diff --git a/lib/factory_bot.rb b/lib/factory_bot.rb
index de541d0e6..45de94c14 100644
--- a/lib/factory_bot.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_bot.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 require "active_support/deprecation"
 require "active_support/notifications"
 
+require "factory_bot/core/aliases"
+require "factory_bot/core/find_definitions"
 require "factory_bot/internal"
 require "factory_bot/definition_hierarchy"
 require "factory_bot/configuration"
@@ -34,13 +36,11 @@
 require "factory_bot/attribute_list"
 require "factory_bot/trait"
 require "factory_bot/enum"
-require "factory_bot/aliases"
 require "factory_bot/definition"
 require "factory_bot/definition_proxy"
-require "factory_bot/syntax"
+require "factory_bot/syntax/methods"
+require "factory_bot/syntax/default"
 require "factory_bot/syntax_runner"
-require "factory_bot/find_definitions"
-require "factory_bot/reload"
 require "factory_bot/decorator"
 require "factory_bot/decorator/attribute_hash"
 require "factory_bot/decorator/disallows_duplicates_registry"
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
 require "factory_bot/version"
 
 module FactoryBot
+  extend Core::Aliases
+  extend Core::FindDefinitions
+  extend Syntax::Default
+
   Deprecation = ActiveSupport::Deprecation.new("7.0", "factory_bot")
 
   mattr_accessor :use_parent_strategy, instance_accessor: false
@@ -117,6 +121,12 @@ class << self
       :strategy_by_name,
       to: Internal
   end
+
+  def self.reload
+    Internal.reset_configuration
+    Internal.register_default_strategies
+    find_definitions
+  end
 end
 
 FactoryBot::Internal.register_default_strategies
diff --git a/lib/factory_bot/aliases.rb b/lib/factory_bot/aliases.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a14e645a8..000000000
--- a/lib/factory_bot/aliases.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-module FactoryBot
-  class << self
-    attr_accessor :aliases
-  end
-
-  self.aliases = [
-    [/(.+)_id/, '\1'],
-    [/(.*)/, '\1_id']
-  ]
-
-  def self.aliases_for(attribute)
-    aliases.map { |(pattern, replace)|
-      if pattern.match?(attribute)
-        attribute.to_s.sub(pattern, replace).to_sym
-      end
-    }.compact << attribute
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/factory_bot/core/aliases.rb b/lib/factory_bot/core/aliases.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed9c1dd71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/factory_bot/core/aliases.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module FactoryBot
+  module Core
+    module Aliases
+      attr_writer :aliases
+
+      def aliases
+        @aliases ||= [
+          [/(.+)_id/, '\1'],
+          [/(.*)/, '\1_id']
+        ]
+      end
+
+      def aliases_for(attribute)
+        aliases.map { |(pattern, replace)|
+          if pattern.match?(attribute)
+            attribute.to_s.sub(pattern, replace).to_sym
+          end
+        }.compact << attribute
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/factory_bot/core/find_definitions.rb b/lib/factory_bot/core/find_definitions.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5991d8483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/factory_bot/core/find_definitions.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module FactoryBot
+  module Core
+    module FindDefinitions
+      # An Array of strings specifying locations that should be searched for
+      # factory definitions. By default, factory_bot will attempt to require
+      # "factories.rb", "factories/**/*.rb", "test/factories.rb",
+      # "test/factories/**.rb", "spec/factories.rb", and "spec/factories/**.rb".
+      attr_writer :definition_file_paths
+
+      def definition_file_paths
+        @definition_file_paths ||= %w[factories test/factories spec/factories]
+      end
+
+      def find_definitions
+        absolute_definition_file_paths = definition_file_paths.map { |path| File.expand_path(path) }
+
+        absolute_definition_file_paths.uniq.each do |path|
+          load("#{path}.rb") if File.exist?("#{path}.rb")
+
+          if File.directory? path
+            Dir[File.join(path, "**", "*.rb")].sort.each do |file|
+              load file
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/factory_bot/find_definitions.rb b/lib/factory_bot/find_definitions.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a56204f6f..000000000
--- a/lib/factory_bot/find_definitions.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-module FactoryBot
-  class << self
-    # An Array of strings specifying locations that should be searched for
-    # factory definitions. By default, factory_bot will attempt to require
-    # "factories.rb", "factories/**/*.rb", "test/factories.rb",
-    # "test/factories/**.rb", "spec/factories.rb", and "spec/factories/**.rb".
-    attr_accessor :definition_file_paths
-  end
-
-  self.definition_file_paths = %w[factories test/factories spec/factories]
-
-  def self.find_definitions
-    absolute_definition_file_paths = definition_file_paths.map { |path| File.expand_path(path) }
-
-    absolute_definition_file_paths.uniq.each do |path|
-      load("#{path}.rb") if File.exist?("#{path}.rb")
-
-      if File.directory? path
-        Dir[File.join(path, "**", "*.rb")].sort.each do |file|
-          load file
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/factory_bot/reload.rb b/lib/factory_bot/reload.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ef871943..000000000
--- a/lib/factory_bot/reload.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-module FactoryBot
-  def self.reload
-    Internal.reset_configuration
-    Internal.register_default_strategies
-    find_definitions
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/factory_bot/syntax.rb b/lib/factory_bot/syntax.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 26c93828e..000000000
--- a/lib/factory_bot/syntax.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-require "factory_bot/syntax/methods"
-require "factory_bot/syntax/default"
-
-module FactoryBot
-  module Syntax
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/factory_bot/syntax/default.rb b/lib/factory_bot/syntax/default.rb
index 66f4d2c73..0f7bbe34d 100644
--- a/lib/factory_bot/syntax/default.rb
+++ b/lib/factory_bot/syntax/default.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,4 @@ def self.run(block)
       end
     end
   end
-
-  extend Syntax::Default
 end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/reload_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/reload_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a09a25729..000000000
--- a/spec/acceptance/reload_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-describe "reload" do
-  it "does not reset the value of use_parent_strategy" do
-    custom_strategy = :custom_use_parent_strategy_value
-
-    with_temporary_assignment(FactoryBot, :use_parent_strategy, custom_strategy) do
-      FactoryBot.reload
-      expect(FactoryBot.use_parent_strategy).to eq custom_strategy
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/factory_bot/aliases_spec.rb b/spec/factory_bot/core/aliases_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/factory_bot/aliases_spec.rb
rename to spec/factory_bot/core/aliases_spec.rb
diff --git a/spec/factory_bot/find_definitions_spec.rb b/spec/factory_bot/core/find_definitions_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/factory_bot/find_definitions_spec.rb
rename to spec/factory_bot/core/find_definitions_spec.rb
diff --git a/spec/factory_bot_spec.rb b/spec/factory_bot_spec.rb
index 5da9f2dd7..f166df960 100644
--- a/spec/factory_bot_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/factory_bot_spec.rb
@@ -10,4 +10,15 @@
       expect(FactoryBot.use_parent_strategy).to be true
     end
   end
+
+  describe ".reload" do
+    it "does not reset the value of use_parent_strategy" do
+      custom_strategy = :custom_use_parent_strategy_value
+
+      with_temporary_assignment(FactoryBot, :use_parent_strategy, custom_strategy) do
+        FactoryBot.reload
+        expect(FactoryBot.use_parent_strategy).to eq custom_strategy
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end