diff --git a/ale_linters/ruby/rubocop.vim b/ale_linters/ruby/rubocop.vim
index f8b0725..9b77f89 100644
--- a/ale_linters/ruby/rubocop.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/ruby/rubocop.vim
@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
 " Author: ynonp - https://github.com/ynonp
 " Description: rubocop for Ruby files
 
-" Set this option to change Rubocop options.
-if !exists('g:ale_ruby_rubocop_options')
-    " let g:ale_ruby_rubocop_options = '--lint'
-    let g:ale_ruby_rubocop_options = ''
-endif
-
-if !exists('g:ale_ruby_rubocop_executable')
-    let g:ale_ruby_rubocop_executable = 'rubocop'
-endif
-
-function! ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
-    return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'ruby_rubocop_executable')
-endfunction
-
 function! ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#GetCommand(buffer) abort
-    let l:executable = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'ruby_rubocop_executable')
+    let l:executable = ale#handlers#rubocop#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
     let l:exec_args = l:executable =~? 'bundle$'
     \   ? ' exec rubocop'
     \   : ''
@@ -52,7 +38,7 @@ endfunction
 
 call ale#linter#Define('ruby', {
 \   'name': 'rubocop',
-\   'executable_callback': 'ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#GetExecutable',
+\   'executable_callback': 'ale#handlers#rubocop#GetExecutable',
 \   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#GetCommand',
 \   'callback': 'ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#Handle',
 \})
diff --git a/autoload/ale/fixers/rubocop.vim b/autoload/ale/fixers/rubocop.vim
index 7bc6c9e..3f92055 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/fixers/rubocop.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/fixers/rubocop.vim
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
-" Set this option to change Rubocop options.
-if !exists('g:ale_ruby_rubocop_options')
-    " let g:ale_ruby_rubocop_options = '--lint'
-    let g:ale_ruby_rubocop_options = ''
-endif
-
-if !exists('g:ale_ruby_rubocop_executable')
-    let g:ale_ruby_rubocop_executable = 'rubocop'
-endif
-
-function! ale#fixers#rubocop#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
-    return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'ruby_rubocop_executable')
-endfunction
-
 function! ale#fixers#rubocop#GetCommand(buffer) abort
-    let l:executable = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'ruby_rubocop_executable')
+    let l:executable = ale#handlers#rubocop#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
     let l:exec_args = l:executable =~? 'bundle$'
     \   ? ' exec rubocop'
     \   : ''
diff --git a/autoload/ale/handlers/rubocop.vim b/autoload/ale/handlers/rubocop.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6367cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/ale/handlers/rubocop.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+call ale#Set('ruby_rubocop_options', '')
+call ale#Set('ruby_rubocop_executable', 'rubocop')
+
+function! ale#handlers#rubocop#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
+    return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'ruby_rubocop_executable')
+endfunction