diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs
index 010059a89c9b1..92eb6214f79fe 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/auto_trait.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> AutoTraitFinder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 synthetic: true,
                 blanket_impl: None,
             }),
+            cfg: None,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/blanket_impl.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/blanket_impl.rs
index 50c0fb85d5aa0..3a14a1d23f2d4 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/blanket_impl.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/blanket_impl.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BlanketImplFinder<'a, 'tcx> {
                         synthetic: false,
                         blanket_impl: Some(trait_ref.self_ty().clean(self.cx)),
                     }),
+                    cfg: None,
                 });
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/inline.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/inline.rs
index e88a739d04296..674bf1a5814e1 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/inline.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/inline.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Support for inlining external documentation into the current AST.
 
 use std::iter::once;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use rustc_ast as ast;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ use rustc_span::hygiene::MacroKind;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::Span;
 
-use crate::clean::{self, Attributes, GetDefId, ToSource};
+use crate::clean::{self, Attributes, AttributesExt, GetDefId, ToSource};
 use crate::core::DocContext;
 use crate::formats::item_type::ItemType;
 
@@ -120,12 +121,16 @@ crate fn try_inline(
         _ => return None,
     };
 
-    let target_attrs = load_attrs(cx, did);
-    let attrs = box merge_attrs(cx, Some(parent_module), target_attrs, attrs_clone);
-
+    let (attrs, cfg) = merge_attrs(cx, Some(parent_module), load_attrs(cx, did), attrs_clone);
     cx.inlined.insert(did);
-    let what_rustc_thinks = clean::Item::from_def_id_and_parts(did, Some(name), kind, cx);
-    ret.push(clean::Item { attrs, ..what_rustc_thinks });
+    ret.push(clean::Item::from_def_id_and_attrs_and_parts(
+        did,
+        Some(name),
+        kind,
+        box attrs,
+        cx,
+        cfg,
+    ));
     Some(ret)
 }
 
@@ -289,22 +294,24 @@ fn merge_attrs(
     parent_module: Option<DefId>,
     old_attrs: Attrs<'_>,
     new_attrs: Option<Attrs<'_>>,
-) -> clean::Attributes {
+) -> (clean::Attributes, Option<Arc<clean::cfg::Cfg>>) {
     // NOTE: If we have additional attributes (from a re-export),
     // always insert them first. This ensure that re-export
     // doc comments show up before the original doc comments
     // when we render them.
     if let Some(inner) = new_attrs {
-        if let Some(new_id) = parent_module {
-            let diag = cx.sess().diagnostic();
-            Attributes::from_ast(diag, old_attrs, Some((inner, new_id)))
-        } else {
-            let mut both = inner.to_vec();
-            both.extend_from_slice(old_attrs);
-            both.clean(cx)
-        }
+        let mut both = inner.to_vec();
+        both.extend_from_slice(old_attrs);
+        (
+            if let Some(new_id) = parent_module {
+                Attributes::from_ast(old_attrs, Some((inner, new_id)))
+            } else {
+                Attributes::from_ast(&both, None)
+            },
+            both.cfg(cx.sess().diagnostic()),
+        )
     } else {
-        old_attrs.clean(cx)
+        (old_attrs.clean(cx), old_attrs.cfg(cx.sess().diagnostic()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -415,8 +422,8 @@ crate fn build_impl(
 
     debug!("build_impl: impl {:?} for {:?}", trait_.def_id(), for_.def_id());
 
-    let attrs = box merge_attrs(cx, parent_module.into(), load_attrs(cx, did), attrs);
-    debug!("merged_attrs={:?}", attrs);
+    let (merged_attrs, cfg) = merge_attrs(cx, parent_module.into(), load_attrs(cx, did), attrs);
+    debug!("merged_attrs={:?}", merged_attrs);
 
     ret.push(clean::Item::from_def_id_and_attrs_and_parts(
         did,
@@ -433,8 +440,9 @@ crate fn build_impl(
             synthetic: false,
             blanket_impl: None,
         }),
-        attrs,
+        box merged_attrs,
         cx,
+        cfg,
     ));
 }
 
