diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs b/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs
index c700af1e6e3..36417cd0877 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/consts.rs
@@ -122,21 +122,32 @@ impl Hash for Constant {
     }
 }
 
-impl PartialOrd for Constant {
-    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
-        match (self, other) {
+impl Constant {
+    pub fn partial_cmp(tcx: TyCtxt, cmp_type: &ty::TypeVariants, left: &Self, right: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        match (left, right) {
             (&Constant::Str(ref ls), &Constant::Str(ref rs)) => Some(ls.cmp(rs)),
             (&Constant::Char(ref l), &Constant::Char(ref r)) => Some(l.cmp(r)),
-            (&Constant::Int(l), &Constant::Int(r)) => Some(l.cmp(&r)),
+            (&Constant::Int(l), &Constant::Int(r)) => {
+                if let ty::TyInt(int_ty) = *cmp_type {
+                    Some(sext(tcx, l, int_ty).cmp(&sext(tcx, r, int_ty)))
+                } else {
+                    Some(l.cmp(&r))
+                }
+            },
             (&Constant::F64(l), &Constant::F64(r)) => l.partial_cmp(&r),
             (&Constant::F32(l), &Constant::F32(r)) => l.partial_cmp(&r),
             (&Constant::Bool(ref l), &Constant::Bool(ref r)) => Some(l.cmp(r)),
-            (&Constant::Tuple(ref l), &Constant::Tuple(ref r)) | (&Constant::Vec(ref l), &Constant::Vec(ref r)) => {
-                l.partial_cmp(r)
-            },
-            (&Constant::Repeat(ref lv, ref ls), &Constant::Repeat(ref rv, ref rs)) => match lv.partial_cmp(rv) {
-                Some(Equal) => Some(ls.cmp(rs)),
-                x => x,
+            (&Constant::Tuple(ref l), &Constant::Tuple(ref r)) | (&Constant::Vec(ref l), &Constant::Vec(ref r)) => l
+                .iter()
+                .zip(r.iter())
+                .map(|(li, ri)| Constant::partial_cmp(tcx, cmp_type, li, ri))
+                .find(|r| r.map_or(true, |o| o != Ordering::Equal))
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| Some(l.len().cmp(&r.len()))),
+            (&Constant::Repeat(ref lv, ref ls), &Constant::Repeat(ref rv, ref rs)) => {
+                match Constant::partial_cmp(tcx, cmp_type, lv, rv) {
+                    Some(Equal) => Some(ls.cmp(rs)),
+                    x => x,
+                }
             },
             _ => None, // TODO: Are there any useful inter-type orderings?
         }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs b/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs
index 1e390b0d896..4be2b9f5227 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 use crate::consts::{constant_simple, Constant};
-use crate::utils::{match_def_path, opt_def_id, paths, sext, span_lint};
+use crate::utils::{match_def_path, opt_def_id, paths, span_lint};
 use rustc::hir::*;
 use rustc::lint::*;
-use rustc::ty::{self, TyCtxt};
-use std::cmp::{Ordering, PartialOrd};
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
 
 /// **What it does:** Checks for expressions where `std::cmp::min` and `max` are
 /// used to clamp values, but switched so that the result is constant.
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for MinMaxPass {
                 }
                 match (
                     outer_max,
-                    const_partial_cmp(cx.tcx, &outer_c, &inner_c, &cx.tables.expr_ty(ie).sty),
+                    Constant::partial_cmp(cx.tcx, &cx.tables.expr_ty(ie).sty, &outer_c, &inner_c),
                 ) {
                     (_, None) | (MinMax::Max, Some(Ordering::Less)) | (MinMax::Min, Some(Ordering::Greater)) => (),
                     _ => {
@@ -60,20 +59,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for MinMaxPass {
     }
 }
 
-// Constant::partial_cmp incorrectly orders signed integers
-fn const_partial_cmp(tcx: TyCtxt, a: &Constant, b: &Constant, expr_ty: &ty::TypeVariants) -> Option<Ordering> {
-    match *expr_ty {
-        ty::TyInt(int_ty) => {
-            if let (&Constant::Int(a), &Constant::Int(b)) = (a, b) {
-                Some(sext(tcx, a, int_ty).cmp(&sext(tcx, b, int_ty)))
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        },
-        _ => a.partial_cmp(&b),
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 enum MinMax {
     Min,