diff --git a/frontends/src/constants.py b/frontends/src/constants.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e3cd3dfb..00000000
--- a/frontends/src/constants.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-# generic module for SàT frontends
-# Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)
-
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-
-from sat.core import constants
-from sat.core.i18n import _, D_
-from collections import OrderedDict  # only available from python 2.7
-
-
-def getPresence():
-    """We cannot do it directly in the Const class, if it is not encapsulated
-    in a method we get a JS runtime SyntaxError: "missing ) in parenthetical".
-    # TODO: merge this definition with those in primitivus.constants
-    """
-
-
-class Const(constants.Const):
-
-    PRESENCE = OrderedDict([("", _("Online")),
-                            ("chat", _("Free for chat")),
-                            ("away", _("Away from keyboard")),
-                            ("dnd", _("Do not disturb")),
-                            ("xa", _("Extended away"))])
-
-    # from plugin_misc_text_syntaxes
-    SYNTAX_XHTML = "XHTML"
-    SYNTAX_CURRENT = "@CURRENT@"
-    SYNTAX_TEXT = "text"
-
-    # XMLUI
-    SAT_FORM_PREFIX = "SAT_FORM_"
-    SAT_PARAM_SEPARATOR = "_XMLUI_PARAM_"  # used to have unique elements names
-    XMLUI_STATUS_VALIDATED = "validated"
-    XMLUI_STATUS_CANCELLED = constants.Const.XMLUI_DATA_CANCELLED
-
-    # MUC
-    ALL_OCCUPANTS = 1
-    MUC_USER_STATES = {
-        "active": u'✔',
-        "inactive": u'☄',
-        "gone": u'✈',
-        "composing": u'✎',
-        "paused": u"⦷"
-    }
-
-    # Roster
-    GROUP_NOT_IN_ROSTER = D_('Not in roster')
-
-    # Chats
-    CHAT_ONE2ONE = 'one2one'
-    CHAT_GROUP = 'group'
-
-    # Widgets management
-    # FIXME: should be in quick_frontend.constant, but Libervia doesn't inherit from it
-    WIDGET_NEW = 'NEW'
-    WIDGET_KEEP = 'KEEP'
-    WIDGET_RAISE = 'RAISE'
-    WIDGET_RECREATE = 'RECREATE'
-
diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/status.py b/frontends/src/primitivus/status.py
index 00123cba..91158d45 100644
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/status.py
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/status.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from sat.core.i18n import _
 import urwid
 from urwid_satext import sat_widgets
-from sat_frontends.constants import Const as commonConst
+from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.constants import Const as commonConst
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.constants import Const
 
 
diff --git a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/constants.py b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/constants.py
index 0cb1a26d..0063e42c 100644
--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/constants.py
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/constants.py
@@ -17,18 +17,58 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from sat_frontends import constants
+from sat.core import constants
+from sat.core.i18n import _, D_
+from collections import OrderedDict  # only available from python 2.7
 
 
 class Const(constants.Const):
 
-    #Contact list
+    PRESENCE = OrderedDict([("", _("Online")),
+                            ("chat", _("Free for chat")),
+                            ("away", _("Away from keyboard")),
+                            ("dnd", _("Do not disturb")),
+                            ("xa", _("Extended away"))])
+
+    # from plugin_misc_text_syntaxes
+    SYNTAX_XHTML = "XHTML"
+    SYNTAX_CURRENT = "@CURRENT@"
+    SYNTAX_TEXT = "text"
+
+    # XMLUI
+    SAT_FORM_PREFIX = "SAT_FORM_"
+    SAT_PARAM_SEPARATOR = "_XMLUI_PARAM_"  # used to have unique elements names
+    XMLUI_STATUS_VALIDATED = "validated"
+    XMLUI_STATUS_CANCELLED = constants.Const.XMLUI_DATA_CANCELLED
+
+    # MUC
+    ALL_OCCUPANTS = 1
+    MUC_USER_STATES = {
+        "active": u'✔',
+        "inactive": u'☄',
+        "gone": u'✈',
+        "composing": u'✎',
+        "paused": u"⦷"
+    }
+
+    # Roster
     CONTACT_GROUPS = 'groups'
     CONTACT_RESOURCES = 'resources'
     CONTACT_MAIN_RESOURCE = 'main_resource'
     CONTACT_SPECIAL = 'special'
-    CONTACT_SPECIAL_GROUP = 'group' # group chat special entity
-    CONTACT_SPECIAL_ALLOWED = (CONTACT_SPECIAL_GROUP,) # set of allowed values for special flag
-    CONTACT_DATA_FORBIDDEN = {CONTACT_GROUPS, CONTACT_RESOURCES, CONTACT_MAIN_RESOURCE} # set of forbidden names for contact data
+    CONTACT_SPECIAL_GROUP = 'group'  # group chat special entity
+    CONTACT_SPECIAL_ALLOWED = (CONTACT_SPECIAL_GROUP,)  # set of allowed values for special flag
+    CONTACT_DATA_FORBIDDEN = {CONTACT_GROUPS, CONTACT_RESOURCES, CONTACT_MAIN_RESOURCE}  # set of forbidden names for contact data
+
+    # Chats
+    CHAT_ONE2ONE = 'one2one'
+    CHAT_GROUP = 'group'
+
+    # Widgets management
+    # FIXME: should be in quick_frontend.constant, but Libervia doesn't inherit from it
+    WIDGET_NEW = 'NEW'
+    WIDGET_KEEP = 'KEEP'
+    WIDGET_RAISE = 'RAISE'
+    WIDGET_RECREATE = 'RECREATE'
 
     LISTENERS = {'avatar'}
diff --git a/frontends/src/tools/xmlui.py b/frontends/src/tools/xmlui.py
index 2573f25d..dc483f68 100644
--- a/frontends/src/tools/xmlui.py
+++ b/frontends/src/tools/xmlui.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from sat.core.i18n import _
 from sat.core.log import getLogger
 log = getLogger(__name__)
-from sat_frontends.constants import Const as C
+from sat_frontends.quick_frontend.constants import Const as C
 from sat.core.exceptions import DataError