diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/Config.cpp b/src/modules/welcome/Config.cpp
index 1be331f62..51f82ba99 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/Config.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@
 
 #include "Branding.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
+#include "geoip/Handler.h"
+#include "locale/Lookup.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "utils/Retranslator.h"
 #include "utils/Variant.h"
 
+#include <QFutureWatcher>
+
 Config::Config( QObject* parent )
     : QObject( parent )
     , m_requirementsModel( new Calamares::RequirementsModel( this ) )
@@ -279,6 +283,93 @@ jobOrBrandingSetting( Calamares::Branding::StringEntry e, const QVariantMap& map
     return QString();
 }
 
+static inline void
+setLanguageIcon( Config* c, const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
+{
+    QString language = CalamaresUtils::getString( configurationMap, "languageIcon" );
+    if ( !language.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        auto icon = Calamares::Branding::instance()->image( language, QSize( 48, 48 ) );
+        if ( !icon.isNull() )
+        {
+            c->setLanguageIcon( language );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static inline void
+logGeoIPHandler( CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler* handler )
+{
+    if ( handler )
+    {
+        cDebug() << Logger::SubEntry << "Obtained from" << handler->url() << " ("
+                 << static_cast< int >( handler->type() ) << handler->selector() << ')';
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+setCountry( Config* config, const QString& countryCode, CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler* handler )
+{
+    if ( countryCode.length() != 2 )
+    {
+        cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode;
+        logGeoIPHandler( handler );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto c_l = CalamaresUtils::Locale::countryData( countryCode );
+    if ( c_l.first == QLocale::Country::AnyCountry )
+    {
+        cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode;
+        logGeoIPHandler( handler );
+        return;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        int r = CalamaresUtils::Locale::availableTranslations()->find( countryCode );
+        if ( r < 0 )
+        {
+            cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode << "(no suitable translation)";
+        }
+        if ( ( r >= 0 ) && config )
+        {
+            config->setCountryCode( countryCode );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static inline void
+setGeoIP( Config* c, const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
+{
+    bool ok = false;
+    QVariantMap geoip = CalamaresUtils::getSubMap( configurationMap, "geoip", ok );
+    if ( ok )
+    {
+        using FWString = QFutureWatcher< QString >;
+
+        auto* handler = new CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler( CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "style" ),
+                                                            CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "url" ),
+                                                            CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "selector" ) );
+        if ( handler->type() != CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler::Type::None )
+        {
+            auto* future = new FWString();
+            QObject::connect( future, &FWString::finished, [ config = c, f = future, h = handler ]() {
+                QString countryResult = f->future().result();
+                cDebug() << "GeoIP result for welcome=" << countryResult;
+                ::setCountry( config, countryResult, h );
+                f->deleteLater();
+                delete h;
+            } );
+            future->setFuture( handler->queryRaw() );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Would not produce useful country code anyway.
+            delete handler;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void
 Config::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
 {
@@ -291,13 +382,6 @@ Config::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
         jobOrBrandingSetting( Branding::ReleaseNotesUrl, configurationMap, "showReleaseNotesUrl" ) );
     setDonateUrl( jobOrBrandingSetting( Branding::DonateUrl, configurationMap, "showDonateUrl" ) );
 
-    QString language = CalamaresUtils::getString( configurationMap, "languageIcon" );
-    if ( !language.isEmpty() )
-    {
-        auto icon = Calamares::Branding::instance()->image( language, QSize( 48, 48 ) );
-        if ( !icon.isNull() )
-        {
-            setLanguageIcon( language );
-        }
-    }
+    ::setLanguageIcon( this, configurationMap );
+    ::setGeoIP( this, configurationMap );
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp
index 2060286c8..486102ccb 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp
@@ -24,15 +24,10 @@
 #include "checker/GeneralRequirements.h"
 
 #include "Branding.h"
-#include "geoip/Handler.h"
-#include "locale/Lookup.h"
 #include "modulesystem/ModuleManager.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "utils/Variant.h"
 
-#include <QFutureWatcher>
-#include <QVariant>
-
 CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DEFINITION( WelcomeViewStepFactory, registerPlugin< WelcomeViewStep >(); )
 
 WelcomeViewStep::WelcomeViewStep( QObject* parent )
@@ -123,34 +118,6 @@ WelcomeViewStep::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
         cWarning() << "no valid requirements map found in welcome "
                       "module configuration.";
 
-    bool ok = false;
-    QVariantMap geoip = CalamaresUtils::getSubMap( configurationMap, "geoip", ok );
-    if ( ok )
-    {
-        using FWString = QFutureWatcher< QString >;
-
-        auto* handler = new CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler( CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "style" ),
-                                                            CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "url" ),
-                                                            CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "selector" ) );
-        if ( handler->type() != CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler::Type::None )
-        {
-            auto* future = new FWString();
-            connect( future, &FWString::finished, [ view = this, f = future, h = handler ]() {
-                QString countryResult = f->future().result();
-                cDebug() << "GeoIP result for welcome=" << countryResult;
-                view->setCountry( countryResult, h );
-                f->deleteLater();
-                delete h;
-            } );
-            future->setFuture( handler->queryRaw() );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Would not produce useful country code anyway.
-            delete handler;
-        }
-    }
-
     //here init the qml or qwidgets needed bits
     m_widget->init();
 }
@@ -161,43 +128,3 @@ WelcomeViewStep::checkRequirements()
     return m_requirementsChecker->checkRequirements();
 }
 
