diff --git a/src/etc/inc/services.inc b/src/etc/inc/services.inc
index 8fde5ed0e..3702cc496 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/services.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/services.inc
@@ -2934,3 +2934,114 @@ function is_radvd_enabled() {
 
     return false;
 }
+
+function service_control_start($name, $extras)
+{
+    $msg = sprintf(gettext('%s has been started.'), htmlspecialchars($name));
+
+    if (!empty($extras['id'])) {
+        $filter['id'] = $extras['id'];
+    }
+
+    $service = find_service_by_name($name, $filter);
+    if (!isset($service['name'])) {
+        return sprintf(gettext("Could not start unknown service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
+    }
+    if (isset($service['configd']['start'])) {
+        foreach ($service['configd']['start'] as $cmd) {
+            configd_run($cmd);
+        }
+    } elseif (isset($service['php']['start'])) {
+        foreach ($service['php']['start'] as $cmd) {
+            $params = array();
+            if (isset($service['php']['args'])) {
+                foreach ($service['php']['args'] as $param) {
+                    $params[] = $service[$param];
+                }
+            }
+            call_user_func_array($cmd, $params);
+        }
+    } elseif (isset($service['mwexec']['start'])) {
+        foreach ($service['mwexec']['start'] as $cmd) {
+            mwexec($cmd);
+        }
+    } else {
+        $msg = sprintf(gettext("Could not start service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
+    }
+
+    return $msg;
+}
+
+function service_control_stop($name, $extras)
+{
+    $msg = sprintf(gettext("%s has been stopped."), htmlspecialchars($name));
+    $filter = array();
+
+    if (!empty($extras['id'])) {
+        $filter['id'] = $extras['id'];
+    }
+
+    $service = find_service_by_name($name, $filter);
+    if (!isset($service['name'])) {
+        return sprintf(gettext("Could not stop unknown service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
+    }
+
+    if (isset($service['configd']['stop'])) {
+        foreach ($service['configd']['stop'] as $cmd) {
+            configd_run($cmd);
+        }
+    } elseif (isset($service['php']['stop'])) {
+        foreach ($service['php']['stop'] as $cmd) {
+            $cmd();
+        }
+    } elseif (isset($service['mwexec']['stop'])) {
+        foreach ($service['mwexec']['stop'] as $cmd) {
+            mwexec($cmd);
+        }
+    } elseif (isset($service['pidfile'])) {
+        killbypid($service['pidfile'], 'TERM', true);
+    } else {
+        /* last resort, but not very elegant */
+        killbyname($service['name']);
+    }
+
+    return $msg;
+}
+
+function service_control_restart($name, $extras)
+{
+    $msg = sprintf(gettext("%s has been restarted."), htmlspecialchars($name));
+
+    if (!empty($extras['id'])) {
+        $filter['id'] = $extras['id'];
+    }
+
+    $service = find_service_by_name($name, $filter);
+    if (!isset($service['name'])) {
+        return sprintf(gettext("Could not restart unknown service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
+    }
+
+    if (isset($service['configd']['restart'])) {
+        foreach ($service['configd']['restart'] as $cmd) {
+            configd_run($cmd);
+        }
+    } elseif (isset($service['php']['restart'])) {
+        foreach ($service['php']['restart'] as $cmd) {
+            $params = array();
+            if (isset($service['php']['args'])) {
+                foreach ($service['php']['args'] as $param) {
+                    $params[] = $service[$param];
+                }
+            }
+            call_user_func_array($cmd, $params);
+        }
+    } elseif (isset($service['mwexec']['restart'])) {
+        foreach ($service['mwexec']['restart'] as $cmd) {
+            mwexec($cmd);
+        }
+    } else {
+        $msg = sprintf(gettext("Could not restart service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
+    }
+
+    return $msg;
+}
diff --git a/src/www/status_services.php b/src/www/status_services.php
index 10b8629f8..cdb67c758 100644
--- a/src/www/status_services.php
+++ b/src/www/status_services.php
@@ -57,116 +57,6 @@ if (!empty($_POST['service'])) {
     exit;
 }
 
-function service_control_start($name, $extras)
-{
-    $msg = sprintf(gettext('%s has been started.'), htmlspecialchars($name));
-
-    if (!empty($extras['id'])) {
-        $filter['id'] = $extras['id'];
-    }
-
-    $service = find_service_by_name($name, $filter);
-    if (!isset($service['name'])) {
-        return sprintf(gettext("Could not start unknown service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
-    }
-    if (isset($service['configd']['start'])) {
-        foreach ($service['configd']['start'] as $cmd) {
-            configd_run($cmd);
-        }
-    } elseif (isset($service['php']['start'])) {
-        foreach ($service['php']['start'] as $cmd) {
-            $params = array();
-            if (isset($service['php']['args'])) {
-                foreach ($service['php']['args'] as $param) {
-                    $params[] = $service[$param];
-                }
-            }
-            call_user_func_array($cmd, $params);
-        }
-    } elseif (isset($service['mwexec']['start'])) {
-        foreach ($service['mwexec']['start'] as $cmd) {
-            mwexec($cmd);
-        }
-    } else {
-        $msg = sprintf(gettext("Could not start service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
-    }
-
-    return $msg;
-}
-
-function service_control_stop($name, $extras)
-{
-    $msg = sprintf(gettext("%s has been stopped."), htmlspecialchars($name));
-    $filter = array();
-
-    if (!empty($extras['id'])) {
-        $filter['id'] = $extras['id'];
-    }
-
-    $service = find_service_by_name($name, $filter);
-    if (!isset($service['name'])) {
-        return sprintf(gettext("Could not stop unknown service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
-    }
-
-    if (isset($service['configd']['stop'])) {
-        foreach ($service['configd']['stop'] as $cmd) {
-            configd_run($cmd);
-        }
-    } elseif (isset($service['php']['stop'])) {
-        foreach ($service['php']['stop'] as $cmd) {
-            $cmd();
-        }
-    } elseif (isset($service['mwexec']['stop'])) {
-        foreach ($service['mwexec']['stop'] as $cmd) {
-            mwexec($cmd);
-        }
-    } elseif (isset($service['pidfile'])) {
-        killbypid($service['pidfile'], 'TERM', true);
-    } else {
-        /* last resort, but not very elegant */
-        killbyname($service['name']);
-    }
-
-    return $msg;
-}
-
-function service_control_restart($name, $extras)
-{
-    $msg = sprintf(gettext("%s has been restarted."), htmlspecialchars($name));
-
-    if (!empty($extras['id'])) {
-        $filter['id'] = $extras['id'];
-    }
-
-    $service = find_service_by_name($name, $filter);
-    if (!isset($service['name'])) {
-        return sprintf(gettext("Could not restart unknown service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
-    }
-
-    if (isset($service['configd']['restart'])) {
-        foreach ($service['configd']['restart'] as $cmd) {
-            configd_run($cmd);
-        }
-    } elseif (isset($service['php']['restart'])) {
-        foreach ($service['php']['restart'] as $cmd) {
-            $params = array();
-            if (isset($service['php']['args'])) {
-                foreach ($service['php']['args'] as $param) {
-                    $params[] = $service[$param];
-                }
-            }
-            call_user_func_array($cmd, $params);
-        }
-    } elseif (isset($service['mwexec']['restart'])) {
-        foreach ($service['mwexec']['restart'] as $cmd) {
-            mwexec($cmd);
-        }
-    } else {
-        $msg = sprintf(gettext("Could not restart service `%s'"), htmlspecialchars($name));
-    }
-
-    return $msg;
-}
 
 $services = services_get();