diff --git a/contrapunctus/cp-helm.el b/contrapunctus/cp-helm.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63c9732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrapunctus/cp-helm.el
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+(require 'helm-config)
+(require 'helm-grep)
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-l") 'helm-mini)
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-c h") 'helm-mode)
+(define-key helm-map (kbd "C-h") 'backward-delete-char)
+(define-key helm-map (kbd "C-w") 'backward-kill-word)
+(global-set-key (kbd "M-x") 'helm-M-x)
+(global-set-key (kbd "<menu>") 'helm-M-x)
+;(helm-mode 1)
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-h") 'helm-command-prefix)
+
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-x cl") 'count-lines-page)
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-x cf") 'make-frame)
+
+;; stop making helm tab-complete in ERC
+(setq helm-mode-no-completion-in-region-in-modes 'erc-mode)
+(add-to-list 'helm-mode-no-completion-in-region-in-modes 'erc-mode)
+(setq helm-mode-handle-completion-in-region 'nil)
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index cd953e8..1b5fc85 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -363,25 +363,7 @@
 (global-relative-line-numbers-mode 1)
 
 
-(require 'helm-config)
-(require 'helm-grep)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-l") 'helm-mini)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-c h") 'helm-mode)
-(define-key helm-map (kbd "C-h") 'backward-delete-char)
-(define-key helm-map (kbd "C-w") 'backward-kill-word)
-(global-set-key (kbd "M-x") 'helm-M-x)
-(global-set-key (kbd "<menu>") 'helm-M-x)
-;(helm-mode 1)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-h") 'helm-command-prefix)
-
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-x cl") 'count-lines-page)
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-x cf") 'make-frame)
-
-;; stop making helm tab-complete in ERC
-(setq helm-mode-no-completion-in-region-in-modes 'erc-mode)
-(add-to-list 'helm-mode-no-completion-in-region-in-modes 'erc-mode)
-(setq helm-mode-handle-completion-in-region 'nil)
-
+(load "cp-helm")
 
 (load "cp-god")