diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
index 98dbd8c67a..91f872090b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.cpp
@@ -2822,6 +2822,13 @@ void PrefShortcuts::updateShortcutsTW()
 }
 
 
+//static
+KeyMap::ItemType PrefShortcuts::itemType(QTreeWidgetItem & item)
+{
+	return static_cast<KeyMap::ItemType>(item.data(0, Qt::UserRole).toInt());
+}
+
+
 void PrefShortcuts::setItemType(QTreeWidgetItem * item, KeyMap::ItemType tag)
 {
 	item->setData(0, Qt::UserRole, QVariant(tag));
@@ -2915,9 +2922,7 @@ void PrefShortcuts::on_shortcutsTW_itemSelectionChanged()
 	if (items.isEmpty())
 		return;
 
-	KeyMap::ItemType tag =
-		static_cast<KeyMap::ItemType>(items[0]->data(0, Qt::UserRole).toInt());
-	if (tag == KeyMap::UserUnbind)
+	if (itemType(*items[0]) == KeyMap::UserUnbind)
 		removePB->setText(qt_("Res&tore"));
 	else
 		removePB->setText(qt_("Remo&ve"));
@@ -2955,10 +2960,8 @@ void PrefShortcuts::removeShortcut()
 		string shortcut = fromqstr(items[i]->data(1, Qt::UserRole).toString());
 		string lfun = fromqstr(items[i]->text(0));
 		FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(lfun);
-		KeyMap::ItemType tag =
-			static_cast<KeyMap::ItemType>(items[i]->data(0, Qt::UserRole).toInt());
 
-		switch (tag) {
+		switch (itemType(*items[i])) {
 		case KeyMap::System: {
 			// for system bind, we do not touch the item
 			// but add an user unbind item
@@ -3010,10 +3013,8 @@ void PrefShortcuts::deactivateShortcuts(QList<QTreeWidgetItem*> const & items)
 		string shortcut = fromqstr(items[i]->data(1, Qt::UserRole).toString());
 		string lfun = fromqstr(items[i]->text(0));
 		FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(lfun);
-		KeyMap::ItemType tag =
-			static_cast<KeyMap::ItemType>(items[i]->data(0, Qt::UserRole).toInt());
 
-		switch (tag) {
+		switch (itemType(*items[i])) {
 		case KeyMap::System:
 			// for system bind, we do not touch the item
 			// but add an user unbind item
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h
index c2c4576b11..9f6c35e712 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiPrefs.h
@@ -456,24 +456,6 @@ public:
 	void applyRC(LyXRC & rc) const;
 	void updateRC(LyXRC const & rc);
 	void updateShortcutsTW();
-	void modifyShortcut();
-	/// remove selected binding, restore default value
-	void removeShortcut();
-	/// remove bindings, do not restore default values
-	void deactivateShortcuts(QList<QTreeWidgetItem*> const & items);
-	/// check the new binding k->func, and remove existing bindings to k after
-	/// asking the user. We exclude lfun_to_modify from this test: we assume
-	/// that if the user clicked "modify" then they agreed to modify the
-	/// binding. Returns false if the shortcut is invalid or the user cancels.
-	bool validateNewShortcut(FuncRequest const & func,
-	                         KeySequence const & k,
-	                         QString const & lfun_to_modify);
-	/// compute current active shortcut
-	FuncRequest currentBinding(KeySequence const & k);
-	///
-	void setItemType(QTreeWidgetItem * item, KeyMap::ItemType tag);
-	QTreeWidgetItem * insertShortcutItem(FuncRequest const & lfun, 
-		KeySequence const & shortcut, KeyMap::ItemType tag);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
 	void selectBind();
@@ -491,6 +473,27 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 	void shortcutRemovePressed();
 
 private:
+	void modifyShortcut();
+	/// remove selected binding, restore default value
+	void removeShortcut();
+	/// remove bindings, do not restore default values
+	void deactivateShortcuts(QList<QTreeWidgetItem*> const & items);
+	/// check the new binding k->func, and remove existing bindings to k after
+	/// asking the user. We exclude lfun_to_modify from this test: we assume
+	/// that if the user clicked "modify" then they agreed to modify the
+	/// binding. Returns false if the shortcut is invalid or the user cancels.
+	bool validateNewShortcut(FuncRequest const & func,
+	                         KeySequence const & k,
+	                         QString const & lfun_to_modify);
+	/// compute current active shortcut
+	FuncRequest currentBinding(KeySequence const & k);
+	///
+	void setItemType(QTreeWidgetItem * item, KeyMap::ItemType tag);
+	///
+	static KeyMap::ItemType itemType(QTreeWidgetItem & item);
+	///
+	QTreeWidgetItem * insertShortcutItem(FuncRequest const & lfun,
+		KeySequence const & shortcut, KeyMap::ItemType tag);
 	///
 	GuiShortcutDialog * shortcut_;
 	///