diff --git a/src/ident.rs b/src/ident.rs
index d0f4ba08db..4abb7dd34e 100644
--- a/src/ident.rs
+++ b/src/ident.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ use crate::lookahead;
 pub use proc_macro2::Ident;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "parsing")]
-pub_if_not_doc! {
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-    pub fn Ident(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> Ident {
-        match marker {}
-    }
+#[cfg(not(doc))] // Rustdoc bug: does not respect the doc(hidden)
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn Ident(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> Ident {
+    match marker {}
 }
 
 macro_rules! ident_from_token {
diff --git a/src/lifetime.rs b/src/lifetime.rs
index 29f4cfdb3b..98f6fa4c50 100644
--- a/src/lifetime.rs
+++ b/src/lifetime.rs
@@ -113,12 +113,11 @@ impl Hash for Lifetime {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "parsing")]
-pub_if_not_doc! {
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-    pub fn Lifetime(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> Lifetime {
-        match marker {}
-    }
+#[cfg(not(doc))] // Rustdoc bug: does not respect the doc(hidden)
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn Lifetime(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> Lifetime {
+    match marker {}
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "parsing")]
diff --git a/src/lit.rs b/src/lit.rs
index f7426ce818..5b6438eafd 100644
--- a/src/lit.rs
+++ b/src/lit.rs
@@ -758,12 +758,11 @@ macro_rules! lit_extra_traits {
         }
 
         #[cfg(feature = "parsing")]
-        pub_if_not_doc! {
-            #[doc(hidden)]
-            #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-            pub fn $ty(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> $ty {
-                match marker {}
-            }
+        #[cfg(not(doc))] // Rustdoc bug: does not respect the doc(hidden)
+        #[doc(hidden)]
+        #[allow(non_snake_case)]
+        pub fn $ty(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> $ty {
+            match marker {}
         }
     };
 }
@@ -776,12 +775,11 @@ lit_extra_traits!(LitInt);
 lit_extra_traits!(LitFloat);
 
 #[cfg(feature = "parsing")]
-pub_if_not_doc! {
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-    pub fn LitBool(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> LitBool {
-        match marker {}
-    }
+#[cfg(not(doc))] // Rustdoc bug: does not respect the doc(hidden)
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn LitBool(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> LitBool {
+    match marker {}
 }
 
 ast_enum! {
@@ -798,12 +796,11 @@ ast_enum! {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "parsing")]
-pub_if_not_doc! {
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-    pub fn Lit(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> Lit {
-        match marker {}
-    }
+#[cfg(not(doc))] // Rustdoc bug: does not respect the doc(hidden)
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[allow(non_snake_case)]
+pub fn Lit(marker: lookahead::TokenMarker) -> Lit {
+    match marker {}
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "parsing")]
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 06ceb542da..953841b6f5 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -166,20 +166,3 @@ macro_rules! check_keyword_matches {
     (enum enum) => {};
     (pub pub) => {};
 }
-
-// Rustdoc bug: does not respect the doc(hidden) on some items.
-#[cfg(all(doc, feature = "parsing"))]
-macro_rules! pub_if_not_doc {
-    ($(#[$m:meta])* pub $($item:tt)*) => {
-        $(#[$m])*
-        pub(crate) $($item)*
-    };
-}
-
-#[cfg(all(not(doc), feature = "parsing"))]
-macro_rules! pub_if_not_doc {
-    ($(#[$m:meta])* pub $($item:tt)*) => {
-        $(#[$m])*
-        pub $($item)*
-    };
-}