diff --git a/cmd/go-gitlint/main.go b/cmd/go-gitlint/main.go
index b2050d2..561d719 100644
--- a/cmd/go-gitlint/main.go
+++ b/cmd/go-gitlint/main.go
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/llorllale/go-gitlint/internal/commits"
-	"github.com/llorllale/go-gitlint/internal/commits/filter"
-	"github.com/llorllale/go-gitlint/internal/commits/issues"
+	"github.com/llorllale/go-gitlint/internal/issues"
 	"github.com/llorllale/go-gitlint/internal/repo"
 )
 
@@ -32,9 +31,9 @@ func main() {
 			issues.Printed(
 				os.Stdout, "\n",
 				issues.Collected(
-					[]func(*commits.Commit) issues.Issue{
-						filter.OfSubjectRegex(".{,1}"),
-						filter.OfBodyRegex(".{,1}"),
+					[]issues.Filter{
+						issues.OfSubjectRegex(".{,1}"),
+						issues.OfBodyRegex(".{,1}"),
 					},
 					commits.In(
 						repo.Filesystem("."),
diff --git a/internal/commits/filter/filter.go b/internal/issues/filters.go
similarity index 69%
rename from internal/commits/filter/filter.go
rename to internal/issues/filters.go
index 7152c94..b9b1d63 100644
--- a/internal/commits/filter/filter.go
+++ b/internal/issues/filters.go
@@ -12,32 +12,30 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package filter
+package issues
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/llorllale/go-gitlint/internal/commits"
-	"github.com/llorllale/go-gitlint/internal/commits/issues"
 )
 
-/*
-	Filters identify issues with a commit.
-	A filter returning a zero-valued Issue signals that it found no issue
-	with the commit.
-*/
+// Filter identifies an issue with a commit.
+// A filter returning a zero-valued Issue signals that it found no issue
+// with the commit.
+type Filter func(*commits.Commit) Issue
 
 // OfSubjectRegex tests a commit's subject with the regex.
-func OfSubjectRegex(regex string) func(*commits.Commit) issues.Issue {
-	return func(c *commits.Commit) issues.Issue {
-		var issue issues.Issue
+func OfSubjectRegex(regex string) Filter {
+	return func(c *commits.Commit) Issue {
+		var issue Issue
 		matched, err := regexp.MatchString(regex, c.Subject())
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		if !matched {
-			issue = issues.Issue{
+			issue = Issue{
 				Desc:   fmt.Sprintf("subject does not match regex [%s]", regex),
 				Commit: *c,
 			}
@@ -47,15 +45,15 @@ func OfSubjectRegex(regex string) func(*commits.Commit) issues.Issue {
 }
 
 // OfBodyRegex tests a commit's body with the regex.
-func OfBodyRegex(regex string) func(*commits.Commit) issues.Issue {
-	return func(c *commits.Commit) issues.Issue {
-		var issue issues.Issue
+func OfBodyRegex(regex string) Filter {
+	return func(c *commits.Commit) Issue {
+		var issue Issue
 		matched, err := regexp.MatchString(regex, c.Body())
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		if !matched {
-			issue = issues.Issue{
+			issue = Issue{
 				Desc:   fmt.Sprintf("body does not conform to regex [%s]", regex),
 				Commit: *c,
 			}
diff --git a/internal/commits/filter/filter_test.go b/internal/issues/filters_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/commits/filter/filter_test.go
rename to internal/issues/filters_test.go
index ee05cfd..a463b4c 100644
--- a/internal/commits/filter/filter_test.go
+++ b/internal/issues/filters_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package filter
+package issues
 
 import (
 	"testing"
diff --git a/internal/commits/issues/issues.go b/internal/issues/issues.go
similarity index 94%
rename from internal/commits/issues/issues.go
rename to internal/issues/issues.go
index 9e647bf..085c3a9 100644
--- a/internal/commits/issues/issues.go
+++ b/internal/issues/issues.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (i *Issue) String() string {
 type Issues func() []Issue
 
 // Collected returns a collection of issues identified.
-func Collected(filters []func(c *commits.Commit) Issue, cmts commits.Commits) Issues {
+func Collected(filters []Filter, cmts commits.Commits) Issues {
 	return func() []Issue {
 		issues := make([]Issue, 0)
 		for _, c := range cmts() {
diff --git a/internal/commits/issues/issues_test.go b/internal/issues/issues_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from internal/commits/issues/issues_test.go
rename to internal/issues/issues_test.go
index 8dcf58c..f359af7 100644
--- a/internal/commits/issues/issues_test.go
+++ b/internal/issues/issues_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestCollected(t *testing.T) {
 		{Hash: "456"},
 	}
 	issues := Collected(
-		[]func(*commits.Commit) Issue{
+		[]Filter{
 			func(c *commits.Commit) Issue {
 				var issue Issue
 				if c.Hash == "123" || c.Hash == "456" {