@@ -480,6 +488,7 @@ fn build_module(
                         },
                         true,
                     )),
+                    cfg: None,
                 });
             } else if let Some(i) = try_inline(cx, did, item.res, item.ident.name, None, visited) {
                 items.extend(i)
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index c0a8c88bdeba0..60c5d68b7a0b6 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ impl<T: Clean<U>, U> Clean<Option<U>> for Option<T> {
 }
 
 impl Clean<ExternalCrate> for CrateNum {
-    fn clean(&self, cx: &mut DocContext<'_>) -> ExternalCrate {
-        let root = DefId { krate: *self, index: CRATE_DEF_INDEX };
-        ExternalCrate { crate_num: *self, attrs: cx.tcx.get_attrs(root).clean(cx) }
+    fn clean(&self, _cx: &mut DocContext<'_>) -> ExternalCrate {
+        ExternalCrate { crate_num: *self }
     }
 }
 
@@ -123,8 +122,8 @@ impl Clean<Item> for doctree::Module<'_> {
 }
 
 impl Clean<Attributes> for [ast::Attribute] {
-    fn clean(&self, cx: &mut DocContext<'_>) -> Attributes {
-        Attributes::from_ast(cx.sess().diagnostic(), self, None)
+    fn clean(&self, _cx: &mut DocContext<'_>) -> Attributes {
+        Attributes::from_ast(self, None)
     }
 }
 
@@ -850,7 +849,6 @@ where
             inputs: (self.0.inputs, self.1).clean(cx),
             output: self.0.output.clean(cx),
             c_variadic: self.0.c_variadic,
-            attrs: Attributes::default(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -862,7 +860,6 @@ impl<'tcx> Clean<FnDecl> for (DefId, ty::PolyFnSig<'tcx>) {
 
         FnDecl {
             output: Return(sig.skip_binder().output().clean(cx)),
-            attrs: Attributes::default(),
             c_variadic: sig.skip_binder().c_variadic,
             inputs: Arguments {
                 values: sig
@@ -2001,6 +1998,7 @@ fn clean_extern_crate(
             return items;
         }
     }
+
     // FIXME: using `from_def_id_and_kind` breaks `rustdoc/masked` for some reason
     vec![Item {
         name: Some(name),
@@ -2008,6 +2006,7 @@ fn clean_extern_crate(
         def_id: crate_def_id,
         visibility: krate.vis.clean(cx),
         kind: box ExternCrateItem { src: orig_name },
+        cfg: attrs.cfg(cx.sess().diagnostic()),
     }]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
index 607a634c1bced..5e47144588b3f 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ crate struct TraitWithExtraInfo {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 crate struct ExternalCrate {
     crate crate_num: CrateNum,
-    crate attrs: Attributes,
 }
 
 impl ExternalCrate {
@@ -220,11 +219,13 @@ crate struct Item {
     /// E.g., struct vs enum vs function.
     crate kind: Box<ItemKind>,
     crate def_id: DefId,
+
+    crate cfg: Option<Arc<Cfg>>,
 }
 
 // `Item` is used a lot. Make sure it doesn't unintentionally get bigger.
 #[cfg(all(target_arch = "x86_64", target_pointer_width = "64"))]
-rustc_data_structures::static_assert_size!(Item, 40);
+rustc_data_structures::static_assert_size!(Item, 48);
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Item {
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Item {
             .field("kind", &self.kind)
             .field("visibility", &self.visibility)
             .field("def_id", def_id)
+            .field("cfg", &self.cfg)
             .finish()
     }
 }
@@ -263,6 +265,10 @@ impl Item {
         if self.is_fake() { None } else { tcx.lookup_deprecation(self.def_id) }
     }
 
+    crate fn inner_docs(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> bool {
+        if self.is_fake() { false } else { tcx.get_attrs(self.def_id).inner_docs() }
+    }
+
     crate fn span(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Span {
         let kind = match &*self.kind {
             ItemKind::StrippedItem(k) => k,
@@ -306,12 +312,15 @@ impl Item {
         kind: ItemKind,
         cx: &mut DocContext<'_>,
     ) -> Item {
+        let ast_attrs = cx.tcx.get_attrs(def_id);
+
         Self::from_def_id_and_attrs_and_parts(
             def_id,
             name,
             kind,
-            box cx.tcx.get_attrs(def_id).clean(cx),
+            box ast_attrs.clean(cx),
             cx,
+            ast_attrs.cfg(cx.sess().diagnostic()),
         )
     }
 
