diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/stubbed_mock.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/stubbed_mock.rb
index a84d4133d..2646e0b71 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/stubbed_mock.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/stubbed_mock.rb
@@ -30,51 +30,49 @@ class StubbedMock < Base
             :and_call_original :and_wrap_original }
         PATTERN
 
-        def self.expectation_with(matcher)
-          <<~PATTERN
-            (send
-              $(send nil? $#{Expectations::ALL.node_pattern_union} ...)
-              :to #{matcher}
-            )
-          PATTERN
-        end
+        def_node_matcher :expectation, <<~PATTERN
+          (send
+            $(send nil? $#{Expectations::ALL.node_pattern_union} ...)
+            :to $_)
+        PATTERN
 
-        def_node_matcher :expectation_with_configured_response,
-                         expectation_with(<<~PATTERN)
-                           (send #message_expectation? #configured_response? _)
-                         PATTERN
+        def_node_matcher :matcher_with_configured_response, <<~PATTERN
+          (send #message_expectation? #configured_response? _)
+        PATTERN
 
-        def_node_matcher :expectation_with_return_block,
-                         expectation_with(<<~PATTERN)
-                           (block #message_expectation? args _)
-                         PATTERN
+        def_node_matcher :matcher_with_return_block, <<~PATTERN
+          (block #message_expectation? args _)
+        PATTERN
 
-        def_node_matcher :expectation_with_blockpass_or_hash,
-                         expectation_with(<<~PATTERN)
-                           {
-                             (send nil? { :receive :receive_message_chain } ... block_pass)
-                             (send (send nil? :receive ...) :with ... block_pass)
-                             (send nil? :receive_messages hash)
-                             (send nil? :receive_message_chain ... hash)
-                           }
-                         PATTERN
+        def_node_matcher :matcher_with_blockpass_or_hash, <<~PATTERN
+          {
+            (send nil? { :receive :receive_message_chain } ... block_pass)
+            (send (send nil? :receive ...) :with ... block_pass)
+            (send nil? :receive_messages hash)
+            (send nil? :receive_message_chain ... hash)
+          }
+        PATTERN
 
         def on_send(node)
-          expectation_with_configured_response(node) do |match, method_name|
-            add_offense(match, message: msg(method_name))
+          expectation(node, &method(:on_expectation))
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        def on_expectation(expectation, method_name, matcher)
+          matcher_with_configured_response(matcher) do
+            add_offense(expectation, message: msg(method_name))
           end
 
-          expectation_with_return_block(node) do |match, method_name|
-            add_offense(match, message: msg(method_name))
+          matcher_with_return_block(matcher) do
+            add_offense(expectation, message: msg(method_name))
           end
 
-          expectation_with_blockpass_or_hash(node) do |match, method_name|
-            add_offense(match, message: msg(method_name))
+          matcher_with_blockpass_or_hash(matcher) do
+            add_offense(expectation, message: msg(method_name))
           end
         end
 
-        private
-
         def msg(method_name)
           format(MSG,
                  method_name: method_name,