diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_class.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_class.rb
index 059689830..6bdf4ffb9 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_class.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/describe_class.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ class DescribeClass < Cop
           )
         PATTERN
 
-        def_node_matcher :shared_group?, SharedGroups::ALL.block_pattern
-
         def on_top_level_describe(node, (described_value, _))
           return if shared_group?(root_node)
           return if valid_describe?(node)
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/instance_variable.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/instance_variable.rb
index 3dfec9859..9ff31abd0 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/instance_variable.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/instance_variable.rb
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ class InstanceVariable < Cop
         MSG = 'Avoid instance variables – use let, ' \
               'a method call, or a local variable (if possible).'
 
-        EXAMPLE_GROUP_METHODS = ExampleGroups::ALL + SharedGroups::ALL
-
-        def_node_matcher :spec_group?, EXAMPLE_GROUP_METHODS.block_pattern
-
         def_node_matcher :dynamic_class?, <<-PATTERN
           (block (send (const nil? :Class) :new ...) ...)
         PATTERN
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/leaky_constant_declaration.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/leaky_constant_declaration.rb
index 155aef735..6431eefbe 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/leaky_constant_declaration.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/leaky_constant_declaration.rb
@@ -119,11 +119,8 @@ def on_module(node)
         private
 
         def inside_describe_block?(node)
-          node.each_ancestor(:block).any?(&method(:in_example_or_shared_group?))
+          node.each_ancestor(:block).any?(&method(:spec_group?))
         end
-
-        def_node_matcher :in_example_or_shared_group?,
-                         (ExampleGroups::ALL + SharedGroups::ALL).block_pattern
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec/language/node_pattern.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec/language/node_pattern.rb
index 665b7ad70..de4c1da27 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/rspec/language/node_pattern.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/rspec/language/node_pattern.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ module NodePattern
         extend RuboCop::NodePattern::Macros
 
         def_node_matcher :example_group?, ExampleGroups::ALL.block_pattern
+        def_node_matcher :shared_group?, SharedGroups::ALL.block_pattern
+
+        spec_groups = ExampleGroups::ALL + SharedGroups::ALL
+        def_node_matcher :spec_group?, spec_groups.block_pattern
 
         def_node_matcher :example_group_with_body?, <<-PATTERN
           (block #{ExampleGroups::ALL.send_pattern} args [!nil?])