diff --git a/lisp/org-macs.el b/lisp/org-macs.el
index ca47e5a5a..aae59d3c1 100644
--- a/lisp/org-macs.el
+++ b/lisp/org-macs.el
@@ -304,6 +304,43 @@ error when the user input is empty."
 	  (allow-empty? nil)
 	  (t (user-error "Empty input is not valid")))))
 
+(defconst org-unique-local-variables
+  '(org-element--cache
+    org-element--cache-objects
+    org-element--cache-sync-keys
+    org-element--cache-sync-requests
+    org-element--cache-sync-timer)
+  "List of local variables that cannot be transferred to another buffer.")
+
+(defun org-get-local-variables ()
+  "Return a list of all local variables in an Org mode buffer."
+  (delq nil
+	(mapcar
+	 (lambda (x)
+	   (let* ((binding (if (symbolp x) (list x) (list (car x) (cdr x))))
+		  (name (car binding)))
+	     (and (not (get name 'org-state))
+		  (not (memq name org-unique-local-variables))
+		  (string-match-p
+		   "\\`\\(org-\\|orgtbl-\\|outline-\\|comment-\\|paragraph-\\|\
+auto-fill\\|normal-auto-fill\\|fill-paragraph\\|indent-\\)"
+		   (symbol-name name))
+		  binding)))
+	 (with-temp-buffer
+	   (org-mode)
+	   (buffer-local-variables)))))
+
+(defun org-clone-local-variables (from-buffer &optional regexp)
+  "Clone local variables from FROM-BUFFER.
+Optional argument REGEXP selects variables to clone."
+  (dolist (pair (buffer-local-variables from-buffer))
+    (pcase pair
+      (`(,name . ,value)		;ignore unbound variables
+       (when (and (not (memq name org-unique-local-variables))
+		  (or (null regexp) (string-match-p regexp (symbol-name name))))
+	 (ignore-errors (set (make-local-variable name) value)))))))
+
+
 (provide 'org-macs)
 
 ;;; org-macs.el ends here
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 6187e5e07..d2890844b 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -9592,42 +9592,6 @@ Possible values in the list of contexts are `table', `headline', and `item'."
 		    (org-in-item-p)))
       (goto-char pos))))
 
-(defconst org-unique-local-variables
-  '(org-element--cache
-    org-element--cache-objects
-    org-element--cache-sync-keys
-    org-element--cache-sync-requests
-    org-element--cache-sync-timer)
-  "List of local variables that cannot be transferred to another buffer.")
-
-(defun org-get-local-variables ()
-  "Return a list of all local variables in an Org mode buffer."
-  (delq nil
-	(mapcar
-	 (lambda (x)
-	   (let* ((binding (if (symbolp x) (list x) (list (car x) (cdr x))))
-		  (name (car binding)))
-	     (and (not (get name 'org-state))
-		  (not (memq name org-unique-local-variables))
-		  (string-match-p
-		   "\\`\\(org-\\|orgtbl-\\|outline-\\|comment-\\|paragraph-\\|\
-auto-fill\\|normal-auto-fill\\|fill-paragraph\\|indent-\\)"
-		   (symbol-name name))
-		  binding)))
-	 (with-temp-buffer
-	   (org-mode)
-	   (buffer-local-variables)))))
-
-(defun org-clone-local-variables (from-buffer &optional regexp)
-  "Clone local variables from FROM-BUFFER.
-Optional argument REGEXP selects variables to clone."
-  (dolist (pair (buffer-local-variables from-buffer))
-    (pcase pair
-      (`(,name . ,value)		;ignore unbound variables
-       (when (and (not (memq name org-unique-local-variables))
-		  (or (null regexp) (string-match-p regexp (symbol-name name))))
-	 (ignore-errors (set (make-local-variable name) value)))))))
-
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun org-run-like-in-org-mode (cmd)
   "Run a command, pretending that the current buffer is in Org mode.