diff --git a/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml b/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
index 99eebcdd3d5..1c0be727834 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ cargo_metadata = "0.9.0"
 if_chain = "1.0.0"
 itertools = "0.9"
 lazy_static = "1.0.2"
-matches = "0.1.7"
 pulldown-cmark = { version = "0.7", default-features = false }
 quine-mc_cluskey = "0.2.2"
 regex-syntax = "0.6"
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/block_in_if_condition.rs b/clippy_lints/src/block_in_if_condition.rs
index 50c1262f2d6..1972c53d648 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/block_in_if_condition.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/block_in_if_condition.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::utils::{differing_macro_contexts, higher, snippet_block_with_applicability, span_lint, span_lint_and_sugg};
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs b/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs
index 8c324e09df5..c84ea44901c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc::ty::{self, Ty};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/items_after_statements.rs b/clippy_lints/src/items_after_statements.rs
index 8d6a0212b5c..e7062b7c16b 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/items_after_statements.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/items_after_statements.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! lint when items are used after statements
 
 use crate::utils::span_lint;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc_ast::ast::{Block, ItemKind, StmtKind};
 use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs
index b510b293617..1cdc48957e7 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lifetimes.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index 8bba56c675f..e6c6cb6f779 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::iter;
 
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc::ty::{self, Predicate, Ty};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs
index 6618876b375..6dbc33d8729 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::ty;
 use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/missing_const_for_fn.rs b/clippy_lints/src/missing_const_for_fn.rs
index a22d8b4cf9e..bd67302cbf4 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/missing_const_for_fn.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/missing_const_for_fn.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use rustc_mir::transform::qualify_min_const_fn::is_min_const_fn;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_span::Span;
 use rustc_typeck::hir_ty_to_ty;
-use std::matches;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:**
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/mutable_debug_assertion.rs b/clippy_lints/src/mutable_debug_assertion.rs
index 75225fa8c42..c576fc2c197 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/mutable_debug_assertion.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/mutable_debug_assertion.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::utils::{is_direct_expn_of, span_lint};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc::ty;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_expr, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
index d2d2b48c9cf..dc18a745c26 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use crate::utils::{
     snippet, snippet_opt, span_lint_and_then,
 };
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::ty::{self, TypeFoldable};
 use rustc_ast::ast::Attribute;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
index b63bb371c4f..a2070e1c38a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/redundant_clone.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use crate::utils::{
     span_lint_hir_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty_depth,
 };
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::mir::{
     self, traversal,
     visit::{MutatingUseContext, NonMutatingUseContext, PlaceContext, Visitor as _},
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs b/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs
index d532efbec74..a909216dccc 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use crate::utils::{
     span_lint_and_then, walk_ptrs_ty, SpanlessEq,
 };
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::ty;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::{Block, Expr, ExprKind, PatKind, QPath, StmtKind};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/trivially_copy_pass_by_ref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/trivially_copy_pass_by_ref.rs
index 194e11ac9bd..0f00ed6c1fa 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/trivially_copy_pass_by_ref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/trivially_copy_pass_by_ref.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use std::cmp;
 
 use crate::utils::{is_copy, is_self_ty, snippet, span_lint_and_sugg};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::ty;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index c1c5bcc1dd1..871f7e6c31b 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::mem;
 
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc::traits;
 use rustc::ty::{
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs
index b2c4027b9f1..c0c7959b571 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #![deny(clippy::missing_docs_in_private_items)]
 
 use crate::utils::{higher, snippet, snippet_opt, snippet_with_macro_callsite};
-use matches::matches;
 use rustc_ast::util::parser::AssocOp;
 use rustc_ast::{ast, token};
 use rustc_ast_pretty::pprust::token_kind_to_string;