diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/thir.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/thir.rs
index 0f2504e3d9afee0386b1240cee087a78851e92eb..99d72f70ba68acc5977f571e645ccc4293ece3aa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/thir.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/thir.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub enum StmtKind<'tcx> {
         /// `let <PAT> = ...`
         ///
         /// If a type annotation is included, it is added as an ascription pattern.
-        pattern: Pat<'tcx>,
+        pattern: Box<Pat<'tcx>>,
 
         /// `let pat: ty = <INIT>`
         initializer: Option<ExprId>,
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ pub enum ExprKind<'tcx> {
     },
     Let {
         expr: ExprId,
-        pat: Pat<'tcx>,
+        pat: Box<Pat<'tcx>>,
     },
     /// A `match` expression.
     Match {
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ pub struct FruInfo<'tcx> {
 /// A `match` arm.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, HashStable)]
 pub struct Arm<'tcx> {
-    pub pattern: Pat<'tcx>,
+    pub pattern: Box<Pat<'tcx>>,
     pub guard: Option<Guard<'tcx>>,
     pub body: ExprId,
     pub lint_level: LintLevel,
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ pub struct Arm<'tcx> {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, HashStable)]
 pub enum Guard<'tcx> {
     If(ExprId),
-    IfLet(Pat<'tcx>, ExprId),
+    IfLet(Box<Pat<'tcx>>, ExprId),
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, HashStable)]
@@ -534,19 +534,19 @@ pub enum BindingMode {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, HashStable)]
 pub struct FieldPat<'tcx> {
     pub field: Field,
-    pub pattern: Pat<'tcx>,
+    pub pattern: Box<Pat<'tcx>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, HashStable)]
 pub struct Pat<'tcx> {
     pub ty: Ty<'tcx>,
     pub span: Span,
-    pub kind: Box<PatKind<'tcx>>,
+    pub kind: PatKind<'tcx>,
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> Pat<'tcx> {
     pub fn wildcard_from_ty(ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Self {
-        Pat { ty, span: DUMMY_SP, kind: Box::new(PatKind::Wild) }
+        Pat { ty, span: DUMMY_SP, kind: PatKind::Wild }
     }
 }
 
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ pub enum PatKind<'tcx> {
 
     AscribeUserType {
         ascription: Ascription<'tcx>,
-        subpattern: Pat<'tcx>,
+        subpattern: Box<Pat<'tcx>>,
     },
 
     /// `x`, `ref x`, `x @ P`, etc.
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ pub enum PatKind<'tcx> {
         mode: BindingMode,
         var: LocalVarId,
         ty: Ty<'tcx>,
-        subpattern: Option<Pat<'tcx>>,
+        subpattern: Option<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
         /// Is this the leftmost occurrence of the binding, i.e., is `var` the
         /// `HirId` of this pattern?
         is_primary: bool,
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ pub enum PatKind<'tcx> {
 
     /// `box P`, `&P`, `&mut P`, etc.
     Deref {
-        subpattern: Pat<'tcx>,
+        subpattern: Box<Pat<'tcx>>,
     },
 
     /// One of the following:
@@ -634,22 +634,22 @@ pub enum PatKind<'tcx> {
     /// irrefutable when there is a slice pattern and both `prefix` and `suffix` are empty.
     /// e.g., `&[ref xs @ ..]`.
     Slice {
-        prefix: Vec<Pat<'tcx>>,
-        slice: Option<Pat<'tcx>>,
-        suffix: Vec<Pat<'tcx>>,
+        prefix: Vec<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
+        slice: Option<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
+        suffix: Vec<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
     },
 
     /// Fixed match against an array; irrefutable.
     Array {
-        prefix: Vec<Pat<'tcx>>,
-        slice: Option<Pat<'tcx>>,
-        suffix: Vec<Pat<'tcx>>,
+        prefix: Vec<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
+        slice: Option<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
+        suffix: Vec<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
     },
 
     /// An or-pattern, e.g. `p | q`.
     /// Invariant: `pats.len() >= 2`.
     Or {
-        pats: Vec<Pat<'tcx>>,
+        pats: Vec<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         };
         let mut start_or_comma = || start_or_continue(", ");
 
-        match *self.kind {
+        match self.kind {
             PatKind::Wild => write!(f, "_"),
             PatKind::AscribeUserType { ref subpattern, .. } => write!(f, "{}: _", subpattern),
             PatKind::Binding { mutability, name, mode, ref subpattern, .. } => {
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
                 Ok(())
             }
             PatKind::Variant { ref subpatterns, .. } | PatKind::Leaf { ref subpatterns } => {
-                let variant = match *self.kind {
+                let variant = match self.kind {
                     PatKind::Variant { adt_def, variant_index, .. } => {
                         Some(adt_def.variant(variant_index))
                     }
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
 
