diff --git a/macros/src/codegen.rs b/macros/src/codegen.rs
index 6920031add..63a4e3cadc 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ pub fn app(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis, extra: &Extra) -> TokenStream2 {
             let name = &monotonic.ident;
             let name_str = &name.to_string();
             let ident = util::monotonic_ident(&name_str);
-            let ident = util::mark_internal_ident(&ident);
             let panic_str = &format!(
                 "Use of monotonic '{}' before it was passed to the runtime",
                 name_str
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/dispatchers.rs b/macros/src/codegen/dispatchers.rs
index cfd8ee95a6..57103acd0b 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/dispatchers.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/dispatchers.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis, _extra: &Extra) -> Vec<TokenStrea
 
         let n = util::capacity_literal(channel.capacity as usize + 1);
         let rq = util::rq_ident(level);
-        let rq = util::mark_internal_ident(&rq);
         let (rq_ty, rq_expr) = {
             (
                 quote!(rtic::export::SCRQ<#t, #n>),
@@ -72,9 +71,7 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis, _extra: &Extra) -> Vec<TokenStrea
                 let task = &app.software_tasks[name];
                 let cfgs = &task.cfgs;
                 let fq = util::fq_ident(name);
-                let fq = util::mark_internal_ident(&fq);
                 let inputs = util::inputs_ident(name);
-                let inputs = util::mark_internal_ident(&inputs);
                 let (_, tupled, pats, _) = util::regroup_inputs(&task.inputs);
 
                 quote!(
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/local_resources.rs b/macros/src/codegen/local_resources.rs
index 011d88671b..ff53486249 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/local_resources.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/local_resources.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn codegen(
     for (name, res) in &app.local_resources {
         let cfgs = &res.cfgs;
         let ty = &res.ty;
-        let mangled_name = util::mark_internal_ident(&util::static_local_resource_ident(name));
+        let mangled_name = util::static_local_resource_ident(name);
 
         let attrs = &res.attrs;
         // late resources in `util::link_section_uninit`
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@ pub fn codegen(
         let expr = &task_local.expr;
         let attrs = &task_local.attrs;
 
-        let mangled_name = util::mark_internal_ident(&util::declared_static_local_resource_ident(
-            resource_name,
-            &task_name,
-        ));
+        let mangled_name = util::declared_static_local_resource_ident(resource_name, &task_name);
 
         // For future use
         // let doc = format!(" RTIC internal: {}:{}", file!(), line!());
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/local_resources_struct.rs b/macros/src/codegen/local_resources_struct.rs
index d59918d7a4..cdbfcccac9 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/local_resources_struct.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/local_resources_struct.rs
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ pub fn codegen(ctxt: Context, needs_lt: &mut bool, app: &App) -> (TokenStream2,
         };
 
         let mangled_name = if matches!(task_local, TaskLocal::External) {
-            util::mark_internal_ident(&util::static_local_resource_ident(name))
+            util::static_local_resource_ident(name)
         } else {
-            util::mark_internal_ident(&util::declared_static_local_resource_ident(
-                name, &task_name,
-            ))
+            util::declared_static_local_resource_ident(name, &task_name)
         };
 
         fields.push(quote!(
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ pub fn codegen(ctxt: Context, needs_lt: &mut bool, app: &App) -> (TokenStream2,
 
     let doc = format!("Local resources `{}` has access to", ctxt.ident(app));
     let ident = util::local_resources_ident(ctxt, app);
-    let ident = util::mark_internal_ident(&ident);
     let item = quote!(
         #[allow(non_snake_case)]
         #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/module.rs b/macros/src/codegen/module.rs
index cac89c7d76..ddaf1e52ae 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/module.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/module.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ pub fn codegen(
 
     if ctxt.has_local_resources(app) {
         let ident = util::local_resources_ident(ctxt, app);
-        let ident = util::mark_internal_ident(&ident);
         let lt = if local_resources_tick {
             lt = Some(quote!('a));
             Some(quote!('a))
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ pub fn codegen(
 
     if ctxt.has_shared_resources(app) {
         let ident = util::shared_resources_ident(ctxt, app);
-        let ident = util::mark_internal_ident(&ident);
         let lt = if shared_resources_tick {
             lt = Some(quote!('a));
             Some(quote!('a))
@@ -212,11 +210,8 @@ pub fn codegen(
         let args = &args;
         let tupled = &tupled;
         let fq = util::fq_ident(name);
-        let fq = util::mark_internal_ident(&fq);
         let rq = util::rq_ident(priority);
-        let rq = util::mark_internal_ident(&rq);
         let inputs = util::inputs_ident(name);
-        let inputs = util::mark_internal_ident(&inputs);
 
