diff --git a/src/loops.rs b/src/loops.rs
index a381737fe3b..ade4f46b4a0 100644
--- a/src/loops.rs
+++ b/src/loops.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use rustc::front::map::Node::{NodeBlock};
 use std::collections::{HashSet,HashMap};
 
 use utils::{snippet, span_lint, get_parent_expr, match_trait_method, match_type,
-            in_external_macro, expr_block, span_help_and_lint};
+            in_external_macro, expr_block, span_help_and_lint, is_integer_literal};
 use utils::{VEC_PATH, LL_PATH};
 
 declare_lint!{ pub NEEDLESS_RANGE_LOOP, Warn,
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ impl<'v, 't> Visitor<'v> for IncrementVisitor<'v, 't> {
                 match parent.node {
                     ExprAssignOp(op, ref lhs, ref rhs) =>
                         if lhs.id == expr.id {
-                            if op.node == BiAdd && is_lit_one(rhs) {
+                            if op.node == BiAdd && is_integer_literal(rhs, 1) {
                                 *state = match *state {
                                     VarState::Initial if self.depth == 0 => VarState::IncrOnce,
                                     _ => VarState::DontWarn
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ impl<'v, 't> Visitor<'v> for InitializeVisitor<'v, 't> {
                     self.name = Some(ident.node.name);
 
                     self.state = if let Some(ref init) = local.init {
-                        if is_lit_zero(init) {
+                        if is_integer_literal(init, 0) {
                             VarState::Warn
                         } else {
                             VarState::Declared
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ impl<'v, 't> Visitor<'v> for InitializeVisitor<'v, 't> {
                         self.state = VarState::DontWarn;
                     },
                     ExprAssign(ref lhs, ref rhs) if lhs.id == expr.id => {
-                        self.state = if is_lit_zero(rhs) && self.depth == 0 {
+                        self.state = if is_integer_literal(rhs, 0) && self.depth == 0 {
                             VarState::Warn
                         } else {
                             VarState::DontWarn
@@ -473,23 +473,3 @@ fn is_conditional(expr: &Expr) -> bool {
         _ => false
     }
 }
-
-// FIXME: copy/paste from misc.rs
-fn is_lit_one(expr: &Expr) -> bool {
-    if let ExprLit(ref spanned) = expr.node {
-        if let LitInt(1, _) = spanned.node {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
-// FIXME: copy/paste from ranges.rs
-fn is_lit_zero(expr: &Expr) -> bool {
-    if let ExprLit(ref spanned) = expr.node {
-        if let LitInt(0, _) = spanned.node {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
diff --git a/src/misc.rs b/src/misc.rs
index 2cd6babb9c5..63c2082abde 100644
--- a/src/misc.rs
+++ b/src/misc.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use syntax::codemap::{Span, Spanned};
 use rustc_front::visit::FnKind;
 use rustc::middle::ty;
 
-use utils::{get_item_name, match_path, snippet, span_lint, walk_ptrs_ty};
+use utils::{get_item_name, match_path, snippet, span_lint, walk_ptrs_ty, is_integer_literal};
 use consts::constant;
 
 declare_lint!(pub TOPLEVEL_REF_ARG, Warn,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ impl LintPass for ModuloOne {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &Context, expr: &Expr) {
         if let ExprBinary(ref cmp, _, ref right) = expr.node {
             if let &Spanned {node: BinOp_::BiRem, ..} = cmp {
-                if is_lit_one(right) {
+                if is_integer_literal(right, 1) {
                     cx.span_lint(MODULO_ONE, expr.span, "any number modulo 1 will be 0");
                 }
             }
@@ -191,15 +191,6 @@ impl LintPass for ModuloOne {
     }
 }
 
-fn is_lit_one(expr: &Expr) -> bool {
-    if let ExprLit(ref spanned) = expr.node {
-        if let LitInt(1, _) = spanned.node {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
 declare_lint!(pub REDUNDANT_PATTERN, Warn, "using `name @ _` in a pattern");
 
 #[derive(Copy,Clone)]
diff --git a/src/ranges.rs b/src/ranges.rs
index 197afaf1163..97f59a3aadd 100644
--- a/src/ranges.rs
+++ b/src/ranges.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use rustc::lint::{Context, LintArray, LintPass};
 use rustc_front::hir::*;
 use syntax::codemap::Spanned;
-use utils::match_type;
+use utils::{match_type, is_integer_literal};
 
 declare_lint! {
     pub RANGE_STEP_BY_ZERO, Warn,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl LintPass for StepByZero {
                               ref args) = expr.node {
             // Only warn on literal ranges.
             if ident.name == "step_by" && args.len() == 2 &&
-                is_range(cx, &args[0]) && is_lit_zero(&args[1]) {
+                is_range(cx, &args[0]) && is_integer_literal(&args[1], 0) {
                 cx.span_lint(RANGE_STEP_BY_ZERO, expr.span,
                              "Range::step_by(0) produces an infinite iterator. \
                               Consider using `std::iter::repeat()` instead")
@@ -37,13 +37,3 @@ fn is_range(cx: &Context, expr: &Expr) -> bool {
     // Note: RangeTo and RangeFull don't have step_by
     match_type(cx, ty, &["core", "ops", "Range"]) || match_type(cx, ty, &["core", "ops", "RangeFrom"])
 }
-
-fn is_lit_zero(expr: &Expr) -> bool {
-    // FIXME: use constant folding
-    if let ExprLit(ref spanned) = expr.node {
-        if let LitInt(0, _) = spanned.node {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index d6e529048c9..01c9adf866c 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -244,6 +244,17 @@ pub fn walk_ptrs_ty_depth(ty: ty::Ty) -> (ty::Ty, usize) {
     inner(ty, 0)
 }
 
+pub fn is_integer_literal(expr: &Expr, value: u64) -> bool
+{
+    // FIXME: use constant folding
+    if let ExprLit(ref spanned) = expr.node {
+        if let LitInt(v, _) = spanned.node {
+            return v == value;
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
 /// Produce a nested chain of if-lets and ifs from the patterns:
 ///
 ///     if_let_chain! {