diff --git a/naga/src/front/atomic_upgrade.rs b/naga/src/front/atomic_upgrade.rs
index 29cb56b7868..f240e24ea62 100644
--- a/naga/src/front/atomic_upgrade.rs
+++ b/naga/src/front/atomic_upgrade.rs
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@
 //! [`Struct`]: TypeInner::Struct
 //! [`Load`]: crate::Expression::Load
 //! [`Store`]: crate::Statement::Store
-use std::{
-    collections::VecDeque,
-    sync::{atomic::AtomicUsize, Arc},
-};
+use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicUsize, Arc};
 
 use crate::{GlobalVariable, Handle, Module, Type, TypeInner};
 
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ impl Padding {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Hash)]
 pub struct ContainedGlobalVariable {
-    pub field_indices: VecDeque<u32>,
+    pub field_indices: Vec<u32>,
     pub handle: Handle<GlobalVariable>,
 }
 
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ impl UpgradeState<'_> {
     fn upgrade_type(
         &mut self,
         ty: Handle<Type>,
-        field_indices: &mut VecDeque<u32>,
+        field_indices: &mut Vec<u32>,
     ) -> Result<Handle<Type>, Error> {
         let padding = self.inc_padding();
         padding.trace("visiting type: ", ty);
@@ -129,10 +126,7 @@ impl UpgradeState<'_> {
                 stride,
             },
             TypeInner::Struct { ref members, span } => {
-                let index = field_indices
-                    .pop_back()
-                    .ok_or(Error::UnexpectedEndOfIndices)?;
-
+                let index = field_indices.pop().ok_or(Error::UnexpectedEndOfIndices)?;
                 let mut new_members = vec![];
                 for (i, mut member) in members.clone().into_iter().enumerate() {
                     if i == index as usize {
diff --git a/naga/src/front/spv/mod.rs b/naga/src/front/spv/mod.rs
index 6c3a3595542..25010912ebb 100644
--- a/naga/src/front/spv/mod.rs
+++ b/naga/src/front/spv/mod.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 use petgraph::graphmap::GraphMap;
-use std::{collections::VecDeque, convert::TryInto, mem, num::NonZeroU32, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{convert::TryInto, mem, num::NonZeroU32, path::PathBuf};
 
 use super::atomic_upgrade::ContainedGlobalVariable;
 
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ impl BlockContext<'_> {
         mut handle: Handle<crate::Expression>,
     ) -> Result<ContainedGlobalVariable, Error> {
         log::debug!("\t\tlocating global variable in {handle:?}");
-        let mut accesses = VecDeque::default();
+        let mut accesses = vec![];
         loop {
             match self.expressions[handle] {
                 crate::Expression::Access { base, index } => {
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ impl BlockContext<'_> {
                 }
                 crate::Expression::AccessIndex { base, index } => {
                     handle = base;
-                    accesses.push_back(index);
+                    accesses.push(index);
                     log::debug!("\t\t  access index {handle:?} {index:?}");
                 }
                 crate::Expression::GlobalVariable(h) => {