diff --git a/layerindex/simplesearch.py b/layerindex/simplesearch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b2a530..0000000
--- a/layerindex/simplesearch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-# Borrowed from http://julienphalip.com/post/2825034077/adding-search-to-a-django-site-in-a-snap
-# Copyright 2011 Julien Phalip. All Rights Reserved.
-
-import re
-from django.db.models import Q
-
-def normalize_query(query_string,
-                    findterms=re.compile(r'"([^"]+)"|(\S+)').findall,
-                    normspace=re.compile(r'\s{2,}').sub):
-    ''' Splits the query string in invidual keywords, getting rid of unecessary spaces
-        and grouping quoted words together.
-        Example:
-
-        >>> normalize_query('  some random  words "with   quotes  " and   spaces')
-        ['some', 'random', 'words', 'with quotes', 'and', 'spaces']
-
-    '''
-    return [normspace(' ', (t[0] or t[1]).strip()) for t in findterms(query_string)]
-
-def get_query(query_string, search_fields):
-    ''' Returns a query, that is a combination of Q objects. That combination
-        aims to search keywords within a model by testing the given search fields.
-
-    '''
-    query = None # Query to search for every search term
-    terms = normalize_query(query_string)
-    for term in terms:
-        or_query = None # Query to search for a given term in each field
-        for field_name in search_fields:
-            q = Q(**{"%s__icontains" % field_name: term})
-            if or_query is None:
-                or_query = q
-            else:
-                or_query = or_query | q
-        if query is None:
-            query = or_query
-        else:
-            query = query & or_query
-    return query
diff --git a/layerindex/utils.py b/layerindex/utils.py
index e5df54c..c691964 100644
--- a/layerindex/utils.py
+++ b/layerindex/utils.py
@@ -537,3 +537,23 @@ class ProgressReader():
             if self.logger is not None:
                 self.logger.warning('Failed to read progress: %s' % str(e))
         return result
+
+def string_to_query(querystr, fieldnames):
+    # Inspired by http://julienphalip.com/post/2825034077/adding-search-to-a-django-site-in-a-snap
+    # (reimplemented a bit more simply)
+    from django.db.models import Q
+    keywords = [item for item in re.split(r"\s|\"(.*)?\"|'.*?'", querystr) if item]
+    query = None
+    for keyword in keywords:
+        fquery = None
+        for fieldname in fieldnames:
+            q = Q(**{'%s__icontains' % fieldname: keyword})
+            if fquery is None:
+                fquery = q
+            else:
+                fquery = fquery | q
+        if query is None:
+            query = fquery
+        else:
+            query = query & fquery
+    return query
diff --git a/layerindex/views.py b/layerindex/views.py
index 42ce123..ddf6741 100644
--- a/layerindex/views.py
+++ b/layerindex/views.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ from layerindex.models import (BBAppend, BBClass, Branch, ClassicRecipe,
                                UserProfile, PatchDisposition)
 
 
-from . import simplesearch, tasks, utils
+from . import tasks, utils
 
 def edit_layernote_view(request, template_name, slug, pk=None):
     layeritem = get_object_or_404(LayerItem, name=slug)
@@ -495,13 +495,13 @@ class RecipeSearchView(ListView):
                 qs0 = recipes_preferred_count(qs0)
 
             # Then keyword somewhere in the name
-            entry_query = simplesearch.get_query(query_string, ['pn'])
+            entry_query = utils.string_to_query(query_string, ['pn'])
             qs1 = init_qs.filter(entry_query).order_by(*order_by)
             if preferred:
                 qs1 = recipes_preferred_count(qs1)
 
             # Then keyword somewhere in summary or description
-            entry_query = simplesearch.get_query(query_string, ['description', 'summary'])
+            entry_query = utils.string_to_query(query_string, ['description', 'summary'])
             qs2 = init_qs.filter(entry_query).order_by(*order_by)
             if preferred:
                 qs2 = recipes_preferred_count(qs2)
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ class MachineSearchView(ListView):
             query_string = ""
         init_qs = Machine.objects.filter(layerbranch__branch__name=self.kwargs['branch'])
         if query_string.strip():
-            entry_query = simplesearch.get_query(query_string, ['name', 'description'])
+            entry_query = utils.string_to_query(query_string, ['name', 'description'])
             return init_qs.filter(entry_query).order_by('name', 'layerbranch__layer')
         else:
             if 'q' in self.request.GET:
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ class DistroSearchView(ListView):
             query_string = ""
         init_qs = Distro.objects.filter(layerbranch__branch__name=self.kwargs['branch'])
         if query_string.strip():
-            entry_query = simplesearch.get_query(query_string, ['name', 'description'])
+            entry_query = utils.string_to_query(query_string, ['name', 'description'])
             return init_qs.filter(entry_query).order_by('name', 'layerbranch__layer')
 
         if 'q' in self.request.GET:
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ class ClassSearchView(ListView):
             query_string = ""
         init_qs = BBClass.objects.filter(layerbranch__branch__name=self.kwargs['branch'])
         if query_string.strip():
-            entry_query = simplesearch.get_query(query_string, ['name'])
+            entry_query = utils.string_to_query(query_string, ['name'])
             return init_qs.filter(entry_query).order_by('name', 'layerbranch__layer')
 
         if 'q' in self.request.GET: