diff --git a/java/kotlin-extractor2/src/main/kotlin/KotlinExtractor.kt b/java/kotlin-extractor2/src/main/kotlin/KotlinExtractor.kt
index 177bdeb2ca2..cedec0203c8 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-extractor2/src/main/kotlin/KotlinExtractor.kt
+++ b/java/kotlin-extractor2/src/main/kotlin/KotlinExtractor.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.github.codeql
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Document
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile
+import java.io.File
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.api.KaAnalysisApiInternals
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analysis.api.KaSession
@@ -18,8 +19,39 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JVMCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.platform.jvm.JvmPlatforms
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 
-@OptIn(KaAnalysisApiInternals::class)
 fun main(args : Array<String>) {
+    try {
+        runExtractor(args)
+    // We catch Throwable rather than Exception, as we want to
+    // log about the failure even if we get a stack overflow
+    // or an assertion failure in one file.
+    } catch (e: Throwable) {
+        // If we get an exception at the top level, then something's
+        // gone very wrong. Don't try to be too fancy, but try to
+        // log a simple message.
+        val msg = "[ERROR] CodeQL Kotlin extractor: Top-level exception."
+        // First, if we can find our log directory, then let's try
+        // making a log file there:
+        val extractorLogDir = System.getenv("CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_JAVA_LOG_DIR")
+        if (extractorLogDir != null && extractorLogDir != "") {
+            // We use a slightly different filename pattern compared
+            // to normal logs. Just the existence of a `-top` log is
+            // a sign that something's gone very wrong.
+            val logFile = File.createTempFile("kotlin-extractor-top.", ".log", File(extractorLogDir))
+            logFile.writeText(msg)
+            // Now we've got that out, let's see if we can append a stack trace too
+            logFile.appendText(e.stackTraceToString())
+        } else {
+            // We don't have much choice here except to print to
+            // stderr and hope for the best.
+            System.err.println(msg)
+            e.printStackTrace(System.err)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@OptIn(KaAnalysisApiInternals::class)
+fun runExtractor(args : Array<String>) {
     lateinit var sourceModule: KaSourceModule
     val k2args : K2JVMCompilerArguments = parseCommandLineArguments(args.toList())
 
diff --git a/java/kotlin-extractor2/src/main/kotlin/KotlinExtractorExtension.kt b/java/kotlin-extractor2/src/main/kotlin/KotlinExtractorExtension.kt
index 63631a47445..47f8b202b0d 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-extractor2/src/main/kotlin/KotlinExtractorExtension.kt
+++ b/java/kotlin-extractor2/src/main/kotlin/KotlinExtractorExtension.kt
@@ -60,45 +60,6 @@ class KotlinExtractorExtension(
     private val exitAfterExtraction: Boolean
 ) : IrGenerationExtension {
 
-    // This is the main entry point to the extractor.
-    // It will be called by kotlinc with the IR for the files being
-    // compiled in `moduleFragment`, and `pluginContext` providing
-    // various utility functions.
-    override fun generate(moduleFragment: IrModuleFragment, pluginContext: IrPluginContext) {
-        try {
-            runExtractor(moduleFragment, pluginContext)
-            // We catch Throwable rather than Exception, as we want to
-            // continue trying to extract everything else even if we get a
-            // stack overflow or an assertion failure in one file.
-        } catch (e: Throwable) {
-            // If we get an exception at the top level, then something's
-            // gone very wrong. Don't try to be too fancy, but try to
-            // log a simple message.
-            val msg = "[ERROR] CodeQL Kotlin extractor: Top-level exception."
-            // First, if we can find our log directory, then let's try
-            // making a log file there:
-            val extractorLogDir = System.getenv("CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_JAVA_LOG_DIR")
-            if (extractorLogDir != null && extractorLogDir != "") {
-                // We use a slightly different filename pattern compared
-                // to normal logs. Just the existence of a `-top` log is
-                // a sign that something's gone very wrong.
-                val logFile =
-                    File.createTempFile("kotlin-extractor-top.", ".log", File(extractorLogDir))
-                logFile.writeText(msg)
-                // Now we've got that out, let's see if we can append a stack trace too
-                logFile.appendText(e.stackTraceToString())
-            } else {
-                // We don't have much choice here except to print to
-                // stderr and hope for the best.
-                System.err.println(msg)
-                e.printStackTrace(System.err)
-            }
-        }
-        if (exitAfterExtraction) {
-            exitProcess(0)
-        }
-    }
-
     private fun runExtractor(moduleFragment: IrModuleFragment, pluginContext: IrPluginContext) {
         val startTimeMs = System.currentTimeMillis()
         val usesK2 = usesK2(pluginContext)