diff --git a/skimage/color/__init__.py b/skimage/color/__init__.py
index 08b5f739..a4205e3b 100644
--- a/skimage/color/__init__.py
+++ b/skimage/color/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 from .colorconv import *
+
+__all__ = ['convert_colorspace', 'rgb2hsv', 'hsv2rgb', 'rgb2xyz', 'xyz2rgb',
+           'rgb2rgbcie', 'rgbcie2rgb', 'rgb2grey', 'rgb2gray', 'gray2rgb',
+           'xyz2lab', 'lab2xyz', 'lab2rgb', 'rgb2lab', 'rgb2hed', 'hed2rgb',
+           'separate_stains', 'combine_stains', 'rgb_from_hed', 'hed_from_rgb',
+           'rgb_from_hdx', 'hdx_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_fgx', 'fgx_from_rgb',
+           'rgb_from_bex', 'bex_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_rbd', 'rbd_from_rgb',
+           'rgb_from_gdx', 'gdx_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_hax', 'hax_from_rgb',
+           'rgb_from_bro', 'bro_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_bpx', 'bpx_from_rgb',
+           'rgb_from_ahx', 'ahx_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_hpx', 'hpx_from_rgb',
+           'is_rgb', 'is_gray']
diff --git a/skimage/color/colorconv.py b/skimage/color/colorconv.py
index fc9ab342..11f11630 100644
--- a/skimage/color/colorconv.py
+++ b/skimage/color/colorconv.py
@@ -43,20 +43,6 @@ References
 
 from __future__ import division
 
-__all__ = ['convert_colorspace', 'rgb2hsv', 'hsv2rgb', 'rgb2xyz', 'xyz2rgb',
-           'rgb2rgbcie', 'rgbcie2rgb', 'rgb2grey', 'rgb2gray', 'gray2rgb',
-           'xyz2lab', 'lab2xyz', 'lab2rgb', 'rgb2lab', 'rgb2hed', 'hed2rgb',
-           'separate_stains', 'combine_stains', 'rgb_from_hed', 'hed_from_rgb',
-           'rgb_from_hdx', 'hdx_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_fgx', 'fgx_from_rgb',
-           'rgb_from_bex', 'bex_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_rbd', 'rbd_from_rgb',
-           'rgb_from_gdx', 'gdx_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_hax', 'hax_from_rgb',
-           'rgb_from_bro', 'bro_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_bpx', 'bpx_from_rgb',
-           'rgb_from_ahx', 'ahx_from_rgb', 'rgb_from_hpx', 'hpx_from_rgb',
-           'is_rgb', 'is_gray'
-           ]
-
-__docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
-
 import numpy as np
 from scipy import linalg
 from ..util import dtype