diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/matches/match_like_matches.rs b/clippy_lints/src/matches/match_like_matches.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d605b6d73c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/matches/match_like_matches.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
+use clippy_utils::source::snippet_with_applicability;
+use clippy_utils::{higher, is_wild};
+use rustc_ast::{Attribute, LitKind};
+use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_hir::{BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, Guard, MatchSource, Pat};
+use rustc_lint::LateContext;
+use rustc_middle::ty;
+use rustc_span::source_map::Spanned;
+
+use super::MATCH_LIKE_MATCHES_MACRO;
+
+/// Lint a `match` or `if let .. { .. } else { .. }` expr that could be replaced by `matches!`
+pub(crate) fn check<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    if let Some(higher::IfLet {
+        let_pat,
+        let_expr,
+        if_then,
+        if_else: Some(if_else),
+    }) = higher::IfLet::hir(cx, expr)
+    {
+        return find_matches_sugg(
+            cx,
+            let_expr,
+            IntoIterator::into_iter([(&[][..], Some(let_pat), if_then, None), (&[][..], None, if_else, None)]),
+            expr,
+            true,
+        );
+    }
+
+    if let ExprKind::Match(scrut, arms, MatchSource::Normal) = expr.kind {
+        return find_matches_sugg(
+            cx,
+            scrut,
+            arms.iter().map(|arm| {
+                (
+                    cx.tcx.hir().attrs(arm.hir_id),
+                    Some(arm.pat),
+                    arm.body,
+                    arm.guard.as_ref(),
+                )
+            }),
+            expr,
+            false,
+        );
+    }
+
+    false
+}
+
+/// Lint a `match` or `if let` for replacement by `matches!`
+fn find_matches_sugg<'a, 'b, I>(
+    cx: &LateContext<'_>,
+    ex: &Expr<'_>,
+    mut iter: I,
+    expr: &Expr<'_>,
+    is_if_let: bool,
+) -> bool
+where
+    'b: 'a,
+    I: Clone
+        + DoubleEndedIterator
+        + ExactSizeIterator
+        + Iterator<
+            Item = (
+                &'a [Attribute],
+                Option<&'a Pat<'b>>,
+                &'a Expr<'b>,
+                Option<&'a Guard<'b>>,
+            ),
+        >,
+{
+    if_chain! {
+        if iter.len() >= 2;
+        if cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr).is_bool();
+        if let Some((_, last_pat_opt, last_expr, _)) = iter.next_back();
+        let iter_without_last = iter.clone();
+        if let Some((first_attrs, _, first_expr, first_guard)) = iter.next();
+        if let Some(b0) = find_bool_lit(&first_expr.kind, is_if_let);
+        if let Some(b1) = find_bool_lit(&last_expr.kind, is_if_let);
+        if b0 != b1;
+        if first_guard.is_none() || iter.len() == 0;
+        if first_attrs.is_empty();
+        if iter
+            .all(|arm| {
+                find_bool_lit(&arm.2.kind, is_if_let).map_or(false, |b| b == b0) && arm.3.is_none() && arm.0.is_empty()
+            });
+        then {
+            if let Some(last_pat) = last_pat_opt {
+                if !is_wild(last_pat) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // The suggestion may be incorrect, because some arms can have `cfg` attributes
+            // evaluated into `false` and so such arms will be stripped before.
+            let mut applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
+            let pat = {
+                use itertools::Itertools as _;
+                iter_without_last
+                    .filter_map(|arm| {
+                        let pat_span = arm.1?.span;
+                        Some(snippet_with_applicability(cx, pat_span, "..", &mut applicability))
+                    })
+                    .join(" | ")
+            };
+            let pat_and_guard = if let Some(Guard::If(g)) = first_guard {
+                format!("{} if {}", pat, snippet_with_applicability(cx, g.span, "..", &mut applicability))
+            } else {
+                pat
+            };
+
+            // strip potential borrows (#6503), but only if the type is a reference
+            let mut ex_new = ex;
+            if let ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, .., ex_inner) = ex.kind {
+                if let ty::Ref(..) = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(ex_inner).kind() {
+                    ex_new = ex_inner;
+                }
+            };
+            span_lint_and_sugg(
+                cx,
+                MATCH_LIKE_MATCHES_MACRO,
+                expr.span,
+                &format!("{} expression looks like `matches!` macro", if is_if_let { "if let .. else" } else { "match" }),
+                "try this",
+                format!(
+                    "{}matches!({}, {})",
+                    if b0 { "" } else { "!" },
+                    snippet_with_applicability(cx, ex_new.span, "..", &mut applicability),
+                    pat_and_guard,
+                ),
+                applicability,
+            );
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extract a `bool` or `{ bool }`
+fn find_bool_lit(ex: &ExprKind<'_>, is_if_let: bool) -> Option<bool> {
+    match ex {
+        ExprKind::Lit(Spanned {
+            node: LitKind::Bool(b), ..
