diff --git a/lib/formatters/ansi_colors.rb b/lib/formatters/ansi_colors.rb
index 0e6b562..44329de 100644
--- a/lib/formatters/ansi_colors.rb
+++ b/lib/formatters/ansi_colors.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+# common definitions and constants
 module AnsiColors
+  ANSI_REGEX = /\e\[[0-9;]*m/ # TODO: support for \x1b and \033
+
   # FORMAT
   CLEAR        = "\e[0m".freeze
   BOLD         = "\e[1m".freeze
diff --git a/lib/formatters/ansi_common.rb b/lib/formatters/ansi_common.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bf3e84..0000000
--- a/lib/formatters/ansi_common.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-require_relative 'ansi_colors'
-
-# gather common definitions and functions
-class AnsiCommon
-  ANSI_REGEX = /\e\[[0-9;]*m/ # TODO: support for \x1b and \033
-
-  def self.ansi_trace(trace, symbol)
-    match = trace.match(/(↳ )?(.*:\d+)(:in `)?(.*'?)/) # only m2(=file) and m4(=optional function) are useful
-    return trace unless match
-
-    _, m2, _, m4 = match.captures
-    "#{symbol} #{m2} #{AnsiColors::BOLD}#{m4.chop}#{AnsiColors::CLEAR}"
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/formatters/ansi_dimensions.rb b/lib/formatters/ansi_dimensions.rb
index f51d1d6..2d49c65 100644
--- a/lib/formatters/ansi_dimensions.rb
+++ b/lib/formatters/ansi_dimensions.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'ostruct'
 
-# extra dimensions to customize ansi_loggingg
+# extra dimensions for customizing the logging format
 module AnsiDimensions
   def self.new(rails: '╣x╠', before: 0, after: 0, terminus: false)
     OpenStruct.new(rails:, before:, after:, terminus:) # rubocop:disable Style/OpenStructUse
diff --git a/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb b/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb
index 1116501..77d3c33 100644
--- a/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/formatters/ansi_formatter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require_relative 'ansi_wrapper'
 require_relative 'ansi_colors'
 require_relative 'ansi_dimensions'
-require_relative 'ansi_common'
 
 require 'io/console'
 require 'amazing_print'
@@ -49,6 +48,14 @@ class AnsiFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
 
   private
 
+  def ansi_trace(trace, symbol)
+    match = trace.match(/(↳ )?(.*:\d+)(:in `)?(.*'?)/) # only m2(=file) and m4(=optional function) are useful
+    return trace unless match
+
+    _, m2, _, m4 = match.captures
+    "#{symbol} #{m2} #{BOLD}#{m4.chop}#{CLEAR}"
+  end
+
   def two_captures_last_as_bold(message, regex)
     match = message.match(regex)
     return "unmatched: #{message}" unless match
@@ -122,13 +129,13 @@ class AnsiFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
         unbold!(log.message)
 
         if log.message.starts_with?('↳ ')
-          log.message = AnsiCommon.ansi_trace(log.message, '⇄')
+          log.message = ansi_trace(log.message, '⇄')
         else
           sql_match = log.message.match(/\s+\[\[.*\]\]$/)
           if sql_match
             sql_command = sql_match.pre_match
             sql_type, sql_entry = sql_command.split("\e[0m")
-            sql_color_entry = sql_entry.match(AnsiCommon::ANSI_REGEX).to_s
+            sql_color_entry = sql_entry.match(ANSI_REGEX).to_s
             sql_args = JSON.parse(sql_match.to_s).map(&:last)
             sql_args.each_with_index do |val, index|
               sql_arg = val.inspect
@@ -154,7 +161,7 @@ class AnsiFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
   end
 
   def draw_fatal(char = CHAR_FATAL)
-    AnsiColors::BG_MAGENTA + AnsiColors::BOLD + AnsiColors::TEXT_WHITE + char + AnsiColors::CLEAR
+    BG_MAGENTA + BOLD + TEXT_WHITE + char + CLEAR
   end
 
   def origin                          = colorize(centerize(log.name), TEXT_CYAN)
@@ -166,7 +173,7 @@ class AnsiFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
   def stackisize(items)
     return '' if items.empty?
 