                         let mut printed = 0;
                         for p in subpatterns {
-                            if let PatKind::Wild = *p.pattern.kind {
+                            if let PatKind::Wild = p.pattern.kind {
                                 continue;
                             }
                             let name = variant.fields[p.field.index()].name;
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
                 }
                 if let Some(ref slice) = *slice {
                     write!(f, "{}", start_or_comma())?;
-                    match *slice.kind {
+                    match slice.kind {
                         PatKind::Wild => {}
                         _ => write!(f, "{}", slice)?,
                     }
@@ -809,8 +809,8 @@ mod size_asserts {
     static_assert_size!(Block, 56);
     static_assert_size!(Expr<'_>, 64);
     static_assert_size!(ExprKind<'_>, 40);
-    static_assert_size!(Pat<'_>, 24);
+    static_assert_size!(Pat<'_>, 128);
     static_assert_size!(PatKind<'_>, 112);
-    static_assert_size!(Stmt<'_>, 72);
-    static_assert_size!(StmtKind<'_>, 64);
+    static_assert_size!(Stmt<'_>, 56);
+    static_assert_size!(StmtKind<'_>, 48);
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/thir/visit.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/thir/visit.rs
index c5c48a6360925a151a3c50ca3ef457059c6bad8e..5168c2120f43d60cb03338fe5532e39316b9bbeb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/thir/visit.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/thir/visit.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pub fn walk_arm<'a, 'tcx: 'a, V: Visitor<'a, 'tcx>>(visitor: &mut V, arm: &Arm<'
 
 pub fn walk_pat<'a, 'tcx: 'a, V: Visitor<'a, 'tcx>>(visitor: &mut V, pat: &Pat<'tcx>) {
     use PatKind::*;
-    match pat.kind.as_ref() {
+    match &pat.kind {
         AscribeUserType { subpattern, ascription: _ }
         | Deref { subpattern }
         | Binding {
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ pub fn walk_pat<'a, 'tcx: 'a, V: Visitor<'a, 'tcx>>(visitor: &mut V, pat: &Pat<'
                 visitor.visit_pat(&subpattern);
             }
             if let Some(pat) = slice {
-                visitor.visit_pat(pat);
+                visitor.visit_pat(&pat);
             }
             for subpattern in suffix {
                 visitor.visit_pat(&subpattern);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/block.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/block.rs
index d5213dc0e0467869d797370d41ef0d564ccd0957..ef976d6308b50afff2eaf1739c79085818a8c335 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/block.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/block.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ fn ast_block_stmts(
                     lint_level,
                     else_block,
                 } => {
-                    let ignores_expr_result = matches!(*pattern.kind, PatKind::Wild);
+                    let ignores_expr_result = matches!(pattern.kind, PatKind::Wild);
                     this.block_context.push(BlockFrame::Statement { ignores_expr_result });
 
                     // Enter the remainder scope, i.e., the bindings' destruction scope.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fn ast_block_stmts(
                                                 ArmHasGuard(false),
                                                 Some((None, initializer_span)),
                                             );
-                                            this.expr_into_pattern(block, pattern.clone(), init) // irrefutable pattern
+                                            this.expr_into_pattern(block, (**pattern).clone(), init) // irrefutable pattern
                                         }
                                     })
                                 },
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/mod.rs
index 0e5cd6199ac9fb69ec7d3ecd7e23c42c3c483669..72f8034bbc1760f5d07b9f94bef9633b2c4d1fbd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/mod.rs
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ pub(super) fn expr_into_pattern(
         irrefutable_pat: Pat<'tcx>,
         initializer: &Expr<'tcx>,
     ) -> BlockAnd<()> {
-        match *irrefutable_pat.kind {
+        match irrefutable_pat.kind {
             // Optimize the case of `let x = ...` to write directly into `x`
             PatKind::Binding { mode: BindingMode::ByValue, var, subpattern: None, .. } => {
                 let place =
@@ -518,13 +518,10 @@ pub(super) fn expr_into_pattern(
             // broken.
             PatKind::AscribeUserType {
                 subpattern:
-                    Pat {
+                    box Pat {
                         kind:
-                            box PatKind::Binding {
-                                mode: BindingMode::ByValue,
-                                var,
-                                subpattern: None,
-                                ..
+                            PatKind::Binding {
+                                mode: BindingMode::ByValue, var, subpattern: None, ..
                             },
                         ..
                     },
@@ -744,7 +741,7 @@ pub(super) fn visit_primary_bindings(
             "visit_primary_bindings: pattern={:?} pattern_user_ty={:?}",
             pattern, pattern_user_ty
         );
-        match *pattern.kind {
+        match pattern.kind {
             PatKind::Binding {
                 mutability,
                 name,
@@ -1330,7 +1327,7 @@ fn test_candidates_with_or(
 
