diff --git a/app/views/shared/_contact_list.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_contact_list.html.haml
index 5031941e2..856becacc 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_contact_list.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_contact_list.html.haml
@@ -3,95 +3,8 @@
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 
-- content_for :head do
-  :javascript
-    $(document).ready( function(){
-
-      var ContactList = {
-        initialize: function(){
-          $(".contact_list_search").keyup(function(e){
-            var search = $(this);
-            var list   = $(this).siblings("ul").first();
-            var query  = new RegExp(search.val(),'i');
-
-            $("li", list).each( function() {
-              var element = $(this);
-              if( !element.text().match(query) ){
-                if( !element.hasClass('invis') ){
-                  element.addClass('invis').fadeOut(100);
-                }
-              } else {
-                element.removeClass('invis').fadeIn(100);
-              }
-            });
-          });
-        },
-
-        refreshContactCount: function(){
-          var contactCountElement = $(".aspect_contact_count"),
-              contactCount = $(".contact_pictures")[0].childElementCount,
-              newHTML = contactCountElement.html().replace(/\d+/,contactCount);
-
-          contactCountElement.html(newHTML);
-        }
-      };
-
-      $('.added').live('ajax:loading', function(data, html, xhr) {
-        $(this).fadeTo(200,0.4);
-      });
-
-      $('.added').live('ajax:success', function(data, html, xhr) {
-        var person_id = $(this).closest("li").find(".avatar").attr("data-person_id");
-        $(".contact_pictures").find("img[data-person_id='"+person_id+"']").parent().remove();
-
-        $(this).parent().html(html);
-        ContactList.refreshContactCount();
-
-        if( $(".contact_pictures")[0].childElementCount == 0 ) {
-          $("#no_contacts").fadeIn(200);
-        }
-
-        $(this).fadeTo(200,1);
-      });
-
-      $('.added').live('ajax:failure', function(data, html, xhr) {
-        alert("#{t('.cannot_remove')}");
-        $(this).fadeTo(200,1);
-      });
-
-      $('.add').live('ajax:loading', function(data, html, xhr) {
-        $(this).fadeTo(200,0.4);
-      });
-
-      $('.add').live('ajax:success', function(data, html, xhr) {
-        var person_image = $(this).closest("li").find(".avatar")
-        person_image.parent().clone().appendTo(".contact_pictures");
-
-        $(this).parent().html(html);
-        ContactList.refreshContactCount();
-
-        if( $("#no_contacts").is(':visible') ) {
-          $("#no_contacts").fadeOut(200);
-        }
-
-        $(this).fadeTo(200,1);
-      });
-
-      $('.added').live('mouseover', function(){
-        $(this).addClass("remove");
-        $(this).children("img").attr("src","/images/icons/monotone_close_exit_delete.png");
-      }).live('mouseout', function(){
-        $(this).removeClass("remove");
-        $(this).children("img").attr("src","/images/icons/monotone_check_yes.png");
-      });
-
-      ContactList.initialize();
-    });
-
-
 .contact_list
   = search_field_tag :contact_search, "", :class => 'contact_list_search', :results => 5, :placeholder => t('.all_contacts')
-  
   %ul
     - for contact in contacts
       %li
@@ -99,3 +12,4 @@
           = link_to contact.person.real_name, contact.person
         .right
           = aspect_membership_button(aspect_id, contact)
+
diff --git a/config/assets.yml b/config/assets.yml
index 417d68050..689b06a6f 100644
--- a/config/assets.yml
+++ b/config/assets.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ javascripts:
   aspects:
     - public/javascripts/vendor/jquery-ui-1.8.6.custom.min.js
     - public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
+    - public/javascripts/contact-list.js
 
 stylesheets:
   default:
diff --git a/public/javascripts/contact-list.js b/public/javascripts/contact-list.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7482b6221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/javascripts/contact-list.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+*   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+*   the COPYRIGHT file.
+*/
+
+
+$(document).ready( function(){
+  var ContactList = {
+    initialize: function(){
+      $(".contact_list_search").keyup(function(e){
+        var search = $(this);
+        var list   = $(this).siblings("ul").first();
+        var query  = new RegExp(search.val(),'i');
+
+        $("li", list).each( function() {
+          var element = $(this);
+          if( !element.text().match(query) ){
+            if( !element.hasClass('invis') ){
+              element.addClass('invis').fadeOut(100);
+            }
+          } else {
+            element.removeClass('invis').fadeIn(100);
+          }
+        });
+      });
+    },
+
+    refreshContactCount: function(){
+      var contactCountElement = $(".aspect_contact_count"),
+          contactCount = $(".contact_pictures")[0].childElementCount,
+          newHTML = contactCountElement.html().replace(/\d+/,contactCount);
+
+      contactCountElement.html(newHTML);
+    }
+  };
+
+  $('.added').live('ajax:loading', function(data, html, xhr) {
+    $(this).fadeTo(200,0.4);
+  });
+
+  $('.added').live('ajax:success', function(data, html, xhr) {
+    var person_id = $(this).closest("li").find(".avatar").attr("data-person_id");
+    $(".contact_pictures").find("img[data-person_id='"+person_id+"']").parent().remove();
+
+    $(this).parent().html(html);
+    ContactList.refreshContactCount();
+
+    if( $(".contact_pictures")[0].childElementCount == 0 ) {
+      $("#no_contacts").fadeIn(200);
+    }
+
+    $(this).fadeTo(200,1);
+  });
+
+  $('.added').live('ajax:failure', function(data, html, xhr) {
+    alert("#{t('.cannot_remove')}");
+    $(this).fadeTo(200,1);
+  });
+
+  $('.add').live('ajax:loading', function(data, html, xhr) {
+    $(this).fadeTo(200,0.4);
+  });
+
+  $('.add').live('ajax:success', function(data, html, xhr) {
+    var person_image = $(this).closest("li").find(".avatar")
+    person_image.parent().clone().appendTo(".contact_pictures");
+
+    $(this).parent().html(html);
+    ContactList.refreshContactCount();
+
+    if( $("#no_contacts").is(':visible') ) {
+      $("#no_contacts").fadeOut(200);
+    }
+
+    $(this).fadeTo(200,1);
+  });
+
+  $('.added').live('mouseover', function(){
+    $(this).addClass("remove");
+    $(this).children("img").attr("src","/images/icons/monotone_close_exit_delete.png");
+  }).live('mouseout', function(){
+    $(this).removeClass("remove");
+    $(this).children("img").attr("src","/images/icons/monotone_check_yes.png");
+  });
+
+  ContactList.initialize();
+});