diff --git a/src/Lean/Meta/Match/Basic.lean b/src/Lean/Meta/Match/Basic.lean
index 3b616bf0de..ba46ab6e43 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Meta/Match/Basic.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Meta/Match/Basic.lean
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ import Lean.Meta.Match.CaseArraySizes
 
 namespace Lean.Meta.Match
 
+/--
+  Auxiliary annotation used to mark terms marked with the "inaccessible" annotation `.(t)` and
+  `_` in patterns. -/
+def mkInaccessible (e : Expr) : Expr :=
+  mkAnnotation `_inaccessible e
+
+def inaccessible? (e : Expr) : Option Expr :=
+  annotation? `_inaccessible e
+
 inductive Pattern : Type where
   | inaccessible (e : Expr) : Pattern
   | var          (fvarId : FVarId) : Pattern
@@ -36,7 +45,7 @@ where
     match p with
     | inaccessible e                 =>
       if annotate then
-        pure (mkAnnotation `inaccessible e)
+        pure (mkInaccessible e)
       else
         pure e
     | var fvarId                     => pure $ mkFVar fvarId
@@ -256,15 +265,6 @@ structure MatcherResult where
   counterExamples : List CounterExample
   unusedAltIdxs   : List Nat
 
-/--
-  Auxiliary annotation used to mark terms marked with the "inaccessible" annotation `.(t)` and
-  `_` in patterns. -/
-def mkInaccessible (e : Expr) : Expr :=
-  mkAnnotation `_inaccessible e
-
-def inaccessible? (e : Expr) : Option Expr :=
-  annotation? `_inaccessible e
-
 /--
   Convert a expression occurring as the argument of a `match` motive application back into a `Pattern`
   For example, we can use this method to convert `x::y::xs` at
diff --git a/src/Lean/PrettyPrinter/Delaborator/Builtins.lean b/src/Lean/PrettyPrinter/Delaborator/Builtins.lean
index 9b43efc995..04b55cd24d 100644
--- a/src/Lean/PrettyPrinter/Delaborator/Builtins.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/PrettyPrinter/Delaborator/Builtins.lean
@@ -265,23 +265,20 @@ def delabAppMatch : Delab := whenPPOption getPPNotation do
 
 @[builtinDelab mdata]
 def delabMData : Delab := do
-  -- only interpret `pp.` values by default
-  let Expr.mdata m _ _ ← getExpr | unreachable!
-  let mut posOpts := (← read).optionsPerPos
-  let mut inaccessible := false
-  let pos := (← read).pos
-  for (k, v) in m do
-    if (`pp).isPrefixOf k then
-      let opts := posOpts.find? pos |>.getD {}
-      posOpts := posOpts.insert pos (opts.insert k v)
-    if k == `inaccessible then
-      inaccessible := true
-  withReader ({ · with optionsPerPos := posOpts }) do
+  if let some _ := Lean.Meta.Match.inaccessible? (← getExpr) then
     let s ← withMDataExpr delab
-    if inaccessible then
-      `(.($s))
-    else
-      pure s
+    `(.($s))
+  else
+    -- only interpret `pp.` values by default
+    let Expr.mdata m _ _ ← getExpr | unreachable!
+    let mut posOpts := (← read).optionsPerPos
+    let pos := (← read).pos
+    for (k, v) in m do
+      if (`pp).isPrefixOf k then
+        let opts := posOpts.find? pos |>.getD {}
+        posOpts := posOpts.insert pos (opts.insert k v)
+    withReader ({ · with optionsPerPos := posOpts }) do
+      withMDataExpr delab
 
 /--
 Check for a `Syntax.ident` of the given name anywhere in the tree.