         // All of the or-patterns have been sorted to the end, so if the first
         // pattern is an or-pattern we only have or-patterns.
-        match *first_candidate.match_pairs[0].pattern.kind {
+        match first_candidate.match_pairs[0].pattern.kind {
             PatKind::Or { .. } => (),
             _ => {
                 self.test_candidates(
@@ -1350,7 +1347,7 @@ fn test_candidates_with_or(
 
         let mut otherwise = None;
         for match_pair in match_pairs {
-            let PatKind::Or { ref pats } = &*match_pair.pattern.kind else {
+            let PatKind::Or { ref pats } = &match_pair.pattern.kind else {
                 bug!("Or-patterns should have been sorted to the end");
             };
             let or_span = match_pair.pattern.span;
@@ -1384,7 +1381,7 @@ fn test_or_pattern<'pat>(
         &mut self,
         candidate: &mut Candidate<'pat, 'tcx>,
         otherwise: &mut Option<BasicBlock>,
-        pats: &'pat [Pat<'tcx>],
+        pats: &'pat [Box<Pat<'tcx>>],
         or_span: Span,
         place: PlaceBuilder<'tcx>,
         fake_borrows: &mut Option<FxIndexSet<Place<'tcx>>>,
@@ -2289,7 +2286,7 @@ pub(crate) fn ast_let_else(
         let else_block_span = self.thir[else_block].span;
         let (matching, failure) = self.in_if_then_scope(remainder_scope, |this| {
             let scrutinee = unpack!(block = this.lower_scrutinee(block, init, initializer_span));
-            let pat = Pat { ty: init.ty, span: else_block_span, kind: Box::new(PatKind::Wild) };
+            let pat = Pat { ty: init.ty, span: else_block_span, kind: PatKind::Wild };
             let mut wildcard = Candidate::new(scrutinee.clone(), &pat, false);
             this.declare_bindings(
                 visibility_scope,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/simplify.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/simplify.rs
index c6298904140c39ef9166191ac078d9b597ba18ed..b9954be377b36547e1ba46a4b8dcdc3babb30703 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/simplify.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/simplify.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub(super) fn simplify_candidate<'pat>(
         loop {
             let match_pairs = mem::take(&mut candidate.match_pairs);
 
-            if let [MatchPair { pattern: Pat { kind: box PatKind::Or { pats }, .. }, place }] =
+            if let [MatchPair { pattern: Pat { kind: PatKind::Or { pats }, .. }, place }] =
                 &*match_pairs
             {
                 existing_bindings.extend_from_slice(&new_bindings);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub(super) fn simplify_candidate<'pat>(
                 // late as possible.
                 candidate
                     .match_pairs
-                    .sort_by_key(|pair| matches!(*pair.pattern.kind, PatKind::Or { .. }));
+                    .sort_by_key(|pair| matches!(pair.pattern.kind, PatKind::Or { .. }));
                 debug!(simplified = ?candidate, "simplify_candidate");
                 return false; // if we were not able to simplify any, done.
             }
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ fn create_or_subcandidates<'pat>(
         &mut self,
         candidate: &Candidate<'pat, 'tcx>,
         place: PlaceBuilder<'tcx>,
-        pats: &'pat [Pat<'tcx>],
+        pats: &'pat [Box<Pat<'tcx>>],
     ) -> Vec<Candidate<'pat, 'tcx>> {
         pats.iter()
-            .map(|pat| {
+            .map(|box pat| {
                 let mut candidate = Candidate::new(place.clone(), pat, candidate.has_guard);
                 self.simplify_candidate(&mut candidate);
                 candidate
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fn simplify_match_pair<'pat>(
         candidate: &mut Candidate<'pat, 'tcx>,
     ) -> Result<(), MatchPair<'pat, 'tcx>> {
         let tcx = self.tcx;
-        match *match_pair.pattern.kind {
+        match match_pair.pattern.kind {
             PatKind::AscribeUserType {
                 ref subpattern,
                 ascription: thir::Ascription { ref annotation, variance },
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ fn simplify_match_pair<'pat>(
                         &mut candidate.match_pairs,
                         &match_pair.place,
                         prefix,
-                        slice.as_ref(),
+                        slice,
                         suffix,
                     );
                     Ok(())
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ fn simplify_match_pair<'pat>(
                     &mut candidate.match_pairs,
                     &match_pair.place,
                     prefix,
-                    slice.as_ref(),
+                    slice,
                     suffix,
                 );
                 Ok(())
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/test.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/test.rs
index 598da80c574aff45ba7d4684fb4d307c86f16dd0..ce85f240603a8fb9f757f1e6e01fc33a6d457339 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/test.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/test.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
     ///
     /// It is a bug to call this with a not-fully-simplified pattern.
     pub(super) fn test<'pat>(&mut self, match_pair: &MatchPair<'pat, 'tcx>) -> Test<'tcx> {
-        match *match_pair.pattern.kind {
+        match match_pair.pattern.kind {
             PatKind::Variant { adt_def, substs: _, variant_index: _, subpatterns: _ } => Test {
                 span: match_pair.pattern.span,
                 kind: TestKind::Switch {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub(super) fn add_cases_to_switch<'pat>(
             return false;
         };
 
