diff --git a/lib/hamlit/parser.rb b/lib/hamlit/parser.rb
index 75e7550c..0ba432af 100644
--- a/lib/hamlit/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/hamlit/parser.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require 'hamlit/concerns/escapable'
 require 'hamlit/concerns/indentable'
 require 'hamlit/concerns/line_reader'
 require 'hamlit/concerns/multiline'
+require 'hamlit/parsers/doctype'
 
 module Hamlit
   class Parser < Temple::Parser
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ module Hamlit
     include Concerns::Indentable
     include Concerns::LineReader
     include Concerns::Multiline
+    include Parsers::Doctype
 
     TAG_ID_CLASS_REGEXP = /[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+/
     INTERNAL_STATEMENTS = %w[else elsif when].freeze
@@ -91,17 +93,6 @@ module Hamlit
       end
     end
 
-    def parse_doctype(scanner)
-      raise SyntaxError unless scanner.scan(/!!!/)
-
-      type = nil
-      if scanner.scan(/ +/) && scanner.rest?
-        type = scanner.rest.strip
-      end
-
-      [:haml, :doctype, options[:format], type]
-    end
-
     def parse_tag(scanner)
       tag = DEFAULT_TAG
       tag = scanner.scan(TAG_REGEXP) if scanner.scan(/%/)
diff --git a/lib/hamlit/parsers/doctype.rb b/lib/hamlit/parsers/doctype.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67f5eafb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hamlit/parsers/doctype.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module Hamlit
+  module Parsers
+    module Doctype
+      def parse_doctype(scanner)
+        raise SyntaxError unless scanner.scan(/!!!/)
+
+        type = nil
+        if scanner.scan(/ +/) && scanner.rest?
+          type = scanner.rest.strip
+        end
+
+        [:haml, :doctype, options[:format], type]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end