diff --git a/lib/entry-points.js b/lib/entry-points.js
index fc5fa66dd..93b8254ac 100644
--- a/lib/entry-points.js
+++ b/lib/entry-points.js
@@ -151428,6 +151428,58 @@ function parseUserConfig(logger, pathInput, contents, validateConfig) {
   }
 }
 
+// src/config/file.ts
+function getConfigFileInput(logger, actions, repositoryProperties) {
+  const input = actions.getOptionalInput("config-file");
+  if (input !== void 0) {
+    logger.info(`Using configuration file input from workflow: ${input}`);
+    return input;
+  }
+  const propertyValue = repositoryProperties["github-codeql-config-file" /* CONFIG_FILE */];
+  if (propertyValue !== void 0 && propertyValue.trim().length > 0) {
+    logger.info(
+      `Using configuration file input from repository property: ${propertyValue}`
+    );
+    return propertyValue;
+  }
+  return void 0;
+}
+async function getRemoteConfig(logger, configFile, apiDetails, validateConfig) {
+  const format = new RegExp(
+    "(?<owner>[^/]+)/(?<repo>[^/]+)/(?<path>[^@]+)@(?<ref>.*)"
+  );
+  const pieces = format.exec(configFile);
+  if (pieces?.groups === void 0 || pieces.length < 5) {
+    throw new ConfigurationError(
+      getConfigFileRepoFormatInvalidMessage(configFile)
+    );
+  }
+  const response = await getApiClientWithExternalAuth(apiDetails).rest.repos.getContent({
+    owner: pieces.groups.owner,
+    repo: pieces.groups.repo,
+    path: pieces.groups.path,
+    ref: pieces.groups.ref
+  });
+  let fileContents;
+  if ("content" in response.data && response.data.content !== void 0) {
+    fileContents = response.data.content;
+  } else if (Array.isArray(response.data)) {
+    throw new ConfigurationError(
+      getConfigFileDirectoryGivenMessage(configFile)
+    );
+  } else {
+    throw new ConfigurationError(
+      getConfigFileFormatInvalidMessage(configFile)
+    );
+  }
+  return parseUserConfig(
+    logger,
+    configFile,
+    Buffer.from(fileContents, "base64").toString("binary"),
+    validateConfig
+  );
+}
+
 // src/diagnostics.ts
 var import_fs = require("fs");
 var import_path = __toESM(require("path"));
@@ -152871,41 +152923,6 @@ function getLocalConfig(logger, configFile, validateConfig) {
     validateConfig
   );
 }
-async function getRemoteConfig(logger, configFile, apiDetails, validateConfig) {
-  const format = new RegExp(
-    "(?<owner>[^/]+)/(?<repo>[^/]+)/(?<path>[^@]+)@(?<ref>.*)"
-  );
-  const pieces = format.exec(configFile);
-  if (pieces?.groups === void 0 || pieces.length < 5) {
-    throw new ConfigurationError(
-      getConfigFileRepoFormatInvalidMessage(configFile)
-    );
-  }
-  const response = await getApiClientWithExternalAuth(apiDetails).rest.repos.getContent({
-    owner: pieces.groups.owner,
-    repo: pieces.groups.repo,
-    path: pieces.groups.path,
-    ref: pieces.groups.ref
-  });
-  let fileContents;
-  if ("content" in response.data && response.data.content !== void 0) {
-    fileContents = response.data.content;
-  } else if (Array.isArray(response.data)) {
-    throw new ConfigurationError(
-      getConfigFileDirectoryGivenMessage(configFile)
-    );
-  } else {
-    throw new ConfigurationError(
-      getConfigFileFormatInvalidMessage(configFile)
-    );
-  }
-  return parseUserConfig(
-    logger,
-    configFile,
-    Buffer.from(fileContents, "base64").toString("binary"),
-    validateConfig
-  );
-}
 function getPathToParsedConfigFile(tempDir) {
   return path10.join(tempDir, "config");
 }
@@ -160721,7 +160738,7 @@ var import_async = __toESM(require_async(), 1);
 var import_path6 = require("path");
 
 // node_modules/archiver/lib/error.js
-var import_util28 = __toESM(require("util"), 1);
+var import_util29 = __toESM(require("util"), 1);
 var ERROR_CODES = {
   ABORTED: "archive was aborted",
   DIRECTORYDIRPATHREQUIRED: "diretory dirpath argument must be a non-empty string value",
@@ -160746,7 +160763,7 @@ function ArchiverError(code, data) {
   this.code = code;
   this.data = data;
 }
-import_util28.default.inherits(ArchiverError, Error);
+import_util29.default.inherits(ArchiverError, Error);
 
 // node_modules/archiver/lib/core.js
 var import_readable_stream2 = __toESM(require_ours(), 1);
@@ -163690,23 +163707,6 @@ var github3 = __toESM(require_github());
 var io7 = __toESM(require_io());
 var semver10 = __toESM(require_semver2());
 
