diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs
index 9990f4cb3f2ae..f57456949bb5e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ impl<'tcx> RegionInferenceContext<'tcx> {
             }
 
             // Type-test failed. Report the error.
-            let erased_generic_kind = infcx.tcx.erase_regions(type_test.generic_kind);
+            let erased_generic_kind = infcx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(type_test.generic_kind);
 
             // Skip duplicate-ish errors.
             if deduplicate_errors.insert((
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types/mod.rs
index 95c5366a6c8e1..0af636aa734ca 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types/mod.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ fn compute_concrete_types_from_defining_uses<'tcx>(
         //
         // FIXME(-Znext-solver): This isn't necessary after all. We can remove this check again.
         if let Some((prev_decl_key, prev_span)) = decls_modulo_regions.insert(
-            rcx.infcx.tcx.erase_regions(opaque_type_key),
+            rcx.infcx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(opaque_type_key),
             (opaque_type_key, hidden_type.span),
         ) && let Some((arg1, arg2)) = std::iter::zip(
             prev_decl_key.iter_captured_args(infcx.tcx).map(|(_, arg)| arg),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
index 02be78f90b0d6..8c5447fe1e9e7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
         if is_diverging {
             // The signature in this call can reference region variables,
             // so erase them before calling a query.
-            let output_ty = self.tcx().erase_regions(sig.output());
+            let output_ty = self.tcx().erase_and_anonymize_regions(sig.output());
             if !output_ty
                 .is_privately_uninhabited(self.tcx(), self.infcx.typing_env(self.infcx.param_env))
             {
@@ -1986,7 +1986,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
 
             let op_arg_ty = self.normalize(op_arg_ty, term_location);
             let category = if call_source.from_hir_call() {
-                ConstraintCategory::CallArgument(Some(self.infcx.tcx.erase_regions(func_ty)))
+                ConstraintCategory::CallArgument(Some(
+                    self.infcx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(func_ty),
+                ))
             } else {
                 ConstraintCategory::Boring
             };
@@ -2120,7 +2122,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
         // Erase the regions from `ty` to get a global type. The
         // `Sized` bound in no way depends on precise regions, so this
         // shouldn't affect `is_sized`.
-        let erased_ty = tcx.erase_regions(ty);
+        let erased_ty = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty);
         // FIXME(#132279): Using `Ty::is_sized` causes us to incorrectly handle opaques here.
         if !erased_ty.is_sized(tcx, self.infcx.typing_env(self.infcx.param_env)) {
             // in current MIR construction, all non-control-flow rvalue
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/type_of.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/type_of.rs
index 093f902bc3d86..93202483eed81 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/type_of.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/type_of.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LayoutGccExt<'tcx> for TyAndLayout<'tcx> {
 
         // Make sure lifetimes are erased, to avoid generating distinct LLVM
         // types for Rust types that only differ in the choice of lifetimes.
-        let normal_ty = cx.tcx.erase_regions(self.ty);
+        let normal_ty = cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(self.ty);
 
         let mut defer = None;
         let ty = if self.ty != normal_ty {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/debuginfo/metadata.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/debuginfo/metadata.rs
index caa3369f413a8..0d71de21fef02 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/debuginfo/metadata.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/debuginfo/metadata.rs
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ fn build_vtable_type_di_node<'ll, 'tcx>(
 
     let vtable_entries = if let Some(poly_trait_ref) = poly_trait_ref {
         let trait_ref = poly_trait_ref.with_self_ty(tcx, ty);
-        let trait_ref = tcx.erase_regions(trait_ref);
+        let trait_ref = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(trait_ref);
 
         tcx.vtable_entries(trait_ref)
     } else {
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ pub(crate) fn apply_vcall_visibility_metadata<'ll, 'tcx>(
     // Unwrap potential addrspacecast
     let vtable = find_vtable_behind_cast(vtable);
     let trait_ref_self = trait_ref.with_self_ty(cx.tcx, ty);
-    let trait_ref_self = cx.tcx.erase_regions(trait_ref_self);
+    let trait_ref_self = cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(trait_ref_self);
     let trait_def_id = trait_ref_self.def_id;
     let trait_vis = cx.tcx.visibility(trait_def_id);
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/type_of.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/type_of.rs
index 4e7096da502d0..d28ffc4c96e78 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/type_of.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/type_of.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LayoutLlvmExt<'tcx> for TyAndLayout<'tcx> {
 
         // Make sure lifetimes are erased, to avoid generating distinct LLVM
         // types for Rust types that only differ in the choice of lifetimes.
-        let normal_ty = cx.tcx.erase_regions(self.ty);
+        let normal_ty = cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(self.ty);
 
         let mut defer = None;
         let llty = if self.ty != normal_ty {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/traits.rs b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/traits.rs
index e4b5c82853a28..870f9a396ae2b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/traits.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/traits.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl<'tcx, M: Machine<'tcx>> InterpCx<'tcx, M> {
     ) -> InterpResult<'tcx, Pointer<Option<M::Provenance>>> {
         trace!("get_vtable(ty={ty:?}, dyn_ty={dyn_ty:?})");
 
-        let (ty, dyn_ty) = self.tcx.erase_regions((ty, dyn_ty));
+        let (ty, dyn_ty) = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions((ty, dyn_ty));
 
         // All vtables must be monomorphic, bail out otherwise.
         ensure_monomorphic_enough(*self.tcx, ty)?;
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ impl<'tcx, M: Machine<'tcx>> InterpCx<'tcx, M> {
     ) -> &'tcx [VtblEntry<'tcx>] {
         if let Some(trait_) = trait_ {
             let trait_ref = trait_.with_self_ty(*self.tcx, dyn_ty);
-            let trait_ref =
-                self.tcx.erase_regions(self.tcx.instantiate_bound_regions_with_erased(trait_ref));
+            let trait_ref = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(
+                self.tcx.instantiate_bound_regions_with_erased(trait_ref),
+            );
             self.tcx.vtable_entries(trait_ref)
         } else {
             TyCtxt::COMMON_VTABLE_ENTRIES
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
index e6a1f6d8d8bb7..22a9446fd4cf1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ fn check_type_defn<'tcx>(
             let needs_drop_copy = || {
                 packed && {
                     let ty = tcx.type_of(variant.tail().did).instantiate_identity();
-                    let ty = tcx.erase_regions(ty);
+                    let ty = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty);
                     assert!(!ty.has_infer());
                     ty.needs_drop(tcx, wfcx.infcx.typing_env(wfcx.param_env))
                 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/coherence/orphan.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/coherence/orphan.rs
index f707196c81635..621431ae2343c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/coherence/orphan.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/coherence/orphan.rs
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ fn emit_orphan_check_error<'tcx>(
                     of_trait.trait_ref.path.span
                 };
 
