diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/EllipsoidRegion.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/EllipsoidRegion.java
index 0771e19f3..673f4387d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/EllipsoidRegion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/EllipsoidRegion.java
@@ -217,55 +217,7 @@ public class EllipsoidRegion implements Region {
      * @return iterator of points inside the region
      */
     public Iterator<BlockVector> iterator() {
-        return new Iterator<BlockVector>() {
-            private Vector min = getMinimumPoint();
-            private Vector max = getMaximumPoint();
-            private int nextX = min.getBlockX();
-            private int nextY = min.getBlockY();
-            private int nextZ = min.getBlockZ();
-            {
-                forward();
-            }
-
-            public boolean hasNext() {
-                return (nextX != Integer.MIN_VALUE);
-            }
-
-            private void forward() {
-                while (hasNext() && !contains(new BlockVector(nextX, nextY, nextZ))) {
-                    forwardOne();
-                }
-            }
-
-            public BlockVector next() {
-                if (!hasNext()) throw new java.util.NoSuchElementException();
-                BlockVector answer = new BlockVector(nextX, nextY, nextZ);
-                forwardOne();
-                forward();
-                return answer;
-            }
-
-            private void forwardOne() {
-                if (++nextX <= max.getBlockX()) {
-                    return;
-                }
-                nextX = min.getBlockX();
-
-                if (++nextY <= max.getBlockY()) {
-                    return;
-                }
-                nextY = min.getBlockY();
-
-                if (++nextZ <= max.getBlockZ()) {
-                    return;
-                }
-                nextX = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
-            }
-
-            public void remove() {
-                throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-            }
-        };
+        return new RegionIterator(this);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/RegionIterator.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/RegionIterator.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d960e43c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/regions/RegionIterator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package com.sk89q.worldedit.regions;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.BlockVector;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.Vector;
+
+public class RegionIterator implements Iterator<BlockVector> {
+    private final Region region;
+    private final int maxX;
+    private final int maxY;
+    private final int maxZ;
+    private final Vector min;
+    private int nextX;
+    private int nextY;
+    private int nextZ;
+
+    public RegionIterator(Region region) {
+        this.region = region;
+
+        Vector max = region.getMaximumPoint();
+        this.maxX = max.getBlockX();
+        this.maxY = max.getBlockY();
+        this.maxZ = max.getBlockZ();
+
+        this.min = region.getMinimumPoint();
+        this.nextX = min.getBlockX();
+        this.nextY = min.getBlockY();
+        this.nextZ = min.getBlockZ();
+
+        forward();
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasNext() {
+        return nextX != Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    private void forward() {
+        while (hasNext() && !region.contains(new BlockVector(nextX, nextY, nextZ))) {
+            forwardOne();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public BlockVector next() {
+        if (!hasNext()) throw new java.util.NoSuchElementException();
+
+        BlockVector answer = new BlockVector(nextX, nextY, nextZ);
+
+        forwardOne();
+        forward();
+
+        return answer;
+    }
+
+    private void forwardOne() {
+        if (++nextX <= maxX) {
+            return;
+        }
+        nextX = min.getBlockX();
+
+        if (++nextY <= maxY) {
+            return;
+        }
+        nextY = min.getBlockY();
+
+        if (++nextZ <= maxZ) {
+            return;
+        }
+        nextX = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    public void remove() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+}