diff --git a/apps/permissions/__init__.py b/apps/permissions/__init__.py
index d70a1e27ec..2605efde15 100644
--- a/apps/permissions/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/permissions/__init__.py
@@ -5,24 +5,14 @@ from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from navigation.api import bind_links, register_multi_item_links, Link
+from navigation.api import bind_links, register_multi_item_links
 from project_setup.api import register_setup
 
 from .conf.settings import DEFAULT_ROLES
-from .models import Role, Permission, PermissionNamespace
-from .permissions import (PERMISSION_ROLE_VIEW, PERMISSION_ROLE_EDIT,
-    PERMISSION_ROLE_CREATE, PERMISSION_ROLE_DELETE,
-    PERMISSION_PERMISSION_GRANT, PERMISSION_PERMISSION_REVOKE)
+from .models import Role
 
-role_list = Link(text=_(u'roles'), view='role_list', sprite='medal_gold_1', icon='medal_gold_1.png', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_VIEW])#, 'children_view_regex': [r'^permission_', r'^role_'])
-role_create = Link(text=_(u'create new role'), view='role_create', sprite='medal_gold_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_CREATE])
-role_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='role_edit', args='object.id', sprite='medal_gold_1', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_EDIT])
-role_members = Link(text=_(u'members'), view='role_members', args='object.id', sprite='group_key', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_EDIT])
-role_permissions = Link(text=_(u'role permissions'), view='role_permissions', args='object.id', sprite='key_go', permissions=[PERMISSION_PERMISSION_GRANT, PERMISSION_PERMISSION_REVOKE])
-role_delete = Link(text=_(u'delete'), view='role_delete', args='object.id', sprite='medal_gold_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_DELETE])
-
-permission_grant = Link(text=_(u'grant'), view='permission_multiple_grant', sprite='key_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_PERMISSION_GRANT])
-permission_revoke = Link(text=_(u'revoke'), view='permission_multiple_revoke', sprite='key_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_PERMISSION_REVOKE])
+from .links import (role_list, role_create, role_edit, role_members,
+    role_permissions, role_delete, permission_grant, permission_revoke)
 
 bind_links([Role], [role_edit, role_delete, role_permissions, role_members])
 bind_links([Role, 'role_list', 'role_create'], [role_list, role_create], menu_name='secondary_menu')
diff --git a/apps/permissions/links.py b/apps/permissions/links.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54d9f21a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/permissions/links.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from navigation.api import Link
+
+from .permissions import (PERMISSION_ROLE_VIEW, PERMISSION_ROLE_EDIT,
+    PERMISSION_ROLE_CREATE, PERMISSION_ROLE_DELETE,
+    PERMISSION_PERMISSION_GRANT, PERMISSION_PERMISSION_REVOKE)
+
+role_list = Link(text=_(u'roles'), view='role_list', sprite='medal_gold_1', icon='medal_gold_1.png', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_VIEW])#, 'children_view_regex': [r'^permission_', r'^role_'])
+role_create = Link(text=_(u'create new role'), view='role_create', sprite='medal_gold_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_CREATE])
+role_edit = Link(text=_(u'edit'), view='role_edit', args='object.id', sprite='medal_gold_1', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_EDIT])
+role_members = Link(text=_(u'members'), view='role_members', args='object.id', sprite='group_key', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_EDIT])
+role_permissions = Link(text=_(u'role permissions'), view='role_permissions', args='object.id', sprite='key_go', permissions=[PERMISSION_PERMISSION_GRANT, PERMISSION_PERMISSION_REVOKE])
+role_delete = Link(text=_(u'delete'), view='role_delete', args='object.id', sprite='medal_gold_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_ROLE_DELETE])
+
+permission_grant = Link(text=_(u'grant'), view='permission_multiple_grant', sprite='key_add', permissions=[PERMISSION_PERMISSION_GRANT])
+permission_revoke = Link(text=_(u'revoke'), view='permission_multiple_revoke', sprite='key_delete', permissions=[PERMISSION_PERMISSION_REVOKE])