diff --git a/doc/examples/plot_template.py b/doc/examples/plot_template.py
index e4a51787..3690b18e 100644
--- a/doc/examples/plot_template.py
+++ b/doc/examples/plot_template.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ a simple peak extraction algorithm.
 """
 
 import numpy as np
-from skimage.detection import match_template
+from skimage.feature import match_template
 from numpy.random import randn
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
diff --git a/skimage/detection/__init__.py b/skimage/detection/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fdc2389..00000000
--- a/skimage/detection/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from template import match_template
diff --git a/skimage/detection/setup.py b/skimage/detection/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a5b7a6b4..00000000
--- a/skimage/detection/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import os
-from skimage._build import cython
-
-base_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-
-def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
-    from numpy.distutils.misc_util import Configuration, get_numpy_include_dirs
-
-    config = Configuration('detection', parent_package, top_path)
-    config.add_data_dir('tests')
-
-    cython(['_template.pyx'], working_path=base_path)
-
-    config.add_extension('_template', sources=['_template.c'],
-                         include_dirs=[get_numpy_include_dirs()])
-
-    return config
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    from numpy.distutils.core import setup
-    setup(maintainer = 'scikits-image Developers',
-          author = 'scikits-image Developers',
-          maintainer_email = 'scikits-image@googlegroups.com',
-          description = 'detection',
-          url = 'https://github.com/scikits-image/scikits-image',
-          license = 'SciPy License (BSD Style)',
-          **(configuration(top_path='').todict())
-          )
-
diff --git a/skimage/feature/__init__.py b/skimage/feature/__init__.py
index 4e5d6324..70c154b8 100644
--- a/skimage/feature/__init__.py
+++ b/skimage/feature/__init__.py
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ from .hog import hog
 from .greycomatrix import greycomatrix, greycoprops
 from .peak import peak_local_max
 from .harris import harris
+from .template import match_template
diff --git a/skimage/detection/_template.pyx b/skimage/feature/_template.pyx
similarity index 100%
rename from skimage/detection/_template.pyx
rename to skimage/feature/_template.pyx
diff --git a/skimage/feature/setup.py b/skimage/feature/setup.py
index 626b2f5a..13d4fae5 100644
--- a/skimage/feature/setup.py
+++ b/skimage/feature/setup.py
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
     config.add_data_dir('tests')
 
     cython(['_greycomatrix.pyx'], working_path=base_path)
+    cython(['_template.pyx'], working_path=base_path)
 
     config.add_extension('_greycomatrix', sources=['_greycomatrix.c'],
                          include_dirs=[get_numpy_include_dirs()])
+    config.add_extension('_template', sources=['_template.c'],
+                         include_dirs=[get_numpy_include_dirs()])
 
     return config
 
diff --git a/skimage/detection/template.py b/skimage/feature/template.py
similarity index 100%
rename from skimage/detection/template.py
rename to skimage/feature/template.py
diff --git a/skimage/detection/tests/test_template.py b/skimage/feature/tests/test_template.py
similarity index 97%
rename from skimage/detection/tests/test_template.py
rename to skimage/feature/tests/test_template.py
index a3dfbcde..e92672da 100644
--- a/skimage/detection/tests/test_template.py
+++ b/skimage/feature/tests/test_template.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import numpy as np
-from skimage.detection import match_template
+from skimage.feature import match_template
 from numpy.random import randn
 
 
diff --git a/skimage/setup.py b/skimage/setup.py
index 752cdcc7..c26014f8 100644
--- a/skimage/setup.py
+++ b/skimage/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
     config.add_subpackage('draw')
     config.add_subpackage('feature')
     config.add_subpackage('measure')
-    config.add_subpackage('detection')
 
     def add_test_directories(arg, dirname, fnames):
         if dirname.split(os.path.sep)[-1] == 'tests':