diff --git a/library/Init/Lean/QuotUtil.lean b/library/Init/Lean/QuotUtil.lean
deleted file mode 100644
index 717b9cb5c8..0000000000
--- a/library/Init/Lean/QuotUtil.lean
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/-
-Copyright (c) 2019 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
-Authors: Leonardo de Moura
--/
-prelude
-import Init.Lean.Environment
-
-namespace Lean
-
-/-- Auxiliary function for reducing `Quot.lift` and `Quot.ind` applications. -/
-@[specialize] def reduceQuotRecAux {α} {m : Type → Type} [Monad m]
-    (whnf : Expr → m Expr)
-    (env : Environment)
-    (rec : QuotVal) (recLvls : List Level) (recArgs : Array Expr)
-    (failK : Unit → m α)
-    (successK : Expr → m α) : m α :=
-let process (majorPos argPos : Nat) : m α :=
-  if h : majorPos < recArgs.size then do
-    let major := recArgs.get ⟨majorPos, h⟩;
-    major ← whnf major;
-    match major with
-    | Expr.app (Expr.app (Expr.app (Expr.const majorFn _) _) _) majorArg =>
-      match env.find majorFn with
-      | some (ConstantInfo.quotInfo { kind := QuotKind.ctor, .. }) =>
-        let f := recArgs.get! argPos;
-        let r := Expr.app f majorArg;
-        let recArity := majorPos + 1;
-        successK $ mkAppRange r recArity recArgs.size recArgs
-      | _ => failK ()
-    | _ => failK ()
-  else
-    failK ();
-match rec.kind with
-| QuotKind.lift => process 5 3
-| QuotKind.ind  => process 4 3
-| _             => failK ()
-
-@[inline] private def matchQuotRecApp {α} {m : Type → Type} [Monad m] (env : Environment)
-   (e : Expr) (failK : Unit → m α) (k : QuotVal → List Level → Array Expr → m α) : m α :=
-matchConst env e.getAppFn failK $ fun cinfo recLvls =>
-  match cinfo with
-  | ConstantInfo.quotInfo rec => k rec recLvls e.getAppArgs
-  | _ => failK ()
-
-@[specialize] def reduceQuotRec {α} {m : Type → Type} [Monad m]
-    (whnf : Expr → m Expr)
-    (env : Environment) (e : Expr)
-    (failK : Unit → m α)
-    (successK : Expr → m α) : m α :=
-matchQuotRecApp env e failK $ fun rec recLvls recArg => reduceQuotRecAux whnf env rec recLvls recArg failK successK
-
-@[specialize] def isQuotRecStuck {m : Type → Type} [Monad m]
-    (whnf : Expr → m Expr)
-    (isStuck : Expr → m (Option Expr))
-    (env : Environment) (e : Expr) : m (Option Expr) :=
-matchQuotRecApp env e (fun _ => pure none) $ fun rec recLvls recArgs =>
-  let process (majorPos : Nat) : m (Option Expr) :=
-    if h : majorPos < recArgs.size then do
-      let major := recArgs.get ⟨majorPos, h⟩;
-      major ← whnf major;
-      isStuck major
-    else
-      pure none;
-  match rec.kind with
-  | QuotKind.lift => process 5
-  | QuotKind.ind  => process 4
-  | _             => pure none
-
-end Lean
diff --git a/library/Init/Lean/InductiveUtil.lean b/library/Init/Lean/WHNFUtil.lean
similarity index 67%
rename from library/Init/Lean/InductiveUtil.lean
rename to library/Init/Lean/WHNFUtil.lean
index c290b33213..61278b9ed9 100644
--- a/library/Init/Lean/InductiveUtil.lean
+++ b/library/Init/Lean/WHNFUtil.lean
@@ -127,4 +127,65 @@ matchRecApp env e (fun _ => pure none) $ fun rec recLvls recArgs =>
     else
       pure none
 
+
+/-- Auxiliary function for reducing `Quot.lift` and `Quot.ind` applications. -/
+@[specialize] def reduceQuotRecAux {α} {m : Type → Type} [Monad m]
+    (whnf : Expr → m Expr)
+    (env : Environment)
+    (rec : QuotVal) (recLvls : List Level) (recArgs : Array Expr)
+    (failK : Unit → m α)
+    (successK : Expr → m α) : m α :=
+let process (majorPos argPos : Nat) : m α :=
+  if h : majorPos < recArgs.size then do
+    let major := recArgs.get ⟨majorPos, h⟩;
+    major ← whnf major;
+    match major with
+    | Expr.app (Expr.app (Expr.app (Expr.const majorFn _) _) _) majorArg =>
+      match env.find majorFn with
+      | some (ConstantInfo.quotInfo { kind := QuotKind.ctor, .. }) =>
+        let f := recArgs.get! argPos;
+        let r := Expr.app f majorArg;
+        let recArity := majorPos + 1;
+        successK $ mkAppRange r recArity recArgs.size recArgs
+      | _ => failK ()
+    | _ => failK ()
+  else
+    failK ();
+match rec.kind with
+| QuotKind.lift => process 5 3
+| QuotKind.ind  => process 4 3
+| _             => failK ()
+
+@[inline] private def matchQuotRecApp {α} {m : Type → Type} [Monad m] (env : Environment)
+   (e : Expr) (failK : Unit → m α) (k : QuotVal → List Level → Array Expr → m α) : m α :=
+matchConst env e.getAppFn failK $ fun cinfo recLvls =>
+  match cinfo with
+  | ConstantInfo.quotInfo rec => k rec recLvls e.getAppArgs
+  | _ => failK ()
+
+@[specialize] def reduceQuotRec {α} {m : Type → Type} [Monad m]
+    (whnf : Expr → m Expr)
+    (env : Environment) (e : Expr)
+    (failK : Unit → m α)
+    (successK : Expr → m α) : m α :=
+matchQuotRecApp env e failK $ fun rec recLvls recArg => reduceQuotRecAux whnf env rec recLvls recArg failK successK
+
+@[specialize] def isQuotRecStuck {m : Type → Type} [Monad m]
+    (whnf : Expr → m Expr)
+    (isStuck : Expr → m (Option Expr))
+    (env : Environment) (e : Expr) : m (Option Expr) :=
+matchQuotRecApp env e (fun _ => pure none) $ fun rec recLvls recArgs =>
+  let process (majorPos : Nat) : m (Option Expr) :=
+    if h : majorPos < recArgs.size then do
+      let major := recArgs.get ⟨majorPos, h⟩;
+      major ← whnf major;
+      isStuck major
+    else
+      pure none;
+  match rec.kind with
+  | QuotKind.lift => process 5
+  | QuotKind.ind  => process 4
+  | _             => pure none
+
+
 end Lean