diff --git a/lib/sidekiq.rb b/lib/sidekiq.rb
index f3fbca6b..6bed67b9 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq.rb
@@ -110,11 +110,25 @@ module Sidekiq
   end
 
   def self.server_middleware
-    @server_chain ||= Processor.default_middleware
+    @server_chain ||= default_server_middleware
     yield @server_chain if block_given?
     @server_chain
   end
 
+  def self.default_server_middleware
+    require 'sidekiq/middleware/server/retry_jobs'
+    require 'sidekiq/middleware/server/logging'
+
+    Middleware::Chain.new do |m|
+      m.add Middleware::Server::Logging
+      m.add Middleware::Server::RetryJobs
+      if defined?(::ActiveRecord::Base)
+        require 'sidekiq/middleware/server/active_record'
+        m.add Sidekiq::Middleware::Server::ActiveRecord
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def self.default_worker_options=(hash)
     @default_worker_options = default_worker_options.merge(hash.stringify_keys)
   end
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb b/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb
index bf0a5fe0..03554dfd 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/processor.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 require 'sidekiq/util'
 
-require 'sidekiq/middleware/server/retry_jobs'
-require 'sidekiq/middleware/server/logging'
-
 module Sidekiq
   ##
   # The Processor receives a message from the Manager and actually
   # processes it.  It instantiates the worker, runs the middleware
   # chain and then calls Sidekiq::Worker#perform.
   class Processor
+
     # To prevent a memory leak, ensure that stats expire. However, they
     # should take up a minimal amount of storage so keep them around
     # for a long time.
@@ -16,17 +14,6 @@ module Sidekiq
 
     include Util
 
-    def self.default_middleware
-      Middleware::Chain.new do |m|
-        m.add Middleware::Server::Logging
-        m.add Middleware::Server::RetryJobs
-        if defined?(::ActiveRecord::Base)
-          require 'sidekiq/middleware/server/active_record'
-          m.add Sidekiq::Middleware::Server::ActiveRecord
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
     attr_reader :thread
 
     def initialize(mgr)