diff --git a/src/ring_theory/power_series/basic.lean b/src/ring_theory/power_series/basic.lean
index 3d62ea47a016a..aa0590ebbc09e 100644
--- a/src/ring_theory/power_series/basic.lean
+++ b/src/ring_theory/power_series/basic.lean
@@ -980,6 +980,28 @@ lemma is_unit_constant_coeff (φ : power_series R) (h : is_unit φ) :
   is_unit (constant_coeff R φ) :=
 mv_power_series.is_unit_constant_coeff φ h
 
+/-- Split off the constant coefficient. -/
+lemma eq_shift_mul_X_add_const (φ : power_series R) :
+  φ = mk (λ p, coeff R (p + 1) φ) * X + C R (constant_coeff R φ) :=
+begin
+  ext (_ | n),
+  { simp only [ring_hom.map_add, constant_coeff_C, constant_coeff_X, coeff_zero_eq_constant_coeff,
+      zero_add, mul_zero, ring_hom.map_mul], },
+  { simp only [coeff_succ_mul_X, coeff_mk, linear_map.map_add, coeff_C, n.succ_ne_zero, sub_zero,
+      if_false, add_zero], }
+end
+
+/-- Split off the constant coefficient. -/
+lemma eq_X_mul_shift_add_const (φ : power_series R) :
+  φ = X * mk (λ p, coeff R (p + 1) φ) + C R (constant_coeff R φ) :=
+begin
+  ext (_ | n),
+  { simp only [ring_hom.map_add, constant_coeff_C, constant_coeff_X, coeff_zero_eq_constant_coeff,
+      zero_add, zero_mul, ring_hom.map_mul], },
+  { simp only [coeff_succ_X_mul, coeff_mk, linear_map.map_add, coeff_C, n.succ_ne_zero, sub_zero,
+      if_false, add_zero], }
+end
+
 section map
 variables {S : Type*} {T : Type*} [semiring S] [semiring T]
 variables (f : R →+* S) (g : S →+* T)
@@ -1178,6 +1200,15 @@ lemma mul_inv_of_unit (φ : power_series R) (u : units R) (h : constant_coeff R
   φ * inv_of_unit φ u = 1 :=
 mv_power_series.mul_inv_of_unit φ u $ h
 
+/-- Two ways of removing the constant coefficient of a power series are the same. -/
+lemma sub_const_eq_shift_mul_X (φ : power_series R) :
+  φ - C R (constant_coeff R φ) = power_series.mk (λ p, coeff R (p + 1) φ) * X :=
+sub_eq_iff_eq_add.mpr (eq_shift_mul_X_add_const φ)
+
+lemma sub_const_eq_X_mul_shift (φ : power_series R) :
+  φ - C R (constant_coeff R φ) = X * power_series.mk (λ p, coeff R (p + 1) φ) :=
+sub_eq_iff_eq_add.mpr (eq_X_mul_shift_add_const φ)
+
 end ring
 
 section comm_ring