+        }) => Some(*b),
+        ExprKind::Block(
+            rustc_hir::Block {
+                stmts: &[],
+                expr: Some(exp),
+                ..
+            },
+            _,
+        ) if is_if_let => {
+            if let ExprKind::Lit(Spanned {
+                node: LitKind::Bool(b), ..
+            }) = exp.kind
+            {
+                Some(b)
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        },
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/matches/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/matches/mod.rs
index 67fb918d20c..ff07fc6d4d4 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/matches/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/matches/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{
     multispan_sugg, span_lint_and_help, span_lint_and_note, span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then,
 };
 use clippy_utils::macros::{is_panic, root_macro_call};
+use clippy_utils::peel_blocks_with_stmt;
 use clippy_utils::source::{expr_block, indent_of, snippet, snippet_block, snippet_opt, snippet_with_applicability};
 use clippy_utils::sugg::Sugg;
 use clippy_utils::ty::{implements_trait, is_type_diagnostic_item, match_type, peel_mid_ty_refs};
@@ -12,28 +13,28 @@ use clippy_utils::{
     path_to_local, path_to_local_id, peel_blocks, peel_hir_pat_refs, peel_n_hir_expr_refs, recurse_or_patterns,
     strip_pat_refs,
 };
-use clippy_utils::{higher, peel_blocks_with_stmt};
 use clippy_utils::{paths, search_same, SpanlessEq, SpanlessHash};
-use core::iter::{once, ExactSizeIterator};
+use core::iter::once;
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use rustc_ast::ast::{Attribute, LitKind};
+use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::def::{CtorKind, DefKind, Res};
 use rustc_hir::LangItem::{OptionNone, OptionSome};
 use rustc_hir::{
-    self as hir, Arm, BindingAnnotation, Block, BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, Guard, HirId, Local, MatchSource,
-    Mutability, Node, Pat, PatKind, PathSegment, QPath, RangeEnd, TyKind,
+    self as hir, Arm, BindingAnnotation, Block, BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Local, MatchSource, Mutability,
+    Node, Pat, PatKind, PathSegment, QPath, RangeEnd, TyKind,
 };
 use rustc_hir::{HirIdMap, HirIdSet};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Ty, TyS, VariantDef};
 use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
-use rustc_span::source_map::{Span, Spanned};
-use rustc_span::{sym, symbol::kw};
+use rustc_span::{sym, symbol::kw, Span};
 use std::cmp::{max, Ordering};
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 
+mod match_like_matches;
+
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ### What it does
     /// Checks for matches with a single arm where an `if let`
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Matches {
         redundant_pattern_match::check(cx, expr);
 
         if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::MATCHES_MACRO) {
-            if !check_match_like_matches(cx, expr) {
+            if !match_like_matches::check(cx, expr) {
                 lint_match_arms(cx, expr);
             }
         } else {
@@ -1382,161 +1383,6 @@ fn check_wild_in_or_pats(cx: &LateContext<'_>, arms: &[Arm<'_>]) {
     }
 }
 
-/// Lint a `match` or `if let .. { .. } else { .. }` expr that could be replaced by `matches!`
-fn check_match_like_matches<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) -> bool {
-    if let Some(higher::IfLet {
-        let_pat,
-        let_expr,
-        if_then,
-        if_else: Some(if_else),
-    }) = higher::IfLet::hir(cx, expr)
-    {
-        return find_matches_sugg(
-            cx,
-            let_expr,
-            IntoIterator::into_iter([(&[][..], Some(let_pat), if_then, None), (&[][..], None, if_else, None)]),
-            expr,
-            true,
-        );
-    }
-
-    if let ExprKind::Match(scrut, arms, MatchSource::Normal) = expr.kind {
-        return find_matches_sugg(
-            cx,
-            scrut,
-            arms.iter().map(|arm| {
-                (
-                    cx.tcx.hir().attrs(arm.hir_id),
-                    Some(arm.pat),
-                    arm.body,
-                    arm.guard.as_ref(),
-                )
-            }),
-            expr,
-            false,
