diff --git a/src/librustc/dep_graph/dep_node.rs b/src/librustc/dep_graph/dep_node.rs
index 1c71079e94b..fb8678ce93e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/dep_graph/dep_node.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/dep_graph/dep_node.rs
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ pub enum DepNode<D: Clone + Debug> {
     ItemBodyNestedBodies(D),
     ConstIsRvaluePromotableToStatic(D),
     IsMirAvailable(D),
+    ItemAttrs(D),
 }
 
 impl<D: Clone + Debug> DepNode<D> {
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ impl<D: Clone + Debug> DepNode<D> {
             DefSpan(ref d) => op(d).map(DefSpan),
             Stability(ref d) => op(d).map(Stability),
             Deprecation(ref d) => op(d).map(Deprecation),
+            ItemAttrs(ref d) => op(d).map(ItemAttrs),
             ItemBodyNestedBodies(ref d) => op(d).map(ItemBodyNestedBodies),
             ConstIsRvaluePromotableToStatic(ref d) => op(d).map(ConstIsRvaluePromotableToStatic),
             IsMirAvailable(ref d) => op(d).map(IsMirAvailable),
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/cstore.rs b/src/librustc/middle/cstore.rs
index 303c5059e7c..e30b4b2818e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/cstore.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/cstore.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ pub trait CrateStore {
     fn visibility(&self, def: DefId) -> ty::Visibility;
     fn visible_parent_map<'a>(&'a self) -> ::std::cell::Ref<'a, DefIdMap<DefId>>;
     fn item_generics_cloned(&self, def: DefId) -> ty::Generics;
-    fn item_attrs(&self, def_id: DefId) -> Rc<[ast::Attribute]>;
     fn fn_arg_names(&self, did: DefId) -> Vec<ast::Name>;
 
     // trait info
@@ -309,7 +308,6 @@ impl CrateStore for DummyCrateStore {
     }
     fn item_generics_cloned(&self, def: DefId) -> ty::Generics
         { bug!("item_generics_cloned") }
-    fn item_attrs(&self, def_id: DefId) -> Rc<[ast::Attribute]> { bug!("item_attrs") }
     fn fn_arg_names(&self, did: DefId) -> Vec<ast::Name> { bug!("fn_arg_names") }
 
     // trait info
diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/maps.rs b/src/librustc/ty/maps.rs
index 513240a4ec3..948df617867 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/maps.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/maps.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use syntax_pos::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
 use syntax::attr;
+use syntax::ast;
 use syntax::symbol::Symbol;
 
 pub trait Key: Clone + Hash + Eq + Debug {
@@ -334,6 +335,12 @@ impl<'tcx> QueryDescription for queries::deprecation<'tcx> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'tcx> QueryDescription for queries::item_attrs<'tcx> {
+    fn describe(_: TyCtxt, _: DefId) -> String {
+        bug!("item_attrs")
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'tcx> QueryDescription for queries::item_body_nested_bodies<'tcx> {
     fn describe(tcx: TyCtxt, def_id: DefId) -> String {
         format!("nested item bodies of `{}`", tcx.item_path_str(def_id))
@@ -783,6 +790,7 @@ define_maps! { <'tcx>
     [] def_span: DefSpan(DefId) -> Span,
     [] stability: Stability(DefId) -> Option<attr::Stability>,
     [] deprecation: Deprecation(DefId) -> Option<attr::Deprecation>,
+    [] item_attrs: ItemAttrs(DefId) -> Rc<[ast::Attribute]>,
     [] item_body_nested_bodies: ItemBodyNestedBodies(DefId) -> Rc<BTreeMap<hir::BodyId, hir::Body>>,
     [] const_is_rvalue_promotable_to_static: ConstIsRvaluePromotableToStatic(DefId) -> bool,
     [] is_mir_available: IsMirAvailable(DefId) -> bool,
diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs b/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
index 55466b1f36d..3cc250f0814 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> TyCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         if let Some(id) = self.hir.as_local_node_id(did) {
             Attributes::Borrowed(self.hir.attrs(id))
         } else {
-            Attributes::Owned(self.sess.cstore.item_attrs(did))
+            Attributes::Owned(self.item_attrs(did))
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/cstore_impl.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/cstore_impl.rs
index a1794ec2d82..c7a52922e2a 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/cstore_impl.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/cstore_impl.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ provide! { <'tcx> tcx, def_id, cdata
     def_span => { cdata.get_span(def_id.index, &tcx.sess) }
     stability => { cdata.get_stability(def_id.index) }
     deprecation => { cdata.get_deprecation(def_id.index) }
+    item_attrs => { cdata.get_item_attrs(def_id.index) }
     item_body_nested_bodies => {
         let map: BTreeMap<_, _> = cdata.entry(def_id.index).ast.into_iter().flat_map(|ast| {
             ast.decode(cdata).nested_bodies.decode(cdata).map(|body| (body.id(), body))
@@ -145,12 +146,6 @@ impl CrateStore for cstore::CStore {
         self.get_crate_data(def.krate).get_generics(def.index)
     }
 
-    fn item_attrs(&self, def_id: DefId) -> Rc<[ast::Attribute]>
-    {
-        self.dep_graph.read(DepNode::MetaData(def_id));
-        self.get_crate_data(def_id.krate).get_item_attrs(def_id.index)
-    }
-
     fn fn_arg_names(&self, did: DefId) -> Vec<ast::Name>
     {
         // FIXME(#38501) We've skipped a `read` on the `HirBody` of