diff --git a/src/operator/controllers/intents_reconcilers/client_matcher.go b/src/operator/controllers/intents_reconcilers/client_matcher.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93979c39c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/operator/controllers/intents_reconcilers/client_matcher.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package intents_reconcilers
+
+import (
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
+type ClientPatch struct {
+	client.Patch
+}
+
+func (p ClientPatch) Matches(x interface{}) bool {
+	patch := x.(client.Patch)
+	actualData, err := patch.Data(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	expectedData, err := p.Data(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return string(actualData) == string(expectedData) && patch.Type() == p.Type()
+}
+
+func (p ClientPatch) String() string {
+	data, err := p.Data(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "format error"
+	}
+	return string(data)
+}
+
+func MatchPatch(patch client.Patch) gomock.Matcher {
+	return ClientPatch{patch}
+}
diff --git a/src/operator/controllers/intents_reconcilers/pods_test.go b/src/operator/controllers/intents_reconcilers/pods_test.go
index 8c9ff07c2..87c3c653e 100644
--- a/src/operator/controllers/intents_reconcilers/pods_test.go
+++ b/src/operator/controllers/intents_reconcilers/pods_test.go
@@ -21,37 +21,6 @@ const (
 	testNamespace = "test-namespace"
 )
 
-type ClientPatch struct {
-	client.Patch
-}
-
-func (p ClientPatch) Matches(x interface{}) bool {
-	patch := x.(client.Patch)
-	actualData, err := patch.Data(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	expectedData, err := p.Data(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return string(actualData) == string(expectedData) && patch.Type() == p.Type()
-}
-
-func (p ClientPatch) String() string {
-	data, err := p.Data(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "format error"
-	}
-	return string(data)
-}
-
-func MatchPatch(patch client.Patch) gomock.Matcher {
-	return ClientPatch{patch}
-}
-
 type PodLabelReconcilerTestSuite struct {
 	suite.Suite
 	Reconciler *PodLabelReconciler