diff --git a/plugins/__init__.py b/plugins/__init__.py
index cdcd66d31..dc4b941c9 100644
--- a/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import supybot.utils as utils
 import supybot.world as world
 import supybot.ircutils as ircutils
 import supybot.webutils as webutils
+import supybot.callbacks as callbacks
 
 try:
     # We need to sweep away all that mx.* crap because our code doesn't account
@@ -350,6 +351,14 @@ class ChannelUserDB(ChannelUserDictionary):
         return a list (of any type serializable to csv)."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+
+## class ChannelIdDatabasePlugin(callbacks.Privmsg):
+##     def __init__(self):
+##         # XXX Register configuration variables.
+##         self.__parent = super(ChannelIdDatabasePlugin, self)
+##         self.__parent.__init__(self)
+##         self.db = self.DB()
+
 class PeriodicFileDownloader(object):
     """A class to periodically download a file/files.
 
@@ -456,56 +465,6 @@ class PeriodicFileDownloader(object):
             world.threadsSpawned += 1
 
 
-def standardSubstitute(irc, msg, text, env=None):
-    """Do the standard set of substitutions on text, and return it"""
-    if ircutils.isChannel(msg.args[0]):
-        channel = msg.args[0]
-    else:
-        channel = 'somewhere'
-    def randInt():
-        return str(random.randint(-1000, 1000))
-    def randDate():
-        t = pow(2,30)*random.random()+time.time()/4.0
-        return time.ctime(t)
-    def randNick():
-        if channel != 'somewhere':
-            L = list(irc.state.channels[channel].users)
-            if len(L) > 1:
-                n = msg.nick
-                while n == msg.nick:
-                    n = random.choice(L)
-                return n
-            else:
-                return msg.nick
-        else:
-            return 'someone'
-    ctime = time.ctime()
-    localtime = time.localtime()
-    vars = ircutils.IrcDict({
-        'who': msg.nick,
-        'nick': msg.nick,
-        'user': msg.user,
-        'host': msg.host,
-        'channel': channel,
-        'botnick': irc.nick,
-        'now': ctime, 'ctime': ctime,
-        'randnick': randNick, 'randomnick': randNick,
-        'randdate': randDate, 'randomdate': randDate,
-        'rand': randInt, 'randint': randInt, 'randomint': randInt,
-        'today': time.strftime('%d %b %Y', localtime),
-        'year': localtime[0],
-        'month': localtime[1],
-        'monthname': time.strftime('%b', localtime),
-        'date': localtime[2],
-        'day': time.strftime('%A', localtime),
-        'h': localtime[3], 'hr': localtime[3], 'hour': localtime[3],
-        'm': localtime[4], 'min': localtime[4], 'minute': localtime[4],
-        's': localtime[5], 'sec': localtime[5], 'second': localtime[5],
-        'tz': time.tzname[time.daylight],
-        })
-    if env is not None:
-        vars.update(env)
-    return utils.perlVariableSubstitute(vars, text)
 
 
 # vim:set shiftwidth=4 tabstop=8 expandtab textwidth=78:
diff --git a/src/callbacks.py b/src/callbacks.py
index a2897431b..e1083f418 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/callbacks.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ import supybot.utils as utils
 import supybot.world as world
 import supybot.ircdb as ircdb
 import supybot.irclib as irclib
-import supybot.plugins as plugins
 import supybot.ircmsgs as ircmsgs
 import supybot.ircutils as ircutils
 import supybot.registry as registry
@@ -428,7 +427,7 @@ class RichReplyMethods(object):
             s = '%s  %s' % (prefix, s)
         else:
             s = prefix
-        return plugins.standardSubstitute(self, self.msg, s)
+        return ircutils.standardSubstitute(self, self.msg, s)
 
     def _getConfig(self, wrapper):
         return conf.get(wrapper, self.msg.args[0])
diff --git a/src/ircutils.py b/src/ircutils.py
index 260aa3ea0..4f699c551 100644
--- a/src/ircutils.py
+++ b/src/ircutils.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ __revision__ = "$Id$"
 import supybot.fix as fix
 
 import re
+import time
+import random
 import string
 import textwrap
 from itertools import imap, ilen
@@ -598,6 +600,58 @@ for (k, v) in mircColors.items():
         sv = str(v)
         mircColors[sv] = sv
 
+def standardSubstitute(irc, msg, text, env=None):
+    """Do the standard set of substitutions on text, and return it"""
+    if isChannel(msg.args[0]):
+        channel = msg.args[0]
+    else:
+        channel = 'somewhere'
+    def randInt():
+        return str(random.randint(-1000, 1000))
+    def randDate():
+        t = pow(2,30)*random.random()+time.time()/4.0
+        return time.ctime(t)
+    def randNick():
+        if channel != 'somewhere':
+            L = list(irc.state.channels[channel].users)
+            if len(L) > 1:
+                n = msg.nick
+                while n == msg.nick:
+                    n = random.choice(L)
+                return n
+            else:
+                return msg.nick
+        else:
+            return 'someone'
+    ctime = time.ctime()
+    localtime = time.localtime()
+    vars = IrcDict({
+        'who': msg.nick,
+        'nick': msg.nick,
+        'user': msg.user,
+        'host': msg.host,
+        'channel': channel,
+        'botnick': irc.nick,
+        'now': ctime, 'ctime': ctime,
+        'randnick': randNick, 'randomnick': randNick,
+        'randdate': randDate, 'randomdate': randDate,
+        'rand': randInt, 'randint': randInt, 'randomint': randInt,
+        'today': time.strftime('%d %b %Y', localtime),
+        'year': localtime[0],
+        'month': localtime[1],
+        'monthname': time.strftime('%b', localtime),
+        'date': localtime[2],
+        'day': time.strftime('%A', localtime),
+        'h': localtime[3], 'hr': localtime[3], 'hour': localtime[3],
+        'm': localtime[4], 'min': localtime[4], 'minute': localtime[4],
+        's': localtime[5], 'sec': localtime[5], 'second': localtime[5],
+        'tz': time.tzname[time.daylight],
+        })
+    if env is not None:
+        vars.update(env)
+    return utils.perlVariableSubstitute(vars, text)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import sys, doctest
     doctest.testmod(sys.modules['__main__'])