diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-094/JexlInjection.ql b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-094/JexlInjection.ql
index 2c2076ee2c0..26585e5d2dc 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-094/JexlInjection.ql
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-094/JexlInjection.ql
@@ -12,27 +12,9 @@
  */
 
 import java
-import semmle.code.java.dataflow.FlowSources
 import semmle.code.java.security.JexlInjectionQuery
 import DataFlow::PathGraph
 
-/**
- * A taint-tracking configuration for unsafe user input
- * that is used to construct and evaluate a JEXL expression.
- * It supports both JEXL 2 and 3.
- */
-class JexlInjectionConfig extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
-  JexlInjectionConfig() { this = "JexlInjectionConfig" }
-
-  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) { source instanceof RemoteFlowSource }
-
-  override predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node sink) { sink instanceof JexlEvaluationSink }
-
-  override predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
-    any(JexlInjectionAdditionalTaintStep c).step(node1, node2)
-  }
-}
-
 from DataFlow::PathNode source, DataFlow::PathNode sink, JexlInjectionConfig conf
 where conf.hasFlowPath(source, sink)
 select sink.getNode(), source, sink, "JEXL injection from $@.", source.getNode(), "this user input"
diff --git a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/security/JexlInjectionQuery.qll b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/security/JexlInjectionQuery.qll
index 07000df15ce..bfb77715569 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/security/JexlInjectionQuery.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/security/JexlInjectionQuery.qll
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import java
 import semmle.code.java.dataflow.TaintTracking
+import semmle.code.java.dataflow.FlowSources
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.ExternalFlow
 
 /**
@@ -37,6 +38,23 @@ private class DefaultJexlInjectionAdditionalTaintStep extends JexlInjectionAddit
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A taint-tracking configuration for unsafe user input
+ * that is used to construct and evaluate a JEXL expression.
+ * It supports both JEXL 2 and 3.
+ */
+class JexlInjectionConfig extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
+  JexlInjectionConfig() { this = "JexlInjectionConfig" }
+
+  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) { source instanceof RemoteFlowSource }
+
+  override predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node sink) { sink instanceof JexlEvaluationSink }
+
+  override predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
+    any(JexlInjectionAdditionalTaintStep c).step(node1, node2)
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Holds if `n1` to `n2` is a dataflow step that creates a JEXL script using an unsafe engine
  * by calling `tainted.createScript(jexlExpr)`.
diff --git a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-094/JexlInjectionTest.ql b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-094/JexlInjectionTest.ql
index 58f16bf068d..b9cb3fc03df 100644
--- a/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-094/JexlInjectionTest.ql
+++ b/java/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-094/JexlInjectionTest.ql
@@ -1,22 +1,7 @@
 import java
-import semmle.code.java.dataflow.DataFlow
-import semmle.code.java.dataflow.FlowSteps
-import semmle.code.java.dataflow.FlowSources
 import semmle.code.java.security.JexlInjectionQuery
 import TestUtilities.InlineExpectationsTest
 
-class Conf extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
-  Conf() { this = "qltest:cwe:jexl-injection" }
-
-  override predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) { source instanceof RemoteFlowSource }
-
-  override predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node sink) { sink instanceof JexlEvaluationSink }
-
-  override predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
-    any(JexlInjectionAdditionalTaintStep c).step(node1, node2)
-  }
-}
-
 class JexlInjectionTest extends InlineExpectationsTest {
   JexlInjectionTest() { this = "HasJexlInjectionTest" }
 
@@ -24,7 +9,9 @@ class JexlInjectionTest extends InlineExpectationsTest {
 
   override predicate hasActualResult(Location location, string element, string tag, string value) {
     tag = "hasJexlInjection" and
-    exists(DataFlow::Node src, DataFlow::Node sink, Conf conf | conf.hasFlow(src, sink) |
+    exists(DataFlow::Node src, DataFlow::Node sink, JexlInjectionConfig conf |
+      conf.hasFlow(src, sink)
+    |
       sink.getLocation() = location and
       element = sink.toString() and
       value = ""