diff --git a/alloc/src/boxed.rs b/alloc/src/boxed.rs
index 44a378990..241b11c3f 100644
--- a/alloc/src/boxed.rs
+++ b/alloc/src/boxed.rs
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ impl<T> Box<T> {
     #[inline(always)]
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     #[must_use]
+    #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "box_new"]
     pub fn new(x: T) -> Self {
         #[rustc_box]
         Box::new(x)
diff --git a/alloc/src/tests.rs b/alloc/src/tests.rs
index 299ed156a..b1d3a9fa8 100644
--- a/alloc/src/tests.rs
+++ b/alloc/src/tests.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use core::any::Any;
 use core::clone::Clone;
 use core::convert::TryInto;
 use core::ops::Deref;
-use core::result::Result::{Err, Ok};
 
 use std::boxed::Box;
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ fn test_owned_clone() {
     assert!(a == b);
 }
 
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 struct Test;
 
 #[test]
@@ -23,24 +22,17 @@ fn any_move() {
     let a = Box::new(8) as Box<dyn Any>;
     let b = Box::new(Test) as Box<dyn Any>;
 
-    match a.downcast::<i32>() {
-        Ok(a) => {
-            assert!(a == Box::new(8));
-        }
-        Err(..) => panic!(),
-    }
-    match b.downcast::<Test>() {
-        Ok(a) => {
-            assert!(a == Box::new(Test));
-        }
-        Err(..) => panic!(),
-    }
+    let a: Box<i32> = a.downcast::<i32>().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(*a, 8);
+
+    let b: Box<Test> = b.downcast::<Test>().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(*b, Test);
 
     let a = Box::new(8) as Box<dyn Any>;
     let b = Box::new(Test) as Box<dyn Any>;
 
-    assert!(a.downcast::<Box<Test>>().is_err());
-    assert!(b.downcast::<Box<i32>>().is_err());
+    assert!(a.downcast::<Box<i32>>().is_err());
+    assert!(b.downcast::<Box<Test>>().is_err());
 }
 
 #[test]