-                ty = tcx.erase_regions(ty);
+                ty = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty);
 
                 let is_foreign =
                     !trait_ref.def_id.is_local() && matches!(is_target_ty, IsFirstInputType::No);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs
index 93b82acf6212c..0cf9cb7193f72 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 .map(|header| header.trait_ref.instantiate_identity().self_ty())
                 // We don't care about blanket impls.
                 .filter(|self_ty| !self_ty.has_non_region_param())
-                .map(|self_ty| tcx.erase_regions(self_ty).to_string())
+                .map(|self_ty| tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(self_ty).to_string())
                 .collect()
         };
         // FIXME: also look at `tcx.generics_of(self.item_def_id()).params` any that
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/cast.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/cast.rs
index 3eeb0eac023a9..27540fd1a4382 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/cast.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/cast.rs
@@ -851,8 +851,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CastCheck<'tcx> {
         debug!("check_ptr_ptr_cast m_src={m_src:?} m_dst={m_dst:?}");
         // ptr-ptr cast. metadata must match.
 
-        let src_kind = fcx.tcx.erase_regions(fcx.pointer_kind(m_src.ty, self.span)?);
-        let dst_kind = fcx.tcx.erase_regions(fcx.pointer_kind(m_dst.ty, self.span)?);
+        let src_kind = fcx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(fcx.pointer_kind(m_src.ty, self.span)?);
+        let dst_kind = fcx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(fcx.pointer_kind(m_dst.ty, self.span)?);
 
         // We can't cast if target pointer kind is unknown
         let Some(dst_kind) = dst_kind else {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/suggestions.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/suggestions.rs
index 84ea2ec0f8a43..d7ddbcc8b53b4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/suggestions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/suggestions.rs
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 .infcx
                 .type_implements_trait(
                     clone_trait_def,
-                    [self.tcx.erase_regions(expected_ty)],
+                    [self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(expected_ty)],
                     self.param_env,
                 )
                 .must_apply_modulo_regions()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/inline_asm.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/inline_asm.rs
index b59c1752c25ad..c0cd23be6909d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/inline_asm.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/inline_asm.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InlineAsmCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         if ty.has_non_region_infer() {
             Ty::new_misc_error(self.tcx())
         } else {
-            self.tcx().erase_regions(ty)
+            self.tcx().erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/writeback.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/writeback.rs
index d75bc9edab20a..90301d1b391a0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/writeback.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/writeback.rs
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> WritebackCx<'cx, 'tcx> {
                         format!("unexpected inference variable after writeback: {predicate:?}"),
                     );
                 } else {
-                    let predicate = self.tcx().erase_regions(predicate);
+                    let predicate = self.tcx().erase_and_anonymize_regions(predicate);
                     if cause.has_infer() || cause.has_placeholders() {
                         // We can't use the the obligation cause as it references
                         // information local to this query.
@@ -984,8 +984,8 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> Resolver<'cx, 'tcx> {
         // borrowck, and specifically region constraints will be populated during
         // MIR typeck which is run on the new body.
         //
-        // We're not using `tcx.erase_regions` as that also anonymizes bound variables,
-        // regressing borrowck diagnostics.
+        // We're not using `tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions` as that also
+        // anonymizes bound variables, regressing borrowck diagnostics.
         value = fold_regions(tcx, value, |_, _| tcx.lifetimes.re_erased);
 
         // Normalize consts in writeback, because GCE doesn't normalize eagerly.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/test_type_match.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/test_type_match.rs
index bfdd282d7e11d..f06eb58a371c2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/test_type_match.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/test_type_match.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub(super) fn can_match_erased_ty<'tcx>(
     erased_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
 ) -> bool {
     assert!(!outlives_predicate.has_escaping_bound_vars());
-    let erased_outlives_predicate = tcx.erase_regions(outlives_predicate);
+    let erased_outlives_predicate = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(outlives_predicate);
     let outlives_ty = erased_outlives_predicate.skip_binder().0;
     if outlives_ty == erased_ty {
         // pointless micro-optimization
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/verify.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/verify.rs
index 69feecfe30a49..f67b99cb3f846 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/verify.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/verify.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> VerifyBoundCx<'cx, 'tcx> {
         &self,
         alias_ty: ty::AliasTy<'tcx>,
     ) -> Vec<ty::PolyTypeOutlivesPredicate<'tcx>> {
-        let erased_alias_ty = self.tcx.erase_regions(alias_ty.to_ty(self.tcx));
+        let erased_alias_ty = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(alias_ty.to_ty(self.tcx));
         self.declared_generic_bounds_from_env_for_erased_ty(erased_alias_ty)
     }
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> VerifyBoundCx<'cx, 'tcx> {
             }
 
