diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/format_push_string.rs b/clippy_lints/src/format_push_string.rs
index d05c5a01f41ce..c6f03c3a7cf9a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/format_push_string.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/format_push_string.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_then;
 use clippy_utils::ty::is_type_lang_item;
-use clippy_utils::{higher, match_def_path, paths};
+use clippy_utils::higher;
 use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind, LangItem, MatchSource};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::declare_lint_pass;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for FormatPushString {
         let arg = match expr.kind {
             ExprKind::MethodCall(_, _, [arg], _) => {
                 if let Some(fn_def_id) = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id)
-                    && match_def_path(cx, fn_def_id, &paths::PUSH_STR)
+                    && cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::string_push_str, fn_def_id)
                 {
                     arg
                 } else {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/single_char_add_str.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/single_char_add_str.rs
index 81450fd8c6c3c..ccdf5529d537a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/single_char_add_str.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/single_char_add_str.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use crate::methods::{single_char_insert_string, single_char_push_string};
-use clippy_utils::{match_def_path, paths};
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_lint::LateContext;
+use rustc_span::sym;
 
 pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>, receiver: &hir::Expr<'_>, args: &[hir::Expr<'_>]) {
     if let Some(fn_def_id) = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id) {
-        if match_def_path(cx, fn_def_id, &paths::PUSH_STR) {
+        if cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::string_push_str, fn_def_id) {
             single_char_push_string::check(cx, expr, receiver, args);
-        } else if match_def_path(cx, fn_def_id, &paths::INSERT_STR) {
+        } else if cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::string_insert_str, fn_def_id) {
             single_char_insert_string::check(cx, expr, receiver, args);
         }
     }
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs b/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
index 5e8157ac0c302..64540637cdbfb 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/paths.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ pub const HASHSET_ITER_TY: [&str; 5] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "set", "It
 pub const HASHSET_DRAIN: [&str; 5] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "set", "Drain"];
 pub const IDENT: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Ident"];
 pub const IDENT_AS_STR: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Ident", "as_str"];
-pub const INSERT_STR: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "String", "insert_str"];
 pub const ITERTOOLS_NEXT_TUPLE: [&str; 3] = ["itertools", "Itertools", "next_tuple"];
 pub const KW_MODULE: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "kw"];
 pub const LATE_CONTEXT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint", "LateContext"];
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ pub const PARKING_LOT_RWLOCK_READ_GUARD: [&str; 3] = ["lock_api", "rwlock", "RwL
 pub const PARKING_LOT_RWLOCK_WRITE_GUARD: [&str; 3] = ["lock_api", "rwlock", "RwLockWriteGuard"];
 #[cfg_attr(not(unix), allow(clippy::invalid_paths))]
 pub const PERMISSIONS_FROM_MODE: [&str; 6] = ["std", "os", "unix", "fs", "PermissionsExt", "from_mode"];
-pub const PUSH_STR: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "String", "push_str"];
 pub const REGEX_BUILDER_NEW: [&str; 3] = ["regex", "RegexBuilder", "new"];
 pub const REGEX_BYTES_BUILDER_NEW: [&str; 4] = ["regex", "bytes", "RegexBuilder", "new"];
 pub const REGEX_BYTES_NEW: [&str; 4] = ["regex", "bytes", "Regex", "new"];