diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
index a779e38a169..2886d921c70 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
@@ -702,11 +702,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             return false;
         }
 
-        let erased_args = self.tcx.erase_regions((a, b));
-        let erased_param_env = self.tcx.erase_regions(param_env);
-        debug!("after erase_regions args: {:?}, param_env: {:?}", erased_args, param_env);
+        let param_env_and = param_env.and((a, b));
+        let erased = self.tcx.erase_regions(param_env_and);
+        debug!("after erase_regions: {:?}", erased);
 
-        self.tcx.try_unify_abstract_consts(erased_param_env.and(erased_args))
+        self.tcx.try_unify_abstract_consts(erased)
     }
 
     pub fn is_in_snapshot(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/queries.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/queries.rs
index 639a9bc600a..7e5989b4112 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/queries.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/queries.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     ) -> EvalToConstValueResult<'tcx> {
         // Cannot resolve `Unevaluated` constants that contain inference
         // variables. We reject those here since `resolve_opt_const_arg`
-        // would fail otherwise
+        // would fail otherwise.
+        //
+        // When trying to evaluate constants containing inference variables,
+        // use `Infcx::const_eval_resolve` instead.
         if ct.substs.has_infer_types_or_consts() {
             bug!("did not expect inference variables here");
         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/const_evaluatable.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/const_evaluatable.rs
index 93810cb00cf..4fb186ab0ef 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/const_evaluatable.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/const_evaluatable.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ fn satisfied_from_param_env<'tcx>(
         match pred.kind().skip_binder() {
             ty::PredicateKind::ConstEvaluatable(uv) => {
                 if let Some(b_ct) = AbstractConst::new(tcx, uv)? {
-                    let const_unify_ctxt = ConstUnifyCtxt::new(tcx, param_env);
+                    let const_unify_ctxt = ConstUnifyCtxt { tcx, param_env };
 
                     // Try to unify with each subtree in the AbstractConst to allow for
                     // `N + 1` being const evaluatable even if theres only a `ConstEvaluatable`
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ pub(super) fn try_unify_abstract_consts<'tcx>(
     (|| {
         if let Some(a) = AbstractConst::new(tcx, a)? {
             if let Some(b) = AbstractConst::new(tcx, b)? {
-                let const_unify_ctxt = ConstUnifyCtxt::new(tcx, param_env);
+                let const_unify_ctxt = ConstUnifyCtxt { tcx, param_env };
                 return Ok(const_unify_ctxt.try_unify(a, b));
             }
         }
@@ -625,22 +625,18 @@ where
     recurse(tcx, ct, &mut f)
 }
 
-pub(super) struct ConstUnifyCtxt<'tcx> {
+struct ConstUnifyCtxt<'tcx> {
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> ConstUnifyCtxt<'tcx> {
-    pub(super) fn new(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>) -> Self {
-        ConstUnifyCtxt { tcx, param_env }
-    }
-
     // Substitutes generics repeatedly to allow AbstractConsts to unify where a
     // ConstKind::Unevalated could be turned into an AbstractConst that would unify e.g.
     // Param(N) should unify with Param(T), substs: [Unevaluated("T2", [Unevaluated("T3", [Param(N)])])]
     #[inline]
     #[instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
-    pub(super) fn try_replace_substs_in_root(
+    fn try_replace_substs_in_root(
         &self,
         mut abstr_const: AbstractConst<'tcx>,
     ) -> Option<AbstractConst<'tcx>> {