diff --git a/layers/+themes/theming/config.el b/layers/+themes/theming/config.el
index dc3c5326a..878445748 100644
--- a/layers/+themes/theming/config.el
+++ b/layers/+themes/theming/config.el
@@ -58,9 +58,3 @@ or the symbol `all'.")
     org-level-7
     org-level-8)
   "List of header faces.")
-
-;; Apply theme customizations after any call to load-theme
-(advice-add 'load-theme :after 'spacemacs//theming)
-
-;; Apply the initial customizations now, because load-theme has already been called
-(spacemacs//theming spacemacs--cur-theme)
diff --git a/layers/+themes/theming/packages.el b/layers/+themes/theming/packages.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf171536a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layers/+themes/theming/packages.el
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+;;; packages.el --- Theming Layer packages File for Spacemacs
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Sylvain Benner & Contributors
+;;
+;; Author: Sylvain Benner <sylvain.benner@gmail.com>
+;; URL: https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
+;;
+;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;;; License: GPLv3
+
+(defconst theming-packages
+  '((theming :location local)))
+
+(defun theming/init-theming ()
+  ;; Apply theme customizations after any call to load-theme
+  (advice-add 'load-theme :after 'spacemacs//theming)
+  ;; Apply the initial customizations now, because load-theme has already been called
+  (spacemacs//theming spacemacs--cur-theme))