diff --git a/qubes/__init__.py b/qubes/__init__.py
index 22fe7c98..5d35e970 100644
--- a/qubes/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/__init__.py
@@ -1319,7 +1319,13 @@ class Qubes(PropertyHolder):
         element = lxml.etree.Element('qubes')
 
         element.append(self.xml_labels())
-        element.append(self.xml_pool_configs())
+
+        pools_xml = lxml.etree.Element('pools')
+        for pool in self.pools.values():
+            pools_xml.append(pool.__xml__())
+
+        element.append(pools_xml)
+
         element.append(self.xml_properties())
 
         domains = lxml.etree.Element('domains')
@@ -1422,15 +1428,6 @@ class Qubes(PropertyHolder):
             labels.append(label.__xml__())
         return labels
 
-    def xml_pool_configs(self):
-        """ Helper for converting pools config to xml """
-        pools_xml = lxml.etree.Element('pools')
-        for pool in self.pools.values():
-            p = lxml.etree.Element('pool', **pool.config)
-            pools_xml.append(p)
-
-        return pools_xml
-
     def get_vm_class(self, clsname):
         '''Find the class for a domain.
 
diff --git a/qubes/storage/__init__.py b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
index a1dbb0f9..e940ebd8 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import qubes.exc
 import qubes.utils
 from qubes.devices import BlockDevice
 
+import lxml.etree
+
 STORAGE_ENTRY_POINT = 'qubes.storage'
 
 
@@ -231,6 +233,9 @@ class Pool(object):
         self.name = name
         kwargs['name'] = self.name
 
+    def __xml__(self):
+        return lxml.etree.Element('pool', **self.config)
+
     def create(self, volume, source_volume):
         ''' Create the given volume on disk or copy from provided
             `source_volume`.