diff --git a/layers/+lang/sql/funcs.el b/layers/+lang/sql/funcs.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..838622d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layers/+lang/sql/funcs.el
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+;;; funcs.el --- SQL Layer functions File for Spacemacs
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2018 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
+
+(defun spacemacs/sql-populate-products-list (&rest args)
+  "Update Spacemacs list of sql products"
+  (setq
+   spacemacs-sql-highlightable sql-product-alist
+   spacemacs-sql-startable (remove-if-not
+                            (lambda (product) (sql-get-product-feature (car product) :sqli-program))
+                            sql-product-alist)))
diff --git a/layers/+lang/sql/packages.el b/layers/+lang/sql/packages.el
index fe06eebe2..bab4ead05 100644
--- a/layers/+lang/sql/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+lang/sql/packages.el
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@
             ;; should not set this to anything else than nil
             ;; the focus of SQLi is handled by spacemacs conventions
             sql-pop-to-buffer-after-send-region nil)
-      (defun spacemacs/sql-populate-products-list (&rest args)
-        "Update Spacemacs list of sql products"
-        (setq
-         spacemacs-sql-highlightable sql-product-alist
-         spacemacs-sql-startable (remove-if-not
-                                  (lambda (product) (sql-get-product-feature (car product) :sqli-program))
-                                  sql-product-alist)))
       (advice-add 'sql-add-product :after #'spacemacs/sql-populate-products-list)
       (advice-add 'sql-del-product :after #'spacemacs/sql-populate-products-list)
       (spacemacs/sql-populate-products-list)