-static inline void
-logGeoIPHandler( CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler* handler )
-{
-    if ( handler )
-    {
-        cDebug() << Logger::SubEntry << "Obtained from" << handler->url() << " ("
-                 << static_cast< int >( handler->type() ) << handler->selector() << ')';
-    }
-}
-
-void
-WelcomeViewStep::setCountry( const QString& countryCode, CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler* handler )
-{
-    if ( countryCode.length() != 2 )
-    {
-        cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode;
-        logGeoIPHandler( handler );
-        return;
-    }
-
-    auto c_l = CalamaresUtils::Locale::countryData( countryCode );
-    if ( c_l.first == QLocale::Country::AnyCountry )
-    {
-        cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode;
-        logGeoIPHandler( handler );
-        return;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        int r = CalamaresUtils::Locale::availableTranslations()->find( countryCode );
-        if ( r < 0 )
-        {
-            cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode << "(no suitable translation)";
-        }
-        if ( ( r >= 0 ) && m_conf )
-        {
-            m_conf->setCountryCode( countryCode );
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/modules/welcomeq/WelcomeQmlViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/welcomeq/WelcomeQmlViewStep.cpp
index cb63a1e03..4869673bb 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcomeq/WelcomeQmlViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/welcomeq/WelcomeQmlViewStep.cpp
@@ -21,22 +21,15 @@
 
 #include "checker/GeneralRequirements.h"
 
-#include "geoip/Handler.h"
 #include "locale/LabelModel.h"
-#include "locale/Lookup.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "utils/Variant.h"
 #include "utils/Dirs.h"
 
 #include "Branding.h"
 #include "modulesystem/ModuleManager.h"
-#include <QQmlEngine>
 #include "utils/Yaml.h"
 
-#include <QFutureWatcher>
-#include <QPixmap>
-#include <QVariant>
-
 CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DEFINITION( WelcomeQmlViewStepFactory, registerPlugin< WelcomeQmlViewStep >(); )
 
 WelcomeQmlViewStep::WelcomeQmlViewStep( QObject* parent )
@@ -116,34 +109,6 @@ WelcomeQmlViewStep::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
 		cWarning() << "no valid requirements map found in welcome "
 					  "module configuration.";
 
-	bool ok = false;
-	QVariantMap geoip = CalamaresUtils::getSubMap( configurationMap, "geoip", ok );
-	if ( ok )
-	{
-		using FWString = QFutureWatcher< QString >;
-
-		auto* handler = new CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler( CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "style" ),
-															CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "url" ),
-															CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "selector" ) );
-		if ( handler->type() != CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler::Type::None )
-		{
-			auto* future = new FWString();
-			connect( future, &FWString::finished, [view = this, f = future, h = handler]() {
-				QString countryResult = f->future().result();
-				cDebug() << "GeoIP result for welcome=" << countryResult;
-				view->setCountry( countryResult, h );
-				f->deleteLater();
-				delete h;
-			} );
-			future->setFuture( handler->queryRaw() );
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			// Would not produce useful country code anyway.
-			delete handler;
-		}
-	}
-
     Calamares::QmlViewStep::setConfigurationMap( configurationMap ); // call parent implementation last
     setContextProperty( "Welcome", m_config );
 }
@@ -160,44 +125,3 @@ WelcomeQmlViewStep::getConfig()
 	return m_config;
 }
 
-static inline void
-logGeoIPHandler( CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler* handler )
-{
-	if ( handler )
-	{
-		cDebug() << Logger::SubEntry << "Obtained from" << handler->url() << " ("
-				 << static_cast< int >( handler->type() ) << handler->selector() << ')';
-	}
-}
-
-void
-WelcomeQmlViewStep::setCountry( const QString& countryCode, CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler* handler )
-{
-	if ( countryCode.length() != 2 )
-	{
-		cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode;
-		logGeoIPHandler( handler );
-		return;
-	}
-
-	auto c_l = CalamaresUtils::Locale::countryData( countryCode );
-	if ( c_l.first == QLocale::Country::AnyCountry )
-	{
-		cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode;
-		logGeoIPHandler( handler );
-		return;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		int r = CalamaresUtils::Locale::availableTranslations()->find( countryCode );
-		if ( r < 0 )
-		{
-			cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode << "(no suitable translation)";
-		}
-		if ( ( r >= 0 ) )
-		{
-			// TODO: update Config to point to selected language
-			m_config->setCountryCode( countryCode );
-		}
-	}
-}