-        );
-    }
-
-    false
-}
-
-/// Lint a `match` or `if let` for replacement by `matches!`
-fn find_matches_sugg<'a, 'b, I>(
-    cx: &LateContext<'_>,
-    ex: &Expr<'_>,
-    mut iter: I,
-    expr: &Expr<'_>,
-    is_if_let: bool,
-) -> bool
-where
-    'b: 'a,
-    I: Clone
-        + DoubleEndedIterator
-        + ExactSizeIterator
-        + Iterator<
-            Item = (
-                &'a [Attribute],
-                Option<&'a Pat<'b>>,
-                &'a Expr<'b>,
-                Option<&'a Guard<'b>>,
-            ),
-        >,
-{
-    if_chain! {
-        if iter.len() >= 2;
-        if cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr).is_bool();
-        if let Some((_, last_pat_opt, last_expr, _)) = iter.next_back();
-        let iter_without_last = iter.clone();
-        if let Some((first_attrs, _, first_expr, first_guard)) = iter.next();
-        if let Some(b0) = find_bool_lit(&first_expr.kind, is_if_let);
-        if let Some(b1) = find_bool_lit(&last_expr.kind, is_if_let);
-        if b0 != b1;
-        if first_guard.is_none() || iter.len() == 0;
-        if first_attrs.is_empty();
-        if iter
-            .all(|arm| {
-                find_bool_lit(&arm.2.kind, is_if_let).map_or(false, |b| b == b0) && arm.3.is_none() && arm.0.is_empty()
-            });
-        then {
-            if let Some(last_pat) = last_pat_opt {
-                if !is_wild(last_pat) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            // The suggestion may be incorrect, because some arms can have `cfg` attributes
-            // evaluated into `false` and so such arms will be stripped before.
-            let mut applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
-            let pat = {
-                use itertools::Itertools as _;
-                iter_without_last
-                    .filter_map(|arm| {
-                        let pat_span = arm.1?.span;
-                        Some(snippet_with_applicability(cx, pat_span, "..", &mut applicability))
-                    })
-                    .join(" | ")
-            };
-            let pat_and_guard = if let Some(Guard::If(g)) = first_guard {
-                format!("{} if {}", pat, snippet_with_applicability(cx, g.span, "..", &mut applicability))
-            } else {
-                pat
-            };
-
-            // strip potential borrows (#6503), but only if the type is a reference
-            let mut ex_new = ex;
-            if let ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, .., ex_inner) = ex.kind {
-                if let ty::Ref(..) = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(ex_inner).kind() {
-                    ex_new = ex_inner;
-                }
-            };
-            span_lint_and_sugg(
-                cx,
-                MATCH_LIKE_MATCHES_MACRO,
-                expr.span,
-                &format!("{} expression looks like `matches!` macro", if is_if_let { "if let .. else" } else { "match" }),
-                "try this",
-                format!(
-                    "{}matches!({}, {})",
-                    if b0 { "" } else { "!" },
-                    snippet_with_applicability(cx, ex_new.span, "..", &mut applicability),
-                    pat_and_guard,
-                ),
-                applicability,
-            );
-            true
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Extract a `bool` or `{ bool }`
-fn find_bool_lit(ex: &ExprKind<'_>, is_if_let: bool) -> Option<bool> {
-    match ex {
-        ExprKind::Lit(Spanned {
-            node: LitKind::Bool(b), ..
-        }) => Some(*b),
-        ExprKind::Block(
-            rustc_hir::Block {
-                stmts: &[],
-                expr: Some(exp),
-                ..
-            },
-            _,
-        ) if is_if_let => {
-            if let ExprKind::Lit(Spanned {
-                node: LitKind::Bool(b), ..
-            }) = exp.kind
-            {
-                Some(b)
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        },
-        _ => None,
-    }
-}
-
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
 fn check_match_single_binding<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'a>, ex: &Expr<'a>, arms: &[Arm<'_>], expr: &Expr<'_>) {
     if expr.span.from_expansion() || arms.len() != 1 || is_refutable(cx, arms[0].pat) {