diff --git a/confarchive/utils.py b/confarchive/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac10c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confarchive/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+"""Utility functions."""
+
+
+def drop_start(s: str, start: str) -> str:
+    """Remove text from the start of a string."""
+    return s[len(start) :] if s.startswith(start) else s
+
+
+def plural(num: int, label: str) -> str:
+    """Make plural version of label as appropriate."""
+    return f'{num:,d} {label}{"s" if num != 1 else ""}'
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 5d78ecd..935d4b0 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import flask
 from sqlalchemy import func, or_, update
 from werkzeug.wrappers import Response
 
-from confarchive import database, model, wikidata, query
+from confarchive import database, model, wikidata, query, utils
 
 app = flask.Flask(__name__)
 app.debug = True
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ app.config.from_object("config.default")
 database.init_app(app)
 
 
-def drop_start(s: str, start: str) -> str:
-    """Remove text from the start of a string."""
-    return s[len(start) :] if s.startswith(start) else s
-
-
 @app.route("/person/<int:person_id>", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 def person(person_id: int) -> str | Response:
     item = model.Person.query.get(person_id)
@@ -33,7 +28,7 @@ def person(person_id: int) -> str | Response:
             if "P18" in wd_item["claims"]:
                 claim_p18 = wd_item["claims"]["P18"]
                 wikidata_photo = [
-                    drop_start(s["mainsnak"]["datavalue"]["value"], "-")
+                    utils.drop_start(s["mainsnak"]["datavalue"]["value"], "-")
                     for s in claim_p18
                 ]
                 for filename in wikidata_photo:
@@ -77,7 +72,7 @@ def person(person_id: int) -> str | Response:
         "person.html",
         item=item,
         Event=model.Event,
-        plural=plural,
+        plural=utils.plural,
         wikidata_hits=wikidata_hits,
         is_admin=check_admin_mode,
     )
@@ -206,10 +201,6 @@ def index() -> str:
     return flask.render_template("index.html", items=q, count=count)
 
 
-def plural(num: int, label: str) -> str:
-    return f'{num:,d} {label}{"s" if num != 1 else ""}'
-
-
 @app.route("/series")
 def list_series() -> str:
     """Page showing list of conference series."""
@@ -220,33 +211,15 @@ def list_series() -> str:
 
 @app.route("/speakers")
 def top_speakers_page() -> str:
-    top = query.top_speakers().having(func.count() > 4)
-
     """Top speakers page."""
-    photos = []
-    for person, count in top:
-        photo = person.photo_filename()
-        if photo:
-            photos.append((person, photo))
-
-    left_photos = photos[::2]
-    right_photos = photos[1::2]
-
-    photo_person_ids = [person.id for person, photo in photos]
-    left = photo_person_ids[::2]
-    right = photo_person_ids[1::2]
+    top = query.top_speakers().having(func.count() > 4)
 
     return flask.render_template(
         "top_speakers.html",
         top_speakers=top,
         speaker_counts=query.speaker_counts(),
-        plural=plural,
+        plural=utils.plural,
         person_image_filename=person_image_filename,
-        # photo_person_ids=photo_person_ids,
-        left=left,
-        right=right,
-        left_photos=left_photos,
-        right_photos=right_photos,
     )