-        match *match_pair.pattern.kind {
+        match match_pair.pattern.kind {
             PatKind::Constant { value } => {
                 options
                     .entry(value)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub(super) fn add_variants_to_switch<'pat>(
             return false;
         };
 
-        match *match_pair.pattern.kind {
+        match match_pair.pattern.kind {
             PatKind::Variant { adt_def: _, variant_index, .. } => {
                 // We have a pattern testing for variant `variant_index`
                 // set the corresponding index to true
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ pub(super) fn sort_candidate<'pat>(
         let (match_pair_index, match_pair) =
             candidate.match_pairs.iter().enumerate().find(|&(_, mp)| mp.place == *test_place)?;
 
-        match (&test.kind, &*match_pair.pattern.kind) {
+        match (&test.kind, &match_pair.pattern.kind) {
             // If we are performing a variant switch, then this
             // informs variant patterns, but nothing else.
             (
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ pub(super) fn sort_candidate<'pat>(
                             match_pair_index,
                             candidate,
                             prefix,
-                            slice.as_ref(),
+                            slice,
                             suffix,
                         );
                         Some(0)
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ pub(super) fn sort_candidate<'pat>(
                             match_pair_index,
                             candidate,
                             prefix,
-                            slice.as_ref(),
+                            slice,
                             suffix,
                         );
                         Some(0)
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ pub(super) fn sort_candidate<'pat>(
                 // However, at this point we can still encounter or-patterns that were extracted
                 // from previous calls to `sort_candidate`, so we need to manually address that
                 // case to avoid panicking in `self.test()`.
-                if let PatKind::Or { .. } = &*match_pair.pattern.kind {
+                if let PatKind::Or { .. } = &match_pair.pattern.kind {
                     return None;
                 }
 
@@ -708,9 +708,9 @@ fn candidate_after_slice_test<'pat>(
         &mut self,
         match_pair_index: usize,
         candidate: &mut Candidate<'pat, 'tcx>,
-        prefix: &'pat [Pat<'tcx>],
-        opt_slice: Option<&'pat Pat<'tcx>>,
-        suffix: &'pat [Pat<'tcx>],
+        prefix: &'pat [Box<Pat<'tcx>>],
+        opt_slice: &'pat Option<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
+        suffix: &'pat [Box<Pat<'tcx>>],
     ) {
         let removed_place = candidate.match_pairs.remove(match_pair_index).place;
         self.prefix_slice_suffix(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/util.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/util.rs
index 9a1e98d3bb18ddc8d6b6e646a1de00610ae4ae33..06f24040f7be05d80cbd277c2f41dd947cb235d2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/util.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/util.rs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ pub(crate) fn prefix_slice_suffix<'pat>(
         &mut self,
         match_pairs: &mut SmallVec<[MatchPair<'pat, 'tcx>; 1]>,
         place: &PlaceBuilder<'tcx>,
-        prefix: &'pat [Pat<'tcx>],
-        opt_slice: Option<&'pat Pat<'tcx>>,
-        suffix: &'pat [Pat<'tcx>],
+        prefix: &'pat [Box<Pat<'tcx>>],
+        opt_slice: &'pat Option<Box<Pat<'tcx>>>,
+        suffix: &'pat [Box<Pat<'tcx>>],
     ) {
         let tcx = self.tcx;
         let (min_length, exact_size) = if let Ok(place_resolved) =
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/mod.rs
index 684b228e87fa983ef3b778fe587c41f354fc7c3b..17767f4218c04fdb55c54a15f307a6d523fd406e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/mod.rs
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ fn args_and_body(
             let original_source_scope = self.source_scope;
             let span = pattern.span;
             self.set_correct_source_scope_for_arg(arg.hir_id, original_source_scope, span);
-            match *pattern.kind {
+            match pattern.kind {
                 // Don't introduce extra copies for simple bindings
                 PatKind::Binding {
                     mutability,
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ fn args_and_body(
                         Some((Some(&place), span)),
                     );
                     let place_builder = PlaceBuilder::from(local);
-                    unpack!(block = self.place_into_pattern(block, pattern, place_builder, false));
+                    unpack!(block = self.place_into_pattern(block, *pattern, place_builder, false));
                 }
             }
             self.source_scope = original_source_scope;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/check_unsafety.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/check_unsafety.rs
index bf5a2e7c73fabf8a36ac3e9a01bd0fc8f83cdbdb..495738ebe1c7ac9d392af26ac38f9e4bd6a309c1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/check_unsafety.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/check_unsafety.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ fn visit_block(&mut self, block: &Block) {
 
     fn visit_pat(&mut self, pat: &Pat<'tcx>) {
         if self.in_union_destructure {
-            match *pat.kind {
+            match pat.kind {
                 // binding to a variable allows getting stuff out of variable
                 PatKind::Binding { .. }
                 // match is conditional on having this value
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ fn visit_pat(&mut self, pat: &Pat<'tcx>) {
             }
         };
 
