diff --git a/widgets/SplitMenuWidget.php b/widgets/SplitMenuWidget.php
index 2e292df..bb8bc99 100644
--- a/widgets/SplitMenuWidget.php
+++ b/widgets/SplitMenuWidget.php
@@ -186,4 +186,7 @@ public function update( $new_instance, $old_instance ) {
  
 }
  
-add_action( 'widgets_init', create_function( '', 'register_widget( "JC_Split_Menu_Widget" );' ) );
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+add_action( 'widgets_init', 'register_jc_split_menu' );
+function register_jc_split_menu() {
+	register_widget( "JC_Split_Menu_Widget" );
+}