diff --git a/java/google/registry/config/BUILD b/java/google/registry/config/BUILD
index 812b0a13a..d9bd096eb 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/config/BUILD
+++ b/java/google/registry/config/BUILD
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@ java_library(
         "@javax_inject",
         "@joda_time",
         "@org_joda_money",
-        "@org_yaml_snakeyaml",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/java/google/registry/config/RegistryConfig.java b/java/google/registry/config/RegistryConfig.java
index 91500a4ee..f4515107e 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/config/RegistryConfig.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/config/RegistryConfig.java
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ package google.registry.config;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Suppliers.memoize;
 import static google.registry.config.ConfigUtils.makeUrl;
+import static google.registry.util.ResourceUtils.readResourceUtf8;
 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
 import com.google.common.base.Supplier;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ import dagger.Provides;
 import google.registry.util.RandomStringGenerator;
 import google.registry.util.StringGenerator;
 import google.registry.util.TaskQueueUtils;
+import google.registry.util.YamlUtils;
 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.net.URI;
@@ -56,6 +59,10 @@ import org.joda.time.Duration;
  */
 public final class RegistryConfig {
 
+  private static final String ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_FORMAT = "files/nomulus-config-%s.yaml";
+  private static final String YAML_CONFIG_PROD =
+      readResourceUtf8(RegistryConfig.class, "files/default-config.yaml");
+
   /** Dagger qualifier for configuration settings. */
   @Qualifier
   @Retention(RUNTIME)
@@ -64,6 +71,22 @@ public final class RegistryConfig {
     String value() default "";
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Loads the {@link RegistryConfigSettings} POJO from the YAML configuration files.
+   *
+   * <p>The {@code default-config.yaml} file in this directory is loaded first, and a fatal error is
+   * thrown if it cannot be found or if there is an error parsing it. Separately, the
+   * environment-specific config file named {@code nomulus-config-ENVIRONMENT.yaml} is also loaded
+   * and those values merged into the POJO.
+   */
+  static RegistryConfigSettings getConfigSettings() {
+    String configFilePath =
+        String.format(
+            ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_FORMAT, Ascii.toLowerCase(RegistryEnvironment.get().name()));
+    String customYaml = readResourceUtf8(RegistryConfig.class, configFilePath);
+    return YamlUtils.getConfigSettings(YAML_CONFIG_PROD, customYaml, RegistryConfigSettings.class);
+  }
+
   /** Dagger module for providing configuration settings. */
   @Module
   public static final class ConfigModule {
@@ -1514,7 +1537,7 @@ public final class RegistryConfig {
    */
   @VisibleForTesting
   public static final Supplier<RegistryConfigSettings> CONFIG_SETTINGS =
-      memoize(YamlUtils::getConfigSettings);
+      memoize(RegistryConfig::getConfigSettings);
 
   private static String formatComments(String text) {
     return Splitter.on('\n').omitEmptyStrings().trimResults().splitToList(text).stream()
diff --git a/java/google/registry/proxy/ProxyConfig.java b/java/google/registry/proxy/ProxyConfig.java
index c23f3342b..f4fa9bd12 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/proxy/ProxyConfig.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/proxy/ProxyConfig.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 package google.registry.proxy;
 
-import static google.registry.config.YamlUtils.getConfigSettings;
 import static google.registry.util.ResourceUtils.readResourceUtf8;
+import static google.registry.util.YamlUtils.getConfigSettings;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/java/google/registry/util/BUILD b/java/google/registry/util/BUILD
index 9c01dae4e..1ceefbe53 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/util/BUILD
+++ b/java/google/registry/util/BUILD
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ java_library(
         "@com_ibm_icu_icu4j",
         "@javax_inject",
         "@joda_time",
+        "@org_yaml_snakeyaml",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/java/google/registry/config/YamlUtils.java b/java/google/registry/util/YamlUtils.java
similarity index 80%
rename from java/google/registry/config/YamlUtils.java
rename to java/google/registry/util/YamlUtils.java
index a933c22c3..1fdb18901 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/config/YamlUtils.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/util/YamlUtils.java
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package google.registry.config;
+package google.registry.util;
 
-import static com.google.common.base.Ascii.toLowerCase;
-import static google.registry.util.ResourceUtils.readResourceUtf8;
 
 import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -35,10 +33,6 @@ public final class YamlUtils {
 
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
 
-  private static final String ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_FORMAT = "files/nomulus-config-%s.yaml";
-  private static final String YAML_CONFIG_PROD =
-      readResourceUtf8(RegistryConfig.class, "files/default-config.yaml");
-
   /**
    * Loads the POJO of type {@code T} from merged YAML configuration files.
    *
@@ -57,21 +51,6 @@ public final class YamlUtils {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Loads the {@link RegistryConfigSettings} POJO from the YAML configuration files.
-   *
-   * <p>The {@code default-config.yaml} file in this directory is loaded first, and a fatal error is
-   * thrown if it cannot be found or if there is an error parsing it. Separately, the
-   * environment-specific config file named {@code nomulus-config-ENVIRONMENT.yaml} is also loaded
-   * and those values merged into the POJO.
-   */
-  static RegistryConfigSettings getConfigSettings() {
-    String configFilePath =
-        String.format(ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_FORMAT, toLowerCase(RegistryEnvironment.get().name()));
-    String customYaml = readResourceUtf8(RegistryConfig.class, configFilePath);
-    return getConfigSettings(YAML_CONFIG_PROD, customYaml, RegistryConfigSettings.class);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Recursively merges two YAML documents together.
    *
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/config/YamlUtilsTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/util/YamlUtilsTest.java
similarity index 96%
rename from javatests/google/registry/config/YamlUtilsTest.java
rename to javatests/google/registry/util/YamlUtilsTest.java
index 51f4e5960..aa789db47 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/config/YamlUtilsTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/util/YamlUtilsTest.java
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package google.registry.config;
+package google.registry.util;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
-import static google.registry.config.YamlUtils.mergeYaml;
+import static google.registry.util.YamlUtils.mergeYaml;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import org.junit.Test;