-        match &*pat.kind {
+        match &pat.kind {
             PatKind::Leaf { .. } => {
                 if let ty::Adt(adt_def, ..) = pat.ty.kind() {
                     if adt_def.is_union() {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/block.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/block.rs
index 54c4b9eda70dc16a8115c1a0a9ff8334ed383466..c4e238c7821ea1fda7af160b16403ee189f038c5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/block.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/block.rs
@@ -91,17 +91,17 @@ fn mirror_stmts(
                                     span: ty.span,
                                     inferred_ty: self.typeck_results.node_type(ty.hir_id),
                                 };
-                                pattern = Pat {
+                                pattern = Box::new(Pat {
                                     ty: pattern.ty,
                                     span: pattern.span,
-                                    kind: Box::new(PatKind::AscribeUserType {
+                                    kind: PatKind::AscribeUserType {
                                         ascription: Ascription {
                                             annotation,
                                             variance: ty::Variance::Covariant,
                                         },
                                         subpattern: pattern,
-                                    }),
-                                };
+                                    },
+                                });
                             }
                         }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/mod.rs
index b84a84976c7d9371339158086d26d4c3d472a92b..ae53df1f9b9a4166353f93f22b96d54791dfe52f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/mod.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn new(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, def: ty::WithOptConstParam<LocalDefId>) -> Cx<'tcx> {
     }
 
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
-    pub(crate) fn pattern_from_hir(&mut self, p: &hir::Pat<'_>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
+    pub(crate) fn pattern_from_hir(&mut self, p: &hir::Pat<'_>) -> Box<Pat<'tcx>> {
         let p = match self.tcx.hir().get(p.hir_id) {
             Node::Pat(p) => p,
             node => bug!("pattern became {:?}", node),
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 210d77c66e7002ff4928a9f26e45af4fee5117c8..5af5ce407c6b9e320ad607a74ca920242fcc63c5 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
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub(super) fn const_to_pat(
         id: hir::HirId,
         span: Span,
         mir_structural_match_violation: bool,
-    ) -> Pat<'tcx> {
+    ) -> Box<Pat<'tcx>> {
         self.tcx.infer_ctxt().enter(|infcx| {
             let mut convert = ConstToPat::new(self, id, span, infcx);
             convert.to_pat(cv, mir_structural_match_violation)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn to_pat(
         &mut self,
         cv: mir::ConstantKind<'tcx>,
         mir_structural_match_violation: bool,
-    ) -> Pat<'tcx> {
+    ) -> Box<Pat<'tcx>> {
         trace!(self.treat_byte_string_as_slice);
         // This method is just a wrapper handling a validity check; the heavy lifting is
         // performed by the recursive `recur` method, which is not meant to be
@@ -166,10 +166,12 @@ fn to_pat(
         // level of indirection can be eliminated
 
         let inlined_const_as_pat =
-            self.recur(cv, mir_structural_match_violation).unwrap_or_else(|_| Pat {
-                span: self.span,
-                ty: cv.ty(),
-                kind: Box::new(PatKind::Constant { value: cv }),
+            self.recur(cv, mir_structural_match_violation).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                Box::new(Pat {
+                    span: self.span,
+                    ty: cv.ty(),
+                    kind: PatKind::Constant { value: cv },
+                })
             });
 
         if self.include_lint_checks && !self.saw_const_match_error.get() {
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ fn recur(
         &self,
         cv: mir::ConstantKind<'tcx>,
         mir_structural_match_violation: bool,
-    ) -> Result<Pat<'tcx>, FallbackToConstRef> {
+    ) -> Result<Box<Pat<'tcx>>, FallbackToConstRef> {
         let id = self.id;
         let span = self.span;
         let tcx = self.tcx();
@@ -425,8 +427,8 @@ fn recur(
                     let old = self.behind_reference.replace(true);
                     let array = tcx.deref_mir_constant(self.param_env.and(cv));
                     let val = PatKind::Deref {
-                        subpattern: Pat {
-                            kind: Box::new(PatKind::Array {
+                        subpattern: Box::new(Pat {
+                            kind: PatKind::Array {
                                 prefix: tcx
                                     .destructure_mir_constant(param_env, array)
                                     .fields
@@ -435,10 +437,10 @@ fn recur(
                                     .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?,
                                 slice: None,
                                 suffix: vec![],
-                            }),
+                            },
                             span,
                             ty: *pointee_ty,
-                        },
+                        }),
                     };
                     self.behind_reference.set(old);
                     val
@@ -451,8 +453,8 @@ fn recur(
                     let old = self.behind_reference.replace(true);
                     let array = tcx.deref_mir_constant(self.param_env.and(cv));
                     let val = PatKind::Deref {
-                        subpattern: Pat {
-                            kind: Box::new(PatKind::Slice {
+                        subpattern: Box::new(Pat {
+                            kind: PatKind::Slice {
                                 prefix: tcx
                                     .destructure_mir_constant(param_env, array)
                                     .fields
@@ -461,10 +463,10 @@ fn recur(
                                     .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?,
                                 slice: None,
                                 suffix: vec![],
-                            }),
+                            },
                             span,
                             ty: tcx.mk_slice(elem_ty),
-                        },
+                        }),
                     };
                     self.behind_reference.set(old);
                     val
@@ -598,6 +600,6 @@ fn recur(
             );
         }
 
