diff --git a/detekt-metrics/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/metrics/CognitiveComplexity.kt b/detekt-metrics/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/metrics/CognitiveComplexity.kt
index 1be74733472..6c5aadd2202 100644
--- a/detekt-metrics/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/metrics/CognitiveComplexity.kt
+++ b/detekt-metrics/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/metrics/CognitiveComplexity.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package io.github.detekt.metrics
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.DetektVisitor
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isElseIf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.openapi.util.Key
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ class CognitiveComplexity private constructor() : DetektVisitor() {
             if (element is KtContainerNodeForControlStructureBody && parent is KtIfExpression) {
                 when (element.node.elementType) {
                     KtNodeTypes.THEN -> {
-                        if (parent.isElseIf()) {
+                        if (parent.parent.node.elementType == KtNodeTypes.ELSE) {
                             complexity++
                         } else {
                             addComplexity()
diff --git a/detekt-psi-utils/api/detekt-psi-utils.api b/detekt-psi-utils/api/detekt-psi-utils.api
index 0e358c7ef05..84b4d7ec9c5 100644
--- a/detekt-psi-utils/api/detekt-psi-utils.api
+++ b/detekt-psi-utils/api/detekt-psi-utils.api
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ public final class io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/KtExpressionKt {
 	public static final fun isUnitExpression (Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtExpression;)Z
 }
 
-public final class io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/KtIfExpressionKt {
-	public static final fun isElseIf (Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtIfExpression;)Z
-}
-
 public final class io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/KtLambdaExpressionKt {
 	public static final fun firstParameter (Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtLambdaExpression;Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/BindingContext;)Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/ValueParameterDescriptor;
 	public static final fun hasImplicitParameterReference (Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtLambdaExpression;Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/ValueParameterDescriptor;Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/BindingContext;)Z
diff --git a/detekt-psi-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/KtIfExpression.kt b/detekt-psi-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/KtIfExpression.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index cc15d679f00..00000000000
--- a/detekt-psi-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/KtIfExpression.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules
-
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtContainerNodeForControlStructureBody
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtIfExpression
-
-fun KtIfExpression.isElseIf(): Boolean =
-    parent.node.elementType == KtNodeTypes.ELSE &&
-        (parent as? KtContainerNodeForControlStructureBody)?.expression == this
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UseIfEmptyOrIfBlank.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UseIfEmptyOrIfBlank.kt
index c02d1c74fd0..b5bad7081ce 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UseIfEmptyOrIfBlank.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UseIfEmptyOrIfBlank.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RequiresTypeResolution
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isElseIf
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class UseIfEmptyOrIfBlank(config: Config) : Rule(
     override fun visitIfExpression(expression: KtIfExpression) {
         super.visitIfExpression(expression)
 
-        if (expression.isElseIf()) return
+        if (expression.parent.node.elementType == KtNodeTypes.ELSE) return
         val thenExpression = expression.then ?: return
         val elseExpression = expression.`else` ?: return
         if (elseExpression is KtIfExpression) return