diff --git a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/utils/kernel_handler.py b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/utils/kernel_handler.py
index b57d225fa10..ee2e912e29c 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/utils/kernel_handler.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/utils/kernel_handler.py
@@ -402,78 +402,3 @@ def get_fault_text(self):
                     end_idx = None
                 text += "\nMain thread:\n" + match.group(0)[:end_idx] + "\n"
         return text
-
-
-class CachedKernelMixin:
-    """Cached kernel mixin."""
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
-        self._cached_kernel_properties = None
-
-    def close_cached_kernel(self):
-        """Close the cached kernel."""
-        if self._cached_kernel_properties is None:
-            return
-        kernel = self._cached_kernel_properties[-1]
-        kernel.close(now=True)
-        kernel.remove_files()
-        self._cached_kernel_properties = None
-
-    def check_cached_kernel_spec(self, kernel_spec):
-        """Test if kernel_spec corresponds to the cached kernel_spec."""
-        if self._cached_kernel_properties is None:
-            return False
-        (
-            cached_spec,
-            cached_env,
-            cached_argv,
-            _,
-        ) = self._cached_kernel_properties
-
-        # Call interrupt_mode so the dict will be the same
-        kernel_spec.interrupt_mode
-        cached_spec.interrupt_mode
-
-        if "PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST" in cached_env:
-            # Make tests faster by using cached kernels
-            # hopefully the kernel will never use PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST
-            cached_env["PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST"] = (
-                kernel_spec.env["PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST"])
-        return (
-            cached_spec.__dict__ == kernel_spec.__dict__
-            and kernel_spec.argv == cached_argv
-            and kernel_spec.env == cached_env
-        )
-
-    def get_cached_kernel(self, kernel_spec, cache=True):
-        """Get a new kernel, and cache one for next time."""
-        # Cache another kernel for next time.
-        new_kernel_handler = KernelHandler.new_from_spec(kernel_spec)
-
-        if not cache:
-            # remove/don't use cache if requested
-            self.close_cached_kernel()
-            return new_kernel_handler
-
-        # Check cached kernel has the same configuration as is being asked
-        cached_kernel_handler = None
-        if self._cached_kernel_properties is not None:
-            cached_kernel_handler = self._cached_kernel_properties[-1]
-            if not self.check_cached_kernel_spec(kernel_spec):
-                # Close the kernel
-                self.close_cached_kernel()
-                cached_kernel_handler = None
-
-        # Cache the new kernel
-        self._cached_kernel_properties = (
-            kernel_spec,
-            kernel_spec.env,
-            kernel_spec.argv,
-            new_kernel_handler,
-        )
-
-        if cached_kernel_handler is None:
-            return KernelHandler.new_from_spec(kernel_spec)
-
-        return cached_kernel_handler
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/main_widget.py b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/main_widget.py
index 2ed1a507d2d..96e0d2e5608 100644
--- a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/main_widget.py
+++ b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/main_widget.py
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
 from spyder.api.widgets.menus import MENU_SEPARATOR
 from spyder.config.base import (
     get_home_dir, running_under_pytest)
+from spyder.plugins.ipythonconsole.utils.kernel_handler import KernelHandler
 from spyder.plugins.ipythonconsole.utils.kernelspec import SpyderKernelSpec
 from spyder.plugins.ipythonconsole.utils.style import create_qss_style
 from spyder.plugins.ipythonconsole.widgets import (
     ClientWidget, ConsoleRestartDialog, COMPLETION_WIDGET_TYPE,
     KernelConnectionDialog, PageControlWidget)
-from spyder.plugins.ipythonconsole.utils.kernel_handler import (
-    CachedKernelMixin, KernelHandler)
+from spyder.plugins.ipythonconsole.widgets.mixins import CachedKernelMixin
 from spyder.py3compat import PY38_OR_MORE
 from spyder.utils import encoding, programs, sourcecode
 from spyder.utils.misc import get_error_match, remove_backslashes
diff --git a/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/mixins.py b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/mixins.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0eb1e6f0c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spyder/plugins/ipythonconsole/widgets/mixins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright © Spyder Project Contributors
+# Licensed under the terms of the MIT License
+# (see spyder/__init__.py for details)
+
+"""
+IPython Console mixins.
+"""
+
+# Local imports
+from spyder.plugins.ipythonconsole.utils.kernel_handler import KernelHandler
+
+
+class CachedKernelMixin:
+    """Cached kernel mixin."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._cached_kernel_properties = None
+
+    def close_cached_kernel(self):
+        """Close the cached kernel."""
+        if self._cached_kernel_properties is None:
+            return
+        kernel = self._cached_kernel_properties[-1]
+        kernel.close(now=True)
+        kernel.remove_files()
+        self._cached_kernel_properties = None
+
+    def check_cached_kernel_spec(self, kernel_spec):
+        """Test if kernel_spec corresponds to the cached kernel_spec."""
+        if self._cached_kernel_properties is None:
+            return False
+        (
+            cached_spec,
+            cached_env,
+            cached_argv,
+            _,
+        ) = self._cached_kernel_properties
+
+        # Call interrupt_mode so the dict will be the same
+        kernel_spec.interrupt_mode
+        cached_spec.interrupt_mode
+
+        if "PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST" in cached_env:
+            # Make tests faster by using cached kernels
+            # hopefully the kernel will never use PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST
+            cached_env["PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST"] = (
+                kernel_spec.env["PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST"])
+        return (
+            cached_spec.__dict__ == kernel_spec.__dict__
+            and kernel_spec.argv == cached_argv
+            and kernel_spec.env == cached_env
+        )
+
+    def get_cached_kernel(self, kernel_spec, cache=True):
+        """Get a new kernel, and cache one for next time."""
+        # Cache another kernel for next time.
+        new_kernel_handler = KernelHandler.new_from_spec(kernel_spec)
+
+        if not cache:
+            # remove/don't use cache if requested
+            self.close_cached_kernel()
+            return new_kernel_handler
+
+        # Check cached kernel has the same configuration as is being asked
+        cached_kernel_handler = None
+        if self._cached_kernel_properties is not None:
+            cached_kernel_handler = self._cached_kernel_properties[-1]
+            if not self.check_cached_kernel_spec(kernel_spec):
+                # Close the kernel
+                self.close_cached_kernel()
+                cached_kernel_handler = None
+
+        # Cache the new kernel
+        self._cached_kernel_properties = (
+            kernel_spec,
+            kernel_spec.env,
+            kernel_spec.argv,
+            new_kernel_handler,
+        )
+
+        if cached_kernel_handler is None:
+            return KernelHandler.new_from_spec(kernel_spec)
+
+        return cached_kernel_handler