@@ -321,6 +330,7 @@ impl Item {
         kind: ItemKind,
         attrs: Box<Attributes>,
         cx: &mut DocContext<'_>,
+        cfg: Option<Arc<Cfg>>,
     ) -> Item {
         debug!("name={:?}, def_id={:?}", name, def_id);
 
@@ -330,6 +340,7 @@ impl Item {
             name,
             attrs,
             visibility: cx.tcx.visibility(def_id).clean(cx),
+            cfg,
         }
     }
 
@@ -663,12 +674,72 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for ListAttributesIter<'a> {
 crate trait AttributesExt {
     /// Finds an attribute as List and returns the list of attributes nested inside.
     fn lists(&self, name: Symbol) -> ListAttributesIter<'_>;
+
+    fn span(&self) -> Option<rustc_span::Span>;
+
+    fn inner_docs(&self) -> bool;
+
+    fn other_attrs(&self) -> Vec<ast::Attribute>;
+
+    fn cfg(&self, diagnostic: &::rustc_errors::Handler) -> Option<Arc<Cfg>>;
 }
 
 impl AttributesExt for [ast::Attribute] {
     fn lists(&self, name: Symbol) -> ListAttributesIter<'_> {
         ListAttributesIter { attrs: self.iter(), current_list: Vec::new().into_iter(), name }
     }
+
+    /// Return the span of the first doc-comment, if it exists.
+    fn span(&self) -> Option<rustc_span::Span> {
+        self.iter().find(|attr| attr.doc_str().is_some()).map(|attr| attr.span)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether the first doc-comment is an inner attribute.
+    ///
+    //// If there are no doc-comments, return true.
+    /// FIXME(#78591): Support both inner and outer attributes on the same item.
+    fn inner_docs(&self) -> bool {
+        self.iter().find(|a| a.doc_str().is_some()).map_or(true, |a| a.style == AttrStyle::Inner)
+    }
+
+    fn other_attrs(&self) -> Vec<ast::Attribute> {
+        self.iter().filter(|attr| attr.doc_str().is_none()).cloned().collect()
+    }
+
+    fn cfg(&self, diagnostic: &::rustc_errors::Handler) -> Option<Arc<Cfg>> {
+        let mut cfg = Cfg::True;
+
+        for attr in self.iter() {
+            if attr.doc_str().is_none() && attr.has_name(sym::doc) {
+                if let Some(mi) = attr.meta() {
+                    if let Some(cfg_mi) = Attributes::extract_cfg(&mi) {
+                        // Extracted #[doc(cfg(...))]
+                        match Cfg::parse(cfg_mi) {
+                            Ok(new_cfg) => cfg &= new_cfg,
+                            Err(e) => diagnostic.span_err(e.span, e.msg),
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        for attr in self.lists(sym::target_feature) {
+            if attr.has_name(sym::enable) {
+                if let Some(feat) = attr.value_str() {
+                    let meta = attr::mk_name_value_item_str(
+                        Ident::with_dummy_span(sym::target_feature),
+                        feat,
+                        DUMMY_SP,
+                    );
+                    if let Ok(feat_cfg) = Cfg::parse(&meta) {
+                        cfg &= feat_cfg;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if cfg == Cfg::True { None } else { Some(Arc::new(cfg)) }
+    }
 }
 
 crate trait NestedAttributesExt {
@@ -777,9 +848,6 @@ impl<'a> FromIterator<&'a DocFragment> for String {
 crate struct Attributes {
     crate doc_strings: Vec<DocFragment>,
     crate other_attrs: Vec<ast::Attribute>,
-    crate cfg: Option<Arc<Cfg>>,
-    crate span: Option<rustc_span::Span>,
-    crate inner_docs: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -811,6 +879,10 @@ pub struct RenderedLink {
 }
 
