diff --git a/lib/rubocop/ast/node_pattern.rb b/lib/rubocop/ast/node_pattern.rb
index 5cb4d3daf..d23a10230 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/ast/node_pattern.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/ast/node_pattern.rb
@@ -754,6 +754,50 @@ def substitute_cur_node(code, cur_node, first_cur_node: cur_node)
         def self.tokens(pattern)
           pattern.scan(TOKEN).reject { |token| token =~ /\A#{SEPARATORS}\Z/ }
         end
+
+        def def_helper(base, src)
+          location = caller_locations(3, 1).first
+          base.class_eval(src, location.path, location.lineno)
+        end
+
+        def def_node_matcher(base, method_name)
+          def_helper(base, <<~RUBY)
+            def #{method_name}(node = self#{emit_trailing_params})
+              #{emit_method_code}
+            end
+          RUBY
+        end
+
+        def def_node_search(base, method_name)
+          def_helper(base, emit_node_search(method_name))
+        end
+
+        def emit_node_search(method_name)
+          if method_name.to_s.end_with?('?')
+            on_match = 'return true'
+          else
+            prelude = <<~RUBY
+              return enum_for(:#{method_name},
+                node0#{emit_trailing_params}) unless block_given?
+            RUBY
+            on_match = emit_yield_capture('node')
+          end
+          emit_node_search_body(method_name, prelude: prelude, on_match: on_match)
+        end
+
+        def emit_node_search_body(method_name, prelude:, on_match:)
+          <<~RUBY
+            def #{method_name}(node0#{emit_trailing_params})
+              #{prelude}
+              node0.each_node do |node|
+                if #{match_code}
+                  #{on_match}
+                end
+              end
+              nil
+            end
+          RUBY
+        end
       end
       private_constant :Compiler
 
@@ -767,13 +811,7 @@ module Macros
         # If the node matches, and no block is provided, the new method will
         # return the captures, or `true` if there were none.
         def def_node_matcher(method_name, pattern_str)
-          compiler = Compiler.new(pattern_str, 'node')
-          src = "def #{method_name}(node = self" \
-                "#{compiler.emit_trailing_params});" \
-                "#{compiler.emit_method_code};end"
-
-          location = caller_locations(1, 1).first
-          class_eval(src, location.path, location.lineno)
+          Compiler.new(pattern_str, 'node').def_node_matcher(self, method_name)
         end
 
         # Define a method which recurses over the descendants of an AST node,
@@ -783,49 +821,7 @@ def def_node_matcher(method_name, pattern_str)
         # as soon as it finds a descendant which matches. Otherwise, it will
         # yield all descendants which match.
         def def_node_search(method_name, pattern_str)
-          compiler = Compiler.new(pattern_str, 'node')
-          location = caller_locations(1, 1).first
-          called_from = [location.path, location.lineno]
-
-          if method_name.to_s.end_with?('?')
-            node_search_first(method_name, compiler, called_from)
-          else
-            node_search_all(method_name, compiler, called_from)
-          end
-        end
-
-        def node_search_first(method_name, compiler, called_from)
-          node_search(method_name, compiler, 'return true', '', called_from)
-        end
-
-        def node_search_all(method_name, compiler, called_from)
-          yield_code = compiler.emit_yield_capture('node')
-          prelude = "return enum_for(:#{method_name}, node0" \
-                    "#{compiler.emit_trailing_params}) unless block_given?"
-
-          node_search(method_name, compiler, yield_code, prelude, called_from)
-        end
-
-        def node_search(method_name, compiler, on_match, prelude, called_from)
-          src = node_search_body(method_name, compiler.emit_trailing_params,
-                                 prelude, compiler.match_code, on_match)
-          filename, lineno = *called_from
-          class_eval(src, filename, lineno.to_i)
-        end
-
-        def node_search_body(method_name, trailing_params, prelude, match_code,
-                             on_match)
-          <<~RUBY
-            def #{method_name}(node0#{trailing_params})
-              #{prelude}
-              node0.each_node do |node|
-                if #{match_code}
-                  #{on_match}
-                end
-              end
-              nil
-            end
-          RUBY
+          Compiler.new(pattern_str, 'node').def_node_search(self, method_name)
         end
       end