diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ClangdLSPServer.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ClangdLSPServer.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ClangdLSPServer.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ClangdLSPServer.cpp
@@ -748,9 +748,8 @@
       return Reply(std::move(Err));
 
     WorkspaceEdit WE;
-    WE.changes.emplace();
     for (const auto &It : R->ApplyEdits) {
-      (*WE.changes)[URI::createFile(It.first()).toString()] =
+      WE.changes[URI::createFile(It.first()).toString()] =
           It.second.asTextEdits();
     }
     // ApplyEdit will take care of calling Reply().
@@ -813,22 +812,20 @@
   if (!Server->getDraft(File))
     return Reply(llvm::make_error<LSPError>(
         "onRename called for non-added file", ErrorCode::InvalidParams));
-  Server->rename(
-      File, Params.position, Params.newName, Opts.Rename,
-      [File, Params, Reply = std::move(Reply),
-       this](llvm::Expected<RenameResult> R) mutable {
-        if (!R)
-          return Reply(R.takeError());
-        if (auto Err = validateEdits(*Server, R->GlobalChanges))
-          return Reply(std::move(Err));
-        WorkspaceEdit Result;
-        Result.changes.emplace();
-        for (const auto &Rep : R->GlobalChanges) {
-          (*Result.changes)[URI::createFile(Rep.first()).toString()] =
-              Rep.second.asTextEdits();
-        }
-        Reply(Result);
-      });
+  Server->rename(File, Params.position, Params.newName, Opts.Rename,
+                 [File, Params, Reply = std::move(Reply),
+                  this](llvm::Expected<RenameResult> R) mutable {
+                   if (!R)
+                     return Reply(R.takeError());
+                   if (auto Err = validateEdits(*Server, R->GlobalChanges))
+                     return Reply(std::move(Err));
+                   WorkspaceEdit Result;
+                   for (const auto &Rep : R->GlobalChanges) {
+                     Result.changes[URI::createFile(Rep.first()).toString()] =
+                         Rep.second.asTextEdits();
+                   }
+                   Reply(Result);
+                 });
 }
 
 void ClangdLSPServer::onDocumentDidClose(
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Diagnostics.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Diagnostics.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Diagnostics.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Diagnostics.cpp
@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@
   Action.title = F.Message;
   Action.kind = std::string(CodeAction::QUICKFIX_KIND);
   Action.edit.emplace();
-  Action.edit->changes.emplace();
-  (*Action.edit->changes)[File.uri()] = {F.Edits.begin(), F.Edits.end()};
+  Action.edit->changes[File.uri()] = {F.Edits.begin(), F.Edits.end()};
   return Action;
 }
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Protocol.h b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Protocol.h
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Protocol.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Protocol.h
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@
 
 struct WorkspaceEdit {
   /// Holds changes to existing resources.
-  llvm::Optional<std::map<std::string, std::vector<TextEdit>>> changes;
+  std::map<std::string, std::vector<TextEdit>> changes;
 
   /// Note: "documentChanges" is not currently used because currently there is
   /// no support for versioned edits.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Protocol.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Protocol.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Protocol.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Protocol.cpp
@@ -808,10 +808,8 @@
 }
 
 llvm::json::Value toJSON(const WorkspaceEdit &WE) {
-  if (!WE.changes)
-    return llvm::json::Object{};
   llvm::json::Object FileChanges;
-  for (auto &Change : *WE.changes)
+  for (auto &Change : WE.changes)
     FileChanges[Change.first] = llvm::json::Array(Change.second);
   return llvm::json::Object{{"changes", std::move(FileChanges)}};
 }