diff --git a/src/helpers.cpp b/src/helpers.cpp
index 411e0145..98347e46 100644
--- a/src/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers.cpp
@@ -34,15 +34,6 @@ extern Window *wFooter;
 
 extern NcmpcppScreen current_screen;
 
-extern int lock_statusbar_delay;
-
-extern time_t time_of_statusbar_lock;
-
-extern bool messages_allowed;
-extern bool block_progressbar_update;
-extern bool block_statusbar_update;
-extern bool allow_statusbar_unlock;
-
 extern bool search_case_sensitive;
 extern bool search_match_to_pattern;
 
@@ -164,27 +155,6 @@ bool ParseArgv(int argc, char **argv)
 	return exit;
 }
 
-void LockStatusbar()
-{
-	if (Config.statusbar_visibility)
-		block_statusbar_update = 1;
-	else
-		block_progressbar_update = 1;
-	allow_statusbar_unlock = 0;
-}
-
-void UnlockStatusbar()
-{
-	allow_statusbar_unlock = 1;
-	if (lock_statusbar_delay < 0)
-	{
-		if (Config.statusbar_visibility)
-			block_statusbar_update = 0;
-		else
-			block_progressbar_update = 0;
-	}
-}
-
 bool CaseInsensitiveSorting::operator()(string a, string b)
 {
 	ToLower(a);
@@ -312,7 +282,7 @@ Window &operator<<(Window &w, mpd_TagItems tag)
 	return w;
 }
 
-string IntoStr(mpd_TagItems tag)
+string IntoStr(mpd_TagItems tag) // this is only for left column's title in media library
 {
 	switch (tag)
 	{
@@ -822,29 +792,6 @@ void GetInfo(Song &s, Scrollpad &info)
 	info << fmtBold << "\nComment: " << fmtBoldEnd << ShowTagInInfoScreen(s.GetComment());
 }
 
-void ShowMessage(const char *format, ...)
-{
-	if (messages_allowed)
-	{
-		time_of_statusbar_lock = time(NULL);
-		lock_statusbar_delay = Config.message_delay_time;
-		if (Config.statusbar_visibility)
-			block_statusbar_update = 1;
-		else
-			block_progressbar_update = 1;
-		wFooter->GotoXY(0, Config.statusbar_visibility);
-		wFooter->Bold(0);
-		va_list list;
-		va_start(list, format);
-		wmove(wFooter->Raw(), Config.statusbar_visibility, 0);
-		vw_printw(wFooter->Raw(), format, list);
-		wclrtoeol(wFooter->Raw());
-		va_end(list);
-		wFooter->Bold(1);
-		wFooter->Refresh();
-	}
-}
-
 Window &Statusbar()
 {
 	wFooter->GotoXY(0, Config.statusbar_visibility);
diff --git a/src/helpers.h b/src/helpers.h
index c5a47c6b..87d29c8e 100644
--- a/src/helpers.h
+++ b/src/helpers.h
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 bool ConnectToMPD();
 bool ParseArgv(int, char **);
 
-void LockStatusbar();
-void UnlockStatusbar();
-
 class CaseInsensitiveSorting
 {
 	public:
@@ -64,7 +61,6 @@ void DisplaySongInColumns(const Song &, void *, Menu<Song> *);
 void DisplaySong(const Song &, void * = &Config.song_list_format, Menu<Song> * = NULL);
 void GetInfo(Song &, Scrollpad &);
 
-void ShowMessage(const char *, ...);
 Window &Statusbar();
 
 const Buffer &ShowTag(const string &);
diff --git a/src/status_checker.cpp b/src/status_checker.cpp
index fc4750ab..b83e990a 100644
--- a/src/status_checker.cpp
+++ b/src/status_checker.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ extern bool block_progressbar_update;
 extern bool block_playlist_update;
 extern bool block_item_list_update;
 
+extern bool messages_allowed;
 extern bool redraw_header;
 extern bool reload_lyrics;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,27 @@ bool allow_statusbar_unlock = 1;
 bool header_update_status = 0;
 bool repeat_one_allowed = 0;
 
+void LockStatusbar()
+{
+	if (Config.statusbar_visibility)
+		block_statusbar_update = 1;
+	else
+		block_progressbar_update = 1;
+	allow_statusbar_unlock = 0;
+}
+
+void UnlockStatusbar()
+{
+	allow_statusbar_unlock = 1;
+	if (lock_statusbar_delay < 0)
+	{
+		if (Config.statusbar_visibility)
+			block_statusbar_update = 0;
+		else
+			block_progressbar_update = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 void TraceMpdStatus()
 {
 	Mpd->UpdateStatus();
@@ -440,3 +462,26 @@ void NcmpcppStatusChanged(Connection *Mpd, StatusChanges changed, void *)
 	wFooter->Refresh();
 }
 
+void ShowMessage(const char *format, ...)
+{
+	if (messages_allowed)
+	{
+		time_of_statusbar_lock = time(NULL);
+		lock_statusbar_delay = Config.message_delay_time;
+		if (Config.statusbar_visibility)
+			block_statusbar_update = 1;
+		else
+			block_progressbar_update = 1;
+		wFooter->GotoXY(0, Config.statusbar_visibility);
+		wFooter->Bold(0);
+		va_list list;
+		va_start(list, format);
+		wmove(wFooter->Raw(), Config.statusbar_visibility, 0);
+		vw_printw(wFooter->Raw(), format, list);
+		wclrtoeol(wFooter->Raw());
+		va_end(list);
+		wFooter->Bold(1);
+		wFooter->Refresh();
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/src/status_checker.h b/src/status_checker.h
index e69823e0..cc29bcfc 100644
--- a/src/status_checker.h
+++ b/src/status_checker.h
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@
 #include "mpdpp.h"
 #include "ncmpcpp.h"
 
+void LockStatusbar();
+void UnlockStatusbar();
+
 void TraceMpdStatus();
 void NcmpcppStatusChanged(MPD::Connection *, MPD::StatusChanges, void *);
 void NcmpcppErrorCallback(MPD::Connection *, int, const char *, void *);
 
+void ShowMessage(const char *, ...);
+
 #endif