diff --git a/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml b/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml
index 6d5dc5e96912..7d398142d8e4 100644
--- a/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml
+++ b/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml
@@ -275,141 +275,6 @@ exceptions:
       - 'RuntimeException'
       - 'Throwable'
 
-formatting:
-  active: true
-  android: false
-  autoCorrect: true
-  AnnotationOnSeparateLine:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  AnnotationSpacing:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  ArgumentListWrapping:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-    indentSize: 4
-    maxLineLength: 120
-  ChainWrapping:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  CommentSpacing:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  EnumEntryNameCase:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  Filename:
-    active: true
-  FinalNewline:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-    insertFinalNewLine: true
-  ImportOrdering:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-    layout: '*,java.**,javax.**,kotlin.**,^'
-  Indentation:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-    indentSize: 4
-    continuationIndentSize: 4
-  MaximumLineLength:
-    active: true
-    maxLineLength: 120
-    ignoreBackTickedIdentifier: false
-  ModifierOrdering:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  MultiLineIfElse:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoBlankLineBeforeRbrace:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoConsecutiveBlankLines:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoEmptyClassBody:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoEmptyFirstLineInMethodBlock:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoLineBreakAfterElse:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoLineBreakBeforeAssignment:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoMultipleSpaces:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoSemicolons:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoTrailingSpaces:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoUnitReturn:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoUnusedImports:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  NoWildcardImports:
-    active: true
-  PackageName:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  ParameterListWrapping:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-    indentSize: 4
-    maxLineLength: 120
-  SpacingAroundAngleBrackets:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundColon:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundComma:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundCurly:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundDot:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundDoubleColon:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundKeyword:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundOperators:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundParens:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundRangeOperator:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingAroundUnaryOperator:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingBetweenDeclarationsWithAnnotations:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  SpacingBetweenDeclarationsWithComments:
-    active: false
-    autoCorrect: true
-  StringTemplate:
-    active: true
-    autoCorrect: true
-
 naming:
   active: true
   BooleanPropertyNaming:
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/resources/config/config.yml b/detekt-formatting/src/main/resources/config/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b027e88c5002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/resources/config/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+formatting:
+  active: true
+  android: false
+  autoCorrect: true
+  AnnotationOnSeparateLine:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  AnnotationSpacing:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  ArgumentListWrapping:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+    indentSize: 4
+    maxLineLength: 120
+  ChainWrapping:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  CommentSpacing:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  EnumEntryNameCase:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  Filename:
+    active: true
+  FinalNewline:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+    insertFinalNewLine: true
+  ImportOrdering:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+    layout: '*,java.**,javax.**,kotlin.**,^'
+  Indentation:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+    indentSize: 4
+    continuationIndentSize: 4
+  MaximumLineLength:
+    active: true
+    maxLineLength: 120
+    ignoreBackTickedIdentifier: false
+  ModifierOrdering:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  MultiLineIfElse:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoBlankLineBeforeRbrace:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoConsecutiveBlankLines:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoEmptyClassBody:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoEmptyFirstLineInMethodBlock:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoLineBreakAfterElse:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoLineBreakBeforeAssignment:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoMultipleSpaces:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoSemicolons:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoTrailingSpaces:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoUnitReturn:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoUnusedImports:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  NoWildcardImports:
+    active: true
+  PackageName:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  ParameterListWrapping:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+    indentSize: 4
+    maxLineLength: 120
+  SpacingAroundAngleBrackets:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundColon:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundComma:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundCurly:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundDot:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundDoubleColon:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundKeyword:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundOperators:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundParens:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundRangeOperator:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingAroundUnaryOperator:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingBetweenDeclarationsWithAnnotations:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingBetweenDeclarationsWithComments:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
+  StringTemplate:
+    active: true
+    autoCorrect: true
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/config/DetektYmlConfigSpec.kt b/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/config/DetektYmlConfigSpec.kt
index 439ae97693d3..9289f4049355 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/config/DetektYmlConfigSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/config/DetektYmlConfigSpec.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private val ruleSetsNamesToPackage: List<Pair<String, String>> = listOf(
     "comments" to "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.documentation",
     "empty-blocks" to "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty",
     "exceptions" to "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.exceptions",
-    "formatting" to "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting",
+    //"formatting" to "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting",
     "naming" to "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.naming",
     "performance" to "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.performance",
     "potential-bugs" to "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.bugs",