diff --git a/crates/assists/src/handlers/auto_import.rs b/crates/assists/src/handlers/auto_import.rs
index 0fd2f94fa40..7182a2a5d61 100644
--- a/crates/assists/src/handlers/auto_import.rs
+++ b/crates/assists/src/handlers/auto_import.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use syntax::ast;
+
 use crate::{
     utils::import_assets::{ImportAssets, ImportCandidate},
     utils::{insert_use, mod_path_to_ast, ImportScope},
@@ -24,16 +26,24 @@ use crate::{
 // # pub mod std { pub mod collections { pub struct HashMap { } } }
 // ```
 pub(crate) fn auto_import(acc: &mut Assists, ctx: &AssistContext) -> Option<()> {
-    let auto_import_assets = ImportAssets::new(&ctx)?;
-    let proposed_imports = auto_import_assets.search_for_imports(&ctx.sema, &ctx.config.insert_use);
+    let import_assets =
+        if let Some(path_under_caret) = ctx.find_node_at_offset_with_descend::<ast::Path>() {
+            ImportAssets::for_regular_path(path_under_caret, &ctx.sema)
+        } else if let Some(method_under_caret) =
+            ctx.find_node_at_offset_with_descend::<ast::MethodCallExpr>()
+        {
+            ImportAssets::for_method_call(method_under_caret, &ctx.sema)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }?;
+    let proposed_imports = import_assets.search_for_imports(&ctx.sema, &ctx.config.insert_use);
     if proposed_imports.is_empty() {
         return None;
     }
 
-    let range = ctx.sema.original_range(auto_import_assets.syntax_under_caret()).range;
-    let group = import_group_message(auto_import_assets.import_candidate());
-    let scope =
-        ImportScope::find_insert_use_container(auto_import_assets.syntax_under_caret(), ctx)?;
+    let range = ctx.sema.original_range(import_assets.syntax_under_caret()).range;
+    let group = import_group_message(import_assets.import_candidate());
+    let scope = ImportScope::find_insert_use_container(import_assets.syntax_under_caret(), ctx)?;
     let syntax = scope.as_syntax_node();
     for import in proposed_imports {
         acc.add_group(
diff --git a/crates/assists/src/utils/import_assets.rs b/crates/assists/src/utils/import_assets.rs
index ce5986db71c..b816edc8216 100644
--- a/crates/assists/src/utils/import_assets.rs
+++ b/crates/assists/src/utils/import_assets.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@ use syntax::{ast, AstNode, SyntaxNode};
 
 use crate::assist_config::InsertUseConfig;
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) enum ImportCandidate {
+    /// Simple name like 'HashMap'
+    UnqualifiedName(String),
+    /// First part of the qualified name.
+    /// For 'std::collections::HashMap', that will be 'std'.
+    QualifierStart(String),
+    /// A trait associated function (with no self parameter) or associated constant.
+    /// For 'test_mod::TestEnum::test_function', `Type` is the `test_mod::TestEnum` expression type
+    /// and `String` is the `test_function`
+    TraitAssocItem(hir::Type, String),
+    /// A trait method with self parameter.
+    /// For 'test_enum.test_method()', `Type` is the `test_enum` expression type
+    /// and `String` is the `test_method`
+    TraitMethod(hir::Type, String),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct ImportAssets {
     import_candidate: ImportCandidate,
@@ -17,23 +34,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ImportAssets {
 }
 
 impl ImportAssets {
-    pub(crate) fn new(ctx: &crate::assist_context::AssistContext) -> Option<Self> {
-        if let Some(path_under_caret) = ctx.find_node_at_offset_with_descend::<ast::Path>() {
-            Self::for_regular_path(path_under_caret, &ctx.sema)
-        } else {
-            Self::for_method_call(ctx.find_node_at_offset_with_descend()?, &ctx.sema)
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn syntax_under_caret(&self) -> &SyntaxNode {
-        &self.syntax_under_caret
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn import_candidate(&self) -> &ImportCandidate {
-        &self.import_candidate
-    }
-
-    fn for_method_call(
+    pub(crate) fn for_method_call(
         method_call: ast::MethodCallExpr,
         sema: &Semantics<RootDatabase>,
     ) -> Option<Self> {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ impl ImportAssets {
         })
     }
 
-    fn for_regular_path(
+    pub(crate) fn for_regular_path(
         path_under_caret: ast::Path,
         sema: &Semantics<RootDatabase>,
     ) -> Option<Self> {
@@ -63,6 +64,14 @@ impl ImportAssets {
         })
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn syntax_under_caret(&self) -> &SyntaxNode {
+        &self.syntax_under_caret
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn import_candidate(&self) -> &ImportCandidate {
+        &self.import_candidate
+    }
+
     fn get_search_query(&self) -> &str {
         match &self.import_candidate {
             ImportCandidate::UnqualifiedName(name) => name,
@@ -182,25 +191,8 @@ impl ImportAssets {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) enum ImportCandidate {
-    /// Simple name like 'HashMap'
-    UnqualifiedName(String),
-    /// First part of the qualified name.
-    /// For 'std::collections::HashMap', that will be 'std'.
-    QualifierStart(String),
-    /// A trait associated function (with no self parameter) or associated constant.
-    /// For 'test_mod::TestEnum::test_function', `Type` is the `test_mod::TestEnum` expression type
-    /// and `String` is the `test_function`
-    TraitAssocItem(hir::Type, String),
-    /// A trait method with self parameter.
-    /// For 'test_enum.test_method()', `Type` is the `test_enum` expression type
-    /// and `String` is the `test_method`
-    TraitMethod(hir::Type, String),
-}
-
 impl ImportCandidate {
-    pub(crate) fn for_method_call(
+    fn for_method_call(
         sema: &Semantics<RootDatabase>,
         method_call: &ast::MethodCallExpr,
     ) -> Option<Self> {
@@ -213,7 +205,7 @@ impl ImportCandidate {
         ))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn for_regular_path(
+    fn for_regular_path(
         sema: &Semantics<RootDatabase>,
         path_under_caret: &ast::Path,
     ) -> Option<Self> {