diff --git a/crates/mdman/src/main.rs b/crates/mdman/src/main.rs
index 2bdf96d7230..8fa912b2aae 100644
--- a/crates/mdman/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/mdman/src/main.rs
@@ -98,15 +98,16 @@ fn process_args() -> Result<Options, Error> {
                 let man = args
                     .next()
                     .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("--man requires a value"))?;
-                let parts: Vec<_> = man.splitn(2, '=').collect();
-                let key_parts: Vec<_> = parts[0].splitn(2, ':').collect();
-                if parts.len() != 2 || key_parts.len() != 2 {
-                    bail!("--man expected value with form name:1=link");
-                }
-                let section: u8 = key_parts[1].parse().with_context(|| {
-                    format!("expected unsigned integer for section, got `{}`", parts[1])
+                let parts = man.split_once('=').ok_or_else(|| {
+                    anyhow::format_err!("--man expected value with form name:1=link")
+                })?;
+                let key_parts = parts.0.split_once(':').ok_or_else(|| {
+                    anyhow::format_err!("--man expected value with form name:1=link")
+                })?;
+                let section: u8 = key_parts.1.parse().with_context(|| {
+                    format!("expected unsigned integer for section, got `{}`", parts.1)
                 })?;
-                man_map.insert((key_parts[0].to_string(), section), parts[1].to_string());
+                man_map.insert((key_parts.0.to_string(), section), parts.1.to_string());
             }
             s => {
                 sources.push(PathBuf::from(s));
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/custom_build.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/custom_build.rs
index f862852169b..427656f8e84 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/custom_build.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/custom_build.rs
@@ -681,32 +681,24 @@ impl BuildOutput {
                 Ok(line) => line.trim(),
                 Err(..) => continue,
             };
-            let mut iter = line.splitn(2, ':');
-            if iter.next() != Some("cargo") {
-                // skip this line since it doesn't start with "cargo:"
-                continue;
-            }
-            let data = match iter.next() {
-                Some(val) => {
+            let data = match line.split_once(':') {
+                Some(("cargo", val)) => {
                     if val.starts_with(":") {
                         // Line started with `cargo::`.
-                        bail!("unsupported output in {}: `{}`\n\
+                        bail!("unsupported output in {whence}: `{line}`\n\
                             Found a `cargo::key=value` build directive which is reserved for future use.\n\
                             Either change the directive to `cargo:key=value` syntax (note the single `:`) or upgrade your version of Rust.\n\
                             See https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/build-scripts.html#outputs-of-the-build-script \
-                            for more information about build script outputs.", whence, line);
+                            for more information about build script outputs.");
                     }
                     val
                 }
-                None => continue,
+                _ => continue,
             };
 
             // getting the `key=value` part of the line
-            let mut iter = data.splitn(2, '=');
-            let key = iter.next();
-            let value = iter.next();
-            let (key, value) = match (key, value) {
-                (Some(a), Some(b)) => (a, b.trim_end()),
+            let (key, value) = match data.split_once('=') {
+                Some((a,b)) => (a, b.trim_end()),
                 // Line started with `cargo:` but didn't match `key=value`.
                 _ => bail!("invalid output in {}: `{}`\n\
                     Expected a line with `cargo:key=value` with an `=` character, \
@@ -765,9 +757,7 @@ impl BuildOutput {
                     check_and_add_target!("bin", Target::is_bin, LinkArgTarget::Bin);
                 }
                 "rustc-link-arg-bin" => {
-                    let mut parts = value.splitn(2, '=');
-                    let bin_name = parts.next().unwrap().to_string();
-                    let arg = parts.next().ok_or_else(|| {
+                    let (bin_name, arg) = value.split_once('=').ok_or_else(|| {
                         anyhow::format_err!(
                             "invalid instruction `cargo:{}={}` from {}\n\
                                 The instruction should have the form cargo:{}=BIN=ARG",
@@ -790,7 +780,10 @@ impl BuildOutput {
                             bin_name
                         );
                     }
-                    linker_args.push((LinkArgTarget::SingleBin(bin_name), arg.to_string()));
+                    linker_args.push((
+                        LinkArgTarget::SingleBin(bin_name.to_owned()),
+                        arg.to_string(),
+                    ));
                 }
                 "rustc-link-arg-tests" => {
                     check_and_add_target!("test", Target::is_test, LinkArgTarget::Test);
@@ -936,12 +929,9 @@ impl BuildOutput {
     ///
     /// [`cargo:rustc-env`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/build-scripts.html#rustc-env
     pub fn parse_rustc_env(value: &str, whence: &str) -> CargoResult<(String, String)> {
-        let mut iter = value.splitn(2, '=');
-        let name = iter.next();
