diff --git a/Source/AcknowParser.swift b/Source/AcknowParser.swift
index 0970f85..a40aaf3 100644
--- a/Source/AcknowParser.swift
+++ b/Source/AcknowParser.swift
@@ -91,23 +91,7 @@ open class AcknowParser {
                 (preferenceSpecifier: AnyObject) -> Acknow in
                 if let title = preferenceSpecifier["Title"] as! String?,
                     let text = preferenceSpecifier["FooterText"] as! String? {
-
-                        // This regex replaces single newlines with spaces, while preserving multiple newlines used for formatting.
-                        // This prevents issues such as https://github.com/vtourraine/AcknowList/issues/41
-                        //
-                        // The issue arises when licenses contain premature line breaks in the middle of a sentance, often used
-                        // to limit license texts to 80 characters. When applied on an iPad, the resulting licenses are misaligned.
-                        //
-                        // The expression (?<=.)(\h)*(\R)(\h)*(?=.) can be broken down as:
-                        //
-                        //    (?<=.)  Positive lookbehind matching any non-newline character (matches but does not capture)
-                        //    (\h)*   Matches and captures zero or more horizontal spaces (trailing newlines)
-                        //    (\R)    Matches and captures any single Unicode-compliant newline character
-                        //    (\h)*   Matches and captures zero or more horizontal spaces (leading newlines)
-                        //    (?=.)   Positive lookahead matching any non-newline character (matches but does not capture)
-                        let singleNewLineFinder = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "(?<=.)(\\h)*(\\R)(\\h)*(?=.)")
-                        let textWithoutNewlines = singleNewLineFinder.stringByReplacingMatches(in: text, range: NSRange(0..<text.count), withTemplate: " ")
-
+                    let textWithoutNewlines = AcknowParser.filterOutPrematureLineBreaks(text: text)
                         return Acknow(title: title, text: textWithoutNewlines, license: preferenceSpecifier["License"] as? String)
                 }
                 else {
@@ -120,4 +104,29 @@ open class AcknowParser {
 
         return []
     }
+
+    /**
+     Filters out all premature line breaks (i.e. removes manual wrapping).
+
+     - parameter text: The text to process.
+
+     - returns: The text without the premature line breaks.
+     */
+    class func filterOutPrematureLineBreaks(text: String) -> String {
+        // This regex replaces single newlines with spaces, while preserving multiple newlines used for formatting.
+        // This prevents issues such as https://github.com/vtourraine/AcknowList/issues/41
+        //
+        // The issue arises when licenses contain premature line breaks in the middle of a sentance, often used
+        // to limit license texts to 80 characters. When applied on an iPad, the resulting licenses are misaligned.
+        //
+        // The expression (?<=.)(\h)*(\R)(\h)*(?=.) can be broken down as:
+        //
+        //    (?<=.)  Positive lookbehind matching any non-newline character (matches but does not capture)
+        //    (\h)*   Matches and captures zero or more horizontal spaces (trailing newlines)
+        //    (\R)    Matches and captures any single Unicode-compliant newline character
+        //    (\h)*   Matches and captures zero or more horizontal spaces (leading newlines)
+        //    (?=.)   Positive lookahead matching any non-newline character (matches but does not capture)
+        let singleNewLineFinder = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "(?<=.)(\\h)*(\\R)(\\h)*(?=.)")
+        return singleNewLineFinder.stringByReplacingMatches(in: text, range: NSRange(0..<text.count), withTemplate: " ")
+    }
 }