rename_my_lifetimes(_args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStrea
     for inner in &mut item.items {
         if let ImplItem::Fn(method) = inner
             && let Some(FnArg::Typed(pat_type)) = mut_receiver_of(&mut method.sig)
-            && let box Type::Reference(reference) = &mut pat_type.ty
+            && let Type::Reference(reference) = &mut pat_type.ty
         {
             // Target only unnamed lifetimes
             let name = match &reference.lifetime {