diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/misc_early/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/misc_early/mod.rs
index 564afdb7f8d..7d1cd81f49f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/misc_early/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/misc_early/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod builtin_type_shadow;
 mod double_neg;
 mod redundant_pattern;
+mod unneeded_wildcard_pattern;
 
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint, span_lint_and_help, span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then};
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_opt;
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for MiscEarlyLints {
         }
 
         redundant_pattern::check(cx, pat);
-        check_unneeded_wildcard_pattern(cx, pat);
+        unneeded_wildcard_pattern::check(cx, pat);
     }
 
     fn check_fn(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, fn_kind: FnKind<'_>, _: Span, _: NodeId) {
@@ -478,48 +479,3 @@ impl MiscEarlyLints {
         }
     }
 }
-
-fn check_unneeded_wildcard_pattern(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, pat: &Pat) {
-    if let PatKind::TupleStruct(_, ref patterns) | PatKind::Tuple(ref patterns) = pat.kind {
-        fn span_lint(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, span: Span, only_one: bool) {
-            span_lint_and_sugg(
-                cx,
-                UNNEEDED_WILDCARD_PATTERN,
-                span,
-                if only_one {
-                    "this pattern is unneeded as the `..` pattern can match that element"
-                } else {
-                    "these patterns are unneeded as the `..` pattern can match those elements"
-                },
-                if only_one { "remove it" } else { "remove them" },
-                "".to_string(),
-                Applicability::MachineApplicable,
-            );
-        }
-
-        if let Some(rest_index) = patterns.iter().position(|pat| pat.is_rest()) {
-            if let Some((left_index, left_pat)) = patterns[..rest_index]
-                .iter()
-                .rev()
-                .take_while(|pat| matches!(pat.kind, PatKind::Wild))
-                .enumerate()
-                .last()
-            {
-                span_lint(cx, left_pat.span.until(patterns[rest_index].span), left_index == 0);
-            }
-
-            if let Some((right_index, right_pat)) = patterns[rest_index + 1..]
-                .iter()
-                .take_while(|pat| matches!(pat.kind, PatKind::Wild))
-                .enumerate()
-                .last()
-            {
-                span_lint(
-                    cx,
-                    patterns[rest_index].span.shrink_to_hi().to(right_pat.span),
-                    right_index == 0,
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/misc_early/unneeded_wildcard_pattern.rs b/clippy_lints/src/misc_early/unneeded_wildcard_pattern.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4dd032d78f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/misc_early/unneeded_wildcard_pattern.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
+use rustc_ast::ast::{Pat, PatKind};
+use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_lint::EarlyContext;
+use rustc_span::source_map::Span;
+
+use super::UNNEEDED_WILDCARD_PATTERN;
+
+pub(super) fn check(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, pat: &Pat) {
+    if let PatKind::TupleStruct(_, ref patterns) | PatKind::Tuple(ref patterns) = pat.kind {
+        if let Some(rest_index) = patterns.iter().position(|pat| pat.is_rest()) {
+            if let Some((left_index, left_pat)) = patterns[..rest_index]
+                .iter()
+                .rev()
+                .take_while(|pat| matches!(pat.kind, PatKind::Wild))
+                .enumerate()
+                .last()
+            {
+                span_lint(cx, left_pat.span.until(patterns[rest_index].span), left_index == 0);
+            }
+
+            if let Some((right_index, right_pat)) = patterns[rest_index + 1..]
+                .iter()
+                .take_while(|pat| matches!(pat.kind, PatKind::Wild))
+                .enumerate()
+                .last()
+            {
+                span_lint(
+                    cx,
+                    patterns[rest_index].span.shrink_to_hi().to(right_pat.span),
+                    right_index == 0,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn span_lint(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, span: Span, only_one: bool) {
+    span_lint_and_sugg(
+        cx,
+        UNNEEDED_WILDCARD_PATTERN,
+        span,
+        if only_one {
+            "this pattern is unneeded as the `..` pattern can match that element"
+        } else {
+            "these patterns are unneeded as the `..` pattern can match those elements"
+        },
+        if only_one { "remove it" } else { "remove them" },
+        "".to_string(),
+        Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+    );
+}