diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/combine.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/combine.rs
index 09bfb3290f4c..03596f7dfad6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/combine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/combine.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use crate::traits::{Obligation, PredicateObligations};
 use rustc_data_structures::sso::SsoHashMap;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_middle::traits::ObligationCause;
-use rustc_middle::ty::error::TypeError;
+use rustc_middle::ty::error::{ExpectedFound, TypeError};
 use rustc_middle::ty::relate::{self, Relate, RelateResult, TypeRelation};
 use rustc_middle::ty::subst::SubstsRef;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, InferConst, ToPredicate, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable};
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ pub fn const_unification_error<'tcx>(
     a_is_expected: bool,
     (a, b): (&'tcx ty::Const<'tcx>, &'tcx ty::Const<'tcx>),
 ) -> TypeError<'tcx> {
-    TypeError::ConstMismatch(ty::relate::expected_found_bool(a_is_expected, a, b))
+    TypeError::ConstMismatch(ExpectedFound::new(a_is_expected, a, b))
 }
 
 fn int_unification_error<'tcx>(
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ fn int_unification_error<'tcx>(
     v: (ty::IntVarValue, ty::IntVarValue),
 ) -> TypeError<'tcx> {
     let (a, b) = v;
-    TypeError::IntMismatch(ty::relate::expected_found_bool(a_is_expected, a, b))
+    TypeError::IntMismatch(ExpectedFound::new(a_is_expected, a, b))
 }
 
 fn float_unification_error<'tcx>(
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ fn float_unification_error<'tcx>(
     v: (ty::FloatVarValue, ty::FloatVarValue),
 ) -> TypeError<'tcx> {
     let (ty::FloatVarValue(a), ty::FloatVarValue(b)) = v;
-    TypeError::FloatMismatch(ty::relate::expected_found_bool(a_is_expected, a, b))
+    TypeError::FloatMismatch(ExpectedFound::new(a_is_expected, a, b))
 }
 
 struct ConstInferUnifier<'cx, 'tcx> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/relate.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/relate.rs
index c7d8bec506f6..42495f974d0d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/relate.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/relate.rs
@@ -849,13 +849,5 @@ pub fn expected_found<R, T>(relation: &mut R, a: T, b: T) -> ExpectedFound<T>
 where
     R: TypeRelation<'tcx>,
 {
-    expected_found_bool(relation.a_is_expected(), a, b)
-}
-
-pub fn expected_found_bool<T>(a_is_expected: bool, a: T, b: T) -> ExpectedFound<T> {
-    if a_is_expected {
-        ExpectedFound { expected: a, found: b }
-    } else {
-        ExpectedFound { expected: b, found: a }
-    }
+    ExpectedFound::new(relation.a_is_expected(), a, b)
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/expr.rs
index 311106474bea..60e7dc61a1b9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/expr.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ use rustc_infer::infer;
 use rustc_infer::infer::type_variable::{TypeVariableOrigin, TypeVariableOriginKind};
 use rustc_infer::infer::InferOk;
 use rustc_middle::ty::adjustment::{Adjust, Adjustment, AllowTwoPhase};
+use rustc_middle::ty::error::ExpectedFound;
 use rustc_middle::ty::error::TypeError::{FieldMisMatch, Sorts};
-use rustc_middle::ty::relate::expected_found_bool;
 use rustc_middle::ty::subst::SubstsRef;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, AdtKind, Ty, TypeFoldable};
 use rustc_session::parse::feature_err;
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                                         &self.misc(base_expr.span),
                                         adt_ty,
                                         base_ty,
-                                        Sorts(expected_found_bool(true, adt_ty, base_ty)),
+                                        Sorts(ExpectedFound::new(true, adt_ty, base_ty)),
                                     )
                                     .emit();
                             }