         let device = &extra.device;
         let enum_ = util::interrupt_ident();
@@ -266,16 +261,13 @@ pub fn codegen(
         // Schedule caller
         for (_, monotonic) in &app.monotonics {
             let instants = util::monotonic_instants_ident(name, &monotonic.ident);
-            let instants = util::mark_internal_ident(&instants);
             let monotonic_name = monotonic.ident.to_string();
 
             let tq = util::tq_ident(&monotonic.ident.to_string());
-            let tq = util::mark_internal_ident(&tq);
             let t = util::schedule_t_ident();
             let m = &monotonic.ident;
             let mono_type = &monotonic.ident;
             let m_ident = util::monotonic_ident(&monotonic_name);
-            let m_ident = util::mark_internal_ident(&m_ident);
             let m_isr = &monotonic.args.binds;
             let enum_ = util::interrupt_ident();
 
@@ -293,7 +285,7 @@ pub fn codegen(
                 )
             };
 
-            let tq_marker = util::mark_internal_ident(&util::timer_queue_marker_ident());
+            let tq_marker = &util::timer_queue_marker_ident();
 
             // For future use
             // let doc = format!(" RTIC internal: {}:{}", file!(), line!());
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/post_init.rs b/macros/src/codegen/post_init.rs
index 161068d2bd..5624b20a72 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/post_init.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/post_init.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis) -> Vec<TokenStream2> {
 
     // Initialize shared resources
     for (name, res) in &app.shared_resources {
-        let mangled_name = util::mark_internal_ident(&util::static_shared_resource_ident(name));
+        let mangled_name = util::static_shared_resource_ident(name);
         // If it's live
         let cfgs = res.cfgs.clone();
         if analysis.shared_resource_locations.get(name).is_some() {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis) -> Vec<TokenStream2> {
 
     // Initialize local resources
     for (name, res) in &app.local_resources {
-        let mangled_name = util::mark_internal_ident(&util::static_local_resource_ident(name));
+        let mangled_name = util::static_local_resource_ident(name);
         // If it's live
         let cfgs = res.cfgs.clone();
         if analysis.local_resource_locations.get(name).is_some() {
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis) -> Vec<TokenStream2> {
 
         // Store the monotonic
         let name = util::monotonic_ident(&monotonic.to_string());
-        let name = util::mark_internal_ident(&name);
         stmts.push(quote!(*#name.get_mut_unchecked() = Some(monotonics.#idx);));
     }
 
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/pre_init.rs b/macros/src/codegen/pre_init.rs
index 5b1fdf3e75..d3c4f54d9e 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/pre_init.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/pre_init.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis, extra: &Extra) -> Vec<TokenStream
     for (name, task) in &app.software_tasks {
         let cap = task.args.capacity;
         let fq_ident = util::fq_ident(name);
-        let fq_ident = util::mark_internal_ident(&fq_ident);
 
         stmts.push(quote!(
             (0..#cap).for_each(|i| #fq_ident.get_mut_unchecked().enqueue_unchecked(i));
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/shared_resources.rs b/macros/src/codegen/shared_resources.rs
index 479ca93e9c..07f8c36a23 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/shared_resources.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/shared_resources.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn codegen(
     for (name, res) in &app.shared_resources {
         let cfgs = &res.cfgs;
         let ty = &res.ty;
-        let mangled_name = util::mark_internal_ident(&util::static_shared_resource_ident(&name));
+        let mangled_name = &util::static_shared_resource_ident(&name);
 
         // late resources in `util::link_section_uninit`
         let section = util::link_section_uninit();
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/shared_resources_struct.rs b/macros/src/codegen/shared_resources_struct.rs
index fa344bb7a2..5a805412c1 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/shared_resources_struct.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/shared_resources_struct.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn codegen(ctxt: Context, needs_lt: &mut bool, app: &App) -> (TokenStream2,
             None
         };
         let ty = &res.ty;
-        let mangled_name = util::mark_internal_ident(&util::static_shared_resource_ident(&name));
+        let mangled_name = util::static_shared_resource_ident(&name);
 
         if !res.properties.lock_free {
             if access.is_shared() {
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ pub fn codegen(ctxt: Context, needs_lt: &mut bool, app: &App) -> (TokenStream2,
 
     let doc = format!("Shared resources `{}` has access to", ctxt.ident(app));
     let ident = util::shared_resources_ident(ctxt, app);
-    let ident = util::mark_internal_ident(&ident);
     let item = quote!(
         #[allow(non_snake_case)]
         #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/software_tasks.rs b/macros/src/codegen/software_tasks.rs
index 17399b5031..1669a3fb1e 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/software_tasks.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/software_tasks.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ pub fn codegen(
 