-        Ok(Pat { span, ty: cv.ty(), kind: Box::new(kind) })
+        Ok(Box::new(Pat { span, ty: cv.ty(), kind }))
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/deconstruct_pat.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/deconstruct_pat.rs
index 8d6f8efb6003f9fd7745b02e331859f14cc3ab77..fdd74d5221dd62cf0e2ddaaee0c20e2a82628e32 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/deconstruct_pat.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/deconstruct_pat.rs
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
 /// Recursively expand this pattern into its subpatterns. Only useful for or-patterns.
 fn expand_or_pat<'p, 'tcx>(pat: &'p Pat<'tcx>) -> Vec<&'p Pat<'tcx>> {
     fn expand<'p, 'tcx>(pat: &'p Pat<'tcx>, vec: &mut Vec<&'p Pat<'tcx>>) {
-        if let PatKind::Or { pats } = pat.kind.as_ref() {
+        if let PatKind::Or { pats } = &pat.kind {
             for pat in pats {
-                expand(pat, vec);
+                expand(&pat, vec);
             }
         } else {
             vec.push(pat)
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ fn to_pat<'tcx>(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
             PatKind::Range(PatRange { lo: lo_const, hi: hi_const, end: RangeEnd::Included })
         };
 
-        Pat { ty, span: DUMMY_SP, kind: Box::new(kind) }
+        Pat { ty, span: DUMMY_SP, kind }
     }
 
     /// Lint on likely incorrect range patterns (#63987)
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ pub(crate) fn from_pat(cx: &MatchCheckCtxt<'p, 'tcx>, pat: &Pat<'tcx>) -> Self {
         let mkpat = |pat| DeconstructedPat::from_pat(cx, pat);
         let ctor;
         let fields;
-        match pat.kind.as_ref() {
+        match &pat.kind {
             PatKind::AscribeUserType { subpattern, .. } => return mkpat(subpattern),
             PatKind::Binding { subpattern: Some(subpat), .. } => return mkpat(subpat),
             PatKind::Binding { subpattern: None, .. } | PatKind::Wild => {
@@ -1342,9 +1342,9 @@ pub(crate) fn from_pat(cx: &MatchCheckCtxt<'p, 'tcx>, pat: &Pat<'tcx>) -> Self {
                         fields = Fields::singleton(cx, pat);
                     }
                     ty::Adt(adt, _) => {
-                        ctor = match pat.kind.as_ref() {
+                        ctor = match pat.kind {
                             PatKind::Leaf { .. } => Single,
-                            PatKind::Variant { variant_index, .. } => Variant(*variant_index),
+                            PatKind::Variant { variant_index, .. } => Variant(variant_index),
                             _ => bug!(),
                         };
                         let variant = &adt.variant(ctor.variant_index_for_adt(*adt));
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ pub(crate) fn from_pat(cx: &MatchCheckCtxt<'p, 'tcx>, pat: &Pat<'tcx>) -> Self {
                     FixedLen(prefix.len() + suffix.len())
                 };
                 ctor = Slice(Slice::new(array_len, kind));
-                fields = Fields::from_iter(cx, prefix.iter().chain(suffix).map(mkpat));
+                fields = Fields::from_iter(cx, prefix.iter().chain(suffix).map(|p| mkpat(&*p)));
             }
             PatKind::Or { .. } => {
                 ctor = Or;
@@ -1442,15 +1442,15 @@ pub(crate) fn from_pat(cx: &MatchCheckCtxt<'p, 'tcx>, pat: &Pat<'tcx>) -> Self {
 
     pub(crate) fn to_pat(&self, cx: &MatchCheckCtxt<'p, 'tcx>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
         let is_wildcard = |pat: &Pat<'_>| {
-            matches!(*pat.kind, PatKind::Binding { subpattern: None, .. } | PatKind::Wild)
+            matches!(pat.kind, PatKind::Binding { subpattern: None, .. } | PatKind::Wild)
         };
-        let mut subpatterns = self.iter_fields().map(|p| p.to_pat(cx));
-        let pat = match &self.ctor {
+        let mut subpatterns = self.iter_fields().map(|p| Box::new(p.to_pat(cx)));
+        let kind = match &self.ctor {
             Single | Variant(_) => match self.ty.kind() {
                 ty::Tuple(..) => PatKind::Leaf {
                     subpatterns: subpatterns
                         .enumerate()
-                        .map(|(i, p)| FieldPat { field: Field::new(i), pattern: p })
+                        .map(|(i, pattern)| FieldPat { field: Field::new(i), pattern })
                         .collect(),
                 },
                 ty::Adt(adt_def, _) if adt_def.is_box() => {
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ pub(crate) fn to_pat(&self, cx: &MatchCheckCtxt<'p, 'tcx>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
                         }
                         let suffix: Vec<_> = subpatterns.collect();
                         let wild = Pat::wildcard_from_ty(self.ty);
-                        PatKind::Slice { prefix, slice: Some(wild), suffix }
+                        PatKind::Slice { prefix, slice: Some(Box::new(wild)), suffix }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ pub(crate) fn to_pat(&self, cx: &MatchCheckCtxt<'p, 'tcx>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
             }
         };
 
