diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/commands/install.rs b/src/bin/cargo/commands/install.rs
index b3d379c41be1..c391c844bc55 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/commands/install.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/commands/install.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use anyhow::format_err;
 use cargo::core::{GitReference, SourceId, Workspace};
 use cargo::ops;
 use cargo::util::IntoUrl;
-use cargo::util_semver::VersionExt;
+use cargo::util::VersionExt;
 use cargo::CargoResult;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use semver::VersionReq;
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/resolver/errors.rs b/src/cargo/core/resolver/errors.rs
index f3e72c51bb1f..4ecce02b5f09 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/resolver/errors.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/resolver/errors.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ use std::task::Poll;
 use crate::core::{Dependency, PackageId, Registry, Summary};
 use crate::sources::source::QueryKind;
 use crate::util::edit_distance::edit_distance;
-use crate::util::{Config, OptVersionReq};
-use crate::util_semver::VersionExt;
+use crate::util::{Config, OptVersionReq, VersionExt};
 use anyhow::Error;
 
 use super::context::Context;
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/mod.rs
index e5ecd077fd73..12d8e6afdd77 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/mod.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub use self::lockserver::{LockServer, LockServerClient, LockServerStarted};
 pub use self::progress::{Progress, ProgressStyle};
 pub use self::queue::Queue;
 pub use self::rustc::Rustc;
-pub use self::semver_ext::OptVersionReq;
+pub use self::semver_ext::{OptVersionReq, VersionExt};
 pub use self::vcs::{existing_vcs_repo, FossilRepo, GitRepo, HgRepo, PijulRepo};
 pub use self::workspace::{
     add_path_args, path_args, print_available_benches, print_available_binaries,
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/semver_ext.rs b/src/cargo/util/semver_ext.rs
index 854fab6c8a2b..fed957ef7d95 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/semver_ext.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/semver_ext.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,30 @@
 use std::fmt::{self, Display};
 
-use semver::{Op, Version, VersionReq};
+use semver::{Comparator, Op, Version, VersionReq};
 
-use crate::util_semver::VersionExt as _;
+pub trait VersionExt {
+    fn is_prerelease(&self) -> bool;
+
+    fn to_exact_req(&self) -> VersionReq;
+}
+
+impl VersionExt for Version {
+    fn is_prerelease(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.pre.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    fn to_exact_req(&self) -> VersionReq {
+        VersionReq {
+            comparators: vec![Comparator {
+                op: Op::Exact,
+                major: self.major,
+                minor: Some(self.minor),
+                patch: Some(self.patch),
+                pre: self.pre.clone(),
+            }],
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum OptVersionReq {
diff --git a/src/cargo/util_semver.rs b/src/cargo/util_semver.rs
index a84c9ee582ea..9670bd877644 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util_semver.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util_semver.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,8 @@
 use std::fmt::{self, Display};
 
-use semver::{Comparator, Op, Version, VersionReq};
+use semver::{Comparator, Version, VersionReq};
 use serde_untagged::UntaggedEnumVisitor;
 
-pub trait VersionExt {
-    fn is_prerelease(&self) -> bool;
-
-    fn to_exact_req(&self) -> VersionReq;
-}
-
-impl VersionExt for Version {
-    fn is_prerelease(&self) -> bool {
-        !self.pre.is_empty()
-    }
-
-    fn to_exact_req(&self) -> VersionReq {
-        VersionReq {
-            comparators: vec![Comparator {
-                op: Op::Exact,
-                major: self.major,
-                minor: Some(self.minor),
-                patch: Some(self.patch),
-                pre: self.pre.clone(),
-            }],
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct PartialVersion {
     pub major: u64,