diff --git a/lib/annotate_rb/options.rb b/lib/annotate_rb/options.rb
index 45b7724a..368a1395 100644
--- a/lib/annotate_rb/options.rb
+++ b/lib/annotate_rb/options.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Options
 
     class << self
       def from(options = {}, state = {})
-        new(options, state).load_defaults
+        new(options, state)
       end
     end
 
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ def from(options = {}, state = {})
       exclude_sti_subclasses: false, # ModelAnnotator
       exclude_tests: false, # ModelAnnotator
       force: false, # ModelAnnotator, but should be used by both
-      format_bare: true, # Unused
       format_markdown: false, # ModelAnnotator, RouteAnnotator
       format_rdoc: false, # ModelAnnotator
       format_yard: false, # ModelAnnotator
@@ -92,71 +91,10 @@ def from(options = {}, state = {})
 
     DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {}.merge(POSITION_OPTIONS, FLAG_OPTIONS, OTHER_OPTIONS, PATH_OPTIONS).freeze
 
-    FLAG_OPTION_KEYS = [
-      :classified_sort,
-      :exclude_controllers,
-      :exclude_factories,
-      :exclude_fixtures,
-      :exclude_helpers,
-      :exclude_scaffolds,
-      :exclude_serializers,
-      :exclude_sti_subclasses,
-      :exclude_tests,
-      :force,
-      :format_markdown,
-      :format_rdoc,
-      :format_yard,
-      :frozen,
-      :ignore_model_sub_dir,
-      :ignore_unknown_models,
-      :include_version,
-      :show_check_constraints,
-      :show_complete_foreign_keys,
-      :show_foreign_keys,
-      :show_indexes,
-      :simple_indexes,
-      :sort,
-      :timestamp,
-      :trace,
-      :with_comment,
-      :with_column_comments,
-      :with_table_comments
-    ].freeze
-
-    OTHER_OPTION_KEYS = [
-      :active_admin,
-      :command,
-      :debug,
-      :hide_default_column_types,
-      :hide_limit_column_types,
-      :ignore_columns,
-      :ignore_routes,
-      :ignore_unknown_models,
-      :models,
-      :routes,
-      :skip_on_db_migrate,
-      :target_action,
-      :wrapper,
-      :wrapper_close,
-      :wrapper_open,
-      :classes_default_to_s
-    ].freeze
-
-    PATH_OPTION_KEYS = [
-      :additional_file_patterns,
-      :model_dir,
-      :require,
-      :root_dir
-    ].freeze
-
-    ALL_OPTION_KEYS = [
-      POSITION_OPTIONS.keys, FLAG_OPTION_KEYS, OTHER_OPTION_KEYS, PATH_OPTION_KEYS
-    ].flatten.freeze
-
     POSITION_DEFAULT = "before"
 
     # Want this to be read only after initializing
-    def_delegator :@options, :[]
+    def_delegators :@options, :[], :to_h
 
     def initialize(options = {}, state = {})
       @options = options
@@ -164,30 +102,50 @@ def initialize(options = {}, state = {})
       # For now, state is a hash to store state that we need but is not a configuration option
       @state = state
 
-      symbolize_exclude_tests
+      load_defaults
+      @options.freeze
+    end
+
+    def set_state(key, value, overwrite = false)
+      if @state.key?(key) && !overwrite
+        val = @state[key]
+        raise ArgumentError, "Attempting to write '#{value}' to state with key '#{key}', but it already exists with '#{val}'."
+      end
+
+      @state[key] = value
+    end
+
+    def get_state(key)
+      @state[key]
     end
 
-    def to_h
-      @options.to_h
+    def print
+      # TODO: prints options and state
     end
 
+    private
+
     def load_defaults
-      ALL_OPTION_KEYS.each do |key|
-        @options[key] = DEFAULT_OPTIONS[key] unless @options.key?(key)
+      @options = DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(@options)
+
+      # `:exclude_tests` option is being expanded to function as a boolean OR an array of symbols
+      # https://github.com/drwl/annotaterb/issues/103
+      if @options[:exclude_tests].is_a?(Array)
+        @options[:exclude_tests].map! { |item| item.to_s.strip.to_sym }
       end
 
       # Set all of the position options in the following order:
       # 1) Use the value if it's defined
       # 2) Use value from :position if it's defined
       # 3) Use default
-      POSITION_OPTIONS.keys.each do |key|
+      POSITION_OPTIONS.each_key do |key|
         @options[key] = Helper.fallback(
           @options[key], @options[:position], POSITION_DEFAULT
         )
       end
 
       # Unpack path options if we're passed in a String
-      PATH_OPTION_KEYS.each do |key|
+      PATH_OPTIONS.each_key do |key|
         if @options[key].is_a?(String)
           @options[key] = @options[key].split(",").map(&:strip).reject(&:empty?)
         end
@@ -200,41 +158,6 @@ def load_defaults
       # Set column and table comments to default to :with_comment, if not set
       @options[:with_column_comments] = @options[:with_comment] if @options[:with_column_comments].nil?
       @options[:with_table_comments] = @options[:with_comment] if @options[:with_table_comments].nil?
-
-      self
-    end
-
-    def set_state(key, value, overwrite = false)
-      if @state.key?(key) && !overwrite
-        val = @state[key]
-        raise ArgumentError, "Attempting to write '#{value}' to state with key '#{key}', but it already exists with '#{val}'."
-      end
-
-      @state[key] = value
-    end
-
-    def get_state(key)
-      @state[key]
-    end
-
-    def print
-      # TODO: prints options and state
-    end
-
-    private
-
-    # Guard against user inputting strings instead of symbols
-    def symbolize_exclude_tests
-      # `:exclude_tests` option is being expanded to function as a boolean OR an array of symbols
-      # https://github.com/drwl/annotaterb/issues/103
-
-      if @options[:exclude_tests].is_a?(Array)
-        @options[:exclude_tests].map! do |item|
-          item = item.strip if item.respond_to?(:strip)
-
-          item.to_sym
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/annotate_rb/options_spec.rb b/spec/lib/annotate_rb/options_spec.rb
index ad5eceaa..dc82b429 100644
--- a/spec/lib/annotate_rb/options_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/annotate_rb/options_spec.rb
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@
 
       it { expect(subject[:exclude_tests]).to eq(false) }
     end
-  end
-
-  describe ".load_defaults" do
-    subject { described_class.new(options, state).load_defaults }
-
-    let(:state) { {} }
 
     context 'when default value of "show_complete_foreign_keys" is not set' do
       let(:key) { :show_complete_foreign_keys }