diff --git a/apps/metadata/__init__.py b/apps/metadata/__init__.py
index ca5b3723d9..9a18a3470e 100644
--- a/apps/metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/metadata/__init__.py
@@ -14,32 +14,13 @@ from .api import get_metadata_string
 from .models import MetadataType, MetadataSet
 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 = Link(text=_(u'edit metadata'), view='metadata_edit', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_go', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT])
-metadata_view = Link(text=_(u'metadata'), view='metadata_view', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_go', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_VIEW])#, children_view_regex=['metadata'])
-metadata_multiple_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit metadata'), view='metadata_multiple_edit', sprite='xhtml_go', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT])
-metadata_add = Link(text=_(u'add metadata'), view='metadata_add', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD])
-metadata_multiple_add = Link(text=_(u'add metadata'), view='metadata_multiple_add', sprite='xhtml_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD])
-metadata_remove = Link(text=_(u'remove metadata'), view='metadata_remove', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE])
-metadata_multiple_remove = Link(text=_(u'remove metadata'), view='metadata_multiple_remove', sprite='xhtml_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE])
-
-setup_metadata_type_list = Link(text=_(u'metadata types'), view='setup_metadata_type_list', sprite='xhtml_go', icon='xhtml.png', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_VIEW])#, children_view_regex=[r'setup_metadata_type'])
-setup_metadata_type_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='setup_metadata_type_edit', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_EDIT])
-setup_metadata_type_delete = Link(text=_(u'delete'), view='setup_metadata_type_delete', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_DELETE])
-setup_metadata_type_create = Link(text=_(u'create new'), view='setup_metadata_type_create', sprite='xhtml_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_CREATE])
-
-setup_metadata_set_list = Link(text=_(u'metadata sets'), view='setup_metadata_set_list', sprite='table', icon='table.png', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_VIEW])#, children_view_regex=[r'setup_metadata_set'])
-setup_metadata_set_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='setup_metadata_set_edit', args='object.pk', sprite='table_edit', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT])
-setup_metadata_set_delete = Link(text=_(u'delete'), view='setup_metadata_set_delete', args='object.pk', sprite='table_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_DELETE])
-setup_metadata_set_create = Link(text=_(u'create new'), view='setup_metadata_set_create', sprite='table_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_CREATE])
-setup_metadata_set_members = Link(text=_(u'members'), view='setup_metadata_set_members', args='object.pk', sprite='table_refresh', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT])
-
-setup_document_type_metadata = Link(text=_(u'default metadata'), view='setup_document_type_metadata', args='document_type.pk', sprite='xhtml', permissions=[PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_TYPE_EDIT])
+    PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_VIEW)
+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_delete, setup_metadata_set_create, setup_metadata_set_members,
+    setup_document_type_metadata)
 
 bind_links(['metadata_add', 'metadata_edit', 'metadata_remove', 'metadata_view'], [metadata_add, metadata_edit, metadata_remove], menu_name='sidebar')
 bind_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..3effa484d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/metadata/links.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from navigation.api import Link
+
+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 = Link(text=_(u'edit metadata'), view='metadata_edit', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_go', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT])
+metadata_view = Link(text=_(u'metadata'), view='metadata_view', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_go', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_VIEW])#, children_view_regex=['metadata'])
+metadata_multiple_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit metadata'), view='metadata_multiple_edit', sprite='xhtml_go', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_EDIT])
+metadata_add = Link(text=_(u'add metadata'), view='metadata_add', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD])
+metadata_multiple_add = Link(text=_(u'add metadata'), view='metadata_multiple_add', sprite='xhtml_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_ADD])
+metadata_remove = Link(text=_(u'remove metadata'), view='metadata_remove', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE])
+metadata_multiple_remove = Link(text=_(u'remove metadata'), view='metadata_multiple_remove', sprite='xhtml_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_DOCUMENT_REMOVE])
+
+setup_metadata_type_list = Link(text=_(u'metadata types'), view='setup_metadata_type_list', sprite='xhtml_go', icon='xhtml.png', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_VIEW])#, children_view_regex=[r'setup_metadata_type'])
+setup_metadata_type_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='setup_metadata_type_edit', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_EDIT])
+setup_metadata_type_delete = Link(text=_(u'delete'), view='setup_metadata_type_delete', args='object.pk', sprite='xhtml_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_DELETE])
+setup_metadata_type_create = Link(text=_(u'create new'), view='setup_metadata_type_create', sprite='xhtml_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_TYPE_CREATE])
+
+setup_metadata_set_list = Link(text=_(u'metadata sets'), view='setup_metadata_set_list', sprite='table', icon='table.png', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_VIEW])#, children_view_regex=[r'setup_metadata_set'])
+setup_metadata_set_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='setup_metadata_set_edit', args='object.pk', sprite='table_edit', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT])
+setup_metadata_set_delete = Link(text=_(u'delete'), view='setup_metadata_set_delete', args='object.pk', sprite='table_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_DELETE])
+setup_metadata_set_create = Link(text=_(u'create new'), view='setup_metadata_set_create', sprite='table_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_CREATE])
+setup_metadata_set_members = Link(text=_(u'members'), view='setup_metadata_set_members', args='object.pk', sprite='table_refresh', permissions=[PERMISSION_METADATA_SET_EDIT])
+
+setup_document_type_metadata = Link(text=_(u'default metadata'), view='setup_document_type_metadata', args='document_type.pk', sprite='xhtml', permissions=[PERMISSION_DOCUMENT_TYPE_EDIT])