diff --git a/layers/+completion/helm/funcs.el b/layers/+completion/helm/funcs.el
index 36c3e80ab..deb50a6f6 100644
--- a/layers/+completion/helm/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+completion/helm/funcs.el
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ Ensure that helm is required before calling FUNC."
   (interactive)
   (helm-exit-and-execute-action 'spacemacs//helm-find-files-edit))
 
+(defun spacemacs/helm-jump-in-buffer ()
+  "Jump in buffer using `imenu' facilities and helm."
+  (interactive)
+  (call-interactively
+   (cond
+    ((eq major-mode 'org-mode) 'helm-org-in-buffer-headings)
+    (t 'helm-semantic-or-imenu))))
+
 
 ;; Generalized next-error interface
 
diff --git a/layers/+completion/helm/packages.el b/layers/+completion/helm/packages.el
index fbe7c6b6d..af0fa5a79 100644
--- a/layers/+completion/helm/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+completion/helm/packages.el
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         helm-swoop
         helm-themes
         (helm-spacemacs-help :location local)
+        imenu
         popwin
         projectile
         ))
@@ -581,6 +582,9 @@ Search for a search tool in the order provided by `dotspacemacs-search-tools'."
     (spacemacs/set-leader-keys
       "Ts" 'helm-themes)))
 
+(defun helm/post-init-imenu ()
+  (spacemacs/set-leader-keys "ji" 'spacemacs/helm-jump-in-buffer))
+
 (defun helm/post-init-popwin ()
   ;; disable popwin-mode while Helm session is running
   (add-hook 'helm-after-initialize-hook #'spacemacs//helm-prepare-display)
diff --git a/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el b/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el
index 9df62d11b..d79dd21a9 100644
--- a/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+completion/ivy/packages.el
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         evil
         flx
         helm-make
+        imenu
         ivy
         ivy-hydra
         (ivy-spacemacs-help :location local)
@@ -133,6 +134,9 @@
         "cc" 'helm-make-projectile
         "cm" 'helm-make))))
 
+(defun ivy/post-init-imenu ()
+  (spacemacs/set-leader-keys "ji" 'counsel-imenu))
+
 (defun ivy/init-ivy ()
   (use-package ivy
     :config
diff --git a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/funcs.el b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/funcs.el
index f64d30f4e..afa347759 100644
--- a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/funcs.el
@@ -61,19 +61,6 @@
   (let ((message-log-max nil))
     (apply 'message msg args)))
 
-(defun spacemacs/jump-in-buffer ()
-  (interactive)
-  (call-interactively
-   (cond
-    ((and (configuration-layer/layer-usedp 'helm)
-          (eq major-mode 'org-mode))
-     'helm-org-in-buffer-headings)
-    ((configuration-layer/layer-usedp 'helm)
-     'helm-semantic-or-imenu)
-    ((configuration-layer/layer-usedp 'ivy)
-     'counsel-imenu)
-    (t 'imenu))))
-
 (defun spacemacs/split-and-new-line ()
   "Split a quoted string or s-expression and insert a new line with
 auto-indent."
diff --git a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el
index 80760db28..499671584 100644
--- a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el
+++ b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/keybindings.el
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@
   "j$" 'spacemacs/push-mark-and-goto-end-of-line
   "jF" 'find-function-at-point
   "jf" 'find-function
-  "ji" 'spacemacs/jump-in-buffer
   "jv" 'find-variable
   "jV" 'find-variable-at-point)
 
diff --git a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/packages.el b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/packages.el
index da9759abb..8d2cd9bd7 100644
--- a/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+distributions/spacemacs-base/packages.el
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
         (holy-mode :location local :step pre)
         (hybrid-mode :location local :step pre)
         (image-mode :location built-in)
+        (imenu :location built-in)
         (linum :location built-in)
         (occur-mode :location built-in)
         (package-menu :location built-in)
@@ -225,6 +226,11 @@
     :config (evilified-state-evilify-map image-mode-map
               :mode image-mode)))
 
+(defun spacemacs-base/init-imenu ()
+  (use-package imenu
+    :defer t
+    :init (spacemacs/set-leader-keys "ji" 'imenu)))
+
 (defun spacemacs-base/init-linum ()
   (when dotspacemacs-line-numbers
     (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'linum-mode)