diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/functions.rs b/clippy_lints/src/functions.rs
index 6191c41bb44..ae4f36dd34a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/functions.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/functions.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::utils::{
     attrs::is_proc_macro, iter_input_pats, match_def_path, qpath_res, return_ty, snippet, snippet_opt,
     span_help_and_lint, span_lint, span_lint_and_then, trait_ref_of_method, type_is_unsafe_function,
+    must_use_attr, is_must_use_ty,
 };
 use matches::matches;
 use rustc::hir::{self, def::Res, def_id::DefId, intravisit};
@@ -466,15 +467,6 @@ fn check_must_use_candidate<'a, 'tcx>(
     });
 }
 
-fn must_use_attr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Option<&Attribute> {
-    attrs.iter().find(|attr| {
-        attr.ident().map_or(false, |ident| {
-            let ident: &str = &ident.as_str();
-            "must_use" == ident
-        })
-    })
-}
-
 fn returns_unit(decl: &hir::FnDecl) -> bool {
     match decl.output {
         hir::FunctionRetTy::DefaultReturn(_) => true,
@@ -486,41 +478,6 @@ fn returns_unit(decl: &hir::FnDecl) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-fn is_must_use_ty<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
-    use ty::TyKind::*;
-    match ty.kind {
-        Adt(ref adt, _) => must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(adt.did)).is_some(),
-        Foreign(ref did) => must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(*did)).is_some(),
-        Slice(ref ty) | Array(ref ty, _) | RawPtr(ty::TypeAndMut { ref ty, .. }) | Ref(_, ref ty, _) => {
-            // for the Array case we don't need to care for the len == 0 case
-            // because we don't want to lint functions returning empty arrays
-            is_must_use_ty(cx, *ty)
-        },
-        Tuple(ref substs) => substs.types().any(|ty| is_must_use_ty(cx, ty)),
-        Opaque(ref def_id, _) => {
-            for (predicate, _) in cx.tcx.predicates_of(*def_id).predicates {
-                if let ty::Predicate::Trait(ref poly_trait_predicate) = predicate {
-                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(poly_trait_predicate.skip_binder().trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            false
-        },
-        Dynamic(binder, _) => {
-            for predicate in binder.skip_binder().iter() {
-                if let ty::ExistentialPredicate::Trait(ref trait_ref) = predicate {
-                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            false
-        },
-        _ => false,
-    }
-}
-
 fn has_mutable_arg(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, body: &hir::Body<'_>) -> bool {
     let mut tys = FxHashSet::default();
     body.params.iter().any(|param| is_mutable_pat(cx, &param.pat, &mut tys))
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index 1d3b7ea2c2e..b1edb4b448f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use rustc::ty::{
 };
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
-use syntax::ast::{self, LitKind};
+use syntax::ast::{self, LitKind, Attribute};
 use syntax::attr;
 use syntax::source_map::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
 use syntax::symbol::{kw, Symbol};
@@ -1237,3 +1237,49 @@ pub fn parent_node_is_if_expr<'a, 'b>(expr: &Expr, cx: &LateContext<'a, 'b>) ->
         _ => false,
     }
 }
+
+pub fn must_use_attr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Option<&Attribute> {
+    attrs.iter().find(|attr| {
+        attr.ident().map_or(false, |ident| {
+            let ident: &str = &ident.as_str();
+            "must_use" == ident
+        })
+    })
+}
+
+// Returns whether the type has #[must_use] attribute
+pub fn is_must_use_ty<'a, 'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'a, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
+    use ty::TyKind::*;
+    match ty.kind {
+        Adt(ref adt, _) => must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(adt.did)).is_some(),
+        Foreign(ref did) => must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(*did)).is_some(),
+        Slice(ref ty) | Array(ref ty, _) | RawPtr(ty::TypeAndMut { ref ty, .. }) | Ref(_, ref ty, _) => {
+            // for the Array case we don't need to care for the len == 0 case
+            // because we don't want to lint functions returning empty arrays
+            is_must_use_ty(cx, *ty)
+        },
+        Tuple(ref substs) => substs.types().any(|ty| is_must_use_ty(cx, ty)),
+        Opaque(ref def_id, _) => {
+            for (predicate, _) in cx.tcx.predicates_of(*def_id).predicates {
+                if let ty::Predicate::Trait(ref poly_trait_predicate) = predicate {
+                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(poly_trait_predicate.skip_binder().trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            false
+        },
+        Dynamic(binder, _) => {
+            for predicate in binder.skip_binder().iter() {
+                if let ty::ExistentialPredicate::Trait(ref trait_ref) = predicate {
+                    if must_use_attr(&cx.tcx.get_attrs(trait_ref.def_id)).is_some() {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            false
+        },
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+