diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 7936ac04..c6d06b30 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/database"
+	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/icingadb/history"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/logging"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Config defines Icinga DB config.
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Database  database.Config `yaml:"database"`
 	Redis     Redis           `yaml:"redis"`
 	Logging   logging.Config  `yaml:"logging"`
-	Retention Retention       `yaml:"retention"`
+	Retention RetentionConfig `yaml:"retention"`
 }
 
 // Validate checks constraints in the supplied configuration and returns an error if they are violated.
@@ -38,3 +41,26 @@ type Flags struct {
 	// Config is the path to the config file
 	Config string `short:"c" long:"config" description:"path to config file" required:"true" default:"/etc/icingadb/config.yml"`
 }
+
+// RetentionConfig defines configuration for history retention.
+type RetentionConfig struct {
+	HistoryDays uint64                   `yaml:"history-days"`
+	SlaDays     uint64                   `yaml:"sla-days"`
+	Interval    time.Duration            `yaml:"interval" default:"1h"`
+	Count       uint64                   `yaml:"count" default:"5000"`
+	Options     history.RetentionOptions `yaml:"options"`
+}
+
+// Validate checks constraints in the supplied retention configuration and
+// returns an error if they are violated.
+func (r *RetentionConfig) Validate() error {
+	if r.Interval <= 0 {
+		return errors.New("retention interval must be positive")
+	}
+
+	if r.Count == 0 {
+		return errors.New("count must be greater than zero")
+	}
+
+	return r.Options.Validate()
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/history_retention.go b/internal/config/history_retention.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d4373b70..00000000
--- a/internal/config/history_retention.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-package config
-
-import (
-	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/icingadb/history"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// Retention defines configuration for history retention.
-type Retention struct {
-	HistoryDays uint64                   `yaml:"history-days"`
-	SlaDays     uint64                   `yaml:"sla-days"`
-	Interval    time.Duration            `yaml:"interval" default:"1h"`
-	Count       uint64                   `yaml:"count" default:"5000"`
-	Options     history.RetentionOptions `yaml:"options"`
-}
-
-// Validate checks constraints in the supplied retention configuration and
-// returns an error if they are violated.
-func (r *Retention) Validate() error {
-	if r.Interval <= 0 {
-		return errors.New("retention interval must be positive")
-	}
-
-	if r.Count == 0 {
-		return errors.New("count must be greater than zero")
-	}
-
-	return r.Options.Validate()
-}