diff --git a/lib/annotate/annotate_routes.rb b/lib/annotate/annotate_routes.rb
index 146ddf39..7d3f6d3c 100644
--- a/lib/annotate/annotate_routes.rb
+++ b/lib/annotate/annotate_routes.rb
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 module AnnotateRoutes
   class << self
     def do_annotations(options = {})
-      if routes_file_exist?
-        existing_text = File.read(routes_file)
-        if AnnotationProcessor.update(routes_file, existing_text, options)
+      routes_file = File.join('config', 'routes.rb')
+      processor = AnnotationProcessor.new(options, routes_file)
+      if processor.routes_file_exist?
+        if processor.update
           puts "#{routes_file} was annotated."
         else
           puts "#{routes_file} was not changed."
@@ -37,9 +38,10 @@ def do_annotations(options = {})
     end
 
     def remove_annotations(options = {})
-      if routes_file_exist?
-        existing_text = File.read(routes_file)
-        if RemovalProcessor.update(routes_file, existing_text, options)
+      routes_file = File.join('config', 'routes.rb')
+      processor = RemovalProcessor.new(options, routes_file)
+      if processor.routes_file_exist?
+        if processor.update
           puts "Annotations were removed from #{routes_file}."
         else
           puts "#{routes_file} was not changed (Annotation did not exist)."
@@ -48,15 +50,5 @@ def remove_annotations(options = {})
         puts "#{routes_file} could not be found."
       end
     end
-
-    private
-
-    def routes_file_exist?
-      File.exist?(routes_file)
-    end
-
-    def routes_file
-      @routes_rb ||= File.join('config', 'routes.rb')
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/annotation_processor.rb b/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/annotation_processor.rb
index 34ed30fe..db56ca4b 100644
--- a/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/annotation_processor.rb
+++ b/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/annotation_processor.rb
@@ -1,64 +1,42 @@
+require_relative './base_processor'
 require_relative './helpers'
 require_relative './header_generator'
 
 module AnnotateRoutes
-  module AnnotationProcessor
-    class << self
-      # @param [Boolean]
-      def update(routes_file, existing_text, options = {})
-        header = HeaderGenerator.generate(options)
-        content, header_position = Helpers.strip_annotations(existing_text)
-        new_content = annotate_routes(header, content, header_position, options)
-        new_text = new_content.join("\n")
-        rewrite_contents(routes_file, existing_text, new_text, options)
-      end
-
-      private
-
-      def annotate_routes(header, content, header_position, options = {})
-        magic_comments_map, content = Helpers.extract_magic_comments_from_array(content)
-        if %w(before top).include?(options[:position_in_routes])
-          header = header << '' if content.first != ''
-          magic_comments_map << '' if magic_comments_map.any?
-          new_content = magic_comments_map + header + content
-        else
-          # Ensure we have adequate trailing newlines at the end of the file to
-          # ensure a blank line separating the content from the annotation.
-          content << '' unless content.last == ''
+  class AnnotationProcessor < BaseProcessor
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def update
+      header = HeaderGenerator.generate(options)
+      content, header_position = Helpers.strip_annotations(existing_text)
+      new_content = annotate_routes(header, content, header_position)
+      new_text = new_content.join("\n")
+      rewrite_contents(new_text)
+    end
 
-          # We're moving something from the top of the file to the bottom, so ditch
-          # the spacer we put in the first time around.
-          content.shift if header_position == :before && content.first == ''
+    private
 
-          new_content = magic_comments_map + content + header
-        end
+    def annotate_routes(header, content, header_position)
+      magic_comments_map, content = Helpers.extract_magic_comments_from_array(content)
+      if %w(before top).include?(options[:position_in_routes])
+        header = header << '' if content.first != ''
+        magic_comments_map << '' if magic_comments_map.any?
+        new_content = magic_comments_map + header + content
+      else
+        # Ensure we have adequate trailing newlines at the end of the file to
+        # ensure a blank line separating the content from the annotation.
+        content << '' unless content.last == ''
 
-        # Make sure we end on a trailing newline.
-        new_content << '' unless new_content.last == ''
+        # We're moving something from the top of the file to the bottom, so ditch
+        # the spacer we put in the first time around.
+        content.shift if header_position == :before && content.first == ''
 
-        new_content
+        new_content = magic_comments_map + content + header
       end
 
