diff --git a/c64/kernal/chrout_real.s b/c64/kernal/chrout_real.s
index e1ce3c2c..1c60be55 100644
--- a/c64/kernal/chrout_real.s
+++ b/c64/kernal/chrout_real.s
@@ -876,7 +876,6 @@ update_colour_line_pointer:
 
 	rts
 
-
 advance_screen_pointer_40_bytes:
 	lda PNT+0
 	clc
@@ -893,8 +892,3 @@ advance_screen_pointer_40_bytes:
 	sta USER+1
 
 	jmp update_colour_line_pointer
-
-colour_codes: // consider moving them to separate location
-	// CHR$ codes for the 16 colours
-	.byte 144,5,28,159,156,30,31,158
-	.byte 129,149,150,151,152,153,154,155
diff --git a/c64/kernal/colour_codes.s b/c64/kernal/colour_codes.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdf0b980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c64/kernal/colour_codes.s
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+// CHR$ codes for the 16 colours
+
+colour_codes:
+	.byte 144,5,28,159,156,30,31,158
+	.byte 129,149,150,151,152,153,154,155