diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/defaultconfig/ConfigPrinter.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/defaultconfig/ConfigPrinter.kt
index 140471378c8d..486e36b94bdf 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/defaultconfig/ConfigPrinter.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/defaultconfig/ConfigPrinter.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.printer.defaultconfig
 
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Configuration
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.RuleSetPage
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.RuleSetProvider
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.YamlNode
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.keyValue
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.list
-import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.node
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.yaml
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.printer.DocumentationPrinter
 
@@ -28,45 +20,7 @@ object ConfigPrinter : DocumentationPrinter<List<RuleSetPage>> {
             emptyLine()
 
             item.sortedBy { it.ruleSet.name }
-                .forEach { printRuleSet(it.ruleSet, it.rules) }
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Suppress("ComplexMethod") // preserving the declarative structure while building the dsl
-    private fun YamlNode.printRuleSet(ruleSet: RuleSetProvider, rules: List<Rule>) {
-        node(ruleSet.name) {
-            keyValue { Config.ACTIVE_KEY to "${ruleSet.defaultActivationStatus.active}" }
-            val ruleSetExclusion = exclusions.singleOrNull { ruleSet.name in it.ruleSets }
-            if (ruleSetExclusion != null) {
-                keyValue { Config.EXCLUDES_KEY to ruleSetExclusion.pattern }
-            }
-
-            ruleSet.configuration.forEach { printConfiguration(it) }
-
-            rules.forEach { rule ->
-                node(rule.name) {
-                    keyValue { Config.ACTIVE_KEY to "${rule.defaultActivationStatus.active}" }
-                    if (rule.autoCorrect) {
-                        keyValue { Config.AUTO_CORRECT_KEY to "true" }
-                    }
-                    val ruleExclusion = exclusions.singleOrNull { it.isExcluded(rule) }
-                    if (ruleExclusion != null) {
-                        keyValue { Config.EXCLUDES_KEY to ruleExclusion.pattern }
-                    }
-                    rule.configuration.forEach { printConfiguration(it) }
-                }
-            }
-            emptyLine()
-        }
-    }
-
-    private fun YamlNode.printConfiguration(configuration: Configuration) {
-        if (configuration.isDeprecated()) return
-
-        if (configuration.isDefaultValueNonEmptyList()) {
-            list(configuration.name, configuration.getDefaultValueAsList())
-        } else {
-            keyValue { configuration.name to configuration.defaultValue }
+                .forEach { printRuleSetPage(it) }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/defaultconfig/RuleSetConfigPrinter.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/defaultconfig/RuleSetConfigPrinter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..decaab5c65df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/defaultconfig/RuleSetConfigPrinter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.printer.defaultconfig
+
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Configuration
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Rule
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.RuleSetPage
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.RuleSetProvider
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.YamlNode
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.keyValue
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.list
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.node
+
+internal fun YamlNode.printRuleSetPage(ruleSetPage: RuleSetPage) {
+    printRuleSet(ruleSetPage.ruleSet, ruleSetPage.rules)
+}
+
+@Suppress("ComplexMethod") // preserving the declarative structure while building the dsl
+private fun YamlNode.printRuleSet(ruleSet: RuleSetProvider, rules: List<Rule>) {
+    node(ruleSet.name) {
+        keyValue { Config.ACTIVE_KEY to "${ruleSet.defaultActivationStatus.active}" }
+        val ruleSetExclusion = exclusions.singleOrNull { ruleSet.name in it.ruleSets }
+        if (ruleSetExclusion != null) {
+            keyValue { Config.EXCLUDES_KEY to ruleSetExclusion.pattern }
+        }
+
+        ruleSet.configuration.forEach { printConfiguration(it) }
+
+        rules.forEach { rule ->
+            node(rule.name) {
+                keyValue { Config.ACTIVE_KEY to "${rule.defaultActivationStatus.active}" }
+                if (rule.autoCorrect) {
+                    keyValue { Config.AUTO_CORRECT_KEY to "true" }
+                }
+                val ruleExclusion = exclusions.singleOrNull { it.isExcluded(rule) }
+                if (ruleExclusion != null) {
+                    keyValue { Config.EXCLUDES_KEY to ruleExclusion.pattern }
+                }
+                rule.configuration.forEach { printConfiguration(it) }
+            }
+        }
+        emptyLine()
+    }
+}
+
+private fun YamlNode.printConfiguration(configuration: Configuration) {
+    if (configuration.isDeprecated()) return
+
+    if (configuration.isDefaultValueNonEmptyList()) {
+        list(configuration.name, configuration.getDefaultValueAsList())
+    } else {
+        keyValue { configuration.name to configuration.defaultValue }
+    }
+}