             let p_ty = p.to_ty(tcx);
-            let erased_p_ty = self.tcx.erase_regions(p_ty);
+            let erased_p_ty = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(p_ty);
             (erased_p_ty == erased_ty).then_some(ty::Binder::dummy(ty::OutlivesPredicate(p_ty, r)))
         }));
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/deref_into_dyn_supertrait.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/deref_into_dyn_supertrait.rs
index 943fcc0801b1e..e1c51ff829907 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/deref_into_dyn_supertrait.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/deref_into_dyn_supertrait.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DerefIntoDynSupertrait {
         {
             // erase regions in self type for better diagnostic presentation
             let (self_ty, target_principal, supertrait_principal) =
-                tcx.erase_regions((self_ty, target_principal, supertrait_principal));
+                tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions((self_ty, target_principal, supertrait_principal));
             let label2 = tcx
                 .associated_items(item.owner_id)
                 .find_by_ident_and_kind(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/for_loops_over_fallibles.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/for_loops_over_fallibles.rs
index a56b753bda726..9e1fc59817119 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/for_loops_over_fallibles.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/for_loops_over_fallibles.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ fn suggest_question_mark<'tcx>(
         cause,
         param_env,
         // Erase any region vids from the type, which may not be resolved
-        infcx.tcx.erase_regions(ty),
+        infcx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty),
         into_iterator_did,
     );
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
index a72b802eb5d13..88527fa2e6e78 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for VariantSizeDifferences {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, it: &hir::Item<'_>) {
         if let hir::ItemKind::Enum(_, _, ref enum_definition) = it.kind {
             let t = cx.tcx.type_of(it.owner_id).instantiate_identity();
-            let ty = cx.tcx.erase_regions(t);
+            let ty = cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(t);
             let Ok(layout) = cx.layout_of(ty) else { return };
             let Variants::Multiple { tag_encoding: TagEncoding::Direct, tag, variants, .. } =
                 &layout.variants
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/queries.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/queries.rs
index e25f35c59c286..ecf35d9dd6d7e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/queries.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/queries.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
         let instance = ty::Instance::new_raw(def_id, args);
         let cid = GlobalId { instance, promoted: None };
         let typing_env = ty::TypingEnv::post_analysis(self, def_id);
-        let inputs = self.erase_regions(typing_env.as_query_input(cid));
+        let inputs = self.erase_and_anonymize_regions(typing_env.as_query_input(cid));
         self.eval_to_allocation_raw(inputs)
     }
 
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     ) -> EvalToConstValueResult<'tcx> {
         // Const-eval shouldn't depend on lifetimes at all, so we can erase them, which should
         // improve caching of queries.
-        let inputs =
-            self.erase_regions(typing_env.with_post_analysis_normalized(self).as_query_input(cid));
+        let inputs = self.erase_and_anonymize_regions(
+            typing_env.with_post_analysis_normalized(self).as_query_input(cid),
+        );
         if !span.is_dummy() {
             // The query doesn't know where it is being invoked, so we need to fix the span.
             self.at(span).eval_to_const_value_raw(inputs).map_err(|e| e.with_span(span))
@@ -192,8 +193,9 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     ) -> ConstToValTreeResult<'tcx> {
         // Const-eval shouldn't depend on lifetimes at all, so we can erase them, which should
         // improve caching of queries.
-        let inputs =
-            self.erase_regions(typing_env.with_post_analysis_normalized(self).as_query_input(cid));
+        let inputs = self.erase_and_anonymize_regions(
+            typing_env.with_post_analysis_normalized(self).as_query_input(cid),
+        );
         debug!(?inputs);
         let res = if !span.is_dummy() {
             // The query doesn't know where it is being invoked, so we need to fix the span.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
index 8fba218cc71cd..2aa32dfa0d825 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
@@ -761,9 +761,9 @@ rustc_queries! {
     }
 
     /// Erases regions from `ty` to yield a new type.
-    /// Normally you would just use `tcx.erase_regions(value)`,
+    /// Normally you would just use `tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(value)`,
     /// however, which uses this query as a kind of cache.
-    query erase_regions_ty(ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
+    query erase_and_anonymize_regions_ty(ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
         // This query is not expected to have input -- as a result, it
         // is not a good candidates for "replay" because it is essentially a
         // pure function of its input (and hence the expectation is that
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/abstract_const.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/abstract_const.rs
index c9b9ec771b324..463e4c5880556 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/abstract_const.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/abstract_const.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
                     ty::ConstKind::Unevaluated(uv) => match self.tcx.thir_abstract_const(uv.def) {
                         Err(e) => ty::Const::new_error(self.tcx, e),
                         Ok(Some(bac)) => {
-                            let args = self.tcx.erase_regions(uv.args);
+                            let args = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(uv.args);
                             let bac = bac.instantiate(self.tcx, args);
                             return bac.fold_with(self);
                         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/erase_regions.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/erase_regions.rs
index f4fead7e9526d..74b4adda7fdd4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/erase_regions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/erase_regions.rs
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@ use crate::ty::{
 };
 
 pub(super) fn provide(providers: &mut Providers) {
-    *providers = Providers { erase_regions_ty, ..*providers };
+    *providers = Providers { erase_and_anonymize_regions_ty, ..*providers };
 }
 
-fn erase_regions_ty<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
+fn erase_and_anonymize_regions_ty<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
     // N.B., use `super_fold_with` here. If we used `fold_with`, it
-    // could invoke the `erase_regions_ty` query recursively.
-    ty.super_fold_with(&mut RegionEraserVisitor { tcx })
+    // could invoke the `erase_and_anonymize_regions_ty` query recursively.
+    ty.super_fold_with(&mut RegionEraserAndAnonymizerVisitor { tcx })
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
-    /// Returns an equivalent value with all free regions removed (note
-    /// that late-bound regions remain, because they are important for
-    /// subtyping, but they are anonymized and normalized as well)..
-    pub fn erase_regions<T>(self, value: T) -> T
+    /// Returns an equivalent value with all free regions removed and
+    /// bound regions anonymized. (note that bound regions are important
+    /// for subtyping and generally type equality so *cannot* be removed)
+    pub fn erase_and_anonymize_regions<T>(self, value: T) -> T
     where
         T: TypeFoldable<TyCtxt<'tcx>>,
     {
@@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
         if !value.has_type_flags(TypeFlags::HAS_BINDER_VARS | TypeFlags::HAS_FREE_REGIONS) {
             return value;
         }
-        debug!("erase_regions({:?})", value);
-        let value1 = value.fold_with(&mut RegionEraserVisitor { tcx: self });
-        debug!("erase_regions = {:?}", value1);
+        debug!("erase_and_anonymize_regions({:?})", value);
+        let value1 = value.fold_with(&mut RegionEraserAndAnonymizerVisitor { tcx: self });
+        debug!("erase_and_anonymize_regions = {:?}", value1);
         value1
     }
 }
 