-        let val = iter.next();
-        match (name, val) {
-            (Some(n), Some(v)) => Ok((n.to_owned(), v.to_owned())),
-            _ => bail!("Variable rustc-env has no value in {}: {}", whence, value),
+        match value.split_once('=') {
+            Some((n, v)) => Ok((n.to_owned(), v.to_owned())),
+            _ => bail!("Variable rustc-env has no value in {whence}: {value}"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
index 9bc80583ce6..ab49e65e4f6 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -634,19 +634,9 @@ where
 {
     let mut search_path = vec![];
     for dir in paths {
-        let dir = match dir.to_str() {
-            Some(s) => {
-                let mut parts = s.splitn(2, '=');
-                match (parts.next(), parts.next()) {
-                    (Some("native"), Some(path))
-                    | (Some("crate"), Some(path))
-                    | (Some("dependency"), Some(path))
-                    | (Some("framework"), Some(path))
-                    | (Some("all"), Some(path)) => path.into(),
-                    _ => dir.clone(),
-                }
-            }
-            None => dir.clone(),
+        let dir = match dir.to_str().and_then(|s| s.split_once("=")) {
+            Some(("native" | "crate" | "dependency" | "framework" | "all", path)) => path.into(),
+            _ => dir.clone(),
         };
         if dir.starts_with(&root_output) {
             search_path.push(dir);
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs b/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs
index 267ea3ffde2..68561aecc7d 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs
@@ -123,24 +123,20 @@ impl PackageIdSpec {
                 )
             })?;
             match frag {
-                Some(fragment) => {
-                    let mut parts = fragment.splitn(2, [':', '@']);
-                    let name_or_version = parts.next().unwrap();
-                    match parts.next() {
-                        Some(part) => {
-                            let version = part.to_semver()?;
-                            (InternedString::new(name_or_version), Some(version))
-                        }
-                        None => {
-                            if name_or_version.chars().next().unwrap().is_alphabetic() {
-                                (InternedString::new(name_or_version), None)
-                            } else {
-                                let version = name_or_version.to_semver()?;
-                                (InternedString::new(path_name), Some(version))
-                            }
+                Some(fragment) => match fragment.split_once([':', '@']) {
+                    Some((name, part)) => {
+                        let version = part.to_semver()?;
+                        (InternedString::new(name), Some(version))
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        if fragment.chars().next().unwrap().is_alphabetic() {
+                            (InternedString::new(&fragment), None)
+                        } else {
+                            let version = fragment.to_semver()?;
+                            (InternedString::new(path_name), Some(version))
                         }
                     }
-                }
+                },
                 None => (InternedString::new(path_name), None),
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/source/source_id.rs b/src/cargo/core/source/source_id.rs
index 6bbc07a5df3..e5fe4483f9f 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/source/source_id.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/source/source_id.rs
@@ -148,10 +148,8 @@ impl SourceId {
     ///                     656c58fb7c5ef5f12bc747f");
     /// ```
     pub fn from_url(string: &str) -> CargoResult<SourceId> {
-        let mut parts = string.splitn(2, '+');
-        let kind = parts.next().unwrap();
-        let url = parts
-            .next()
+        let (kind, url) = string
+            .split_once('+')
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::format_err!("invalid source `{}`", string))?;
 
         match kind {
diff --git a/src/cargo/sources/registry/index.rs b/src/cargo/sources/registry/index.rs
index f988ca15985..cc9e18735dc 100644
--- a/src/cargo/sources/registry/index.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/sources/registry/index.rs
@@ -587,15 +587,13 @@ impl<'cfg> RegistryIndex<'cfg> {
         // `<pkg>=<p_req>o-><f_req>` where `<pkg>` is the name of a crate on
         // this source, `<p_req>` is the version installed and `<f_req> is the
         // version requested (argument to `--precise`).
-        let precise = match source_id.precise() {
-            Some(p) if p.starts_with(name) && p[name.len()..].starts_with('=') => {
-                let mut vers = p[name.len() + 1..].splitn(2, "->");
-                let current_vers = vers.next().unwrap().to_semver().unwrap();
-                let requested_vers = vers.next().unwrap().to_semver().unwrap();
-                Some((current_vers, requested_vers))
-            }
-            _ => None,
-        };
+        let precise = source_id
+            .precise()
+            .filter(|p| p.starts_with(name) && p[name.len()..].starts_with('='))
+            .map(|p| {
+                let (current, requested) = p[name.len() + 1..].split_once("->").unwrap();
+                (current.to_semver().unwrap(), requested.to_semver().unwrap())
+            });
         let summaries = summaries.filter(|s| match &precise {
             Some((current, requested)) => {
                 if req.matches(current) {