diff --git a/disqus.module b/disqus.module
index 5850e66..9184820 100644
--- a/disqus.module
+++ b/disqus.module
@@ -887,101 +887,6 @@ function disqus_views_api() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Implements hook_variable_info().
- */
-function disqus_variable_info($options) {
-    $variable['disqus_domain'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('Shortname', array(), $options),
-        'description' => t('The website shortname that you registered Disqus with. If you registered http://example.disqus.com, you would enter "example" here.'),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_location'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('Location', array(), $options),
-        'description' => t('Display the Disqus comments in the given location. When "Block" is selected, the comments will appear in the <a href="@disquscomments">Disqus Comments block</a>.', array('@disquscomments' => url('admin/structure/block'))),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_weight'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('Weight', array(), $options),
-        'description' => t('When the comments are displayed in the content area, you can change the position at which they will be shown.'),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_userapikey'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('User API Key'),
-        'description' => t('The API key of the administrator account on Disqus. You can get yours <a href="@key">here</a>.', array('@key' => 'http://disqus.com/api/get_my_key/')),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_localization'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('Localization support'),
-        'description' => t("When enabled, overrides the language set by Disqus with the language provided by the site."),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_inherit_login'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('Inherit User Credentials'),
-        'description' => t("When enabled and a user is logged in, the Disqus 'Post as Guest' login form will be pre-filled with the user's name and email address."),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_developer'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('Testing'),
-        'description' => t('When enabled, uses the <a href="http://docs.disqus.com/help/2/">disqus_developer</a> flag to tell Disqus that you are in a testing environment. Threads will not display on the public community page with this set.'),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_useraccesstoken'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('User Access Token'),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_publickey'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('Public Key'),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_secretkey'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('Secret Key'),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    $variable['disqus_sso'] = array(
-        'type' => 'string',
-        'title' => t('Single Sign-On'),
-        'description' => t('Provide <a href="@sso">Single Sign-On</a> access to your site.', array(
-            '@sso' => 'http://disqus.com/api/sso/',
-        )),
-        'default' => '',
-        'group' => 'disqus'
-    );
-    return $variable;
-}
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_variable_group_info().
- */
-function disqus_variable_group_info() {
-    $groups['disqus'] = array(
-        'title' => t('Disqus'),
-        'access' => 'Administer Disqus',
-        'path' => 'admin/config/services/disqus',
-    );
-    return $groups;
-}
-
-/**
  * Computes the full settings associated with Disqus SSO.
  *
  * These need to be merged into the settings for basic Disqus integration for
diff --git a/disqus.variable.inc b/disqus.variable.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56ac749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/disqus.variable.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * The Disqus Drupal module variables.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_variable_group_info().
+ */
+function disqus_variable_group_info() {
+  $groups['disqus'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Disqus'),
+    'access' => 'Administer Disqus',
+    'path' => 'admin/config/services/disqus',
+  );
+  return $groups;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_variable_info().
+ */
+function disqus_variable_info($options) {
+  $variable['disqus_domain'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('Shortname', array(), $options),
+    'description' => t('The website shortname that you registered Disqus with. If you registered http://example.disqus.com, you would enter "example" here.'),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_location'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('Location', array(), $options),
+    'description' => t('Display the Disqus comments in the given location. When "Block" is selected, the comments will appear in the <a href="@disquscomments">Disqus Comments block</a>.', array('@disquscomments' => url('admin/structure/block'))),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_weight'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('Weight', array(), $options),
+    'description' => t('When the comments are displayed in the content area, you can change the position at which they will be shown.'),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_userapikey'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('User API Key'),
+    'description' => t('The API key of the administrator account on Disqus. You can get yours <a href="@key">here</a>.', array('@key' => 'http://disqus.com/api/get_my_key/')),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_localization'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('Localization support'),
+    'description' => t("When enabled, overrides the language set by Disqus with the language provided by the site."),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_inherit_login'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('Inherit User Credentials'),
+    'description' => t("When enabled and a user is logged in, the Disqus 'Post as Guest' login form will be pre-filled with the user's name and email address."),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_developer'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('Testing'),
+    'description' => t('When enabled, uses the <a href="http://docs.disqus.com/help/2/">disqus_developer</a> flag to tell Disqus that you are in a testing environment. Threads will not display on the public community page with this set.'),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_useraccesstoken'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('User Access Token'),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_publickey'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('Public Key'),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_secretkey'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('Secret Key'),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  $variable['disqus_sso'] = array(
+    'type' => 'string',
+    'title' => t('Single Sign-On'),
+    'description' => t('Provide <a href="@sso">Single Sign-On</a> access to your site.', array(
+        '@sso' => 'http://disqus.com/api/sso/',
+    )),
+    'default' => '',
+    'group' => 'disqus',
+  );
+  return $variable;
+}