-struct RegionEraserVisitor<'tcx> {
+struct RegionEraserAndAnonymizerVisitor<'tcx> {
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
 }
 
-impl<'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for RegionEraserVisitor<'tcx> {
+impl<'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for RegionEraserAndAnonymizerVisitor<'tcx> {
     fn cx(&self) -> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
         self.tcx
     }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for RegionEraserVisitor<'tcx> {
         } else if ty.has_infer() {
             ty.super_fold_with(self)
         } else {
-            self.tcx.erase_regions_ty(ty)
+            self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions_ty(ty)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs
index 3a51f79f12169..e76993e0542bd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/instance.rs
@@ -544,7 +544,9 @@ impl<'tcx> Instance<'tcx> {
 
         // All regions in the result of this query are erased, so it's
         // fine to erase all of the input regions.
-        tcx.resolve_instance_raw(tcx.erase_regions(typing_env.as_query_input((def_id, args))))
+        tcx.resolve_instance_raw(
+            tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(typing_env.as_query_input((def_id, args))),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn expect_resolve(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs
index aed94f9aa04d8..2114d080dfa43 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,10 @@ impl<'tcx> SizeSkeleton<'tcx> {
                 match tail.kind() {
                     ty::Param(_) | ty::Alias(ty::Projection | ty::Inherent, _) => {
                         debug_assert!(tail.has_non_region_param());
-                        Ok(SizeSkeleton::Pointer { non_zero, tail: tcx.erase_regions(tail) })
+                        Ok(SizeSkeleton::Pointer {
+                            non_zero,
+                            tail: tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(tail),
+                        })
                     }
                     ty::Error(guar) => {
                         // Fixes ICE #124031
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/normalize_erasing_regions.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
index f2a4a5a4ecf78..69c1eb9b34543 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
 
         // Erase first before we do the real query -- this keeps the
         // cache from being too polluted.
-        let value = self.erase_regions(value);
+        let value = self.erase_and_anonymize_regions(value);
         debug!(?value);
 
         if !value.has_aliases() {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
 
         // Erase first before we do the real query -- this keeps the
         // cache from being too polluted.
-        let value = self.erase_regions(value);
+        let value = self.erase_and_anonymize_regions(value);
         debug!(?value);
 
         if !value.has_aliases() {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
index 74caee7336a5f..05c812b6f9050 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
@@ -1436,8 +1436,8 @@ pub trait PrettyPrinter<'tcx>: Printer<'tcx> + fmt::Write {
                                 // anonymized regions, but the super projections can still
                                 // contain named regions. So we erase and anonymize everything
                                 // here to compare the types modulo regions below.
-                                let proj = p.tcx().erase_regions(proj);
-                                let super_proj = p.tcx().erase_regions(super_proj);
+                                let proj = p.tcx().erase_and_anonymize_regions(proj);
+                                let super_proj = p.tcx().erase_and_anonymize_regions(super_proj);
 
                                 proj == super_proj
                             });
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
index a7d07adf78f02..3b14e0256db28 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
@@ -131,10 +131,9 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// Creates a hash of the type `Ty` which will be the same no matter what crate
     /// context it's calculated within. This is used by the `type_id` intrinsic.
     pub fn type_id_hash(self, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Hash128 {
-        // We want the type_id be independent of the types free regions, so we
-        // erase them. The erase_regions() call will also anonymize bound
-        // regions, which is desirable too.
-        let ty = self.erase_regions(ty);
+        // We don't have region information, so we erase all free regions. Equal types
+        // must have the same `TypeId`, so we must anonymize all bound regions as well.
+        let ty = self.erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty);
 
         self.with_stable_hashing_context(|mut hcx| {
             let mut hasher = StableHasher::new();
@@ -1309,7 +1308,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Ty<'tcx> {
                 debug_assert!(!typing_env.param_env.has_infer());
                 let query_ty = tcx
                     .try_normalize_erasing_regions(typing_env, query_ty)
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| tcx.erase_regions(query_ty));
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(query_ty));
 
                 tcx.needs_drop_raw(typing_env.as_query_input(query_ty))
             }
@@ -1346,7 +1345,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Ty<'tcx> {
                 debug_assert!(!typing_env.has_infer());
                 let query_ty = tcx
                     .try_normalize_erasing_regions(typing_env, query_ty)
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| tcx.erase_regions(query_ty));
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(query_ty));
 
                 tcx.needs_async_drop_raw(typing_env.as_query_input(query_ty))
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/vtable.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/vtable.rs
index 6fc19c82342f9..e2f09fdcb4b43 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/vtable.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/vtable.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub(super) fn vtable_allocation_provider<'tcx>(
 
     let vtable_entries = if let Some(poly_trait_ref) = poly_trait_ref {
         let trait_ref = poly_trait_ref.with_self_ty(tcx, ty);
-        let trait_ref = tcx.erase_regions(trait_ref);
+        let trait_ref = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(trait_ref);
 
         tcx.vtable_entries(trait_ref)
     } else {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/check_tail_calls.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/check_tail_calls.rs
index e0cbe8519edd5..d40c77d145f47 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/check_tail_calls.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/check_tail_calls.rs
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ impl<'tcx> TailCallCkVisitor<'_, 'tcx> {
                 "`become` outside of functions should have been disallowed by hir_typeck"
             )
         };
-        // While the `caller_sig` does have its regions erased, it does not have its
-        // binders anonymized. We call `erase_regions` once again to anonymize any binders
+        // While the `caller_sig` does have its free regions erased, it does not have its
+        // binders anonymized. We call `erase_and_anonymize_regions` once again to anonymize any binders
         // within the signature, such as in function pointer or `dyn Trait` args.
-        let caller_sig = self.tcx.erase_regions(caller_sig);
+        let caller_sig = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(caller_sig);
 
         let ExprKind::Scope { value, .. } = call.kind else {
             span_bug!(call.span, "expected scope, found: {call:?}")
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs
index 81b0e21a5f55a..0b9bc018a09b3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs
@@ -792,10 +792,9 @@ impl<'tcx> ThirBuildCx<'tcx> {
                             let ty = self.typeck_results.node_type(anon_const.hir_id);
                             let did = anon_const.def_id.to_def_id();
                             let typeck_root_def_id = tcx.typeck_root_def_id(did);
-                            let parent_args = tcx.erase_regions(GenericArgs::identity_for_item(
-                                tcx,
-                                typeck_root_def_id,
-                            ));
+                            let parent_args = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(
+                                GenericArgs::identity_for_item(tcx, typeck_root_def_id),
+                            );
                             let args =
                                 InlineConstArgs::new(tcx, InlineConstArgsParts { parent_args, ty })
                                     .args;
@@ -831,8 +830,10 @@ impl<'tcx> ThirBuildCx<'tcx> {
                 let ty = self.typeck_results.node_type(anon_const.hir_id);
                 let did = anon_const.def_id.to_def_id();
                 let typeck_root_def_id = tcx.typeck_root_def_id(did);
-                let parent_args =
-                    tcx.erase_regions(GenericArgs::identity_for_item(tcx, typeck_root_def_id));
+                let parent_args = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(GenericArgs::identity_for_item(
+                    tcx,
+                    typeck_root_def_id,
+                ));
                 let args = InlineConstArgs::new(tcx, InlineConstArgsParts { parent_args, ty }).args;
 
                 ExprKind::ConstBlock { did, args }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/const_to_pat.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/const_to_pat.rs
index d46c4678bcf7d..6316ccf1b8c5b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/const_to_pat.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/const_to_pat.rs
@@ -105,9 +105,11 @@ impl<'tcx> ConstToPat<'tcx> {
         //
         // FIXME: `const_eval_resolve_for_typeck` should probably just modify the env itself
         // instead of having this logic here
-        let typing_env =
-            self.tcx.erase_regions(self.typing_env).with_post_analysis_normalized(self.tcx);
-        let uv = self.tcx.erase_regions(uv);
+        let typing_env = self
+            .tcx
+            .erase_and_anonymize_regions(self.typing_env)
+            .with_post_analysis_normalized(self.tcx);
+        let uv = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(uv);
 
         // try to resolve e.g. associated constants to their definition on an impl, and then
         // evaluate the const.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/value_analysis.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/value_analysis.rs
index 9a00831dc012b..bf5ec8f459e61 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/value_analysis.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/value_analysis.rs
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ pub fn iter_fields<'tcx>(
                     let field_ty = f_def.ty(tcx, args);
                     let field_ty = tcx
                         .try_normalize_erasing_regions(typing_env, field_ty)
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|_| tcx.erase_regions(field_ty));
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|_| tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(field_ty));
                     f(variant, f_index.into(), field_ty);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/add_subtyping_projections.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/add_subtyping_projections.rs
index 92ee80eaa353e..be4f84d64d03f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/add_subtyping_projections.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/add_subtyping_projections.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MutVisitor<'tcx> for SubTypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
         let mut rval_ty = rvalue.ty(self.local_decls, self.tcx);
         // Not erasing this causes `Free Regions` errors in validator,
         // when rval is `ReStatic`.
-        rval_ty = self.tcx.erase_regions(rval_ty);
-        place_ty = self.tcx.erase_regions(place_ty);
+        rval_ty = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(rval_ty);
+        place_ty = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(place_ty);
         if place_ty != rval_ty {
             let temp = self
                 .patcher
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/promote_consts.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/promote_consts.rs
index 462ddfa3dd3ca..9ea2eb4f25d91 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/promote_consts.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/promote_consts.rs
@@ -875,7 +875,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Promoter<'a, 'tcx> {
             let mut promoted_operand = |ty, span| {
                 promoted.span = span;
                 promoted.local_decls[RETURN_PLACE] = LocalDecl::new(ty, span);
-                let args = tcx.erase_regions(GenericArgs::identity_for_item(tcx, def));
+                let args =
+                    tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(GenericArgs::identity_for_item(tcx, def));
                 let uneval =
                     mir::UnevaluatedConst { def, args, promoted: Some(next_promoted_index) };
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/collector.rs b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/collector.rs
index cffeb6f980755..77a3b12d19cbf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/collector.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/collector.rs
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ impl<'v> RootCollector<'_, 'v> {
                         ty::Closure(def_id, args)
                         | ty::Coroutine(def_id, args)
                         | ty::CoroutineClosure(def_id, args) => {
-                            Instance::new_raw(def_id, self.tcx.erase_regions(args))
+                            Instance::new_raw(def_id, self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(args))
                         }
                         _ => unreachable!(),
                     };
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs
index 4d9741f1d11cc..95a7ec61868d9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/legacy.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub(super) fn mangle<'tcx>(
 
     // Erase regions because they may not be deterministic when hashed
     // and should not matter anyhow.
-    let instance_ty = tcx.erase_regions(instance_ty);
+    let instance_ty = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(instance_ty);
 
     let hash = get_symbol_hash(tcx, instance, instance_ty, instantiating_crate);
 