-      # @param routes_file [String]
-      # @param existing_text [String]
-      # @param new_text [String]
-      # @param options [Hash]
-      # @return [Boolean]
-      def rewrite_contents(routes_file, existing_text, new_text, options)
-        content_changed = existing_text != new_text
-        frozen = options[:frozen]
-
-        if content_changed && frozen
-          abort "annotate error. #{routes_file} needs to be updated, but annotate was run with `--frozen`."
-        end
+      # Make sure we end on a trailing newline.
+      new_content << '' unless new_content.last == ''
 
-        if content_changed
-          File.open(routes_file, 'wb') { |f| f.puts(new_text) }
-          true
-        else
-          false
-        end
-      end
+      new_content
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/base_processor.rb b/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/base_processor.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ba236c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/base_processor.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+module AnnotateRoutes
+  class BaseProcessor
+    def initialize(options, routes_file)
+      @options = options
+      @routes_file = routes_file
+    end
+
+    def routes_file_exist?
+      File.exist?(routes_file)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    attr_reader :options, :routes_file
+
+    def existing_text
+      @existing_text ||= File.read(routes_file)
+    end
+
+    # @param new_text [String]
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def rewrite_contents(new_text)
+      content_changed = content_changed?(new_text)
+
+      if content_changed && frozen?
+        abort "annotate error. #{routes_file} needs to be updated, but annotate was run with `--frozen`."
+      end
+
+      if content_changed
+        write(new_text)
+        true
+      else
+        false
+      end
+    end
+
+    def write(text)
+      File.open(routes_file, 'wb') { |f| f.puts(text) }
+    end
+
+    def content_changed?(new_text)
+      !existing_text == new_text
+    end
+
+    def frozen?
+      options[:frozen]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/removal_processor.rb b/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/removal_processor.rb
index dfd09eb5..34c50380 100644
--- a/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/removal_processor.rb
+++ b/lib/annotate/annotate_routes/removal_processor.rb
@@ -1,56 +1,32 @@
+require_relative './base_processor'
 require_relative './helpers'
 
 module AnnotateRoutes
-  module RemovalProcessor
-    class << self
-      # @param routes_file [String]
-      # @param existing_text [String]
-      # @param options [Hash]
-      def update(routes_file, existing_text, options)
-        content, header_position = Helpers.strip_annotations(existing_text)
-        new_content = strip_on_removal(content, header_position)
-        new_text = new_content.join("\n")
-        rewrite_contents(routes_file, existing_text, new_text, options[:frozen])
-      end
-
-      private
-
-      def strip_on_removal(content, header_position)
-        if header_position == :before
-          content.shift while content.first == ''
-        elsif header_position == :after
-          content.pop while content.last == ''
-        end
+  class RemovalProcessor < BaseProcessor
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def update
+      content, header_position = Helpers.strip_annotations(existing_text)
+      new_content = strip_on_removal(content, header_position)
+      new_text = new_content.join("\n")
+      rewrite_contents(new_text)
+    end
 
-        # Make sure we end on a trailing newline.
-        content << '' unless content.last == ''
+    private
 
-        # TODO: If the user buried it in the middle, we should probably see about
-        # TODO: preserving a single line of space between the content above and
-        # TODO: below...
-        content
+    def strip_on_removal(content, header_position)
+      if header_position == :before
+        content.shift while content.first == ''
+      elsif header_position == :after
+        content.pop while content.last == ''
       end
 
-      # @param routes_file [String]
-      # @param existing_text [String]
-      # @param new_text [String]
-      # @param options [Hash]
-      # @return [Boolean]
-      def rewrite_contents(routes_file, existing_text, new_text, options)
-        content_changed = existing_text != new_text
-        frozen = options[:frozen]
-
-        if content_changed && frozen
-          abort "annotate error. #{routes_file} needs to be updated, but annotate was run with `--frozen`."
-        end
+      # Make sure we end on a trailing newline.
+      content << '' unless content.last == ''
 
-        if content_changed
-          File.open(routes_file, 'wb') { |f| f.puts(new_text) }
-          true
-        else
-          false
-        end
-      end
+      # TODO: If the user buried it in the middle, we should probably see about
+      # TODO: preserving a single line of space between the content above and
+      # TODO: below...
+      content
     end
   end
 end