diff --git a/include/wordclock_esp8266.h b/include/wordclock_esp8266.h
index cde48a3..64f8efd 100644
--- a/include/wordclock_esp8266.h
+++ b/include/wordclock_esp8266.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ typedef enum
 
 int EEPROM_read_address(int address);
 String leading_zero2digit(int value);
-String split(String s, char parser, int index);
 void check_night_mode(void);
 void EEPROM_write_to_address(int address, int value);
 void handle_button(void);
diff --git a/include/wordclock_functions.h b/include/wordclock_functions.h
index cabd1dc..64d59a7 100644
--- a/include/wordclock_functions.h
+++ b/include/wordclock_functions.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <Arduino.h>
 
 int show_string_on_clock(String message, uint32_t color);
+String split(String s, char parser, int index);
 String time_to_string(uint8_t hours, uint8_t minutes);
 void draw_minute_indicator(uint8_t minutes, uint32_t color);
 
diff --git a/src/wordclock_esp8266.cpp b/src/wordclock_esp8266.cpp
index 4a98e44..bbbf220 100644
--- a/src/wordclock_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/src/wordclock_esp8266.cpp
@@ -939,37 +939,6 @@ void handle_command()
     webserver.send(204, "text/plain", "No Content"); // this page doesn't send back content --> 204
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Splits a string at given character and return specified element
- *
- * @param s string to split
- * @param parser separating character
- * @param index index of the element to return
- * @return String
- */
-String split(String s, char parser, int index)
-{
-    String rs = "";
-    int parser_cnt = 0;
-    int r_from_index = 0, r_to_index = -1;
-    while (index >= parser_cnt)
-    {
-        r_from_index = r_to_index + 1;
-        r_to_index = s.indexOf(parser, r_from_index);
-        if (index == parser_cnt)
-        {
-            if (r_to_index == 0 || r_to_index == -1)
-            {
-                return "";
-            }
-            return s.substring(r_from_index, r_to_index);
-        }
-        else
-            parser_cnt++;
-    }
-    return rs;
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Handler for GET requests
  *
diff --git a/src/wordclock_functions.cpp b/src/wordclock_functions.cpp
index b550c53..e9c94a1 100644
--- a/src/wordclock_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/wordclock_functions.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 #include "ledmatrix.h"
 #include "udp_logger.h"
 
-
 extern LEDMatrix led_matrix;
-extern String split(String s, char parser, int index); // TODO cleanup
 
-const String clockStringGerman = "ESPISTAFUNFVIERTELZEHNZWANZIGUVORTECHNICNACHHALBMELFUNFXCONTROLLEREINSEAWZWEIDREITUMVIERSECHSQYACHTSIEBENZWOLFZEHNEUNJUHR";
+const String clock_chars_as_string = "ESRISTNFUNFVIERTELZEHNZWANZIGHVORPIKACHUNACHHALBMELFUNFMITTERNACHTEINSUWUZWEIDREIFUNVIERSECHSOBACHTSIEBENZWOLFZEHNEUNEUHR";
 
 /**
  * @brief control the four minute indicator LEDs
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ int show_string_on_clock(String message, uint32_t color)
         if (word.length() > 0)
         {
             // find word in clock string
-            word_position = clockStringGerman.indexOf(word, last_letter_clock);
+            word_position = clock_chars_as_string.indexOf(word, last_letter_clock);
 
             if (word_position >= 0)
             {
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ int show_string_on_clock(String message, uint32_t color)
         }
         else // end - no more word in message
         {
-
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -236,3 +233,34 @@ String time_to_string(uint8_t hours, uint8_t minutes)
 
     return message;
 }
+
+/**
+ * @brief Splits a string at given character and return specified element
+ *
+ * @param s string to split
+ * @param parser separating character
+ * @param index index of the element to return
+ * @return String
+ */
+String split(String s, char parser, int index)
+{
+    String rs = "";
+    int parser_cnt = 0;
+    int r_from_index = 0, r_to_index = -1;
+    while (index >= parser_cnt)
+    {
+        r_from_index = r_to_index + 1;
+        r_to_index = s.indexOf(parser, r_from_index);
+        if (index == parser_cnt)
+        {
+            if (r_to_index == 0 || r_to_index == -1)
+            {
+                return "";
+            }
+            return s.substring(r_from_index, r_to_index);
+        }
+        else
+            parser_cnt++;
+    }
+    return rs;
+}