@@ -422,7 +422,10 @@ impl<'tcx> Printer<'tcx> for LegacySymbolMangler<'tcx> {
             || &args[..generics.count()]
                 == self
                     .tcx
-                    .erase_regions(ty::GenericArgs::identity_for_item(self.tcx, impl_def_id))
+                    .erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty::GenericArgs::identity_for_item(
+                        self.tcx,
+                        impl_def_id,
+                    ))
                     .as_slice()
         {
             (
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/test.rs b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/test.rs
index 0c6d1495e39cf..50935e7caf33c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/test.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/test.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl SymbolNamesTest<'_> {
             let def_id = def_id.to_def_id();
             let instance = Instance::new_raw(
                 def_id,
-                tcx.erase_regions(GenericArgs::identity_for_item(tcx, def_id)),
+                tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(GenericArgs::identity_for_item(tcx, def_id)),
             );
             let mangled = tcx.symbol_name(instance);
             tcx.dcx().emit_err(TestOutput {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/v0.rs b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/v0.rs
index 0655c2d5e8145..1605b4958ba3d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/v0.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_symbol_mangling/src/v0.rs
@@ -329,7 +329,10 @@ impl<'tcx> Printer<'tcx> for V0SymbolMangler<'tcx> {
             || &args[..generics.count()]
                 == self
                     .tcx
-                    .erase_regions(ty::GenericArgs::identity_for_item(self.tcx, impl_def_id))
+                    .erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty::GenericArgs::identity_for_item(
+                        self.tcx,
+                        impl_def_id,
+                    ))
                     .as_slice()
         {
             (
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Printer<'tcx> for V0SymbolMangler<'tcx> {
             )
         } else {
             assert!(
-                !args.has_non_region_param(),
+                !args.has_non_region_param() && !args.has_free_regions(),
                 "should not be mangling partially substituted \
                 polymorphic instance: {impl_def_id:?} {args:?}"
             );
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/mod.rs
index d3a17232a40d7..d71110521ffa5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/mod.rs
@@ -1616,8 +1616,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             && let Some((e, f)) = values.ty()
             && let TypeError::ArgumentSorts(..) | TypeError::Sorts(_) = terr
         {
-            let e = self.tcx.erase_regions(e);
-            let f = self.tcx.erase_regions(f);
+            let e = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(e);
+            let f = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(f);
             let mut expected = with_forced_trimmed_paths!(e.sort_string(self.tcx));
             let mut found = with_forced_trimmed_paths!(f.sort_string(self.tcx));
             if let ObligationCauseCode::Pattern { span, .. } = cause.code()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/note_and_explain.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/note_and_explain.rs
index 40285e5d0e96c..e042ce84955e7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/note_and_explain.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/note_and_explain.rs
@@ -629,7 +629,11 @@ impl<T> Trait<T> for X {
         let tcx = self.tcx;
 
         // Don't suggest constraining a projection to something containing itself
-        if self.tcx.erase_regions(values.found).contains(self.tcx.erase_regions(values.expected)) {
+        if self
+            .tcx
+            .erase_and_anonymize_regions(values.found)
+            .contains(self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(values.expected))
+        {
             return;
         }
 
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 bc984f30472d9..c82043f022238 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
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 {
                     if let Some(cause) = self
                         .tcx
-                        .diagnostic_hir_wf_check((tcx.erase_regions(obligation.predicate), *wf_loc))
+                        .diagnostic_hir_wf_check((tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(obligation.predicate), *wf_loc))
                     {
                         obligation.cause = cause.clone();
                         span = obligation.cause.span;
@@ -2612,8 +2612,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
 
             // Erase regions because layout code doesn't particularly care about regions.
-            let trait_pred =
-                self.tcx.erase_regions(self.tcx.instantiate_bound_regions_with_erased(trait_pred));
+            let trait_pred = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(
+                self.tcx.instantiate_bound_regions_with_erased(trait_pred),
+            );
 
             let src_and_dst = rustc_transmute::Types {
                 dst: trait_pred.trait_ref.args.type_at(0),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/suggestions.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/suggestions.rs
index f6dbbeb51cab6..cb84d583e6e93 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/suggestions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/suggestions.rs
@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
         // Look for a type inside the coroutine interior that matches the target type to get
         // a span.
-        let target_ty_erased = self.tcx.erase_regions(target_ty);
+        let target_ty_erased = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(target_ty);
         let ty_matches = |ty| -> bool {
             // Careful: the regions for types that appear in the
             // coroutine interior are not generally known, so we
@@ -2454,10 +2454,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             // interior generally contain "bound regions" to
             // represent regions that are part of the suspended
             // coroutine frame. Bound regions are preserved by
-            // `erase_regions` and so we must also call
+            // `erase_and_anonymize_regions` and so we must also call
             // `instantiate_bound_regions_with_erased`.
             let ty_erased = self.tcx.instantiate_bound_regions_with_erased(ty);
-            let ty_erased = self.tcx.erase_regions(ty_erased);
+            let ty_erased = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty_erased);
             let eq = ty_erased == target_ty_erased;
             debug!(?ty_erased, ?target_ty_erased, ?eq);
             eq
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/delegate.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/delegate.rs
index 16f444486a64f..b6bdf1067a35e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/delegate.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/delegate.rs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ impl<'tcx> rustc_next_trait_solver::delegate::SolverDelegate for SolverDelegate<
     ) -> Result<Certainty, NoSolution> {
         // Erase regions because we compute layouts in `rustc_transmute`,
         // which will ICE for region vars.
-        let (dst, src) = self.tcx.erase_regions((dst, src));
+        let (dst, src) = self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions((dst, src));
 
         let Some(assume) = rustc_transmute::Assume::from_const(self.tcx, assume) else {
             return Err(NoSolution);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/dyn_compatibility.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/dyn_compatibility.rs
index 4b493c95d5934..bcd11d6918d9a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/dyn_compatibility.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/dyn_compatibility.rs
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeVisitor<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for IllegalSelfTypeVisitor<'tcx> {
                                     )),
                                 )
                                 .map(|trait_ref| {
-                                    self.tcx.erase_regions(
+                                    self.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(
                                         self.tcx.instantiate_bound_regions_with_erased(trait_ref),
                                     )
                                 })
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
index a9fb16b8000a9..6fefac436994d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ pub fn try_evaluate_const<'tcx>(
                                     let args =
                                         replace_param_and_infer_args_with_placeholder(tcx, uv.args);
                                     let typing_env = infcx
-                                        .typing_env(tcx.erase_regions(param_env))
+                                        .typing_env(tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(param_env))
                                         .with_post_analysis_normalized(tcx);
                                     (args, typing_env)
                                 }
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ pub fn try_evaluate_const<'tcx>(
                         }
                     } else {
                         let typing_env = infcx
-                            .typing_env(tcx.erase_regions(param_env))
+                            .typing_env(tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(param_env))
                             .with_post_analysis_normalized(tcx);
                         (uv.args, typing_env)
                     }
@@ -634,14 +634,14 @@ pub fn try_evaluate_const<'tcx>(
                     }
 