 impl Attributes {
+    crate fn lists(&self, name: Symbol) -> ListAttributesIter<'_> {
+        self.other_attrs.lists(name)
+    }
+
     /// Extracts the content from an attribute `#[doc(cfg(content))]`.
     crate fn extract_cfg(mi: &ast::MetaItem) -> Option<&ast::MetaItem> {
         use rustc_ast::NestedMetaItem::MetaItem;
@@ -890,13 +962,10 @@ impl Attributes {
     }
 
     crate fn from_ast(
-        diagnostic: &::rustc_errors::Handler,
         attrs: &[ast::Attribute],
         additional_attrs: Option<(&[ast::Attribute], DefId)>,
     ) -> Attributes {
         let mut doc_strings: Vec<DocFragment> = vec![];
-        let mut sp = None;
-        let mut cfg = Cfg::True;
         let mut doc_line = 0;
 
         fn update_need_backline(doc_strings: &mut Vec<DocFragment>, frag: &DocFragment) {
@@ -940,21 +1009,11 @@ impl Attributes {
 
                 doc_strings.push(frag);
 
-                if sp.is_none() {
-                    sp = Some(attr.span);
-                }
                 None
             } else {
                 if attr.has_name(sym::doc) {
                     if let Some(mi) = attr.meta() {
-                        if let Some(cfg_mi) = Attributes::extract_cfg(&mi) {
-                            // Extracted #[doc(cfg(...))]
-                            match Cfg::parse(cfg_mi) {
-                                Ok(new_cfg) => cfg &= new_cfg,
-                                Err(e) => diagnostic.span_err(e.span, e.msg),
-                            }
-                        } else if let Some((filename, contents)) = Attributes::extract_include(&mi)
-                        {
+                        if let Some((filename, contents)) = Attributes::extract_include(&mi) {
                             let line = doc_line;
                             doc_line += contents.as_str().lines().count();
                             let frag = DocFragment {
@@ -984,35 +1043,7 @@ impl Attributes {
             .filter_map(clean_attr)
             .collect();
 
-        // treat #[target_feature(enable = "feat")] attributes as if they were
-        // #[doc(cfg(target_feature = "feat"))] attributes as well
-        for attr in attrs.lists(sym::target_feature) {
-            if attr.has_name(sym::enable) {
-                if let Some(feat) = attr.value_str() {
-                    let meta = attr::mk_name_value_item_str(
-                        Ident::with_dummy_span(sym::target_feature),
-                        feat,
-                        DUMMY_SP,
-                    );
-                    if let Ok(feat_cfg) = Cfg::parse(&meta) {
-                        cfg &= feat_cfg;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        let inner_docs = attrs
-            .iter()
-            .find(|a| a.doc_str().is_some())
-            .map_or(true, |a| a.style == AttrStyle::Inner);
-
-        Attributes {
-            doc_strings,
-            other_attrs,
-            cfg: if cfg == Cfg::True { None } else { Some(Arc::new(cfg)) },
-            span: sp,
-            inner_docs,
-        }
+        Attributes { doc_strings, other_attrs }
     }
 
     /// Finds the `doc` attribute as a NameValue and returns the corresponding
@@ -1078,8 +1109,6 @@ impl Attributes {
 impl PartialEq for Attributes {
     fn eq(&self, rhs: &Self) -> bool {
         self.doc_strings == rhs.doc_strings
-            && self.cfg == rhs.cfg
-            && self.span == rhs.span
             && self
                 .other_attrs
                 .iter()
@@ -1093,20 +1122,12 @@ impl Eq for Attributes {}
 impl Hash for Attributes {
     fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, hasher: &mut H) {
         self.doc_strings.hash(hasher);
-        self.cfg.hash(hasher);
-        self.span.hash(hasher);
         for attr in &self.other_attrs {
             attr.id.hash(hasher);
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl AttributesExt for Attributes {
-    fn lists(&self, name: Symbol) -> ListAttributesIter<'_> {
-        self.other_attrs.lists(name)
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Hash)]
 crate enum GenericBound {
     TraitBound(PolyTrait, hir::TraitBoundModifier),
@@ -1269,7 +1290,6 @@ crate struct FnDecl {
     crate inputs: Arguments,
     crate output: FnRetTy,
     crate c_variadic: bool,
-    crate attrs: Attributes,
 }
 
