diff --git a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs
index 237f69eb534e..a2231d8d3b0f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_resolve/src/build_reduced_graph.rs
@@ -251,16 +251,15 @@ pub(crate) fn build_reduced_graph(
     pub(crate) fn build_reduced_graph_external(&self, module: ExternModule<'ra>) {
         let def_id = module.def_id();
         let children = self.tcx.module_children(def_id);
-        let parent_scope = ParentScope::module(module.to_module(), self.arenas);
         for (i, child) in children.iter().enumerate() {
-            self.build_reduced_graph_for_external_crate_res(child, parent_scope, i, None)
+            self.build_reduced_graph_for_external_crate_res(child, module, i, None)
         }
         for (i, child) in
             self.cstore().ambig_module_children_untracked(self.tcx, def_id).enumerate()
         {
             self.build_reduced_graph_for_external_crate_res(
                 &child.main,
-                parent_scope,
+                module,
                 children.len() + i,
                 Some(&child.second),
             )
@@ -271,11 +270,10 @@ pub(crate) fn build_reduced_graph_external(&self, module: ExternModule<'ra>) {
     fn build_reduced_graph_for_external_crate_res(
         &self,
         child: &ModChild,
-        parent_scope: ParentScope<'ra>,
+        parent: ExternModule<'ra>,
         child_index: usize,
         ambig_child: Option<&ModChild>,
     ) {
-        let parent = parent_scope.module.expect_extern();
         let child_span = |this: &Self, reexport_chain: &[Reexport], res: def::Res<_>| {
             this.def_span(
                 reexport_chain
@@ -288,7 +286,7 @@ fn build_reduced_graph_for_external_crate_res(
         let ident = IdentKey::new(orig_ident);
         let span = child_span(self, reexport_chain, res);
         let res = res.expect_non_local();
-        let expansion = parent_scope.expansion;
+        let expansion = LocalExpnId::ROOT;
         let ambig = ambig_child.map(|ambig_child| {
             let ModChild { ident: _, res, vis, ref reexport_chain } = *ambig_child;
             let span = child_span(self, reexport_chain, res);