-// src/config/file.ts
-function getConfigFileInput(logger, actions, repositoryProperties) {
-  const input = actions.getOptionalInput("config-file");
-  if (input !== void 0) {
-    logger.info(`Using configuration file input from workflow: ${input}`);
-    return input;
-  }
-  const propertyValue = repositoryProperties["github-codeql-config-file" /* CONFIG_FILE */];
-  if (propertyValue !== void 0 && propertyValue.trim().length > 0) {
-    logger.info(
-      `Using configuration file input from repository property: ${propertyValue}`
-    );
-    return propertyValue;
-  }
-  return void 0;
-}
-
 // src/workflow.ts
 var fs27 = __toESM(require("fs"));
 var path23 = __toESM(require("path"));
diff --git a/src/config-utils.ts b/src/config-utils.ts
index 972734877..39e612674 100644
--- a/src/config-utils.ts
+++ b/src/config-utils.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   parseUserConfig,
   UserConfig,
 } from "./config/db-config";
+import { getRemoteConfig } from "./config/file";
 import {
   addNoLanguageDiagnostic,
   makeTelemetryDiagnostic,
@@ -1369,54 +1370,6 @@ function getLocalConfig(
   );
 }
 
-async function getRemoteConfig(
-  logger: Logger,
-  configFile: string,
-  apiDetails: api.GitHubApiCombinedDetails,
-  validateConfig: boolean,
-): Promise<UserConfig> {
-  // retrieve the various parts of the config location, and ensure they're present
-  const format = new RegExp(
-    "(?<owner>[^/]+)/(?<repo>[^/]+)/(?<path>[^@]+)@(?<ref>.*)",
-  );
-  const pieces = format.exec(configFile);
-  // 5 = 4 groups + the whole expression
-  if (pieces?.groups === undefined || pieces.length < 5) {
-    throw new ConfigurationError(
-      errorMessages.getConfigFileRepoFormatInvalidMessage(configFile),
-    );
-  }
-
-  const response = await api
-    .getApiClientWithExternalAuth(apiDetails)
-    .rest.repos.getContent({
-      owner: pieces.groups.owner,
-      repo: pieces.groups.repo,
-      path: pieces.groups.path,
-      ref: pieces.groups.ref,
-    });
-
-  let fileContents: string;
-  if ("content" in response.data && response.data.content !== undefined) {
-    fileContents = response.data.content;
-  } else if (Array.isArray(response.data)) {
-    throw new ConfigurationError(
-      errorMessages.getConfigFileDirectoryGivenMessage(configFile),
-    );
-  } else {
-    throw new ConfigurationError(
-      errorMessages.getConfigFileFormatInvalidMessage(configFile),
-    );
-  }
-
-  return parseUserConfig(
-    logger,
-    configFile,
-    Buffer.from(fileContents, "base64").toString("binary"),
-    validateConfig,
-  );
-}
-
 /**
  * Get the file path where the parsed config will be stored.
  */
diff --git a/src/config/file.ts b/src/config/file.ts
index 24613dc55..537d42f65 100644
--- a/src/config/file.ts
+++ b/src/config/file.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import { ActionsEnv } from "../actions-util";
+import * as api from "../api-client";
+import * as errorMessages from "../error-messages";
 import {
   RepositoryProperties,
   RepositoryPropertyName,
 } from "../feature-flags/properties";
 import { Logger } from "../logging";
+import { ConfigurationError } from "../util";
+
+import { parseUserConfig, UserConfig } from "./db-config";
 
 /**
  * Gets the value that is configured for the configuration file, if any.
@@ -32,3 +37,51 @@ export function getConfigFileInput(
 
   return undefined;
 }
+
+export async function getRemoteConfig(
+  logger: Logger,
+  configFile: string,
+  apiDetails: api.GitHubApiCombinedDetails,
+  validateConfig: boolean,
+): Promise<UserConfig> {
+  // retrieve the various parts of the config location, and ensure they're present
+  const format = new RegExp(
+    "(?<owner>[^/]+)/(?<repo>[^/]+)/(?<path>[^@]+)@(?<ref>.*)",
+  );
+  const pieces = format.exec(configFile);
+  // 5 = 4 groups + the whole expression
+  if (pieces?.groups === undefined || pieces.length < 5) {
+    throw new ConfigurationError(
+      errorMessages.getConfigFileRepoFormatInvalidMessage(configFile),
+    );
+  }
+
+  const response = await api
+    .getApiClientWithExternalAuth(apiDetails)
+    .rest.repos.getContent({
+      owner: pieces.groups.owner,
+      repo: pieces.groups.repo,
+      path: pieces.groups.path,
+      ref: pieces.groups.ref,
+    });
+
+  let fileContents: string;
+  if ("content" in response.data && response.data.content !== undefined) {
+    fileContents = response.data.content;
+  } else if (Array.isArray(response.data)) {
+    throw new ConfigurationError(
+      errorMessages.getConfigFileDirectoryGivenMessage(configFile),
+    );
+  } else {
+    throw new ConfigurationError(
+      errorMessages.getConfigFileFormatInvalidMessage(configFile),
+    );
+  }
+
+  return parseUserConfig(
+    logger,
+    configFile,
+    Buffer.from(fileContents, "base64").toString("binary"),
+    validateConfig,
+  );
+}