 impl FnDecl {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/core.rs b/src/librustdoc/core.rs
index be7bff1a29c2b..212aac0e5b43c 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/core.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/core.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use crate::clean;
 use crate::clean::inline::build_external_trait;
-use crate::clean::{AttributesExt, TraitWithExtraInfo, MAX_DEF_IDX};
+use crate::clean::{TraitWithExtraInfo, MAX_DEF_IDX};
 use crate::config::{Options as RustdocOptions, OutputFormat, RenderOptions};
 use crate::formats::cache::Cache;
 use crate::passes::{self, Condition::*, ConditionalPass};
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/doctest.rs b/src/librustdoc/doctest.rs
index 6f6ed0eb68413..466d1b65406cd 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/doctest.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/doctest.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use std::str;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
-use crate::clean::Attributes;
+use crate::clean::{types::AttributesExt, Attributes};
 use crate::config::Options;
 use crate::html::markdown::{self, ErrorCodes, Ignore, LangString};
 use crate::lint::init_lints;
@@ -1092,9 +1092,10 @@ impl<'a, 'hir, 'tcx> HirCollector<'a, 'hir, 'tcx> {
         sp: Span,
         nested: F,
     ) {
-        let attrs = self.tcx.hir().attrs(hir_id);
-        let mut attrs = Attributes::from_ast(self.sess.diagnostic(), attrs, None);
-        if let Some(ref cfg) = attrs.cfg {
+        let ast_attrs = self.tcx.hir().attrs(hir_id);
+        let mut attrs = Attributes::from_ast(ast_attrs, None);
+
+        if let Some(ref cfg) = ast_attrs.cfg(self.sess.diagnostic()) {
             if !cfg.matches(&self.sess.parse_sess, Some(&self.sess.features_untracked())) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -1110,8 +1111,8 @@ impl<'a, 'hir, 'tcx> HirCollector<'a, 'hir, 'tcx> {
         // anything else, this will combine them for us.
         if let Some(doc) = attrs.collapsed_doc_value() {
             // Use the outermost invocation, so that doctest names come from where the docs were written.
-            let span = attrs
-                .span
+            let span = ast_attrs
+                .span()
                 .map(|span| span.ctxt().outer_expn().expansion_cause().unwrap_or(span))
                 .unwrap_or(DUMMY_SP);
             self.collector.set_position(span);
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs b/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
index 9a61f963a3ec3..8f8bca64e1497 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/formats/cache.rs
@@ -164,10 +164,12 @@ impl Cache {
             };
             let name = e.name(tcx);
             let extern_url = extern_html_root_urls.get(&*name.as_str()).map(|u| &**u);
-            self.extern_locations
-                .insert(n, (name, src_root, extern_location(e, extern_url, &dst, tcx)));
-
             let did = DefId { krate: n, index: CRATE_DEF_INDEX };
+            self.extern_locations.insert(
+                n,
+                (name, src_root, extern_location(e, extern_url, tcx.get_attrs(did), &dst, tcx)),
+            );
+
             self.external_paths.insert(did, (vec![name.to_string()], ItemType::Module));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/cache.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/cache.rs
index f93a0d4fc2d72..f4296a04e5921 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/cache.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/cache.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::path::Path;
 
+use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Symbol};
 use serde::ser::{Serialize, SerializeStruct, Serializer};
 
+use crate::clean;
 use crate::clean::types::{
-    FnDecl, FnRetTy, GenericBound, Generics, GetDefId, Type, WherePredicate,
+    AttributesExt, FnDecl, FnRetTy, GenericBound, Generics, GetDefId, Type, WherePredicate,
 };
-use crate::clean::{self, AttributesExt};
 use crate::formats::cache::Cache;
 use crate::formats::item_type::ItemType;
 use crate::html::markdown::short_markdown_summary;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ crate enum ExternalLocation {
 crate fn extern_location(
     e: &clean::ExternalCrate,
     extern_url: Option<&str>,
+    ast_attrs: &[ast::Attribute],
     dst: &Path,
     tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
 ) -> ExternalLocation {
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ crate fn extern_location(
 