-    traces = items.map { |item| AnsiCommon.ansi_trace(item, '➟') }
+    traces = items.map { |item| ansi_trace(item, '➟') }
     "\n#{traces.join("\n")}"
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/formatters/ansi_wrapper.rb b/lib/formatters/ansi_wrapper.rb
index 8eacc74..ab44652 100644
--- a/lib/formatters/ansi_wrapper.rb
+++ b/lib/formatters/ansi_wrapper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+require_relative 'ansi_colors'
+
 # AnsiWrapper cares about Ansi Colour Code \e[...
 class AnsiWrapper
+  include AnsiColors
+
   TAB_TO_SPACES = 2
 
   def self.wrap(text, length, prefix = '', continuation = prefix)
@@ -19,21 +23,21 @@ class AnsiWrapper
     last_ansi = ''
     lines.each_with_index.map do |line, index|
       current = index.zero? ? prefix : continuation
-      current += last_ansi unless last_ansi.empty? || last_ansi == AnsiColors::CLEAR
+      current += last_ansi unless last_ansi.empty? || last_ansi == CLEAR
       current += line
 
       last_ansi = scan_for_actual_ansi(line, last_ansi)
 
-      current += AnsiColors::CLEAR if last_ansi.empty? || last_ansi != AnsiColors::CLEAR
+      current += CLEAR if last_ansi.empty? || last_ansi != CLEAR
       current
     end
   end
 
   private_class_method def self.scan_for_actual_ansi(line, last_ansi)
-    line.scan(AnsiCommon::ANSI_REGEX).each do |match|
+    line.scan(ANSI_REGEX).each do |match|
       ansi_code = match.to_s
-      if ansi_code == AnsiColors::CLEAR
-        last_ansi = AnsiColors::CLEAR
+      if ansi_code == CLEAR
+        last_ansi = CLEAR
       else
         last_ansi += ansi_code
       end
@@ -52,13 +56,13 @@ class AnsiWrapper
   private_class_method def self.visible_length(line)
     raise 'line should not contain carriage return character!' if line.match "\n"
 
-    ansi_code_length = line.scan(AnsiCommon::ANSI_REGEX).map(&:length).sum
+    ansi_code_length = line.scan(ANSI_REGEX).map(&:length).sum
     line.length - ansi_code_length
   end
 
   # TODO: might be refactored with less complexity
   private_class_method def self.visible_split(line, length, stack = '') # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize,Metrics/MethodLength
-    before, ansi_code, after = line.partition(AnsiCommon::ANSI_REGEX)
+    before, ansi_code, after = line.partition(ANSI_REGEX)
     stack_length = visible_length(stack)
     visible_length = before.length + stack_length
     if visible_length == length
diff --git a/lib/hot_constants/live_constants.rb b/lib/hot_constants/live_constants.rb
index 2739544..0be0b5c 100644
--- a/lib/hot_constants/live_constants.rb
+++ b/lib/hot_constants/live_constants.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ module LiveConstants
     def log_active_record = load_boolean('LOG_ACTIVE_RECORD', true)
     def log_action_view = load_boolean('LOG_ACTION_VIEW', true)
 
-    def load_boolean(key, default) = HOTENV.fetch(key, default).to_s.downcase == 'true'
-
     def reload!
       HOTENV.replace Dotenv.parse
       # LOGGER.warn 'reloaded!'
@@ -19,6 +17,10 @@ module LiveConstants
       ActiveRecord::Base.logger.level = log_active_record ? :debug : :fatal
       ActionView::Base.logger.level = log_action_view ? :debug : :fatal
     end
+
+    private
+
+    def load_boolean(key, default) = HOTENV.fetch(key, default).to_s.downcase == 'true'
   end
 
   reload!