diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs b/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
index c4192ffc697..36d1ae74e91 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/mod.rs
@@ -2059,55 +2059,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> TyCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     pub fn associated_item(self, def_id: DefId) -> AssociatedItem {
-        if !def_id.is_local() {
-            return queries::associated_item::get(self, DUMMY_SP, def_id);
-        }
-
-        self.maps.associated_item.memoize(def_id, || {
-            // When the user asks for a given associated item, we
-            // always go ahead and convert all the associated items in
-            // the container. Note that we are also careful only to
-            // ever register a read on the *container* of the assoc
-            // item, not the assoc item itself. This prevents changes
-            // in the details of an item (for example, the type to
-            // which an associated type is bound) from contaminating
-            // those tasks that just need to scan the names of items
-            // and so forth.
-
-            let id = self.hir.as_local_node_id(def_id).unwrap();
-            let parent_id = self.hir.get_parent(id);
-            let parent_def_id = self.hir.local_def_id(parent_id);
-            let parent_item = self.hir.expect_item(parent_id);
-            match parent_item.node {
-                hir::ItemImpl(.., ref impl_trait_ref, _, ref impl_item_refs) => {
-                    for impl_item_ref in impl_item_refs {
-                        let assoc_item =
-                            self.associated_item_from_impl_item_ref(parent_def_id,
-                                                                    impl_trait_ref.is_some(),
-                                                                    impl_item_ref);
-                        self.maps.associated_item.borrow_mut()
-                            .insert(assoc_item.def_id, assoc_item);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                hir::ItemTrait(.., ref trait_item_refs) => {
-                    for trait_item_ref in trait_item_refs {
-                        let assoc_item =
-                            self.associated_item_from_trait_item_ref(parent_def_id, trait_item_ref);
-                        self.maps.associated_item.borrow_mut()
-                            .insert(assoc_item.def_id, assoc_item);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                ref r => {
-                    panic!("unexpected container of associated items: {:?}", r)
-                }
-            }
-
-            // memoize wants us to return something, so return
-            // the one we generated for this def-id
-            *self.maps.associated_item.borrow().get(&def_id).unwrap()
-        })
+        queries::associated_item::get(self, DUMMY_SP, def_id)
     }
 
     fn associated_item_from_trait_item_ref(self,
@@ -2643,3 +2595,45 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> TyCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn associated_item<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>, def_id: DefId)
+    -> AssociatedItem
+{
+    let id = tcx.hir.as_local_node_id(def_id).unwrap();
+    let parent_id = tcx.hir.get_parent(id);
+    let parent_def_id = tcx.hir.local_def_id(parent_id);
+    let parent_item = tcx.hir.expect_item(parent_id);
+    match parent_item.node {
+        hir::ItemImpl(.., ref impl_trait_ref, _, ref impl_item_refs) => {
+            if let Some(impl_item_ref) = impl_item_refs.iter().find(|i| i.id.node_id == id) {
+                let assoc_item =
+                    tcx.associated_item_from_impl_item_ref(parent_def_id,
+                                                            impl_trait_ref.is_some(),
+                                                            impl_item_ref);
+                debug_assert_eq!(assoc_item.def_id, def_id);
+                return assoc_item;
+            }
+        }
+
+        hir::ItemTrait(.., ref trait_item_refs) => {
+            if let Some(trait_item_ref) = trait_item_refs.iter().find(|i| i.id.node_id == id) {
+                let assoc_item =
+                    tcx.associated_item_from_trait_item_ref(parent_def_id, trait_item_ref);
+                debug_assert_eq!(assoc_item.def_id, def_id);
+                return assoc_item;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ref r => {
+            panic!("unexpected container of associated items: {:?}", r)
+        }
+    }
+    panic!("associated item not found for def_id: {:?}", def_id);
+}
+
+pub fn provide(providers: &mut ty::maps::Providers) {
+    *providers = ty::maps::Providers {
+        associated_item,
+        ..*providers
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs b/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs
index 5d600270626..d37553d7d66 100644
--- a/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_driver/driver.rs
@@ -889,6 +889,7 @@ pub fn phase_3_run_analysis_passes<'tcx, F, R>(sess: &'tcx Session,
     let mut local_providers = ty::maps::Providers::default();
     mir::provide(&mut local_providers);
     typeck::provide(&mut local_providers);
+    ty::provide(&mut local_providers);
 
     let mut extern_providers = ty::maps::Providers::default();
     cstore::provide(&mut extern_providers);