diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 8c90c049..dd0b6b01 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ AllCops:
   - lib/jekyll/configuration.rb
   - lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
   - lib/jekyll/document.rb
-  - lib/jekyll/regenerator.rb
   - lib/jekyll/renderer.rb
   - lib/jekyll/utils.rb
   - bin/**/*
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/regenerator.rb b/lib/jekyll/regenerator.rb
index 830ea914..b387732a 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/regenerator.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/regenerator.rb
@@ -20,18 +20,14 @@ module Jekyll
     def regenerate?(document)
       case document
       when Page
-        document.asset_file? || document.data['regenerate'] ||
-          source_modified_or_dest_missing?(
-            site.in_source_dir(document.relative_path), document.destination(@site.dest)
-          )
+        regenerate_page?(document)
       when Document
-        !document.write? || document.data['regenerate'] ||
-          source_modified_or_dest_missing?(
-            document.path, document.destination(@site.dest)
-          )
+        regenerate_document?(document)
       else
-        source_path = document.respond_to?(:path)        ? document.path                    : nil
-        dest_path   = document.respond_to?(:destination) ? document.destination(@site.dest) : nil
+        source_path = document.respond_to?(:path) ? document.path : nil
+        dest_path = if document.respond_to?(:destination)
+                      document.destination(@site.dest)
+                    end
         source_modified_or_dest_missing?(source_path, dest_path)
       end
     end
@@ -44,7 +40,7 @@ module Jekyll
 
       metadata[path] = {
         "mtime" => File.mtime(path),
-        "deps" => []
+        "deps"  => []
       }
       cache[path] = true
     end
@@ -94,23 +90,7 @@ module Jekyll
         return cache[path]
       end
 
-      # Check path that exists in metadata
-      data = metadata[path]
-      if data
-        data["deps"].each do |dependency|
-          if modified?(dependency)
-            return cache[dependency] = cache[path] = true
-          end
-        end
-        if File.exist?(path) && data["mtime"].eql?(File.mtime(path))
-          return cache[path] = false
-        else
-          return add(path)
-        end
-      end
-
-      # Path does not exist in metadata, add it
-      return add(path)
+      check_path_exists(path)
     end
 
     # Add a dependency of a path
@@ -139,7 +119,7 @@ module Jekyll
     #
     # Returns the String path of the file.
     def metadata_file
-      site.in_source_dir('.jekyll-metadata')
+      site.in_source_dir(".jekyll-metadata")
     end
 
     # Check if metadata has been disabled
@@ -173,5 +153,42 @@ module Jekyll
           {}
         end
     end
+
+    private
+    def regenerate_page?(document)
+      document.asset_file? || document.data["regenerate"] ||
+        source_modified_or_dest_missing?(
+          site.in_source_dir(document.relative_path), document.destination(@site.dest)
+        )
+    end
+
+    private
+    def regenerate_document?(document)
+      !document.write? || document.data["regenerate"] ||
+        source_modified_or_dest_missing?(
+          document.path, document.destination(@site.dest)
+        )
+    end
+
+    # Private: Check path that exists in metadata
+    #
+    # Returns Boolean
+    private
+    def check_path_exists(path)
+      data = metadata[path]
+      if data
+        data["deps"].each do |dependency|
+          if modified?(dependency)
+            return cache[dependency] = cache[path] = true
+          end
+        end
+        if File.exist?(path) && data["mtime"].eql?(File.mtime(path))
+          return cache[path] = false
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Path does not exist in metadata, add it
+      add(path)
+    end
   end
 end