diff --git a/pagure/lib/model.py b/pagure/lib/model.py
index 7edf9bd..f639e14 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/model.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/model.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def create_tables(db_url, alembic_ini=None, acls=None, debug=False):
     else:
         engine = create_engine(db_url, echo=debug, client_encoding='utf8')
 
-    from pagure.ui.plugins import get_plugin_tables
+    from pagure.lib.plugins import get_plugin_tables
     get_plugin_tables()
     BASE.metadata.create_all(engine)
     # engine.execute(collection_package_create_view(driver=engine.driver))
diff --git a/pagure/lib/plugins.py b/pagure/lib/plugins.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84c281c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pagure/lib/plugins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+ (c) 2016 - Copyright Red Hat Inc
+
+ Authors:
+   Pierre-Yves Chibon <pingou@pingoured.fr>
+
+"""
+
+from straight.plugin import load
+
+from pagure.lib.model import BASE
+
+
+def get_plugin_names(blacklist=None):
+    ''' Return the list of plugins names. '''
+    from pagure.hooks import BaseHook
+    plugins = load('pagure.hooks', subclasses=BaseHook)
+    if not blacklist:
+        blacklist = []
+    elif not isinstance(blacklist, list):
+        blacklist = [blacklist]
+
+    output = [
+        plugin.name
+        for plugin in plugins
+        if plugin.name not in blacklist
+    ]
+    # The default hook is not one we show
+    if 'default' in output:
+        output.remove('default')
+    return sorted(output)
+
+
+def get_plugin_tables():
+    ''' Return the list of all plugins. '''
+    plugins = load('pagure.hooks', subclasses=BASE)
+    return plugins
+
+
+def get_plugin(plugin_name):
+    ''' Return the list of plugins names. '''
+    from pagure.hooks import BaseHook
+    plugins = load('pagure.hooks', subclasses=BaseHook)
+    for plugin in plugins:
+        if plugin.name == plugin_name:
+            return plugin
diff --git a/pagure/ui/plugins.py b/pagure/ui/plugins.py
index 0f0dc63..b6bf3b2 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/plugins.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/plugins.py
@@ -14,50 +14,15 @@
 import flask
 
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
-from straight.plugin import load
-from pagure.hooks import BaseHook
 
 import pagure.exceptions
 import pagure.lib
+import pagure.lib.plugins
 import pagure.forms
 from pagure import APP, SESSION, login_required
-from pagure.lib.model import BASE
 from pagure.exceptions import FileNotFoundException
 
 
-def get_plugin_names(blacklist=None):
-    ''' Return the list of plugins names. '''
-    plugins = load('pagure.hooks', subclasses=BaseHook)
-    if not blacklist:
-        blacklist = []
-    elif not isinstance(blacklist, list):
-        blacklist = [blacklist]
-
-    output = [
-        plugin.name
-        for plugin in plugins
-        if plugin.name not in blacklist
-    ]
-    # The default hook is not one we show
-    if 'default' in output:
-        output.remove('default')
-    return sorted(output)
-
-
-def get_plugin_tables():
-    ''' Return the list of all plugins. '''
-    plugins = load('pagure.hooks', subclasses=BASE)
-    return plugins
-
-
-def get_plugin(plugin_name):
-    ''' Return the list of plugins names. '''
-    plugins = load('pagure.hooks', subclasses=BaseHook)
-    for plugin in plugins:
-        if plugin.name == plugin_name:
-            return plugin
-
-
 @APP.route('/<repo>/settings/<plugin>/', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
 @APP.route('/<repo>/settings/<plugin>', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
 @APP.route('/<namespace>/<repo>/settings/<plugin>/', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
@@ -112,7 +77,7 @@ def view_plugin(repo, plugin, username=None, namespace=None, full=True):
     if plugin in APP.config.get('DISABLED_PLUGINS', []):
         flask.abort(404, 'Plugin disabled')
 
-    plugin = get_plugin(plugin)
+    plugin = pagure.lib.plugins.get_plugin(plugin)
     fields = []
     new = True
     dbobj = plugin.db_object()
diff --git a/pagure/ui/repo.py b/pagure/ui/repo.py
index c857a4a..f68584a 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/repo.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/repo.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from binaryornot.helpers import is_binary_string
 import pagure.exceptions
 import pagure.lib
 import pagure.lib.git
+import pagure.lib.plugins
 import pagure.forms
 import pagure
 import pagure.ui.plugins
@@ -939,7 +940,7 @@ def view_settings(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
             403,
             'You are not allowed to change the settings for this project')
 
-    plugins = pagure.ui.plugins.get_plugin_names(
+    plugins = pagure.lib.plugins.get_plugin_names(
         APP.config.get('DISABLED_PLUGINS'))
     tags = pagure.lib.get_tags_of_project(SESSION, repo)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_plugins.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_plugins.py
index 4c2e2aa..4546bf1 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_ui_plugins.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
     os.path.abspath(__file__)), '..'))
 
 import pagure.lib
+import pagure.lib.plugins
 import pagure.hooks
-import pagure.ui.plugins
 import tests
 
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class PagureFlaskPluginstests(tests.Modeltests):
 
     def test_get_plugin_names(self):
         """ Test the get_plugin_names function. """
-        names = pagure.ui.plugins.get_plugin_names()
+        names = pagure.lib.plugins.get_plugin_names()
         self.assertEqual(
             sorted(names),
             [
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class PagureFlaskPluginstests(tests.Modeltests):
 
     def test_get_plugin(self):
         """ Test the get_plugin function. """
-        name = pagure.ui.plugins.get_plugin('Mail')
+        name = pagure.lib.plugins.get_plugin('Mail')
         self.assertEqual(str(name), "<class 'pagure.hooks.mail.Mail'>")
 
     def test_view_plugin_page(self):