diff --git a/src/packages/config-view/lib/installed-packages-config-panel.coffee b/src/packages/config-view/lib/installed-packages-config-panel.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index 46ea3172a..000000000
--- a/src/packages/config-view/lib/installed-packages-config-panel.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-$ = require 'jquery'
-_ = require 'underscore'
-{View} = require 'space-pen'
-ConfigPanel = require './config-panel'
-PackageConfigView = require './package-config-view'
-packageManager = require './package-manager'
-stringScore = require 'stringscore'
-
-### Internal ###
-module.exports =
-class InstalledPackagesConfigPanel extends View
-  @content: ->
-    @div class: 'installed-packages', =>
-      @div outlet: 'loadingArea', class: 'alert alert-info loading-area', =>
-        @span 'Loading installed packages\u2026'
-      @div outlet: 'packagesArea'
-
-  initialize: (@packageEventEmitter) ->
-    @packages = _.sortBy(atom.getAvailablePackageMetadata(), 'name')
-    packageManager.renderMarkdownInMetadata @packages, =>
-      @loadingArea.hide()
-      for pack in @packages
-        @packagesArea.append(new PackageConfigView(pack, @packageEventEmitter))
-      @packageEventEmitter.trigger 'installed-packages-loaded', [@packages]
-
-    @packageEventEmitter.on 'package-installed', (error, pack) =>
-      @addPackage(pack) unless error?
-    @packageEventEmitter.on 'package-uninstalled', (error, pack) =>
-      @removePackage(pack) unless error?
-
-  removePackage: ({name}) ->
-    @packages = _.reject @packages, (pack) -> pack.name is name
-    @packagesArea.children("[name=#{name}]").remove()
-
-  addPackage: (pack) ->
-    @packages.push(pack)
-    @packages = _.sortBy(@packages, 'name')
-    index = @packages.indexOf(pack)
-    view = new PackageConfigView(pack, @packageEventEmitter)
-    if index is 0
-      @packagesArea.prepend(view)
-    else if index is @packages.length - 1
-      @packagesArea.append(view)
-    else
-      @packagesArea.children(":eq(#{index})").before(view)
-
-  filterPackages: (filterString) ->
-    packageViews = @packagesArea.children()
-    for packageView in packageViews
-      if /^\s*$/.test(filterString) or stringScore(packageView.getAttribute('name'), filterString)
-        $(packageView).show()
-      else
-        $(packageView).hide()
-
-  getPackageCount: -> @packages.length
diff --git a/src/packages/config-view/lib/package-config-panel.coffee b/src/packages/config-view/lib/package-config-panel.coffee
index d498cf315..c66faf254 100644
--- a/src/packages/config-view/lib/package-config-panel.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/config-view/lib/package-config-panel.coffee
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 ConfigPanel = require './config-panel'
-InstalledPackagesConfigPanel = require './installed-packages-config-panel'
 AvailablePackagesConfigPanel = require './available-packages-config-panel'
 _ = require 'underscore'
 EventEmitter = require 'event-emitter'
 Editor = require 'editor'
+PackageConfigView = require './package-config-view'
+packageManager = require './package-manager'
+stringScore = require 'stringscore'
+
 
 ### Internal ###
 class PackageEventEmitter
@@ -24,11 +27,19 @@ class PackageConfigPanel extends ConfigPanel
 
       @subview 'packageFilter', new Editor(mini: true, attributes: {id: 'package-filter'})
 
+      @div outlet: 'loadingArea', class: 'alert alert-info loading-area', =>
+        @span 'Loading installed packages\u2026'
+
+      @div outlet: 'installedViews'
+
+
   initialize: ->
     @packageEventEmitter = new PackageEventEmitter()
-    @installed = new InstalledPackagesConfigPanel(@packageEventEmitter)
+
+    @createInstalledViews()
+
     @available = new AvailablePackagesConfigPanel(@packageEventEmitter)
-    @append(@installed, @available)
+    @append(@available)
 
     @available.hide()
 
@@ -44,12 +55,53 @@ class PackageConfigPanel extends ConfigPanel
       @availableLink.addClass('active')
       @available.show()
 
-    @packageEventEmitter.on 'installed-packages-loaded package-installed package-uninstalled', =>
-      @installedCount.text(@installed.getPackageCount())
-
     @packageEventEmitter.on 'available-packages-loaded', =>
       @availableCount.text(@available.getPackageCount())
 
     @packageFilter.getBuffer().on 'contents-modified', =>
       @available.filterPackages(@packageFilter.getText())
-      @installed.filterPackages(@packageFilter.getText())
+      @filterPackages(@packageFilter.getText())
+
+    @packageEventEmitter.on 'package-installed', (error, pack) =>
+      @addPackage(pack) unless error?
+      @updateInstalledCount()
+
+    @packageEventEmitter.on 'package-uninstalled', (error, pack) =>
+      @removePackage(pack) unless error?
+      @updateInstalledCount()
+
+  createInstalledViews: ->
+    @loadingArea.show()
+    packages = _.sortBy(atom.getAvailablePackageMetadata(), 'name')
+    packageManager.renderMarkdownInMetadata packages, =>
+      @loadingArea.hide()
+      for pack in packages
+        view = new PackageConfigView(pack, @packageEventEmitter)
+        @installedViews.append(view)
+
+      @updateInstalledCount()
+
+  updateInstalledCount: ->
+    @installedCount.text(@installedViews.children().length)
+
+  removePackage: ({name}) ->
+    @packagesArea.children("[name=#{name}]").remove()
+
+  addPackage: (pack) ->
+    packageNames = @installedViews.children().map (el) -> el.getAttribute('name')
+    packageNames.push(pack.name)
+    packageNames.sort()
+    insertAfterIndex = packageNames.indexOf(pack.name) - 1
+
+    view = new PackageConfigView(pack, @packageEventEmitter)
+    if insertAfterIndex < 0
+      @installedViews.prepend(view)
+    else
+      @installedViews.children(":eq(#{insertAfterIndex})").after(view)
+
+  filterPackages: (filterString) ->
+    for packageView in @installedViews.children()
+      if /^\s*$/.test(filterString) or stringScore(packageView.getAttribute('name'), filterString)
+        $(packageView).show()
+      else
+        $(packageView).hide()