diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintCore/Protocols/SwiftSyntaxRule.swift b/Source/SwiftLintCore/Protocols/SwiftSyntaxRule.swift
index 23c32c0a4..4d2259ef4 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintCore/Protocols/SwiftSyntaxRule.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintCore/Protocols/SwiftSyntaxRule.swift
@@ -127,76 +127,3 @@ public extension Array where Element == ReasonedRuleViolation {
         append(contentsOf: positions.map { ReasonedRuleViolation(position: $0) })
     }
 }
-
-/// A SwiftSyntax `SyntaxVisitor` that produces absolute positions where violations should be reported.
-open class ViolationsSyntaxVisitor: SyntaxVisitor {
-    /// Positions in a source file where violations should be reported.
-    public var violations: [ReasonedRuleViolation] = []
-    /// List of declaration types that shall be skipped while traversing the AST.
-    open var skippableDeclarations: [DeclSyntaxProtocol.Type] { [] }
-
-    override open func visit(_ node: ActorDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == ActorDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
-    }
-
-    override open func visit(_ node: ClassDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == ClassDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
-    }
-
-    override open func visit(_ node: EnumDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == EnumDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
-    }
-
-    override open func visit(_ node: ExtensionDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == ExtensionDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
-    }
-
-    override open func visit(_ node: FunctionDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == FunctionDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
-    }
-
-    override open func visit(_ node: SubscriptDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == FunctionDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
-    }
-
-    override open func visit(_ node: VariableDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == VariableDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
-    }
-
-    override open func visit(_ node: ProtocolDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == ProtocolDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
-    }
-
-    override open func visit(_ node: StructDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
-        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == StructDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
-    }
-}
-
-public extension Array where Element == DeclSyntaxProtocol.Type {
-    /// All visitable declaration syntax types.
-    static let all: Self = [
-        ActorDeclSyntax.self,
-        ClassDeclSyntax.self,
-        EnumDeclSyntax.self,
-        FunctionDeclSyntax.self,
-        ExtensionDeclSyntax.self,
-        ProtocolDeclSyntax.self,
-        StructDeclSyntax.self,
-        VariableDeclSyntax.self
-    ]
-
-    /// Useful for class-specific checks since extensions and protocols do not allow nested classes.
-    static let extensionsAndProtocols: Self = [
-        ExtensionDeclSyntax.self,
-        ProtocolDeclSyntax.self
-    ]
-
-    /// All declarations except for the specified ones.
-    ///
-    /// - parameter declarations: The declarations to exclude from all declarations.
-    ///
-    /// - returns: All declarations except for the specified ones.
-    static func allExcept(_ declarations: Element...) -> Self {
-        all.filter { decl in !declarations.contains { $0 == decl } }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintCore/Visitors/ViolationsSyntaxVisitor.swift b/Source/SwiftLintCore/Visitors/ViolationsSyntaxVisitor.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c034a5c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintCore/Visitors/ViolationsSyntaxVisitor.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import SwiftSyntax
+
+/// A SwiftSyntax `SyntaxVisitor` that produces absolute positions where violations should be reported.
+open class ViolationsSyntaxVisitor: SyntaxVisitor {
+    /// Positions in a source file where violations should be reported.
+    public var violations: [ReasonedRuleViolation] = []
+    /// List of declaration types that shall be skipped while traversing the AST.
+    open var skippableDeclarations: [DeclSyntaxProtocol.Type] { [] }
+
+    override open func visit(_ node: ActorDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == ActorDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
+    }
+
+    override open func visit(_ node: ClassDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == ClassDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
+    }
+
+    override open func visit(_ node: EnumDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == EnumDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
+    }
+
+    override open func visit(_ node: ExtensionDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == ExtensionDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
+    }
+
+    override open func visit(_ node: FunctionDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == FunctionDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
+    }
+
+    override open func visit(_ node: SubscriptDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == FunctionDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
+    }
+
+    override open func visit(_ node: VariableDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == VariableDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
+    }
+
+    override open func visit(_ node: ProtocolDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == ProtocolDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
+    }
+
+    override open func visit(_ node: StructDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+        skippableDeclarations.contains { $0 == StructDeclSyntax.self } ? .skipChildren : .visitChildren
+    }
+}
+
+public extension Array where Element == DeclSyntaxProtocol.Type {
+    /// All visitable declaration syntax types.
+    static let all: Self = [
+        ActorDeclSyntax.self,
+        ClassDeclSyntax.self,
+        EnumDeclSyntax.self,
+        FunctionDeclSyntax.self,
+        ExtensionDeclSyntax.self,
+        ProtocolDeclSyntax.self,
+        StructDeclSyntax.self,
+        VariableDeclSyntax.self
+    ]
+
+    /// Useful for class-specific checks since extensions and protocols do not allow nested classes.
+    static let extensionsAndProtocols: Self = [
+        ExtensionDeclSyntax.self,
+        ProtocolDeclSyntax.self
+    ]
+
+    /// All declarations except for the specified ones.
+    ///
+    /// - parameter declarations: The declarations to exclude from all declarations.
+    ///
+    /// - returns: All declarations except for the specified ones.
+    static func allExcept(_ declarations: Element...) -> Self {
+        all.filter { decl in !declarations.contains { $0 == decl } }
+    }
+}