diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic.rs
index 794502d7aae..bd13c413a4d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic.rs
@@ -647,9 +647,9 @@ impl<'a, G: EmissionGuarantee> Diag<'a, G> {
     #[rustc_lint_diagnostics]
     pub fn note_expected_found(
         &mut self,
-        expected_label: &dyn fmt::Display,
+        expected_label: &str,
         expected: DiagStyledString,
-        found_label: &dyn fmt::Display,
+        found_label: &str,
         found: DiagStyledString,
     ) -> &mut Self {
         self.note_expected_found_extra(
@@ -665,9 +665,9 @@ impl<'a, G: EmissionGuarantee> Diag<'a, G> {
     #[rustc_lint_diagnostics]
     pub fn note_expected_found_extra(
         &mut self,
-        expected_label: &dyn fmt::Display,
+        expected_label: &str,
         expected: DiagStyledString,
-        found_label: &dyn fmt::Display,
+        found_label: &str,
         found: DiagStyledString,
         expected_extra: DiagStyledString,
         found_extra: DiagStyledString,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs
index 55d010e6d34..51214c8e8a4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ impl Subdiagnostic for BuiltinClashingExternSub<'_> {
         expected_str.push(self.expected.fn_sig(self.tcx).to_string(), false);
         let mut found_str = DiagStyledString::new();
         found_str.push(self.found.fn_sig(self.tcx).to_string(), true);
-        diag.note_expected_found(&"", expected_str, &"", found_str);
+        diag.note_expected_found("", expected_str, "", found_str);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/region.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/region.rs
index c7f0a88f951..fcb98f740b0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/region.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/region.rs
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 format!("...so that the {}", sup_trace.cause.as_requirement_str()),
             );
 
-            err.note_expected_found(&"", sup_expected, &"", sup_found);
+            err.note_expected_found("", sup_expected, "", sup_found);
             return if sub_region.is_error() | sup_region.is_error() {
                 err.delay_as_bug()
             } else {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/fulfillment_errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/fulfillment_errors.rs
index a01574f2826..5648021f613 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/fulfillment_errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/fulfillment_errors.rs
@@ -2846,9 +2846,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             // Print type mismatch
             let (expected_args, given_args) = self.cmp(expected_ty, given_ty);
             err.note_expected_found(
-                &"a closure with signature",
+                "a closure with signature",
                 expected_args,
-                &"a closure with signature",
+                "a closure with signature",
                 given_args,
             );
         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/errors.rs
index 9f7bfe5101a..bb4aba9d29e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/errors.rs
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ impl Subdiagnostic for RegionOriginNote<'_> {
                 label_or_note(span, fluent::trait_selection_subtype);
                 diag.arg("requirement", requirement);
 
-                diag.note_expected_found(&"", expected, &"", found);
+                diag.note_expected_found("", expected, "", found);
             }
             RegionOriginNote::WithRequirement { span, requirement, expected_found: None } => {
                 // FIXME: this really should be handled at some earlier stage. Our