diff --git a/library/core/src/array/equality.rs b/library/core/src/array/equality.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dcd78e7a245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/core/src/array/equality.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[B; N]> for [A; N]
+where
+    A: PartialEq<B>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &[B; N]) -> bool {
+        self[..] == other[..]
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &[B; N]) -> bool {
+        self[..] != other[..]
+    }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[B]> for [A; N]
+where
+    A: PartialEq<B>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &[B]) -> bool {
+        self[..] == other[..]
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &[B]) -> bool {
+        self[..] != other[..]
+    }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[A; N]> for [B]
+where
+    B: PartialEq<A>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
+        self[..] == other[..]
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
+        self[..] != other[..]
+    }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<&[B]> for [A; N]
+where
+    A: PartialEq<B>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &&[B]) -> bool {
+        self[..] == other[..]
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &&[B]) -> bool {
+        self[..] != other[..]
+    }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[A; N]> for &[B]
+where
+    B: PartialEq<A>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
+        self[..] == other[..]
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
+        self[..] != other[..]
+    }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<&mut [B]> for [A; N]
+where
+    A: PartialEq<B>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &&mut [B]) -> bool {
+        self[..] == other[..]
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &&mut [B]) -> bool {
+        self[..] != other[..]
+    }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[A; N]> for &mut [B]
+where
+    B: PartialEq<A>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
+        self[..] == other[..]
+    }
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
+        self[..] != other[..]
+    }
+}
+
+// NOTE: some less important impls are omitted to reduce code bloat
+// __impl_slice_eq2! { [A; $N], &'b [B; $N] }
+// __impl_slice_eq2! { [A; $N], &'b mut [B; $N] }
+
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+impl<T: Eq, const N: usize> Eq for [T; N] {}
diff --git a/library/core/src/array/mod.rs b/library/core/src/array/mod.rs
index 030b42a53d0..32d344010aa 100644
--- a/library/core/src/array/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/array/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use crate::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 use crate::slice::{Iter, IterMut};
 
+mod equality;
 mod iter;
 
 #[stable(feature = "array_value_iter", since = "1.51.0")]
@@ -230,118 +231,6 @@ fn index_mut(&mut self, index: I) -> &mut Self::Output {
     }
 }
 
-#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[B; N]> for [A; N]
-where
-    A: PartialEq<B>,
-{
-    #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, other: &[B; N]) -> bool {
-        self[..] == other[..]
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    fn ne(&self, other: &[B; N]) -> bool {
-        self[..] != other[..]
-    }
-}
-
-#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[B]> for [A; N]
-where
-    A: PartialEq<B>,
-{
-    #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, other: &[B]) -> bool {
-        self[..] == other[..]
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    fn ne(&self, other: &[B]) -> bool {
-        self[..] != other[..]
-    }
-}
-
-#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[A; N]> for [B]
-where
-    B: PartialEq<A>,
-{
-    #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
-        self[..] == other[..]
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    fn ne(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
-        self[..] != other[..]
-    }
-}
-
-#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<&[B]> for [A; N]
-where
-    A: PartialEq<B>,
-{
-    #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, other: &&[B]) -> bool {
-        self[..] == other[..]
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    fn ne(&self, other: &&[B]) -> bool {
-        self[..] != other[..]
-    }
-}
-
-#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[A; N]> for &[B]
-where
-    B: PartialEq<A>,
-{
-    #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
-        self[..] == other[..]
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    fn ne(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
-        self[..] != other[..]
-    }
-}
-
-#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<&mut [B]> for [A; N]
-where
-    A: PartialEq<B>,
-{
-    #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, other: &&mut [B]) -> bool {
-        self[..] == other[..]
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    fn ne(&self, other: &&mut [B]) -> bool {
-        self[..] != other[..]
-    }
-}
-
-#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<A, B, const N: usize> PartialEq<[A; N]> for &mut [B]
-where
-    B: PartialEq<A>,
-{
-    #[inline]
-    fn eq(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
-        self[..] == other[..]
-    }
-    #[inline]
-    fn ne(&self, other: &[A; N]) -> bool {
-        self[..] != other[..]
-    }
-}
-
-// NOTE: some less important impls are omitted to reduce code bloat
-// __impl_slice_eq2! { [A; $N], &'b [B; $N] }
-// __impl_slice_eq2! { [A; $N], &'b mut [B; $N] }
-
-#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: Eq, const N: usize> Eq for [T; N] {}
-
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T: PartialOrd, const N: usize> PartialOrd for [T; N] {
     #[inline]