diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
index c42a933a954a9..539e4a301e012 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/build_reduced_graph.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
         let def_id = module.def_id().unwrap();
         for child in self.cstore.item_children_untracked(def_id, self.session) {
             let child = child.map_id(|_| panic!("unexpected id"));
-            BuildReducedGraphVisitor { parent_scope: ParentScope::default(module), r: self }
+            BuildReducedGraphVisitor { parent_scope: ParentScope::module(module), r: self }
                 .build_reduced_graph_for_external_crate_res(child);
         }
         module.populated.set(true)
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/late.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/late.rs
index d97ee61d839a2..ffdfd85002bca 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/late.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/late.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> LateResolutionVisitor<'a, '_> {
         // During late resolution we only track the module component of the parent scope,
         // although it may be useful to track other components as well for diagnostics.
         let graph_root = resolver.graph_root;
-        let parent_scope = ParentScope::default(graph_root);
+        let parent_scope = ParentScope::module(graph_root);
         LateResolutionVisitor {
             r: resolver,
             parent_scope,
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
index 2b55f9dc79d08..9b5eb51eb582d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/lib.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ pub struct ParentScope<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> ParentScope<'a> {
-    pub fn default(module: Module<'a>) -> ParentScope<'a> {
+    /// Creates a parent scope with the passed argument used as the module scope component,
+    /// and other scope components set to default empty values.
+    pub fn module(module: Module<'a>) -> ParentScope<'a> {
         ParentScope {
             module,
             expansion: ExpnId::root(),
@@ -1017,7 +1019,7 @@ impl<'a> hir::lowering::Resolver for Resolver<'a> {
             segments,
         };
 
-        let parent_scope = &ParentScope::default(self.graph_root);
+        let parent_scope = &ParentScope::module(self.graph_root);
         let res = match self.resolve_ast_path(&path, ns, parent_scope) {
             Ok(res) => res,
             Err((span, error)) => {
@@ -1090,7 +1092,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
         }
 
         let mut invocation_parent_scopes = FxHashMap::default();
-        invocation_parent_scopes.insert(ExpnId::root(), ParentScope::default(graph_root));
+        invocation_parent_scopes.insert(ExpnId::root(), ParentScope::module(graph_root));
 
         let mut macro_defs = FxHashMap::default();
         macro_defs.insert(ExpnId::root(), root_def_id);
@@ -2671,7 +2673,7 @@ impl<'a> Resolver<'a> {
             let def_id = self.definitions.local_def_id(module_id);
             self.module_map.get(&def_id).copied().unwrap_or(self.graph_root)
         });
-        let parent_scope = &ParentScope::default(module);
+        let parent_scope = &ParentScope::module(module);
         let res = self.resolve_ast_path(&path, ns, parent_scope).map_err(|_| ())?;
         Ok((path, res))
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
index 2ca8771cda6a1..079145e816cd5 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/macros.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl<'a> base::Resolver for Resolver<'a> {
             ExpnKind::Macro(MacroKind::Attr, sym::test_case), DUMMY_SP, self.session.edition()
         )));
         let module = self.module_map[&self.definitions.local_def_id(id)];
-        self.invocation_parent_scopes.insert(expn_id, ParentScope::default(module));
+        self.invocation_parent_scopes.insert(expn_id, ParentScope::module(module));
         self.definitions.set_invocation_parent(expn_id, module.def_id().unwrap().index);
         expn_id
     }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
index 5767b5b3b46a5..c73c46472d804 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ fn macro_resolve(cx: &DocContext<'_>, path_str: &str) -> Option<Res> {
     let path = ast::Path::from_ident(Ident::from_str(path_str));
     cx.enter_resolver(|resolver| {
         if let Ok((Some(ext), res)) = resolver.resolve_macro_path(
-            &path, None, &ParentScope::default(resolver.graph_root), false, false
+            &path, None, &ParentScope::module(resolver.graph_root), false, false
         ) {
             if let SyntaxExtensionKind::LegacyBang { .. } = ext.kind {
                 return Some(res.map_id(|_| panic!("unexpected id")));