diff --git a/src/ol/Map.js b/src/ol/Map.js
index f214283fd0..99d5ab3577 100644
--- a/src/ol/Map.js
+++ b/src/ol/Map.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 import {inherits} from './index.js';
 import PluggableMap from './PluggableMap.js';
-import {defaults as defaultControls} from './control.js';
+import {defaults as defaultControls} from './control/util.js';
 import {defaults as defaultInteractions} from './interaction.js';
 import {assign} from './obj.js';
 import CanvasImageLayerRenderer from './renderer/canvas/ImageLayer.js';
diff --git a/src/ol/control.js b/src/ol/control.js
index aafb064e39..0073a308d8 100644
--- a/src/ol/control.js
+++ b/src/ol/control.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @module ol/control
  */
-import Collection from './Collection.js';
-import Attribution from './control/Attribution.js';
-import Rotate from './control/Rotate.js';
-import Zoom from './control/Zoom.js';
 
 export {default as Attribution} from './control/Attribution.js';
 export {default as Control} from './control/Control.js';
@@ -15,61 +11,4 @@ export {default as ScaleLine} from './control/ScaleLine.js';
 export {default as Zoom} from './control/Zoom.js';
 export {default as ZoomSlider} from './control/ZoomSlider.js';
 export {default as ZoomToExtent} from './control/ZoomToExtent.js';
-
-
-/**
- * @typedef {Object} DefaultsOptions
- * @property {boolean} [attribution=true] Include
- * {@link module:ol/control/Attribution~Attribution}.
- * @property {module:ol/control/Attribution~Options} [attributionOptions]
- * Options for {@link module:ol/control/Attribution~Attribution}.
- * @property {boolean} [rotate=true] Include
- * {@link module:ol/control/Rotate~Rotate}.
- * @property {module:ol/control/Rotate~Options} [rotateOptions] Options
- * for {@link module:ol/control/Rotate~Rotate}.
- * @property {boolean} [zoom] Include {@link module:ol/control/Zoom~Zoom}.
- * @property {module:ol/control/Zoom~Options} [zoomOptions] Options for
- * {@link module:ol/control/Zoom~Zoom}.
- * @api
- */
-
-
-/**
- * Set of controls included in maps by default. Unless configured otherwise,
- * this returns a collection containing an instance of each of the following
- * controls:
- * * {@link module:ol/control/Zoom~Zoom}
- * * {@link module:ol/control/Rotate~Rotate}
- * * {@link module:ol/control/Attribution~Attribution}
- *
- * @param {module:ol/control~DefaultsOptions=} opt_options
- * Defaults options.
- * @return {module:ol/Collection.<module:ol/control/Control>}
- * Controls.
- * @api
- */
-export function defaults(opt_options) {
-
-  const options = opt_options ? opt_options : {};
-
-  const controls = new Collection();
-
-  const zoomControl = options.zoom !== undefined ? options.zoom : true;
-  if (zoomControl) {
-    controls.push(new Zoom(options.zoomOptions));
-  }
-
-  const rotateControl = options.rotate !== undefined ? options.rotate : true;
-  if (rotateControl) {
-    controls.push(new Rotate(options.rotateOptions));
-  }
-
-  const attributionControl = options.attribution !== undefined ?
-    options.attribution : true;
-  if (attributionControl) {
-    controls.push(new Attribution(options.attributionOptions));
-  }
-
-  return controls;
-
-}
+export {defaults} from './control/util.js';
diff --git a/src/ol/control/util.js b/src/ol/control/util.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfb7400c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/control/util.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import Collection from '../Collection.js';
+import Attribution from './Attribution.js';
+import Rotate from './Rotate.js';
+import Zoom from './Zoom.js';
+
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} DefaultsOptions
+ * @property {boolean} [attribution=true] Include
+ * {@link module:ol/control/Attribution~Attribution}.
+ * @property {module:ol/control/Attribution~Options} [attributionOptions]
+ * Options for {@link module:ol/control/Attribution~Attribution}.
+ * @property {boolean} [rotate=true] Include
+ * {@link module:ol/control/Rotate~Rotate}.
+ * @property {module:ol/control/Rotate~Options} [rotateOptions] Options
+ * for {@link module:ol/control/Rotate~Rotate}.
+ * @property {boolean} [zoom] Include {@link module:ol/control/Zoom~Zoom}.
+ * @property {module:ol/control/Zoom~Options} [zoomOptions] Options for
+ * {@link module:ol/control/Zoom~Zoom}.
+ * @api
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * Set of controls included in maps by default. Unless configured otherwise,
+ * this returns a collection containing an instance of each of the following
+ * controls:
+ * * {@link module:ol/control/Zoom~Zoom}
+ * * {@link module:ol/control/Rotate~Rotate}
+ * * {@link module:ol/control/Attribution~Attribution}
+ *
+ * @param {module:ol/control/util~DefaultsOptions=} opt_options
+ * Defaults options.
+ * @return {module:ol/Collection.<module:ol/control/Control>}
+ * Controls.
+ * @api
+ */
+export function defaults(opt_options) {
+
+  const options = opt_options ? opt_options : {};
+
+  const controls = new Collection();
+
+  const zoomControl = options.zoom !== undefined ? options.zoom : true;
+  if (zoomControl) {
+    controls.push(new Zoom(options.zoomOptions));
+  }
+
+  const rotateControl = options.rotate !== undefined ? options.rotate : true;
+  if (rotateControl) {
+    controls.push(new Rotate(options.rotateOptions));
+  }
+
+  const attributionControl = options.attribution !== undefined ?
+    options.attribution : true;
+  if (attributionControl) {
+    controls.push(new Attribution(options.attributionOptions));
+  }
+
+  return controls;
+}