diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs
index 870b5c92d8983..c5d0927760b6a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/expand.rs
@@ -1067,8 +1067,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> MutVisitor for InvocationCollector<'a, 'b> {
     fn visit_expr(&mut self, expr: &mut P<ast::Expr>) {
         self.cfg.configure_expr(expr);
         visit_clobber(expr.deref_mut(), |mut expr| {
-            self.cfg.configure_expr_kind(&mut expr.kind);
-
             if let Some(attr) = self.take_first_attr(&mut expr) {
                 // Collect the invoc regardless of whether or not attributes are permitted here
                 // expansion will eat the attribute so it won't error later.
@@ -1166,8 +1164,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> MutVisitor for InvocationCollector<'a, 'b> {
     fn filter_map_expr(&mut self, expr: P<ast::Expr>) -> Option<P<ast::Expr>> {
         let expr = configure!(self, expr);
         expr.filter_map(|mut expr| {
-            self.cfg.configure_expr_kind(&mut expr.kind);
-
             if let Some(attr) = self.take_first_attr(&mut expr) {
                 self.cfg.maybe_emit_expr_attr_err(&attr.0);
 
@@ -1192,7 +1188,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> MutVisitor for InvocationCollector<'a, 'b> {
     }
 
     fn visit_pat(&mut self, pat: &mut P<ast::Pat>) {
-        self.cfg.configure_pat(pat);
         match pat.kind {
             PatKind::MacCall(_) => {}
             _ => return noop_visit_pat(pat, self),
@@ -1406,15 +1401,12 @@ impl<'a, 'b> MutVisitor for InvocationCollector<'a, 'b> {
         });
     }
 
-    fn visit_foreign_mod(&mut self, foreign_mod: &mut ast::ForeignMod) {
-        self.cfg.configure_foreign_mod(foreign_mod);
-        noop_visit_foreign_mod(foreign_mod, self);
-    }
-
     fn flat_map_foreign_item(
         &mut self,
-        mut foreign_item: P<ast::ForeignItem>,
+        foreign_item: P<ast::ForeignItem>,
     ) -> SmallVec<[P<ast::ForeignItem>; 1]> {
+        let mut foreign_item = configure!(self, foreign_item);
+
         if let Some(attr) = self.take_first_attr(&mut foreign_item) {
             return self
                 .collect_attr(
@@ -1439,11 +1431,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> MutVisitor for InvocationCollector<'a, 'b> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn visit_item_kind(&mut self, item: &mut ast::ItemKind) {
-        self.cfg.configure_item_kind(item);
-        noop_visit_item_kind(item, self);
-    }
-
     fn flat_map_generic_param(
         &mut self,
         param: ast::GenericParam,
@@ -1602,11 +1589,6 @@ impl<'a, 'b> MutVisitor for InvocationCollector<'a, 'b> {
             *id = self.cx.resolver.next_node_id()
         }
     }
-
-    fn visit_fn_decl(&mut self, mut fn_decl: &mut P<ast::FnDecl>) {
-        self.cfg.configure_fn_decl(&mut fn_decl);
-        noop_visit_fn_decl(fn_decl, self);
-    }
 }
 
 pub struct ExpansionConfig<'feat> {
@@ -1614,9 +1596,8 @@ pub struct ExpansionConfig<'feat> {
     pub features: Option<&'feat Features>,
     pub recursion_limit: Limit,
     pub trace_mac: bool,
-    pub should_test: bool, // If false, strip `#[test]` nodes
-    pub keep_macs: bool,
-    pub span_debug: bool, // If true, use verbose debugging for `proc_macro::Span`
+    pub should_test: bool,          // If false, strip `#[test]` nodes
+    pub span_debug: bool,           // If true, use verbose debugging for `proc_macro::Span`
     pub proc_macro_backtrace: bool, // If true, show backtraces for proc-macro panics
 }
 
@@ -1628,7 +1609,6 @@ impl<'feat> ExpansionConfig<'feat> {
             recursion_limit: Limit::new(1024),
             trace_mac: false,
             should_test: false,
-            keep_macs: false,
             span_debug: false,
             proc_macro_backtrace: false,
         }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/placeholders.rs b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/placeholders.rs
index d040539cd7ea1..98682ba42959a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_expand/src/placeholders.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_expand/src/placeholders.rs
@@ -371,12 +371,4 @@ impl<'a, 'b> MutVisitor for PlaceholderExpander<'a, 'b> {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    fn visit_mod(&mut self, module: &mut ast::Mod) {
-        noop_visit_mod(module, self);
-        // remove macro definitions
-        module.items.retain(
-            |item| !matches!(item.kind, ast::ItemKind::MacCall(_) if !self.cx.ecfg.keep_macs),
-        );
-    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_span/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_span/src/lib.rs
index 79c5c7f110c4f..4b03d38ccba5b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_span/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_span/src/lib.rs
@@ -510,11 +510,10 @@ impl Span {
     /// items can be used (that is, a macro marked with
     /// `#[allow_internal_unstable]`).
     pub fn allows_unstable(&self, feature: Symbol) -> bool {
-        self.ctxt().outer_expn_data().allow_internal_unstable.map_or(false, |features| {
-            features
-                .iter()
-                .any(|&f| f == feature || f == sym::allow_internal_unstable_backcompat_hack)
-        })
+        self.ctxt()
+            .outer_expn_data()
+            .allow_internal_unstable
+            .map_or(false, |features| features.iter().any(|&f| f == feature))
     }
 
     /// Checks if this span arises from a compiler desugaring of kind `kind`.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
index 1c37a6b2aca18..0e6235c16763f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ symbols! {
         allow_fail,
         allow_internal_unsafe,
         allow_internal_unstable,
-        allow_internal_unstable_backcompat_hack,
         allowed,
         always,
         and,