                     let typing_env = infcx
-                        .typing_env(tcx.erase_regions(param_env))
+                        .typing_env(tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(param_env))
                         .with_post_analysis_normalized(tcx);
                     (uv.args, typing_env)
                 }
             };
 
             let uv = ty::UnevaluatedConst::new(uv.def, args);
-            let erased_uv = tcx.erase_regions(uv);
+            let erased_uv = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(uv);
 
             use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::ErrorHandled;
             // FIXME: `def_span` will point at the definition of this const; ideally, we'd point at
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/dropck_outlives.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/dropck_outlives.rs
index de40453289979..945ca7c37758f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/dropck_outlives.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/dropck_outlives.rs
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@ pub fn dtorck_constraint_for_ty_inner<'tcx>(
             // Note that we don't care about whether the resume type has any drops since this is
             // redundant; there is no storage for the resume type, so if it is actually stored
             // in the interior, we'll already detect the need for a drop by checking the interior.
-            let typing_env = tcx.erase_regions(typing_env);
+            //
+            // FIXME(@lcnr): Why do we erase regions in the env here? Seems odd
+            let typing_env = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(typing_env);
             let needs_drop = tcx.mir_coroutine_witnesses(def_id).is_some_and(|witness| {
                 witness.field_tys.iter().any(|field| field.ty.needs_drop(tcx, typing_env))
             });
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs
index 7dd3c59edd05f..4b05e2cc38118 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/codegen.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub(crate) fn codegen_select_candidate<'tcx>(
     }
 
     let impl_source = infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible(impl_source);
-    let impl_source = tcx.erase_regions(impl_source);
+    let impl_source = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(impl_source);
     if impl_source.has_non_region_infer() {
         // Unused generic types or consts on an impl get replaced with inference vars,
         // but never resolved, causing the return value of a query to contain inference
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/normalize_erasing_regions.rs b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
index c1b848a2e79da..c98b56abe9c1d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_traits/src/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_traits/src/normalize_erasing_regions.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn try_normalize_after_erasing_regions<'tcx, T: TypeFoldable<TyCtxt<'tcx>> + Par
             // fresh `InferCtxt`. If this assert does trigger, it will give
             // us a test case.
             debug_assert_eq!(normalized_value, resolved_value);
-            let erased = infcx.tcx.erase_regions(resolved_value);
+            let erased = infcx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(resolved_value);
             debug_assert!(!erased.has_infer(), "{erased:?}");
             Ok(erased)
         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/layout/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/layout/mod.rs
index acbce258f39be..4e548ff8fe20c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/layout/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/layout/mod.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ pub mod rustc {
         ty: Ty<'tcx>,
     ) -> Result<Layout<'tcx>, &'tcx LayoutError<'tcx>> {
         use rustc_middle::ty::layout::LayoutOf;
-        let ty = cx.tcx().erase_regions(ty);
+        let ty = cx.tcx().erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty);
         cx.layout_of(ty).map(|tl| tl.layout)
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/layout/tree.rs b/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/layout/tree.rs
index 3f83b4d50aad5..d7ea26a2ab1d0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/layout/tree.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/layout/tree.rs
@@ -426,24 +426,23 @@ pub(crate) mod rustc {
             assert!(def.is_enum());
 
             // Computes the layout of a variant.
-            let layout_of_variant =
-                |index, encoding: Option<TagEncoding<VariantIdx>>| -> Result<Self, Err> {
-                    let variant_layout = ty_variant(cx, (ty, layout), index);
-                    if variant_layout.is_uninhabited() {
-                        return Ok(Self::uninhabited());
-                    }
-                    let tag = cx.tcx().tag_for_variant(
-                        cx.typing_env.as_query_input((cx.tcx().erase_regions(ty), index)),
-                    );
-                    let variant_def = Def::Variant(def.variant(index));
-                    Self::from_variant(
-                        variant_def,
-                        tag.map(|tag| (tag, index, encoding.unwrap())),
-                        (ty, variant_layout),
-                        layout.size,
-                        cx,
-                    )
-                };
+            let layout_of_variant = |index, encoding: Option<_>| -> Result<Self, Err> {
+                let variant_layout = ty_variant(cx, (ty, layout), index);
+                if variant_layout.is_uninhabited() {
+                    return Ok(Self::uninhabited());
+                }
+                let tag = cx.tcx().tag_for_variant(
+                    cx.typing_env.as_query_input((cx.tcx().erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty), index)),
+                );
+                let variant_def = Def::Variant(def.variant(index));
+                Self::from_variant(
+                    variant_def,
+                    tag.map(|tag| (tag, index, encoding.unwrap())),
+                    (ty, variant_layout),
+                    layout.size,
+                    cx,
+                )
+            };
 
             match layout.variants() {
                 Variants::Empty => Ok(Self::uninhabited()),
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@ pub(crate) mod rustc {
         (ty, layout): (Ty<'tcx>, Layout<'tcx>),
         i: VariantIdx,
     ) -> Layout<'tcx> {
-        let ty = cx.tcx().erase_regions(ty);
+        let ty = cx.tcx().erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty);
         TyAndLayout { ty, layout }.for_variant(&cx, i).layout
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/instance.rs b/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/instance.rs
index 5c3f7d491a574..e28ebaabc0a1f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/instance.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/instance.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ fn resolve_associated_item<'tcx>(
                 args,
                 leaf_def.defining_node,
             );
-            let args = infcx.tcx.erase_regions(args);
+            let args = infcx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(args);
 
             // HACK: We may have overlapping `dyn Trait` built-in impls and
             // user-provided blanket impls. Detect that case here, and return
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ fn resolve_associated_item<'tcx>(
                 return Err(guar);
             }
 
-            let args = tcx.erase_regions(args);
+            let args = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(args);
 
