diff --git a/core/server/models/base/index.js b/core/server/models/base/index.js
index 1800961a2f..c35b31c5a8 100644
--- a/core/server/models/base/index.js
+++ b/core/server/models/base/index.js
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ var _          = require('lodash'),
     uuid       = require('node-uuid'),
     validation = require('../../data/validation'),
     baseUtils  = require('./utils'),
-    includeCount = require('./include-count'),
-    pagination = require('./pagination'),
+    plugins    = require('../plugins'),
     gql        = require('ghost-gql'),
 
     ghostBookshelf;
@@ -32,10 +31,10 @@ ghostBookshelf = bookshelf(config.database.knex);
 ghostBookshelf.plugin('registry');
 
 // Load the Ghost include count plugin, which allows for the inclusion of cross-table counts
-ghostBookshelf.plugin(includeCount);
+ghostBookshelf.plugin(plugins.includeCount);
 
 // Load the Ghost pagination plugin, which gives us the `fetchPage` method on Models
-ghostBookshelf.plugin(pagination);
+ghostBookshelf.plugin(plugins.pagination);
 
 // ## ghostBookshelf.Model
 // The Base Model which other Ghost objects will inherit from,
diff --git a/core/server/models/base/include-count.js b/core/server/models/plugins/include-count.js
similarity index 100%
rename from core/server/models/base/include-count.js
rename to core/server/models/plugins/include-count.js
diff --git a/core/server/models/plugins/index.js b/core/server/models/plugins/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c3a38d612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/models/plugins/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports = {
+    includeCount: require('./include-count'),
+    pagination: require('./pagination')
+};
diff --git a/core/server/models/base/pagination.js b/core/server/models/plugins/pagination.js
similarity index 100%
rename from core/server/models/base/pagination.js
rename to core/server/models/plugins/pagination.js
diff --git a/core/test/unit/models_pagination_spec.js b/core/test/unit/models_plugins/pagination_spec.js
similarity index 99%
rename from core/test/unit/models_pagination_spec.js
rename to core/test/unit/models_plugins/pagination_spec.js
index 187c81c85d..008505ab83 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/models_pagination_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/models_plugins/pagination_spec.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var should = require('should'),
     rewire = require('rewire'),
 
 // Thing we're testing
-    pagination = rewire('../../server/models/base/pagination');
+    pagination = rewire('../../../server/models/plugins/pagination');
 
 // To stop jshint complaining
 should.equal(true, true);