diff --git a/apps/smart_settings/__init__.py b/apps/smart_settings/__init__.py
index 1f1f71071e..cb4c8f36d7 100644
--- a/apps/smart_settings/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/smart_settings/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from project_setup.api import register_setup
-from navigation.api import Link
 
-
-def is_superuser(context):
-    return context['request'].user.is_staff or context['request'].user.is_superuser
-
-check_settings = Link(text=_(u'settings'), view='setting_list', sprite='cog', icon='cog.png', condition=is_superuser, children_view_regex=[r'^setting_'])
+from .links import check_settings
 
 register_setup(check_settings)
diff --git a/apps/smart_settings/links.py b/apps/smart_settings/links.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90d87a8987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/smart_settings/links.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from navigation.api import Link
+
+
+def is_superuser(context):
+    return context['request'].user.is_staff or context['request'].user.is_superuser
+
+check_settings = Link(text=_(u'settings'), view='setting_list', sprite='cog', icon='cog.png', condition=is_superuser, children_view_regex=[r'^setting_'])