-        Pat { ty: self.ty, span: DUMMY_SP, kind: Box::new(pat) }
+        Pat { ty: self.ty, span: DUMMY_SP, kind }
     }
 
     pub(super) fn is_or_pat(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/mod.rs
index a13748a2d474ad1b92e74f24de438222379b376b..c10fc607d1076645314f862f98806c9b603fb61b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/mod.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub(crate) fn pat_from_hir<'a, 'tcx>(
     param_env: ty::ParamEnv<'tcx>,
     typeck_results: &'a ty::TypeckResults<'tcx>,
     pat: &'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>,
-) -> Pat<'tcx> {
+) -> Box<Pat<'tcx>> {
     let mut pcx = PatCtxt::new(tcx, param_env, typeck_results);
     let result = pcx.lower_pattern(pat);
     if !pcx.errors.is_empty() {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub(crate) fn include_lint_checks(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
         self
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn lower_pattern(&mut self, pat: &'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
+    pub(crate) fn lower_pattern(&mut self, pat: &'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>) -> Box<Pat<'tcx>> {
         // When implicit dereferences have been inserted in this pattern, the unadjusted lowered
         // pattern has the type that results *after* dereferencing. For example, in this code:
         //
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ pub(crate) fn lower_pattern(&mut self, pat: &'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
         let unadjusted_pat = self.lower_pattern_unadjusted(pat);
         self.typeck_results.pat_adjustments().get(pat.hir_id).unwrap_or(&vec![]).iter().rev().fold(
             unadjusted_pat,
-            |pat, ref_ty| {
+            |pat: Box<_>, ref_ty| {
                 debug!("{:?}: wrapping pattern with type {:?}", pat, ref_ty);
-                Pat {
+                Box::new(Pat {
                     span: pat.span,
                     ty: *ref_ty,
-                    kind: Box::new(PatKind::Deref { subpattern: pat }),
-                }
+                    kind: PatKind::Deref { subpattern: pat },
+                })
             },
         )
     }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn lower_range_expr(
         expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>,
     ) -> (PatKind<'tcx>, Option<Ascription<'tcx>>) {
         match self.lower_lit(expr) {
-            PatKind::AscribeUserType { ascription, subpattern: Pat { kind: box kind, .. } } => {
+            PatKind::AscribeUserType { ascription, subpattern: box Pat { kind, .. } } => {
                 (kind, Some(ascription))
             }
             kind => (kind, None),
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ fn normalize_range_pattern_ends(
         }
     }
 
-    fn lower_pattern_unadjusted(&mut self, pat: &'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
+    fn lower_pattern_unadjusted(&mut self, pat: &'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>) -> Box<Pat<'tcx>> {
         let mut ty = self.typeck_results.node_type(pat.hir_id);
 
         let kind = match pat.kind {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ fn lower_pattern_unadjusted(&mut self, pat: &'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
                 // constants somewhere. Have them on the range pattern.
                 for end in &[lo, hi] {
                     if let Some((_, Some(ascription))) = end {
-                        let subpattern = Pat { span: pat.span, ty, kind: Box::new(kind) };
+                        let subpattern = Box::new(Pat { span: pat.span, ty, kind });
                         kind =
                             PatKind::AscribeUserType { ascription: ascription.clone(), subpattern };
                     }
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ fn lower_pattern_unadjusted(&mut self, pat: &'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>) -> Pat<'tcx> {
             hir::PatKind::Or(ref pats) => PatKind::Or { pats: self.lower_patterns(pats) },
         };
 
-        Pat { span: pat.span, ty, kind: Box::new(kind) }
+        Box::new(Pat { span: pat.span, ty, kind })
     }
 
     fn lower_tuple_subpats(
@@ -340,11 +340,14 @@ fn lower_tuple_subpats(
             .collect()
     }
 
-    fn lower_patterns(&mut self, pats: &'tcx [hir::Pat<'tcx>]) -> Vec<Pat<'tcx>> {
+    fn lower_patterns(&mut self, pats: &'tcx [hir::Pat<'tcx>]) -> Vec<Box<Pat<'tcx>>> {
         pats.iter().map(|p| self.lower_pattern(p)).collect()
     }
 
