diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb
index c0d8df842..8d8093df5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 //= require jquery-ui/widgets/sortable
 
-<% environment.context_class.instance_eval { include RepositoryDatatableHelper } %>
-
 var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
   'use strict';
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/helpers_in_assets.rb b/config/initializers/helpers_in_assets.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d04f80e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/helpers_in_assets.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This code will include the listed helpers in all the assets
+Rails.application.config.assets.configure do |env|
+  env.context_class.class_eval do
+    # This is required for repository_datatable.js.erb
+    include RepositoryDatatableHelper
+  end
+end