diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/solve/inspect.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/solve/inspect.rs
index 527afa005b9f7..8698cf8602262 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/solve/inspect.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/solve/inspect.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub enum GoalEvaluationKind<'tcx> {
 }
 impl Debug for GoalEvaluation<'_> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        ProofTreeFormatter { f, on_newline: true }.format_goal_evaluation(self)
+        ProofTreeFormatter::new(f).format_goal_evaluation(self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub struct AddedGoalsEvaluation<'tcx> {
 }
 impl Debug for AddedGoalsEvaluation<'_> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        ProofTreeFormatter { f, on_newline: true }.format_nested_goal_evaluation(self)
+        ProofTreeFormatter::new(f).format_nested_goal_evaluation(self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub struct GoalEvaluationStep<'tcx> {
 }
 impl Debug for GoalEvaluationStep<'_> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        ProofTreeFormatter { f, on_newline: true }.format_evaluation_step(self)
+        ProofTreeFormatter::new(f).format_evaluation_step(self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ pub enum CandidateKind<'tcx> {
 }
 impl Debug for GoalCandidate<'_> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        ProofTreeFormatter { f, on_newline: true }.format_candidate(self)
+        ProofTreeFormatter::new(f).format_candidate(self)
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/solve/inspect/format.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/solve/inspect/format.rs
index 2ee625674faa0..f19f1189e4440 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/solve/inspect/format.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/solve/inspect/format.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 use super::*;
 
 pub(super) struct ProofTreeFormatter<'a, 'b> {
-    pub(super) f: &'a mut (dyn Write + 'b),
-    pub(super) on_newline: bool,
+    f: &'a mut (dyn Write + 'b),
 }
 
-impl Write for ProofTreeFormatter<'_, '_> {
+/// A formatter which adds 4 spaces of indentation to its input before
+/// passing it on to its nested formatter.
+///
+/// We can use this for arbitrary levels of indentation by nesting it.
+struct Indentor<'a, 'b> {
+    f: &'a mut (dyn Write + 'b),
+    on_newline: bool,
+}
+
+impl Write for Indentor<'_, '_> {
     fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> std::fmt::Result {
         for line in s.split_inclusive("\n") {
             if self.on_newline {
@@ -19,49 +27,52 @@ impl Write for ProofTreeFormatter<'_, '_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl ProofTreeFormatter<'_, '_> {
-    fn nested(&mut self) -> ProofTreeFormatter<'_, '_> {
-        ProofTreeFormatter { f: self, on_newline: true }
+impl<'a, 'b> ProofTreeFormatter<'a, 'b> {
+    pub(super) fn new(f: &'a mut (dyn Write + 'b)) -> Self {
+        ProofTreeFormatter { f }
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn format_goal_evaluation(&mut self, goal: &GoalEvaluation<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let f = &mut *self.f;
+    fn nested<F, R>(&mut self, func: F) -> R
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(&mut ProofTreeFormatter<'_, '_>) -> R,
+    {
+        func(&mut ProofTreeFormatter { f: &mut Indentor { f: self.f, on_newline: true } })
+    }
 
+    pub(super) fn format_goal_evaluation(&mut self, goal: &GoalEvaluation<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         let goal_text = match goal.is_normalizes_to_hack {
             IsNormalizesToHack::Yes => "NORMALIZES-TO HACK GOAL",
             IsNormalizesToHack::No => "GOAL",
         };
 
-        writeln!(f, "{}: {:?}", goal_text, goal.uncanonicalized_goal,)?;
-        writeln!(f, "CANONICALIZED: {:?}", goal.canonicalized_goal)?;
+        writeln!(self.f, "{}: {:?}", goal_text, goal.uncanonicalized_goal)?;
+        writeln!(self.f, "CANONICALIZED: {:?}", goal.canonicalized_goal)?;
 