-    fn lower_opt_pattern(&mut self, pat: &'tcx Option<&'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>>) -> Option<Pat<'tcx>> {
+    fn lower_opt_pattern(
+        &mut self,
+        pat: &'tcx Option<&'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>>,
+    ) -> Option<Box<Pat<'tcx>>> {
         pat.as_ref().map(|p| self.lower_pattern(p))
     }
 
@@ -441,7 +444,7 @@ fn lower_variant_or_leaf(
                 inferred_ty: self.typeck_results.node_type(hir_id),
             };
             kind = PatKind::AscribeUserType {
-                subpattern: Pat { span, ty, kind: Box::new(kind) },
+                subpattern: Box::new(Pat { span, ty, kind }),
                 ascription: Ascription { annotation, variance: ty::Variance::Covariant },
             };
         }
@@ -453,11 +456,11 @@ fn lower_variant_or_leaf(
     /// it to `const_to_pat`. Any other path (like enum variants without fields)
     /// is converted to the corresponding pattern via `lower_variant_or_leaf`.
     #[instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
-    fn lower_path(&mut self, qpath: &hir::QPath<'_>, id: hir::HirId, span: Span) -> Pat<'tcx> {
+    fn lower_path(&mut self, qpath: &hir::QPath<'_>, id: hir::HirId, span: Span) -> Box<Pat<'tcx>> {
         let ty = self.typeck_results.node_type(id);
         let res = self.typeck_results.qpath_res(qpath, id);
 
-        let pat_from_kind = |kind| Pat { span, ty, kind: Box::new(kind) };
+        let pat_from_kind = |kind| Box::new(Pat { span, ty, kind });
 
         let (def_id, is_associated_const) = match res {
             Res::Def(DefKind::Const, def_id) => (def_id, false),
@@ -509,9 +512,9 @@ fn lower_path(&mut self, qpath: &hir::QPath<'_>, id: hir::HirId, span: Span) ->
                         span,
                         inferred_ty: self.typeck_results().node_type(id),
                     };
-                    Pat {
+                    Box::new(Pat {
                         span,
-                        kind: Box::new(PatKind::AscribeUserType {
+                        kind: PatKind::AscribeUserType {
                             subpattern: pattern,
                             ascription: Ascription {
                                 annotation,
@@ -519,9 +522,9 @@ fn lower_path(&mut self, qpath: &hir::QPath<'_>, id: hir::HirId, span: Span) ->
                                 /// `variance` field documentation for details.
                                 variance: ty::Variance::Contravariant,
                             },
-                        }),
+                        },
                         ty: const_.ty(),
-                    }
+                    })
                 } else {
                     pattern
                 }
@@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ fn lower_inline_const(
                     _ => bug!("Expected either ConstKind::Param or ConstKind::Unevaluated"),
                 }
             }
-            mir::ConstantKind::Val(_, _) => *self.const_to_pat(value, id, span, false).kind,
+            mir::ConstantKind::Val(_, _) => self.const_to_pat(value, id, span, false).kind,
         }
     }
 
@@ -580,7 +583,7 @@ fn lower_inline_const(
     fn lower_lit(&mut self, expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>) -> PatKind<'tcx> {
         let (lit, neg) = match expr.kind {
             hir::ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) => {
-                return *self.lower_path(qpath, expr.hir_id, expr.span).kind;
+                return self.lower_path(qpath, expr.hir_id, expr.span).kind;
             }
             hir::ExprKind::ConstBlock(ref anon_const) => {
                 return self.lower_inline_const(anon_const, expr.hir_id, expr.span);
@@ -598,7 +601,7 @@ fn lower_lit(&mut self, expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>) -> PatKind<'tcx> {
         let lit_input =
             LitToConstInput { lit: &lit.node, ty: self.typeck_results.expr_ty(expr), neg };
         match self.tcx.at(expr.span).lit_to_mir_constant(lit_input) {
-            Ok(constant) => *self.const_to_pat(constant, expr.hir_id, lit.span, false).kind,
+            Ok(constant) => self.const_to_pat(constant, expr.hir_id, lit.span, false).kind,
             Err(LitToConstError::Reported) => PatKind::Wild,
             Err(LitToConstError::TypeError) => bug!("lower_lit: had type error"),
         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/consts.rs b/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/consts.rs
index 16c4d429129a9d499ba5c8524943ba6f520d899e..6cbccb4bf291e29afce7b7bc2b53749c80f5a82a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/consts.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/consts.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn pat_is_poly(&mut self, pat: &thir::Pat<'tcx>) -> bool {
                     return true;
                 }
 
-                match pat.kind.as_ref() {
+                match pat.kind {
                     thir::PatKind::Constant { value } => value.has_param_types_or_consts(),
                     thir::PatKind::Range(thir::PatRange { lo, hi, .. }) => {
                         lo.has_param_types_or_consts() || hi.has_param_types_or_consts()