diff --git a/apps/metadata/__init__.py b/apps/metadata/__init__.py
index 4c42149277..7fc29fabc2 100644
--- a/apps/metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/metadata/__init__.py
@@ -2,14 +2,21 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from navigation.api import (register_links, register_multi_item_links,
-    register_sidebar_template, register_model_list_columns)
-from documents.models import Document, DocumentType
-from documents.permissions import PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_TYPE_EDIT
-from project_setup.api import register_setup
 from acls.api import class_permissions
 from common.utils import encapsulate
+from documents.models import Document, DocumentType
+from documents.permissions import PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_TYPE_EDIT
+from navigation.api import (register_links, register_multi_item_links,
+    register_sidebar_template, register_model_list_columns)
+from project_setup.api import register_setup
 
+from .api import get_metadata_string
+from .links import (metadata_edit, metadata_view, metadata_multiple_edit,
+    metadata_add, metadata_multiple_add, metadata_remove, metadata_multiple_remove,
+    setup_metadata_type_list, setup_metadata_type_edit, setup_metadata_type_delete,
+    setup_metadata_type_create, setup_metadata_set_list, setup_metadata_set_edit,
+    setup_metadata_set_members, setup_metadata_set_delete, setup_metadata_set_create,
+    setup_document_type_metadata)
 from .models import MetadataType, MetadataSet
 from .permissions import (PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT,
     PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD, PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE,
@@ -18,28 +25,6 @@ from .permissions import (PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT,
     PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_VIEW, PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT,
     PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_CREATE, PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_DELETE,
     PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_VIEW)
-from .api import get_metadata_string
-
-metadata_edit = {'text': _(u'edit metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_edit', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_go', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT]}
-metadata_view = {'text': _(u'metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_view', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_go', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_VIEW], 'children_view_regex': ['metadata']}
-metadata_multiple_edit = {'text': _(u'edit metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_multiple_edit', 'famfam': 'xhtml_go', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT]}
-metadata_add = {'text': _(u'add metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_add', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_add', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD]}
-metadata_multiple_add = {'text': _(u'add metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_multiple_add', 'famfam': 'xhtml_add', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD]}
-metadata_remove = {'text': _(u'remove metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_remove', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_delete', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE]}
-metadata_multiple_remove = {'text': _(u'remove metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_multiple_remove', 'famfam': 'xhtml_delete', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE]}
-
-setup_metadata_type_list = {'text': _(u'metadata types'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_type_list', 'famfam': 'xhtml_go', 'icon': 'xhtml.png', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_VIEW]}
-setup_metadata_type_edit = {'text': _(u'edit'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_type_edit', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_EDIT]}
-setup_metadata_type_delete = {'text': _(u'delete'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_type_delete', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_delete', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_DELETE]}
-setup_metadata_type_create = {'text': _(u'create new'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_type_create', 'famfam': 'xhtml_add', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_CREATE]}
-
-setup_metadata_set_list = {'text': _(u'metadata sets'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_list', 'famfam': 'table', 'icon': 'table.png', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_VIEW]}
-setup_metadata_set_edit = {'text': _(u'edit'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_edit', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'table_edit', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT]}
-setup_metadata_set_members = {'text': _(u'members'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_members', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'table_link', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT]}
-setup_metadata_set_delete = {'text': _(u'delete'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_delete', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'table_delete', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_DELETE]}
-setup_metadata_set_create = {'text': _(u'create new'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_create', 'famfam': 'table_add', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_CREATE]}
-
-setup_document_type_metadata = {'text': _(u'default metadata'), 'view': 'setup_document_type_metadata', 'args': 'document_type.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_TYPE_EDIT]}
 
 register_links(['metadata_add', 'metadata_edit', 'metadata_remove', 'metadata_view'], [metadata_add, metadata_edit, metadata_remove], menu_name='sidebar')
 register_links(Document, [metadata_view], menu_name='form_header')
diff --git a/apps/metadata/links.py b/apps/metadata/links.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c91ff60625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/metadata/links.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from documents.permissions import PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_TYPE_EDIT
+
+from .permissions import (PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT,
+    PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD, PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE,
+    PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_VIEW, PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_EDIT,
+    PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_CREATE, PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_DELETE,
+    PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_VIEW, PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT,
+    PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_CREATE, PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_DELETE,
+    PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_VIEW)
+
+metadata_edit = {'text': _(u'edit metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_edit', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_go', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT]}
+metadata_view = {'text': _(u'metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_view', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_go', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_VIEW], 'children_view_regex': ['metadata']}
+metadata_multiple_edit = {'text': _(u'edit metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_multiple_edit', 'famfam': 'xhtml_go', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT]}
+metadata_add = {'text': _(u'add metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_add', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_add', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD]}
+metadata_multiple_add = {'text': _(u'add metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_multiple_add', 'famfam': 'xhtml_add', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD]}
+metadata_remove = {'text': _(u'remove metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_remove', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_delete', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE]}
+metadata_multiple_remove = {'text': _(u'remove metadata'), 'view': 'metadata_multiple_remove', 'famfam': 'xhtml_delete', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE]}
+
+setup_metadata_type_list = {'text': _(u'metadata types'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_type_list', 'famfam': 'xhtml_go', 'icon': 'xhtml.png', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_VIEW]}
+setup_metadata_type_edit = {'text': _(u'edit'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_type_edit', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_EDIT]}
+setup_metadata_type_delete = {'text': _(u'delete'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_type_delete', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml_delete', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_DELETE]}
+setup_metadata_type_create = {'text': _(u'create new'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_type_create', 'famfam': 'xhtml_add', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_CREATE]}
+
+setup_metadata_set_list = {'text': _(u'metadata sets'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_list', 'famfam': 'table', 'icon': 'table.png', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_VIEW]}
+setup_metadata_set_edit = {'text': _(u'edit'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_edit', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'table_edit', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT]}
+setup_metadata_set_members = {'text': _(u'members'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_members', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'table_link', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT]}
+setup_metadata_set_delete = {'text': _(u'delete'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_delete', 'args': 'object.pk', 'famfam': 'table_delete', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_DELETE]}
+setup_metadata_set_create = {'text': _(u'create new'), 'view': 'setup_metadata_set_create', 'famfam': 'table_add', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_CREATE]}
+
+setup_document_type_metadata = {'text': _(u'default metadata'), 'view': 'setup_document_type_metadata', 'args': 'document_type.pk', 'famfam': 'xhtml', 'permissions': [PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_TYPE_EDIT]}