3 files changed, 12 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/algo.rs b/crates/syntax/src/algo.rs
index 3f9b84ab9..825ea3185 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/algo.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/algo.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ enum InsertPos {
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
-pub struct SyntaxRewriter<'a> {
+pub(crate) struct SyntaxRewriter<'a> {
     //FIXME: add debug_assertions that all elements are in fact from the same file.
     replacements: FxHashMap<SyntaxElement, Replacement>,
     insertions: IndexMap<InsertPos, Vec<SyntaxElement>>,
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ impl fmt::Debug for SyntaxRewriter<'_> {
 }
 
 impl SyntaxRewriter<'_> {
-    pub fn replace<T: Clone + Into<SyntaxElement>>(&mut self, what: &T, with: &T) {
+    pub(crate) fn replace<T: Clone + Into<SyntaxElement>>(&mut self, what: &T, with: &T) {
         let what = what.clone().into();
         let replacement = Replacement::Single(with.clone().into());
         self.replacements.insert(what, replacement);
     }
 
-    pub fn rewrite(&self, node: &SyntaxNode) -> SyntaxNode {
+    pub(crate) fn rewrite(&self, node: &SyntaxNode) -> SyntaxNode {
         let _p = profile::span("rewrite");
 
         if self.replacements.is_empty() && self.insertions.is_empty() {
@@ -370,37 +370,10 @@ impl SyntaxRewriter<'_> {
         with_green(node, green)
     }
 
-    pub fn rewrite_ast<N: AstNode>(self, node: &N) -> N {
+    pub(crate) fn rewrite_ast<N: AstNode>(self, node: &N) -> N {
         N::cast(self.rewrite(node.syntax())).unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// Returns a node that encompasses all replacements to be done by this rewriter.
-    ///
-    /// Passing the returned node to `rewrite` will apply all replacements queued up in `self`.
-    ///
-    /// Returns `None` when there are no replacements.
-    pub fn rewrite_root(&self) -> Option<SyntaxNode> {
-        let _p = profile::span("rewrite_root");
-        fn element_to_node_or_parent(element: &SyntaxElement) -> Option<SyntaxNode> {
-            match element {
-                SyntaxElement::Node(it) => Some(it.clone()),
-                SyntaxElement::Token(it) => it.parent(),
-            }
-        }
-
-        self.replacements
-            .keys()
-            .filter_map(element_to_node_or_parent)
-            .chain(self.insertions.keys().filter_map(|pos| match pos {
-                InsertPos::FirstChildOf(it) => Some(it.clone()),
-                InsertPos::After(it) => element_to_node_or_parent(it),
-            }))
-            // If we only have one replacement/insertion, we must return its parent node, since `rewrite` does
-            // not replace the node passed to it.
-            .map(|it| it.parent().unwrap_or(it))
-            .fold1(|a, b| least_common_ancestor(&a, &b).unwrap())
-    }
-
     fn replacement(&self, element: &SyntaxElement) -> Option<Replacement> {
         self.replacements.get(element).cloned()
     }
diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/ast.rs b/crates/syntax/src/ast.rs
index 7f472d4db..a8071b51d 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/ast.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ pub trait AstNode {
     {
         Self::cast(self.syntax().clone_for_update()).unwrap()
     }
+    fn clone_subtree(&self) -> Self
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        Self::cast(self.syntax().clone_subtree()).unwrap()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Like `AstNode`, but wraps tokens rather than interior nodes.
diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/ast/make.rs b/crates/syntax/src/ast/make.rs
index 1998ad1f6..de04c8620 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/ast/make.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/ast/make.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use stdx::{format_to, never};
 
-use crate::{ast, AstNode, SourceFile, SyntaxKind, SyntaxNode, SyntaxToken};
+use crate::{ast, AstNode, SourceFile, SyntaxKind, SyntaxToken};
 
 /// While the parent module defines basic atomic "constructors", the `ext`
 /// module defines shortcuts for common things.
@@ -601,17 +601,11 @@ fn ast_from_text<N: AstNode>(text: &str) -> N {
             panic!("Failed to make ast node `{}` from text {}", std::any::type_name::<N>(), text)
         }
     };
-    let node = node.syntax().clone();
-    let node = unroot(node);
-    let node = N::cast(node).unwrap();
+    let node = node.clone_subtree();
     assert_eq!(node.syntax().text_range().start(), 0.into());
     node
 }
 
-fn unroot(n: SyntaxNode) -> SyntaxNode {
-    SyntaxNode::new_root(n.green().into())
-}
-
 pub fn token(kind: SyntaxKind) -> SyntaxToken {
     tokens::SOURCE_FILE
         .tree()