diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index f6a945b9fb..97e73f5e1e 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-var async = require('async')
 var $ = require('jquery')
 var csjs = require('csjs-inject')
 var yo = require('yo-yo')
@@ -216,19 +215,6 @@ function run () {
     filesProviders: filesProviders
   })
 
-  // return all the files, except the temporary/readonly ones.. package only files from the browser storage.
-  function packageFiles (callback) {
-    var ret = {}
-    var files = filesProviders['browser']
-    var filtered = Object.keys(files.list()).filter(function (path) { if (!files.isReadOnly(path)) { return path } })
-    async.eachSeries(filtered, function (path, cb) {
-      ret[path.replace(files.type + '/', '')] = { content: files.get(path) }
-      cb()
-    }, () => {
-      callback(null, ret)
-    })
-  }
-
   function createNonClashingName (path) {
     var counter = ''
     if (path.endsWith('.sol')) path = path.substring(0, path.lastIndexOf('.sol'))
@@ -300,9 +286,6 @@ function run () {
     },
     setText: function (text) {
       editor.setText(text)
-    },
-    packageFiles: (cb) => {
-      packageFiles(cb)
     }
   }
   var filePanel = new FilePanel(FilePanelAPI, filesProviders)
diff --git a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
index 61b72d22ca..44ab9cb30e 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/file-panel.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* global confirm, prompt */
+var async = require('async')
 var $ = require('jquery')
 var csjs = require('csjs-inject')
 var yo = require('yo-yo')
@@ -296,7 +297,8 @@ function filepanel (appAPI, filesProvider) {
       }
     }
     if (confirm('Are you sure you want to publish all your files anonymously as a public gist on github.com?')) {
-      appAPI.packageFiles((error, packaged) => {
+      // package only files from the browser storage.
+      packageFiles(filesProvider['browser'], (error, packaged) => {
         if (error) {
           console.log(error)
         } else {
@@ -326,7 +328,8 @@ function filepanel (appAPI, filesProvider) {
     if (target === null) {
       return
     }
-    appAPI.packageFiles((error, packaged) => {
+    // package only files from the browser storage.
+    packageFiles(filesProvider['browser'], (error, packaged) => {
       if (error) {
         console.log(error)
       } else {
@@ -339,3 +342,15 @@ function filepanel (appAPI, filesProvider) {
     })
   }
 }
+
+// return all the files, except the temporary/readonly ones..
+function packageFiles (files, callback) {
+  var ret = {}
+  var filtered = Object.keys(files.list()).filter(function (path) { if (!files.isReadOnly(path)) { return path } })
+  async.eachSeries(filtered, function (path, cb) {
+    ret[path.replace(files.type + '/', '')] = { content: files.get(path) }
+    cb()
+  }, () => {
+    callback(null, ret)
+  })
+}