diff --git a/src/helpers.rs b/src/helpers.rs
index 0c7e827814..72d9dbd045 100644
--- a/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/helpers.rs
@@ -142,9 +142,8 @@ pub trait EvalContextExt<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriInterpCxExt<'mir, 'tcx> {
     fn eval_path_scalar(&self, path: &[&str]) -> Scalar<Provenance> {
         let this = self.eval_context_ref();
         let instance = this.resolve_path(path, Namespace::ValueNS);
-        let cid = GlobalId { instance, promoted: None };
         // We don't give a span -- this isn't actually used directly by the program anyway.
-        let const_val = this.eval_global(cid, None).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+        let const_val = this.eval_global(instance).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
             panic!("failed to evaluate required Rust item: {path:?}\n{err:?}")
         });
         this.read_scalar(&const_val)
diff --git a/tests/fail/const-ub-checks.stderr b/tests/fail/const-ub-checks.stderr
index 596a6bb4ca..d2b9018cd4 100644
--- a/tests/fail/const-ub-checks.stderr
+++ b/tests/fail/const-ub-checks.stderr
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ error[E0080]: evaluation of constant value failed
 LL |     ptr.read();
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^ accessing memory with alignment ALIGN, but alignment ALIGN is required
 
-note: erroneous constant used
+note: erroneous constant encountered
   --> $DIR/const-ub-checks.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let _x = UNALIGNED_READ;
diff --git a/tests/fail/erroneous_const.stderr b/tests/fail/erroneous_const.stderr
index 209c4a932d..cacf866393 100644
--- a/tests/fail/erroneous_const.stderr
+++ b/tests/fail/erroneous_const.stderr
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LL |     const VOID: ! = panic!();
    |
    = note: this error originates in the macro `$crate::panic::panic_2021` which comes from the expansion of the macro `panic` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
 
-note: erroneous constant used
+note: erroneous constant encountered
   --> $DIR/erroneous_const.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         let _ = PrintName::<T>::VOID;
diff --git a/tests/fail/erroneous_const2.stderr b/tests/fail/erroneous_const2.stderr
index 9aad1fc9b0..36e83b8f3b 100644
--- a/tests/fail/erroneous_const2.stderr
+++ b/tests/fail/erroneous_const2.stderr
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ error[E0080]: evaluation of constant value failed
 LL | const FOO: u32 = [X - Y, Y - X][(X < Y) as usize];
    |                   ^^^^^ attempt to compute `5_u32 - 6_u32`, which would overflow
 
-note: erroneous constant used
+note: erroneous constant encountered
   --> $DIR/erroneous_const2.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     println!("{}", FOO);
    |                    ^^^
 
-note: erroneous constant used
+note: erroneous constant encountered
   --> $DIR/erroneous_const2.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     println!("{}", FOO);