diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/fold.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/fold.rs
index 6d3f51a7249b..5ccf735f1d2a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/fold.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/fold.rs
@@ -753,19 +753,29 @@ pub fn replace_late_bound_regions<T, F>(
         T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
     {
         let mut region_map = BTreeMap::new();
-        let mut real_fld_r =
-            |br: ty::BoundRegion| *region_map.entry(br).or_insert_with(|| fld_r(br));
+        let real_fld_r = |br: ty::BoundRegion| *region_map.entry(br).or_insert_with(|| fld_r(br));
+        let value = self.replace_late_bound_regions_uncached(value, real_fld_r);
+        (value, region_map)
+    }
+
+    pub fn replace_late_bound_regions_uncached<T, F>(
+        self,
+        value: Binder<'tcx, T>,
+        mut fld_r: F,
+    ) -> T
+    where
+        F: FnMut(ty::BoundRegion) -> ty::Region<'tcx>,
+        T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
+    {
         let mut fld_t = |b| bug!("unexpected bound ty in binder: {b:?}");
         let mut fld_c = |b, ty| bug!("unexpected bound ct in binder: {b:?} {ty}");
-
         let value = value.skip_binder();
-        let value = if !value.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
+        if !value.has_escaping_bound_vars() {
             value
         } else {
-            let mut replacer = BoundVarReplacer::new(self, &mut real_fld_r, &mut fld_t, &mut fld_c);
+            let mut replacer = BoundVarReplacer::new(self, &mut fld_r, &mut fld_t, &mut fld_c);
             value.fold_with(&mut replacer)
-        };
-        (value, region_map)
+        }
     }
 
     /// Replaces all escaping bound vars. The `fld_r` closure replaces escaping
@@ -821,13 +831,12 @@ pub fn liberate_late_bound_regions<T>(
     where
         T: TypeFoldable<'tcx>,
     {
-        self.replace_late_bound_regions(value, |br| {
+        self.replace_late_bound_regions_uncached(value, |br| {
             self.mk_region(ty::ReFree(ty::FreeRegion {
                 scope: all_outlive_scope,
                 bound_region: br.kind,
             }))
         })
-        .0
     }
 
     pub fn shift_bound_var_indices<T>(self, bound_vars: usize, value: T) -> T
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/collect.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/collect.rs
index 838980e08aa0..de40126e724d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/collect.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/collect.rs
@@ -449,8 +449,9 @@ fn projected_ty_from_poly_trait_ref(
                                     format!(
                                         "{}::",
                                         // Replace the existing lifetimes with a new named lifetime.
-                                        self.tcx
-                                            .replace_late_bound_regions(poly_trait_ref, |_| {
+                                        self.tcx.replace_late_bound_regions_uncached(
+                                            poly_trait_ref,
+                                            |_| {
                                                 self.tcx.mk_region(ty::ReEarlyBound(
                                                     ty::EarlyBoundRegion {
                                                         def_id: item_def_id,
@@ -458,8 +459,8 @@ fn projected_ty_from_poly_trait_ref(
                                                         name: Symbol::intern(&lt_name),
                                                     },
                                                 ))
-                                            })
-                                            .0,
+                                            }
+                                        ),
                                     ),
                                 ),
                             ];