diff --git a/crates/core/src/pattern/accumulate.rs b/crates/core/src/pattern/accumulate.rs
index 850fced8b..a4a590faa 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/pattern/accumulate.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/pattern/accumulate.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use super::{
 };
 use super::{Effect, EffectKind};
 use crate::context::Context;
-use crate::smart_insert::normalize_insert;
 use tree_sitter::Node;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ impl Matcher for Accumulate {
                 .iter()
                 .map(|b| {
                     let is_first = !state.effects.iter().any(|e| e.binding == *b);
-                    normalize_insert(b, &mut replacement, is_first, context.language())?;
+                    replacement.normalize_insert(b, is_first, context.language())?;
                     Ok(Effect {
                         binding: b.clone(),
                         pattern: replacement.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/core/src/pattern/resolved_pattern.rs b/crates/core/src/pattern/resolved_pattern.rs
index fa9e05955..d42c5ad1f 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/pattern/resolved_pattern.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/pattern/resolved_pattern.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use crate::{
     binding::{Binding, Constant},
     context::Context,
     pattern::{container::PatternOrResolved, patterns::Name},
-    smart_insert::normalize_insert,
 };
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Result};
 use im::{vector, Vector};
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ impl<'a> ResolvedPattern<'a> {
                     .iter()
                     .map(|b| {
                         let is_first = !effects.iter().any(|e| e.binding == *b);
-                        normalize_insert(b, &mut with, is_first, language)?;
+                        with.normalize_insert(b, is_first, language)?;
                         Ok(Effect {
                             binding: b.clone(),
                             pattern: with.clone(),
@@ -977,6 +976,26 @@ impl<'a> ResolvedPattern<'a> {
             ResolvedPattern::Constant(constant) => Ok(constant.to_string().into()),
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn normalize_insert(
+        &mut self,
+        binding: &Binding<'a>,
+        is_first: bool,
+        language: &TargetLanguage,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let ResolvedPattern::Snippets(ref mut snippets) = self else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+        let Some(ResolvedSnippet::Text(text)) = snippets.front() else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+        if let Some(padding) = binding.get_insertion_padding(&text, is_first, language) {
+            if padding.chars().next() != binding.text().chars().last() {
+                snippets.push_front(ResolvedSnippet::Text(padding.into()));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn pattern_to_binding<'a>(
diff --git a/crates/core/src/smart_insert.rs b/crates/core/src/smart_insert.rs
index bf9d462f0..22f3d859f 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/smart_insert.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/smart_insert.rs
@@ -1,69 +1,53 @@
-use crate::{
-    binding::Binding,
-    pattern::resolved_pattern::{ResolvedPattern, ResolvedSnippet},
-};
-use anyhow::Result;
+use crate::binding::Binding;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use marzano_language::{language::Language, target_language::TargetLanguage};
 use tree_sitter::Node;
 
-pub(crate) fn normalize_insert<'a>(
-    binding: &Binding<'a>,
-    with: &mut ResolvedPattern<'a>,
-    is_first: bool,
-    language: &TargetLanguage,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let ResolvedPattern::Snippets(ref mut snippets) = with else {
-        return Ok(());
-    };
-    let Some(ResolvedSnippet::Text(text)) = snippets.front() else {
-        return Ok(());
-    };
-    let insert_padding = match binding {
-        Binding::List(src, node, field_id) => {
-            let mut cursor = node.walk();
-            let children = node
-                .children_by_field_id(*field_id, &mut cursor)
-                .collect_vec();
-            if children.is_empty() {
-                return Ok(());
-            }
-            calculate_padding(src, &children, text, is_first, language).or_else(|| {
-                if children.len() == 1 {
-                    let child = children.first().unwrap();
-                    let child_text = child.utf8_text(src.as_bytes()).ok()?;
-                    if child.end_position().row() > child.start_position().row()
-                        && !child_text.ends_with('\n')
-                        && !text.starts_with('\n')
-                    {
-                        return Some("\n".to_string());
+impl<'a> Binding<'a> {
+    /// Returns the padding to use for inserting the given text.
+    pub(crate) fn get_insertion_padding(
+        &self,
+        text: &str,
+        is_first: bool,
+        language: &TargetLanguage,
+    ) -> Option<String> {
+        match self {
+            Self::List(src, node, field_id) => {
+                let mut cursor = node.walk();
+                let children = node
+                    .children_by_field_id(*field_id, &mut cursor)
+                    .collect_vec();
+                if children.is_empty() {
+                    return None;
+                }
+                calculate_padding(src, &children, text, is_first, language).or_else(|| {
+                    if children.len() == 1 {
+                        let child = children.first().unwrap();
+                        let child_text = child.utf8_text(src.as_bytes()).ok()?;
+                        if child.end_position().row() > child.start_position().row()
+                            && !child_text.ends_with('\n')
+                            && !text.starts_with('\n')
+                        {
+                            return Some("\n".to_string());
+                        }
                     }
+                    None
+                })
+            }
+            Self::Node(src, node) => {
+                let node_text = node.utf8_text(src.as_bytes()).ok()?;
+                if language.is_statement(node.kind_id())
+                    && !node_text.ends_with('\n')
+                    && !text.starts_with('\n')
+                {
+                    Some("\n".to_string())
+                } else {
+                    None
                 }
-                None
-            })
-        }
-        Binding::Node(src, node) => {
-            let node_text = node.utf8_text(src.as_bytes())?;
-            if language.is_statement(node.kind_id())
-                && !node_text.ends_with('\n')
-                && !text.starts_with('\n')
-            {
-                Some("\n".to_string())
-            } else {
-                None
             }
-        }
-        Binding::String(..)
-        | Binding::FileName(_)
-        | Binding::Empty(..)
-        | Binding::ConstantRef(_) => None,
-    };
-    if let Some(padding) = insert_padding {
-        if padding.chars().next() != binding.text().chars().last() {
-            snippets.push_front(ResolvedSnippet::Text(padding.into()));
+            Self::String(..) | Self::FileName(_) | Self::Empty(..) | Self::ConstantRef(_) => None,
         }
     }
-    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn calculate_padding(