diff --git a/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs b/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs
index 8c9f82ccf..1e528d93e 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ impl Settings {
     Ok(Self::read_config_file()?)
   }
 
+  pub(crate) fn actor_name_max_length(&self) -> usize {
+    self
+      .actor_name_max_length
+      .unwrap_or_else(|| Settings::default().actor_name_max_length.unwrap())
+  }
+
   pub fn database(&self) -> DatabaseConfig {
     self.database.to_owned().unwrap_or_default()
   }
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs b/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
index ede1ce88c..fd621066c 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
   pub(crate) actor_name_max_length: Option<usize>,
 }
 
-impl Settings {
-  pub(crate) fn actor_name_max_length(&self) -> usize {
-    self
-      .actor_name_max_length
-      .unwrap_or_else(|| Settings::default().actor_name_max_length.unwrap())
-  }
-}
+impl Settings {}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct CaptchaConfig {