         match &goal.kind {
             GoalEvaluationKind::CacheHit(CacheHit::Global) => {
-                writeln!(f, "GLOBAL CACHE HIT: {:?}", goal.result)
+                writeln!(self.f, "GLOBAL CACHE HIT: {:?}", goal.result)
             }
             GoalEvaluationKind::CacheHit(CacheHit::Provisional) => {
-                writeln!(f, "PROVISIONAL CACHE HIT: {:?}", goal.result)
+                writeln!(self.f, "PROVISIONAL CACHE HIT: {:?}", goal.result)
             }
             GoalEvaluationKind::Uncached { revisions } => {
                 for (n, step) in revisions.iter().enumerate() {
-                    let f = &mut *self.f;
-                    writeln!(f, "REVISION {n}: {:?}", step.result)?;
-                    let mut f = self.nested();
-                    f.format_evaluation_step(step)?;
+                    writeln!(self.f, "REVISION {n}: {:?}", step.result)?;
+                    self.nested(|this| this.format_evaluation_step(step))?;
                 }
-
-                let f = &mut *self.f;
-                writeln!(f, "RESULT: {:?}", goal.result)
+                writeln!(self.f, "RESULT: {:?}", goal.result)
             }
         }?;
 
         if goal.returned_goals.len() > 0 {
-            let f = &mut *self.f;
-            writeln!(f, "NESTED GOALS ADDED TO CALLER: [")?;
-            let mut f = self.nested();
-            for goal in goal.returned_goals.iter() {
-                writeln!(f, "ADDED GOAL: {:?},", goal)?;
-            }
+            writeln!(self.f, "NESTED GOALS ADDED TO CALLER: [")?;
+            self.nested(|this| {
+                for goal in goal.returned_goals.iter() {
+                    writeln!(this.f, "ADDED GOAL: {:?},", goal)?;
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
+
             writeln!(self.f, "]")?;
         }
 
@@ -72,58 +83,53 @@ impl ProofTreeFormatter<'_, '_> {
         &mut self,
         evaluation_step: &GoalEvaluationStep<'_>,
     ) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let f = &mut *self.f;
-        writeln!(f, "INSTANTIATED: {:?}", evaluation_step.instantiated_goal)?;
+        writeln!(self.f, "INSTANTIATED: {:?}", evaluation_step.instantiated_goal)?;
 
         for candidate in &evaluation_step.candidates {
-            let mut f = self.nested();
-            f.format_candidate(candidate)?;
+            self.nested(|this| this.format_candidate(candidate))?;
         }
-        for nested_goal_evaluation in &evaluation_step.nested_goal_evaluations {
-            let mut f = self.nested();
-            f.format_nested_goal_evaluation(nested_goal_evaluation)?;
+        for nested in &evaluation_step.nested_goal_evaluations {
+            self.nested(|this| this.format_nested_goal_evaluation(nested))?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub(super) fn format_candidate(&mut self, candidate: &GoalCandidate<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let f = &mut *self.f;
-
         match &candidate.kind {
             CandidateKind::NormalizedSelfTyAssembly => {
-                writeln!(f, "NORMALIZING SELF TY FOR ASSEMBLY:")
+                writeln!(self.f, "NORMALIZING SELF TY FOR ASSEMBLY:")
             }
             CandidateKind::Candidate { name, result } => {
-                writeln!(f, "CANDIDATE {}: {:?}", name, result)
+                writeln!(self.f, "CANDIDATE {}: {:?}", name, result)
             }
         }?;
 
-        let mut f = self.nested();
-        for candidate in &candidate.candidates {
-            f.format_candidate(candidate)?;
-        }
-        for nested_evaluations in &candidate.nested_goal_evaluations {
-            f.format_nested_goal_evaluation(nested_evaluations)?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
+        self.nested(|this| {
+            for candidate in &candidate.candidates {
+                this.format_candidate(candidate)?;
+            }
+            for nested in &candidate.nested_goal_evaluations {
+                this.format_nested_goal_evaluation(nested)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })
     }
 
     pub(super) fn format_nested_goal_evaluation(
         &mut self,
         nested_goal_evaluation: &AddedGoalsEvaluation<'_>,
     ) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let f = &mut *self.f;
-        writeln!(f, "TRY_EVALUATE_ADDED_GOALS: {:?}", nested_goal_evaluation.result)?;
+        writeln!(self.f, "TRY_EVALUATE_ADDED_GOALS: {:?}", nested_goal_evaluation.result)?;
 
         for (n, revision) in nested_goal_evaluation.evaluations.iter().enumerate() {
-            let f = &mut *self.f;
-            writeln!(f, "REVISION {n}")?;
-            let mut f = self.nested();
-            for goal_evaluation in revision {
-                f.format_goal_evaluation(goal_evaluation)?;
-            }
+            writeln!(self.f, "REVISION {n}")?;
+            self.nested(|this| {
+                for goal_evaluation in revision {
+                    this.format_goal_evaluation(goal_evaluation)?;
+                }
+                Ok(())
+            })?;
         }
 
         Ok(())