             // We check that the impl item is compatible with the trait item
             // because otherwise we may ICE in const eval due to type mismatches,
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ fn resolve_associated_item<'tcx>(
                     assert_eq!(name, sym::clone_from);
 
                     // Use the default `fn clone_from` from `trait Clone`.
-                    let args = tcx.erase_regions(rcvr_args);
+                    let args = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(rcvr_args);
                     Some(ty::Instance::new_raw(trait_item_id, args))
                 }
             } else if tcx.is_lang_item(trait_ref.def_id, LangItem::FnPtrTrait) {
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ fn resolve_associated_item<'tcx>(
             } else if tcx.is_lang_item(trait_ref.def_id, LangItem::TransmuteTrait) {
                 let name = tcx.item_name(trait_item_id);
                 assert_eq!(name, sym::transmute);
-                let args = tcx.erase_regions(rcvr_args);
+                let args = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(rcvr_args);
                 Some(ty::Instance::new_raw(trait_item_id, args))
             } else {
                 Instance::try_resolve_item_for_coroutine(tcx, trait_item_id, trait_id, rcvr_args)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/visit.rs b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/visit.rs
index 5104484e9c432..6e62e1031a969 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/visit.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/visit.rs
@@ -398,9 +398,9 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for HasTypeFlagsVisitor {
 // looks, particular for `Ty`/`Predicate` where it's just a field access.
 //
 // N.B. The only case where this isn't totally true is binders, which also
-// add `HAS_{RE,TY,CT}_LATE_BOUND` flag depending on the *bound variables* that
+// add `HAS_BINDER_VARS` flag depending on the *bound variables* that
 // are present, regardless of whether those bound variables are used. This
-// is important for anonymization of binders in `TyCtxt::erase_regions`. We
+// is important for anonymization of binders in `TyCtxt::erase_and_anonymize_regions`. We
 // specifically detect this case in `visit_binder`.
 impl<I: Interner> TypeVisitor<I> for HasTypeFlagsVisitor {
     type Result = ControlFlow<FoundFlags>;
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/dereference.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/dereference.rs
index 9aa2f3cf0a5b7..9645a26a68ae1 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/dereference.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/dereference.rs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Dereferencing<'tcx> {
                                 //   priority.
                                 if let Some(fn_id) = typeck.type_dependent_def_id(hir_id)
                                     && let Some(trait_id) = cx.tcx.trait_of_assoc(fn_id)
-                                    && let arg_ty = cx.tcx.erase_regions(adjusted_ty)
+                                    && let arg_ty = cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(adjusted_ty)
                                     && let ty::Ref(_, sub_ty, _) = *arg_ty.kind()
                                     && let args =
                                         typeck.node_args_opt(hir_id).map(|args| &args[1..]).unwrap_or_default()
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/loops/explicit_iter_loop.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/loops/explicit_iter_loop.rs
index 010652e1cb902..6ce7f0b1f0bc9 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/loops/explicit_iter_loop.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/loops/explicit_iter_loop.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ fn is_ref_iterable<'tcx>(
 
         let res_ty = cx
             .tcx
-            .erase_regions(EarlyBinder::bind(req_res_ty).instantiate(cx.tcx, typeck.node_args(call_expr.hir_id)));
+            .erase_and_anonymize_regions(EarlyBinder::bind(req_res_ty).instantiate(cx.tcx, typeck.node_args(call_expr.hir_id)));
         let mutbl = if let ty::Ref(_, _, mutbl) = *req_self_ty.kind() {
             Some(mutbl)
         } else {
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/only_used_in_recursion.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/only_used_in_recursion.rs
index a42763172f565..809a6728e1280 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/only_used_in_recursion.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/only_used_in_recursion.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for OnlyUsedInRecursion {
                 {
                     (
                         trait_item_id,
-                        FnKind::ImplTraitFn(std::ptr::from_ref(cx.tcx.erase_regions(trait_ref.args)) as usize),
+                        FnKind::ImplTraitFn(std::ptr::from_ref(cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(trait_ref.args)) as usize),
                         usize::from(sig.decl.implicit_self.has_implicit_self()),
                     )
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_ref_to_ref.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_ref_to_ref.rs
index 3842c4eb60e82..6aeb22d41a7d7 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_ref_to_ref.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_ref_to_ref.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
                 Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
             );
             triggered = true;
-        } else if (cx.tcx.erase_regions(from_ty) != cx.tcx.erase_regions(to_ty)) && !const_context {
+        } else if (cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(from_ty) != cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(to_ty)) && !const_context {
             span_lint_and_then(
                 cx,
                 TRANSMUTE_PTR_TO_PTR,
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_undefined_repr.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_undefined_repr.rs
index 26323af312288..3e6aae475ecce 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_undefined_repr.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_undefined_repr.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
     from_ty_orig: Ty<'tcx>,
     to_ty_orig: Ty<'tcx>,
 ) -> bool {
-    let mut from_ty = cx.tcx.erase_regions(from_ty_orig);
-    let mut to_ty = cx.tcx.erase_regions(to_ty_orig);
+    let mut from_ty = cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(from_ty_orig);
+    let mut to_ty = cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(to_ty_orig);
 
     while from_ty != to_ty {
         let reduced_tys = reduce_refs(cx, from_ty, to_ty);
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/useless_conversion.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/useless_conversion.rs
index 70ae982a4458b..e45f884cfcbcf 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/useless_conversion.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/useless_conversion.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn into_iter_bound<'tcx>(
             if tr.def_id() == into_iter_did {
                 into_iter_span = Some(*span);
             } else {
-                let tr = cx.tcx.erase_regions(tr);
+                let tr = cx.tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(tr);
                 if tr.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
                     return None;
                 }
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/ty/mod.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/ty/mod.rs
index 8e302f9d2ad12..9f77a1c4d9b62 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/ty/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/ty/mod.rs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ pub fn implements_trait_with_env_from_iter<'tcx>(
         let _ = tcx.hir_body_owner_kind(callee_id);
     }
 
-    let ty = tcx.erase_regions(ty);
+    let ty = tcx.erase_and_anonymize_regions(ty);
     if ty.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
         return false;
     }