diff --git a/src/parse/arg_matcher.rs b/src/parse/arg_matcher.rs
index 3c7298e1..b0b370ae 100644
--- a/src/parse/arg_matcher.rs
+++ b/src/parse/arg_matcher.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ impl ArgMatcher {
         self.0.args.iter()
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn is_default_value(&self, arg: &Id) -> bool {
+        self.get(arg)
+            .map_or(false, |a| a.ty == ValueType::DefaultValue)
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn inc_occurrence_of(&mut self, arg: &Id, ci: bool) {
         debug!("ArgMatcher::inc_occurrence_of: arg={:?}", arg);
         let ma = self.entry(arg).or_insert(MatchedArg::new());
diff --git a/src/parse/validator.rs b/src/parse/validator.rs
index d420bc18..72c5f448 100644
--- a/src/parse/validator.rs
+++ b/src/parse/validator.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     output::Usage,
     parse::{
         errors::{Error, ErrorKind, Result as ClapResult},
-        ArgMatcher, MatchedArg, ParseState, Parser, ValueType,
+        ArgMatcher, MatchedArg, ParseState, Parser,
     },
     util::{ChildGraph, Id},
     INTERNAL_ERROR_MSG, INVALID_UTF8,
@@ -338,9 +338,7 @@ impl<'help, 'app, 'parser> Validator<'help, 'app, 'parser> {
                 debug!("Validator::gather_conflicts:iter: id={:?}", name);
                 // if arg is "present" only because it got default value
                 // it doesn't conflict with anything and should be skipped
-                let skip = matcher
-                    .get(name)
-                    .map_or(false, |a| a.ty == ValueType::DefaultValue);
+                let skip = matcher.is_default_value(name);
                 if skip {
                     debug!("Validator::gather_conflicts:iter: This is default value, skipping.",);
                 }