     // Failing that, see if there's an attribute specifying where to find this
     // external crate
-    e.attrs
+    ast_attrs
         .lists(sym::doc)
         .filter(|a| a.has_name(sym::html_root_url))
         .filter_map(|a| a.value_str())
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/context.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/context.rs
index 6d45ed69c1232..4c8ba0e7b496e 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/context.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use super::print_item::{full_path, item_path, print_item};
 use super::write_shared::write_shared;
 use super::{print_sidebar, settings, AllTypes, NameDoc, StylePath, BASIC_KEYWORDS};
 
-use crate::clean::{self, AttributesExt};
+use crate::clean;
 use crate::config::RenderOptions;
 use crate::docfs::{DocFS, PathError};
 use crate::error::Error;
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
index 67ccf2137bf6e..248bd46da8573 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/mod.rs
@@ -608,17 +608,12 @@ fn document_item_info(
 }
 
 fn portability(item: &clean::Item, parent: Option<&clean::Item>) -> Option<String> {
-    let cfg = match (&item.attrs.cfg, parent.and_then(|p| p.attrs.cfg.as_ref())) {
+    let cfg = match (&item.cfg, parent.and_then(|p| p.cfg.as_ref())) {
         (Some(cfg), Some(parent_cfg)) => cfg.simplify_with(parent_cfg),
         (cfg, _) => cfg.as_deref().cloned(),
     };
 
-    debug!(
-        "Portability {:?} - {:?} = {:?}",
-        item.attrs.cfg,
-        parent.and_then(|p| p.attrs.cfg.as_ref()),
-        cfg
-    );
+    debug!("Portability {:?} - {:?} = {:?}", item.cfg, parent.and_then(|p| p.cfg.as_ref()), cfg);
 
     Some(format!("<div class=\"stab portability\">{}</div>", cfg?.render_long_html()))
 }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
index f1d79ab097b9f..1bb1db00e8825 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render/print_item.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+use clean::AttributesExt;
+
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def::CtorKind;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
-use rustc_middle::dep_graph::DepContext;
 use rustc_middle::middle::stability;
 use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc_span::hygiene::MacroKind;
@@ -284,16 +285,14 @@ fn item_module(w: &mut Buffer, cx: &Context<'_>, item: &clean::Item, items: &[cl
 
             clean::ImportItem(ref import) => {
                 let (stab, stab_tags) = if let Some(import_def_id) = import.source.did {
-                    let import_attrs = Box::new(clean::Attributes::from_ast(
-                        cx.tcx().sess().diagnostic(),
-                        cx.tcx().get_attrs(import_def_id),
-                        None,
-                    ));
+                    let ast_attrs = cx.tcx().get_attrs(import_def_id);
+                    let import_attrs = Box::new(clean::Attributes::from_ast(ast_attrs, None));
 
                     // Just need an item with the correct def_id and attrs
                     let import_item = clean::Item {
                         def_id: import_def_id,
                         attrs: import_attrs,
+                        cfg: ast_attrs.cfg(cx.tcx().sess.diagnostic()),
                         ..myitem.clone()
                     };
 
@@ -400,12 +399,12 @@ fn extra_info_tags(item: &clean::Item, parent: &clean::Item, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) ->
         tags += &tag_html("unstable", "", "Experimental");
     }
 
-    let cfg = match (&item.attrs.cfg, parent.attrs.cfg.as_ref()) {
+    let cfg = match (&item.cfg, parent.cfg.as_ref()) {
         (Some(cfg), Some(parent_cfg)) => cfg.simplify_with(parent_cfg),
         (cfg, _) => cfg.as_deref().cloned(),
     };
 
