diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/allow_unstable.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/allow_unstable.rs
index c1d95d07f4c65..8460a4a412279 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/allow_unstable.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/allow_unstable.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn parse_unstable<'a>(
 
     for param in list.mixed() {
         let param_span = param.span();
-        if let Some(ident) = param.meta_item().and_then(|i| i.path_without_args().word()) {
+        if let Some(ident) = param.meta_item().and_then(|i| i.path().word()) {
             res.push(ident.name);
         } else {
             cx.emit_err(session_diagnostics::ExpectsFeatures {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/deprecation.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/deprecation.rs
index fb3d5f57d4fac..5e94261f1c49a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/deprecation.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/deprecation.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl SingleAttributeParser for DeprecationParser {
                     return None;
                 };
 
-                let ident_name = param.path_without_args().word_sym();
+                let ident_name = param.path().word_sym();
 
                 match ident_name {
                     Some(name @ sym::since) => {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl SingleAttributeParser for DeprecationParser {
                     _ => {
                         cx.emit_err(session_diagnostics::UnknownMetaItem {
                             span: param_span,
-                            item: param.path_without_args().to_string(),
+                            item: param.path().to_string(),
                             expected: if features.deprecated_suggestion() {
                                 &["since", "note", "suggestion"]
                             } else {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/repr.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/repr.rs
index 43dfb85a7c411..97c865230f2d0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/repr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/repr.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ fn parse_repr(cx: &AcceptContext<'_>, param: &MetaItemParser<'_>) -> Option<Repr
 
     // FIXME(jdonszelmann): invert the parsing here to match on the word first and then the
     // structure.
-    let (name, ident_span) = if let Some(ident) = param.path_without_args().word() {
+    let (name, ident_span) = if let Some(ident) = param.path().word() {
         (Some(ident.name), ident.span)
     } else {
         (None, rustc_span::DUMMY_SP)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/stability.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/stability.rs
index cd1f21d92e7e2..cea16a9e45f6e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/stability.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/stability.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ fn insert_value_into_option_or_error(
     if item.is_some() {
         cx.emit_err(session_diagnostics::MultipleItem {
             span: param.span(),
-            item: param.path_without_args().to_string(),
+            item: param.path().to_string(),
         });
         None
     } else if let Some(v) = param.args().name_value()
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_stability(
             return None;
         };
 
-        match param.path_without_args().word_sym() {
+        match param.path().word_sym() {
             Some(sym::feature) => insert_value_into_option_or_error(cx, &param, &mut feature)?,
             Some(sym::since) => insert_value_into_option_or_error(cx, &param, &mut since)?,
             _ => {
                 cx.emit_err(session_diagnostics::UnknownMetaItem {
                     span: param_span,
-                    item: param.path_without_args().to_string(),
+                    item: param.path().to_string(),
                     expected: &["feature", "since"],
                 });
                 return None;
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_unstability(
             return None;
         };
 
-        match param.path_without_args().word_sym() {
+        match param.path().word_sym() {
             Some(sym::feature) => insert_value_into_option_or_error(cx, &param, &mut feature)?,
             Some(sym::reason) => insert_value_into_option_or_error(cx, &param, &mut reason)?,
             Some(sym::issue) => {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_unstability(
             _ => {
                 cx.emit_err(session_diagnostics::UnknownMetaItem {
                     span: param.span(),
-                    item: param.path_without_args().to_string(),
+                    item: param.path().to_string(),
                     expected: &["feature", "reason", "issue", "soft", "implied_by"],
                 });
                 return None;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs
index 55c3df003fe16..c101785491665 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ impl<'sess> AttributeParser<'sess> {
                 // }
                 ast::AttrKind::Normal(n) => {
                     let parser = MetaItemParser::from_attr(n, self.dcx());
-                    let (path, args) = parser.deconstruct();
+                    let path = parser.path();
+                    let args = parser.args();
                     let parts = path.segments().map(|i| i.name).collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
                     if let Some(accepts) = ATTRIBUTE_MAPPING.0.get(parts.as_slice()) {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/parser.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/parser.rs
index 077d953cfa318..7e89f6c6a2e9a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/parser.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/parser.rs
@@ -253,35 +253,18 @@ impl<'a> MetaItemParser<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Gets just the path, without the args.
-    pub fn path_without_args(&self) -> PathParser<'a> {
-        self.path.clone()
-    }
-
-    /// Gets just the args parser, without caring about the path.
-    pub fn args(&self) -> &ArgParser<'a> {
-        &self.args
-    }
-
-    pub fn deconstruct(&self) -> (PathParser<'a>, &ArgParser<'a>) {
-        (self.path_without_args(), self.args())
-    }
-
-    /// Asserts that this MetaItem starts with a path. Some examples:
+    /// Gets just the path, without the args. Some examples:
     ///
     /// - `#[rustfmt::skip]`: `rustfmt::skip` is a path
     /// - `#[allow(clippy::complexity)]`: `clippy::complexity` is a path
     /// - `#[inline]`: `inline` is a single segment path
-    pub fn path(&self) -> (PathParser<'a>, &ArgParser<'a>) {
-        self.deconstruct()
+    pub fn path(&self) -> &PathParser<'a> {
+        &self.path
     }
 