         // Create free queues and inputs / instants buffers
         let fq = util::fq_ident(name);
-        let fq = util::mark_internal_ident(&fq);
 
         let (fq_ty, fq_expr, mk_uninit): (_, _, Box<dyn Fn() -> Option<_>>) = {
             (
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ pub fn codegen(
 
         for (_, monotonic) in &app.monotonics {
             let instants = util::monotonic_instants_ident(name, &monotonic.ident);
-            let instants = util::mark_internal_ident(&instants);
             let mono_type = &monotonic.ty;
 
             let uninit = mk_uninit();
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ pub fn codegen(
 
         let uninit = mk_uninit();
         let inputs_ident = util::inputs_ident(name);
-        let inputs_ident = util::mark_internal_ident(&inputs_ident);
         mod_app.push(quote!(
             #uninit
             // /// Buffer that holds the inputs of a task
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/timer_queue.rs b/macros/src/codegen/timer_queue.rs
index e805292a7f..fdfa6381a7 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/timer_queue.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/timer_queue.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis, _extra: &Extra) -> Vec<TokenStrea
 
     if !app.monotonics.is_empty() {
         // Generate the marker counter used to track for `cancel` and `reschedule`
-        let tq_marker = util::mark_internal_ident(&util::timer_queue_marker_ident());
+        let tq_marker = util::timer_queue_marker_ident();
         items.push(quote!(
             // #[doc = #doc]
             #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -53,11 +53,9 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis, _extra: &Extra) -> Vec<TokenStrea
     for (_, monotonic) in &app.monotonics {
         let monotonic_name = monotonic.ident.to_string();
         let tq = util::tq_ident(&monotonic_name);
-        let tq = util::mark_internal_ident(&tq);
         let t = util::schedule_t_ident();
         let mono_type = &monotonic.ty;
         let m_ident = util::monotonic_ident(&monotonic_name);
-        let m_ident = util::mark_internal_ident(&m_ident);
 
         // Static variables and resource proxy
         {
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis, _extra: &Extra) -> Vec<TokenStrea
             ));
 
             let mono = util::monotonic_ident(&monotonic_name);
-            let mono = util::mark_internal_ident(&mono);
             // For future use
             // let doc = &format!("Storage for {}", monotonic_name);
 
@@ -106,7 +103,6 @@ pub fn codegen(app: &App, analysis: &Analysis, _extra: &Extra) -> Vec<TokenStrea
                     let cfgs = &task.cfgs;
                     let priority = task.args.priority;
                     let rq = util::rq_ident(priority);
-                    let rq = util::mark_internal_ident(&rq);
                     let rqt = util::spawn_t_ident(priority);
 
                     // The interrupt that runs the task dispatcher
diff --git a/macros/src/codegen/util.rs b/macros/src/codegen/util.rs
index c2330d46f8..8e40ad6129 100644
--- a/macros/src/codegen/util.rs
+++ b/macros/src/codegen/util.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use syn::{Attribute, Ident, LitInt, PatType};
 
 use crate::check::Extra;
 
+const RTIC_INTERNAL: &str = "__rtic_internal";
+
 /// Turns `capacity` into an unsuffixed integer literal
 pub fn capacity_literal(capacity: usize) -> LitInt {
     LitInt::new(&capacity.to_string(), Span::call_site())
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn capacity_literal(capacity: usize) -> LitInt {
 
 /// Identifier for the free queue
 pub fn fq_ident(task: &Ident) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(&format!("{}_FQ", task.to_string()), Span::call_site())
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("{}_FQ", task.to_string()))
 }
 
 /// Generates a `Mutex` implementation
@@ -60,15 +62,12 @@ pub fn impl_mutex(
 
 /// Generates an identifier for the `INPUTS` buffer (`spawn` & `schedule` API)
 pub fn inputs_ident(task: &Ident) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(&format!("{}_INPUTS", task), Span::call_site())
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("{}_INPUTS", task))
 }
 
