diff --git a/irc/commands/help.py b/irc/commands/help.py
index e29e220..e32454f 100644
--- a/irc/commands/help.py
+++ b/irc/commands/help.py
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@
 
 """Generates help information."""
 
-from irc import triggers
-
 connection, data = None, None
 
+def get_alias(key):
+    """connect command aliases with their file, e.g. so we know !voice corresponds to chanops.py"""
+    aliases = {
+        "voice": "chanops",
+        "devoice": "chanops",
+        "op": "chanops",
+        "deop": "chanops",
+    }
+    return aliases[key]
+
 def call(c, d):
     global connection, data
     connection, data = c, d
@@ -26,10 +34,11 @@ def do_command_help():
         exec "from irc.commands import %s as this_command" % command
     except ImportError: # if we can't find it directly, this could be an alias for another command
         try:
-            this_command = triggers.get_alias(command)
+            cmd = get_alias(command)
         except KeyError:
             connection.reply(data.chan, data.nick, "command \x0303%s\x0301 not found!" % command)
             return
+        exec "from irc.commands import %s as this_command" % cmd
 
     info = this_command.__doc__
 
diff --git a/irc/triggers.py b/irc/triggers.py
index 43d9301..0e6cda1 100644
--- a/irc/triggers.py
+++ b/irc/triggers.py
@@ -4,16 +4,6 @@
 
 from irc.commands import test, help, git, link, chanops
 
-def get_alias(key):
-    """used by help.py, e.g. so we know !voice corresponds to chanops.py"""
-    aliases = {
-        "voice": chanops,
-        "devoice": chanops,
-        "op": chanops,
-        "deop": chanops,
-    }
-    return aliases[key]
-
 def check(connection, data, hook):
     data.parse_args() # parse command arguments into data.command and data.args