diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/at.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/at.rs
index 8eabbc0dcb06f..0dfadda1f3958 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/at.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/at.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// If possible, prefer the wrapper methods on `ObligationCtxt`,
     /// `FnCtxt`, or `TypeChecker`.
     pub fn sub_raw<T>(
-        self,
+        &self,
         cause: &ObligationCause<'tcx>,
         param_env: ParamEnv<'tcx>,
         define_opaque_types: DefineOpaqueTypes,
@@ -181,7 +181,20 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     where
         T: ToTrace<'tcx>,
     {
-        self.at(cause, param_env).sub(define_opaque_types, expected, actual)
+        if self.next_trait_solver {
+            NextSolverRelate::relate(self, param_env, expected, ty::Covariant, actual, cause.span)
+                .map(|goals| self.goals_to_obligations(cause, goals))
+        } else {
+            let mut op = TypeRelating::new(
+                self,
+                ToTrace::to_trace(cause, expected, actual),
+                param_env,
+                define_opaque_types,
+                ty::Covariant,
+            );
+            op.relate(expected, actual)?;
+            Ok(InferOk { value: (), obligations: op.into_obligations() })
+        }
     }
 
     /// Makes `expected == actual`.
@@ -288,41 +301,6 @@ pub trait ToTrace<'tcx>: Relate<TyCtxt<'tcx>> + Copy {
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'tcx> At<'a, 'tcx> {
-    /// Makes `expected <: actual`.
-    ///
-    /// FIXME: To be removed in favor of the [`InferCtxt::sub_raw`] method instead.
-    pub fn sub<T>(
-        self,
-        define_opaque_types: DefineOpaqueTypes,
-        expected: T,
-        actual: T,
-    ) -> InferResult<'tcx, ()>
-    where
-        T: ToTrace<'tcx>,
-    {
-        if self.infcx.next_trait_solver {
-            NextSolverRelate::relate(
-                self.infcx,
-                self.param_env,
-                expected,
-                ty::Covariant,
-                actual,
-                self.cause.span,
-            )
-            .map(|goals| self.goals_to_obligations(goals))
-        } else {
-            let mut op = TypeRelating::new(
-                self.infcx,
-                ToTrace::to_trace(self.cause, expected, actual),
-                self.param_env,
-                define_opaque_types,
-                ty::Covariant,
-            );
-            op.relate(expected, actual)?;
-            Ok(InferOk { value: (), obligations: op.into_obligations() })
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Makes `expected == actual`.
     ///
     /// FIXME: To be removed in favor of the [`InferCtxt::eq_raw`] method instead.
@@ -391,7 +369,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> At<'a, 'tcx> {
         T: ToTrace<'tcx>,
     {
         match variance {
-            ty::Covariant => self.sub(define_opaque_types, expected, actual),
+            ty::Covariant => self.infcx.sub_raw(
+                self.cause,
+                self.param_env,
+                define_opaque_types,
+                expected,
+                actual,
+            ),
             ty::Invariant => self.eq(define_opaque_types, expected, actual),
             ty::Contravariant => self.infcx.sup_raw(
                 self.cause,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
index 76234c7459f84..7623a591f2b39 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
 
         self.enter_forall(predicate, |ty::SubtypePredicate { a_is_expected, a, b }| {
             if a_is_expected {
-                Ok(self.at(cause, param_env).sub(DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, a, b))
+                Ok(self.sub_raw(cause, param_env, DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, a, b))
             } else {
                 Ok(self.sup_raw(cause, param_env, DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, b, a))
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/relate/lattice.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/relate/lattice.rs
index 648bccbb618bc..875631eef1f65 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/relate/lattice.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/relate/lattice.rs
@@ -255,15 +255,30 @@ impl<'infcx, 'tcx> LatticeOp<'infcx, 'tcx> {
     // relates `v` to `a` first, which may help us to avoid unnecessary
     // type variable obligations. See caller for details.
     fn relate_bound(&mut self, v: Ty<'tcx>, a: Ty<'tcx>, b: Ty<'tcx>) -> RelateResult<'tcx, ()> {
-        let at = self.infcx.at(&self.trace.cause, self.param_env);
         match self.kind {
             LatticeOpKind::Glb => {
-                self.obligations.extend(at.sub(DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, v, a)?.into_obligations());
-                self.obligations.extend(at.sub(DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, v, b)?.into_obligations());
+                self.obligations.extend(
+                    self.infcx
+                        .sub_raw(&self.trace.cause, self.param_env, DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, v, a)?
+                        .into_obligations(),
+                );
+                self.obligations.extend(
+                    self.infcx
+                        .sub_raw(&self.trace.cause, self.param_env, DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, v, b)?
+                        .into_obligations(),
+                );
             }
             LatticeOpKind::Lub => {
-                self.obligations.extend(at.sub(DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, a, v)?.into_obligations());
-                self.obligations.extend(at.sub(DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, b, v)?.into_obligations());
+                self.obligations.extend(
+                    self.infcx
+                        .sub_raw(&self.trace.cause, self.param_env, DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, a, v)?
+                        .into_obligations(),
+                );
+                self.obligations.extend(
+                    self.infcx
+                        .sub_raw(&self.trace.cause, self.param_env, DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, b, v)?
+                        .into_obligations(),
+                );
             }
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs
index 8f57c3c222d6a..a2afa9faea97f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ where
         actual: T,
     ) -> Result<(), TypeError<'tcx>> {
         self.infcx
-            .at(cause, param_env)
-            .sub(DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, expected, actual)
+            .sub_raw(cause, param_env, DefineOpaqueTypes::Yes, expected, actual)
             .map(|infer_ok| self.register_infer_ok_obligations(infer_ok))
     }