diff --git a/plugins/tabs/tabs.coffee b/plugins/tabs/tabs.coffee
index e62bee973..faa4350c9 100644
--- a/plugins/tabs/tabs.coffee
+++ b/plugins/tabs/tabs.coffee
@@ -8,43 +8,38 @@ File = require 'fs'
 
 # click tab
 $(document).delegate '#tabs ul li:not(.add) a', 'click', ->
-  switchToTab this
+  tabs.switchToTab this
   false
 
 # click 'add' tab
 $(document).delegate '#tabs .add a', 'click', ->
-  addTab()
+  tabs.addTab()
   false
 
 # toggle
 bindKey 'toggleTabs', 'Command-Ctrl-T', (env) ->
   if $('#tabs').length
-    hideTabs()
+    tabs.hideTabs()
   else
-    showTabs()
+    tabs.showTabs()
 
 
-showTabs = ->
-  Chrome.addPane 'top', require('tabs/tabs.html')
-  $('#tabs').parents('.pane').css height: 'inherit'
-  css = $('<style id="tabs-style"></style>').html require 'tabs/tabs.css'
-  $('head').append css
+module.exports = tabs =
+  showTabs: ->
+    Chrome.addPane 'top', require 'tabs/tabs.html'
+    $('#tabs').parents('.pane').css height: 'inherit'
+    css = $('<style id="tabs-style"></style>').html require 'tabs/tabs.css'
+    $('head').append css
 
-hideTabs = ->
-  $('#tabs').parents('.pane').remove()
-  $('#tabs-style').remove()
+  hideTabs: ->
+    $('#tabs').parents('.pane').remove()
+    $('#tabs-style').remove()
 
-addTab = ->
-  $('#tabs ul .add').before '<li><a href="#">untitled</a></li>'
-  $('#tabs ul .active').removeClass()
-  $('#tabs ul .add').prev().addClass 'active'
+  addTab: ->
+    $('#tabs ul .add').before '<li><a href="#">untitled</a></li>'
+    $('#tabs ul .active').removeClass()
+    $('#tabs ul .add').prev().addClass 'active'
 
-switchToTab = (tab) ->
-  $('#tabs ul .active').removeClass()
-  $(tab).parents('li').addClass 'active'
-
-
-exports.show = exports.showTabs = showTabs
-exports.hideTabs = hideTabs
-exports.addTab = addTab
-exports.switchToTab = switchToTab
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+  switchToTab: (tab) ->
+    $('#tabs ul .active').removeClass()
+    $(tab).parents('li').addClass 'active'
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