 /// Generates an identifier for the `INSTANTS` buffer (`schedule` API)
 pub fn monotonic_instants_ident(task: &Ident, monotonic: &Ident) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(
-        &format!("{}_{}_INSTANTS", task, monotonic),
-        Span::call_site(),
-    )
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("{}_{}_INSTANTS", task, monotonic))
 }
 
 pub fn interrupt_ident() -> Ident {
@@ -77,8 +76,7 @@ pub fn interrupt_ident() -> Ident {
 }
 
 pub fn timer_queue_marker_ident() -> Ident {
-    let span = Span::call_site();
-    Ident::new("TIMER_QUEUE_MARKER", span)
+    mark_internal_name(&"TIMER_QUEUE_MARKER")
 }
 
 /// Whether `name` is an exception with configurable priority
@@ -98,38 +96,24 @@ pub fn is_exception(name: &Ident) -> bool {
     )
 }
 
+/// Mark a name as internal
+pub fn mark_internal_name(name: &str) -> Ident {
+    Ident::new(&format!("{}_{}", RTIC_INTERNAL, name), Span::call_site())
+}
+
 /// Generate an internal identifier for monotonics
 pub fn internal_monotonics_ident(task: &Ident, monotonic: &Ident, ident_name: &str) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(
-        &format!(
-            "__rtic_internal_{}_{}_{}",
-            task.to_string(),
-            monotonic.to_string(),
-            ident_name,
-        ),
-        Span::call_site(),
-    )
+    mark_internal_name(&format!(
+        "{}_{}_{}",
+        task.to_string(),
+        monotonic.to_string(),
+        ident_name,
+    ))
 }
 
 /// Generate an internal identifier for tasks
 pub fn internal_task_ident(task: &Ident, ident_name: &str) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(
-        &format!("__rtic_internal_{}_{}", task.to_string(), ident_name,),
-        Span::call_site(),
-    )
-}
-
-/// Mark an ident as internal
-pub fn mark_internal_ident(ident: &Ident) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(
-        &format!("__rtic_internal_{}", ident.to_string()),
-        Span::call_site(),
-    )
-}
-
-/// Mark an ident as internal
-pub fn mark_internal_name(name: &str) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(&format!("__rtic_internal_{}", name), Span::call_site())
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("{}_{}", task.to_string(), ident_name))
 }
 
 fn link_section_index() -> usize {
@@ -215,7 +199,7 @@ pub fn shared_resources_ident(ctxt: Context, app: &App) -> Ident {
 
     s.push_str("SharedResources");
 
-    Ident::new(&s, Span::call_site())
+    mark_internal_name(&s)
 }
 
 /// Generates a pre-reexport identifier for the "local resources" struct
@@ -228,7 +212,7 @@ pub fn local_resources_ident(ctxt: Context, app: &App) -> Ident {
 
     s.push_str("LocalResources");
 
-    Ident::new(&s, Span::call_site())
+    mark_internal_name(&s)
 }
 
 /// Generates an identifier for a ready queue
@@ -236,7 +220,7 @@ pub fn local_resources_ident(ctxt: Context, app: &App) -> Ident {
 /// There may be several task dispatchers, one for each priority level.
 /// The ready queues are SPSC queues
 pub fn rq_ident(priority: u8) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(&format!("P{}_RQ", priority), Span::call_site())
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("P{}_RQ", priority))
 }
 
 /// Generates an identifier for the `enum` of `schedule`-able tasks
@@ -260,33 +244,28 @@ pub fn suffixed(name: &str) -> Ident {
 
 /// Generates an identifier for a timer queue
 pub fn tq_ident(name: &str) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(&format!("TQ_{}", name), Span::call_site())
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("TQ_{}", name))
 }
 
 /// Generates an identifier for monotonic timer storage
 pub fn monotonic_ident(name: &str) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(&format!("MONOTONIC_STORAGE_{}", name), Span::call_site())
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("MONOTONIC_STORAGE_{}", name))
 }
 
 pub fn static_shared_resource_ident(name: &Ident) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(
-        &format!("shared_resource_{}", name.to_string()),
-        Span::call_site(),
-    )
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("shared_resource_{}", name.to_string()))
 }
 
 pub fn static_local_resource_ident(name: &Ident) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(
-        &format!("local_resource_{}", name.to_string()),
-        Span::call_site(),
-    )
+    mark_internal_name(&format!("local_resource_{}", name.to_string()))
 }
 
 pub fn declared_static_local_resource_ident(name: &Ident, task_name: &Ident) -> Ident {
-    Ident::new(
-        &format!("local_{}_{}", task_name.to_string(), name.to_string()),
-        Span::call_site(),
-    )
+    mark_internal_name(&format!(
+        "local_{}_{}",
+        task_name.to_string(),
+        name.to_string()
+    ))
 }
 
 /// The name to get better RT flag errors