diff --git a/emacs/Makefile.am b/emacs/Makefile.am
index 154ca2a5..048202b7 100644
--- a/emacs/Makefile.am
+++ b/emacs/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ mu4e_TEXINFOS=fdl.texi
 lispdir=${prefix}/share/emacs/site-lisp/mu4e/
 
 dist_lisp_LISP=			\
+	mu4e-about.el		\
 	mu4e-actions.el		\
 	mu4e-compose.el		\
 	mu4e-headers.el		\
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ dist_lisp_LISP=			\
 	mu4e.el			\
 	org-mu4e.el
 
-BUILT_SOURCES=			\
-	mu4e-about.el
+# BUILT_SOURCES=			\
+# 	mu4e-about.el
 
 mu4e-about.el: mu4e-about.org
 	@echo ";; auto-generated"              >   mu4e-about.el
diff --git a/emacs/mu4e-main.el b/emacs/mu4e-main.el
index 30dab12d..4c3f5388 100644
--- a/emacs/mu4e-main.el
+++ b/emacs/mu4e-main.el
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 ;;; Code:
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 (require 'mu4e-utils)    ;; utility functions
-(require 'mu4e-about)
 
 (defconst mu4e~main-buffer-name "*mu4e-main*"
   "*internal* Name of the mu4e main view buffer.")
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@
     (define-key map "U" 'mu4e-update-mail-show-window)
 
     (define-key map "$" 'mu4e-show-log)
+    (define-key map "A" 'mu4e-about)
     (define-key map "H" 'mu4e-display-manual)
     map)
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ clicked."
 	      'smtpmail-send-queued-mail))
 	  "")
 	"\n"
-	(mu4e~main-action-str "\t* [A]bout mu4e\n" 'mu4e~main-about)
+	(mu4e~main-action-str "\t* [A]bout mu4e\n" 'mu4e-about)
 	(mu4e~main-action-str "\t* [H]elp\n" 'mu4e-display-manual)
 	(mu4e~main-action-str "\t* [q]uit\n" 'mu4e-quit))
       (mu4e-main-mode)
@@ -148,23 +148,5 @@ clicked."
     (concat "Outgoing mail will now be "
       (if smtpmail-queue-mail "queued" "sent directly")))
   (mu4e~main-view))
-
- 
-(defconst mu4e~main-about-buffer-name "*mu4e-about*"
-  "Name for the mu4e-about buffer.")
-
-(defun mu4e~main-about ()
-  "Create a buffer with the mu4e-about text."
-  (interactive)
-  (with-current-buffer
-    (get-buffer-create mu4e~main-about-buffer-name)
-    (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
-      (erase-buffer)
-      (insert mu4e-about)
-      (org-mode)))
-  (switch-to-buffer mu4e~main-about-buffer-name)
-  (setq buffer-read-only t)
-  (local-set-key "q" 'bury-buffer)
-  (goto-char (point-min)))
  
 (provide 'mu4e-main)
diff --git a/emacs/mu4e-utils.el b/emacs/mu4e-utils.el
index ab99c400..7b1f70ac 100644
--- a/emacs/mu4e-utils.el
+++ b/emacs/mu4e-utils.el
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 (require 'html2text)
 (require 'mu4e-vars)
+(require 'mu4e-about)
 (require 'doc-view)
 (require 'org) ;; for org-parse-time-string
 
@@ -775,23 +776,7 @@ is ignored."
       (newline)
       (insert-image img imgpath nil t))))
 
-
-(defun mu4e-quit-buffer ()
-  "Bury the current buffer (and delete all windows displaying it)."
-  (interactive)
-  (let ((buf (current-buffer)))
-    (walk-windows
-      ;; kill any window that:
-      ;; a) displays the current buffer
-      ;; b) is not the only win
-      (lambda (win)
-	(when (eq (window-buffer win) (current-buffer))
-	  (unless (one-window-p t)
-	    (delete-window win)))) nil t)
-    ;; if current buffer is still here, bury it
-    (when (eq buf (current-buffer))
-      (bury-buffer))))
-
+ 
 
 (defun mu4e-hide-other-mu4e-buffers ()
   "Bury mu4e-buffers (main, headers, view) (and delete all windows
@@ -814,5 +799,28 @@ displaying it). Do _not_ bury the current buffer, though."
   (let ((timestr (read-string (mu4e-format "%s" prompt))))
     (apply 'encode-time (org-parse-time-string timestr))))
 
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+(defconst mu4e~main-about-buffer-name "*mu4e-about*"
+  "Name for the mu4e-about buffer.")
+
+(defun mu4e-about ()
+  "Show a buffer with the mu4e-about text."
+  (interactive)
+  (with-current-buffer
+    (get-buffer-create mu4e~main-about-buffer-name)
+    (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+      (erase-buffer)
+      (insert mu4e-about)
+      (org-mode)))
+  (switch-to-buffer mu4e~main-about-buffer-name)
+  (setq buffer-read-only t)
+  (local-set-key "q" 'bury-buffer)
+  (goto-char (point-min)))
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+
+
 (provide 'mu4e-utils)
 ;;; End of mu4e-utils.el