-    /// Asserts that this MetaItem starts with a word, or single segment path.
-    /// Doesn't return the args parser.
-    ///
-    /// For examples. see [`Self::word`]
-    pub fn word_without_args(&self) -> Option<Ident> {
-        Some(self.word()?.0)
+    /// Gets just the args parser, without caring about the path.
+    pub fn args(&self) -> &ArgParser<'a> {
+        &self.args
     }
 
     /// Asserts that this MetaItem starts with a word, or single segment path.
@@ -290,23 +273,8 @@ impl<'a> MetaItemParser<'a> {
     /// - `#[inline]`: `inline` is a word
     /// - `#[rustfmt::skip]`: `rustfmt::skip` is a path,
     ///   and not a word and should instead be parsed using [`path`](Self::path)
-    pub fn word(&self) -> Option<(Ident, &ArgParser<'a>)> {
-        let (path, args) = self.deconstruct();
-        Some((path.word()?, args))
-    }
-
-    /// Asserts that this MetaItem starts with some specific word.
-    ///
-    /// See [`word`](Self::word) for examples of what a word is.
     pub fn word_is(&self, sym: Symbol) -> Option<&ArgParser<'a>> {
-        self.path_without_args().word_is(sym).then(|| self.args())
-    }
-
-    /// Asserts that this MetaItem starts with some specific path.
-    ///
-    /// See [`word`](Self::path) for examples of what a word is.
-    pub fn path_is(&self, segments: &[Symbol]) -> Option<&ArgParser<'a>> {
-        self.path_without_args().segments_is(segments).then(|| self.args())
+        self.path().word_is(sym).then(|| self.args())
     }
 }
 
@@ -549,7 +517,7 @@ impl<'a> MetaItemListParser<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Lets you pick and choose as what you want to parse each element in the list
-    pub fn mixed<'s>(&'s self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'s MetaItemOrLitParser<'a>> + 's {
+    pub fn mixed(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &MetaItemOrLitParser<'a>> {
         self.sub_parsers.iter()
     }
 
@@ -561,20 +529,6 @@ impl<'a> MetaItemListParser<'a> {
         self.len() == 0
     }
 
-    /// Asserts that every item in the list is another list starting with a word.
-    ///
-    /// See [`MetaItemParser::word`] for examples of words.
-    pub fn all_word_list<'s>(&'s self) -> Option<Vec<(Ident, &'s ArgParser<'a>)>> {
-        self.mixed().map(|i| i.meta_item()?.word()).collect()
-    }
-
-    /// Asserts that every item in the list is another list starting with a full path.
-    ///
-    /// See [`MetaItemParser::path`] for examples of paths.
-    pub fn all_path_list<'s>(&'s self) -> Option<Vec<(PathParser<'a>, &'s ArgParser<'a>)>> {
-        self.mixed().map(|i| Some(i.meta_item()?.path())).collect()
-    }
-
     /// Returns Some if the list contains only a single element.
     ///
     /// Inside the Some is the parser to parse this single element.