diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/managers.py b/qutebrowser/commands/managers.py
index d1788b641..85761592b 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/managers.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/managers.py
@@ -29,30 +29,6 @@ from qutebrowser.utils.misc import safe_shlex_split
 from qutebrowser.utils.log import commands as logger
 
 
-def split_cmdline(text):
-    """Convenience function to split a commandline into it's logical parts.
-
-    Args:
-        text: The string to split.
-
-    Return:
-        A list of strings.
-    """
-    logger.debug("Splitting '{}'".format(text))
-    manager = CommandManager()
-    original_cmd = text.strip().split(maxsplit=1)
-    try:
-        parts = manager.parse(text)
-    except NoSuchCommandError:
-        parts = text.split(' ')
-        if text.endswith(' '):
-            parts.append('')
-    logger.debug("Split parts: {}".format(parts))
-    if len(parts) == 1 and parts[0]:
-        parts = original_cmd
-    return parts
-
-
 class SearchManager(QObject):
 
     """Manage qutebrowser searches.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/_command.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/_command.py
index 4ff76e6af..b047b8f8e 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/_command.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/_command.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ from PyQt5.QtGui import QValidator
 import qutebrowser.keyinput.modeman as modeman
 import qutebrowser.commands.utils as cmdutils
 from qutebrowser.widgets.misc import MinimalLineEdit
-from qutebrowser.commands.managers import split_cmdline
+from qutebrowser.commands.managers import CommandManager
+from qutebrowser.commands.exceptions import NoSuchCommandError
 from qutebrowser.keyinput.modeparsers import STARTCHARS
 from qutebrowser.utils.log import completion as logger
 from qutebrowser.models.cmdhistory import (History, HistoryEmptyError,
@@ -102,7 +103,20 @@ class Command(MinimalLineEdit):
         if not text:
             return []
         text = text[len(self.prefix):]
-        return split_cmdline(text)
+        logger.debug("Splitting '{}'".format(text))
+        manager = CommandManager()
+        original_cmd = text.strip().split(maxsplit=1)
+        try:
+            parts = manager.parse(text)
+        except NoSuchCommandError:
+            parts = text.split(' ')
+            if text.endswith(' '):
+                parts.append('')
+        logger.debug("Split parts: {}".format(parts))
+        if len(parts) == 1 and parts[0]:
+            parts = original_cmd
+        return parts
+
 
     @pyqtSlot()
     def _update_cursor_part(self):