diff --git a/powerline/core.py b/powerline/core.py
index d3c407d6..6159f473 100644
--- a/powerline/core.py
+++ b/powerline/core.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from lib.colors import cterm_to_hex
+from segment import mksegment
 
 
 class Powerline(object):
@@ -140,23 +140,3 @@ class Powerline(object):
 		that the segments have been rendered using the render() method first.
 		'''
 		return len(''.join([segment['rendered_raw'] for segment in self.segments]))
-
-
-def mksegment(contents=None, cterm_fg=False, cterm_bg=False, attr=False, hex_fg=False, hex_bg=False, side='l', draw_divider=True, priority=-1, filler=False):
-	'''Convenience wrapper for segment generation.
-	'''
-	try:
-		contents = unicode(contents or u'')
-	except UnicodeDecodeError:
-		contents = contents.decode('utf-8') or u''
-
-	return {
-		'contents': contents,
-		'fg': (cterm_fg, hex_fg or cterm_to_hex.get(cterm_fg, 0xffffff)),
-		'bg': (cterm_bg, hex_bg or cterm_to_hex.get(cterm_bg, 0x000000)),
-		'attr': attr,
-		'side': side,
-		'draw_divider': False if filler else draw_divider,
-		'priority': priority,
-		'filler': filler,
-	}
diff --git a/powerline/segment.py b/powerline/segment.py
index 40a96afc..e8955a8b 100644
--- a/powerline/segment.py
+++ b/powerline/segment.py
@@ -1 +1,23 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from colorscheme import cterm_to_hex
+
+
+def mksegment(contents=None, cterm_fg=False, cterm_bg=False, attr=False, hex_fg=False, hex_bg=False, side='l', draw_divider=True, priority=-1, filler=False):
+	'''Convenience wrapper for segment generation.
+	'''
+	try:
+		contents = unicode(contents or u'')
+	except UnicodeDecodeError:
+		contents = contents.decode('utf-8') or u''
+
+	return {
+		'contents': contents,
+		'fg': (cterm_fg, hex_fg or cterm_to_hex.get(cterm_fg, 0xffffff)),
+		'bg': (cterm_bg, hex_bg or cterm_to_hex.get(cterm_bg, 0x000000)),
+		'attr': attr,
+		'side': side,
+		'draw_divider': False if filler else draw_divider,
+		'priority': priority,
+		'filler': filler,
+	}