-    debug!("Portability {:?} - {:?} = {:?}", item.attrs.cfg, parent.attrs.cfg, cfg);
+    debug!("Portability {:?} - {:?} = {:?}", item.cfg, parent.cfg, cfg);
     if let Some(ref cfg) = cfg {
         tags += &tag_html("portability", &cfg.render_long_plain(), &cfg.render_short_html());
     }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
index 42cd765c294b1..2d8c347c3c167 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/json/conversions.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl JsonRenderer<'_> {
             .map(rustc_ast_pretty::pprust::attribute_to_string)
             .collect();
         let span = item.span(self.tcx);
-        let clean::Item { name, attrs: _, kind: _, visibility, def_id } = item;
+        let clean::Item { name, attrs: _, kind: _, visibility, def_id, cfg: _ } = item;
         let inner = match *item.kind {
             clean::StrippedItem(_) => return None,
             _ => from_clean_item(item, self.tcx),
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ impl FromWithTcx<clean::BareFunctionDecl> for FunctionPointer {
 
 impl FromWithTcx<clean::FnDecl> for FnDecl {
     fn from_tcx(decl: clean::FnDecl, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Self {
-        let clean::FnDecl { inputs, output, c_variadic, attrs: _ } = decl;
+        let clean::FnDecl { inputs, output, c_variadic } = decl;
         FnDecl {
             inputs: inputs
                 .values
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
index dad6593248dae..f1064756fdde7 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/collect_intra_doc_links.rs
@@ -853,7 +853,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DocFolder for LinkCollector<'a, 'tcx> {
             }
         });
 
-        if item.is_mod() && item.attrs.inner_docs {
+        let inner_docs = item.inner_docs(self.cx.tcx);
+
+        if item.is_mod() && inner_docs {
             self.mod_ids.push(item.def_id);
         }
 
@@ -880,7 +882,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> DocFolder for LinkCollector<'a, 'tcx> {
         }
 
         Some(if item.is_mod() {
-            if !item.attrs.inner_docs {
+            if !inner_docs {
                 self.mod_ids.push(item.def_id);
             }
 
@@ -1050,6 +1052,8 @@ impl LinkCollector<'_, '_> {
             };
         let mut path_str = &*path_str;
 
+        let inner_docs = item.inner_docs(self.cx.tcx);
+
         // In order to correctly resolve intra-doc links we need to
         // pick a base AST node to work from.  If the documentation for
         // this module came from an inner comment (//!) then we anchor
@@ -1061,11 +1065,8 @@ impl LinkCollector<'_, '_> {
         // we've already pushed this node onto the resolution stack but
         // for outer comments we explicitly try and resolve against the
         // parent_node first.
-        let base_node = if item.is_mod() && item.attrs.inner_docs {
-            self.mod_ids.last().copied()
-        } else {
-            parent_node
-        };
+        let base_node =
+            if item.is_mod() && inner_docs { self.mod_ids.last().copied() } else { parent_node };
 
         let mut module_id = if let Some(id) = base_node {
             id
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/propagate_doc_cfg.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/propagate_doc_cfg.rs
index 2369ff78b1ce0..f5a362bfbe8c6 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/propagate_doc_cfg.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/propagate_doc_cfg.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl DocFolder for CfgPropagator {
     fn fold_item(&mut self, mut item: Item) -> Option<Item> {
         let old_parent_cfg = self.parent_cfg.clone();
 
-        let new_cfg = match (self.parent_cfg.take(), item.attrs.cfg.take()) {
+        let new_cfg = match (self.parent_cfg.take(), item.cfg.take()) {
             (None, None) => None,
             (Some(rc), None) | (None, Some(rc)) => Some(rc),
             (Some(mut a), Some(b)) => {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl DocFolder for CfgPropagator {
             }
         };
         self.parent_cfg = new_cfg.clone();
-        item.attrs.cfg = new_cfg;
+        item.cfg = new_cfg;
 
         let result = self.fold_item_recur(item);
         self.parent_cfg = old_parent_cfg;
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs
index c742d32cb62ea..54c4ed22f1c4b 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/passes/strip_hidden.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::DefIdSet;
 use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
 use std::mem;
 
-use crate::clean::Item;
-use crate::clean::{self, AttributesExt, NestedAttributesExt};
+use crate::clean;
+use crate::clean::{Item, NestedAttributesExt};
 use crate::core::DocContext;
 use crate::fold::{DocFolder, StripItem};
 use crate::passes::{ImplStripper, Pass};