diff --git a/app/code/community/Ebizmarts/MailChimp/Helper/Data.php b/app/code/community/Ebizmarts/MailChimp/Helper/Data.php
index eac8baec2..a380470e3 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Ebizmarts/MailChimp/Helper/Data.php
+++ b/app/code/community/Ebizmarts/MailChimp/Helper/Data.php
@@ -1972,32 +1972,6 @@ public function retrieveAndSaveMCJsUrlInConfig($scopeId, $scope = 'stores')
         return $mcJsUrlSaved;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param $collection
-     */
-    protected function _loadItemCollection($collection)
-    {
-        $collection->load();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Modify is_syncing value if initial sync finished for all stores.
-     *
-     * @param $syncValue
-     */
-    protected function _setIsSyncingIfFinishedInAllStores($syncValue)
-    {
-        $stores = $this->getMageApp()->getStores();
-
-        foreach ($stores as $storeId => $store) {
-            $ecommEnabled = $this->isEcomSyncDataEnabled($storeId);
-
-            if ($ecommEnabled) {
-                $this->setIsSyncingIfFinishedPerScope($syncValue, $storeId);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return Ebizmarts_MailChimp_Helper_Webhook
      */
@@ -4139,7 +4113,7 @@ protected function getSalesOrderModel()
     /**
      * @return Ebizmarts_MailChimp_Helper_Date
      */
-    protected function getDateHelper()
+    public function getDateHelper()
     {
         return Mage::helper('mailchimp/date');
     }
diff --git a/app/code/community/Ebizmarts/MailChimp/Helper/Migration.php b/app/code/community/Ebizmarts/MailChimp/Helper/Migration.php
index c3592fb1d..ace3e9cd4 100644
--- a/app/code/community/Ebizmarts/MailChimp/Helper/Migration.php
+++ b/app/code/community/Ebizmarts/MailChimp/Helper/Migration.php
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ protected function _migrateFrom115($initialTime)
      */
     protected function _makeForCollectionItem($collection, $mailchimpStoreId, $initialTime, Closure $callback)
     {
-        $helper = $this->getHelper();
         $dateHelper = $this->getDateHelper();
         $finished = false;
 
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ protected function _makeForCollectionItem($collection, $mailchimpStoreId, $initi
 
         do {
             $collection->setCurPage($currentPage);
-            $helper->_loadItemCollection($collection);
+            $this->_loadItemCollection($collection);
 
             foreach ($collection as $collectionItem) {
                 $callback($collectionItem, $mailchimpStoreId);
@@ -166,6 +165,14 @@ protected function _makeForCollectionItem($collection, $mailchimpStoreId, $initi
         return $finished;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $collection
+     */
+    protected function _loadItemCollection($collection)
+    {
+        $collection->load();
+    }
+
     protected function _migrateFrom115dropColumn($arrayMigrationConfigData)
     {
         $helper = $this->getHelper();
@@ -209,6 +216,14 @@ protected function _migrateFrom115dropColumn($arrayMigrationConfigData)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Ebizmarts_MailChimp_Model_Ecommercesyncdata
+     */
+    protected function getMailchimpEcommerceSyncDataModel()
+    {
+        return Mage::getModel('mailchimp/ecommercesyncdata');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Migrate Customers from version 1.1.5 to the mailchimp_ecommerce_sync_data table.
      *
@@ -256,7 +271,7 @@ function ($customer, $mailchimpStoreId) {
                             $syncModified = $customer->getMailchimpSyncModified();
                         }
 
-                        $ecommerceSyncData = $helper->getMailchimpEcommerceSyncDataModel();
+                        $ecommerceSyncData = $this->getMailchimpEcommerceSyncDataModel();
                         $ecommerceSyncData->saveEcommerceSyncData(
                             $customerId,
                             Ebizmarts_MailChimp_Model_Config::IS_CUSTOMER,
@@ -323,7 +338,7 @@ function ($product, $mailchimpStoreId) {
                             $syncModified = $product->getMailchimpSyncModified();
                         }
 
-                        $ecommerceSyncData = $helper->getMailchimpEcommerceSyncDataModel();
+                        $ecommerceSyncData = $this->getMailchimpEcommerceSyncDataModel();
                         $ecommerceSyncData->saveEcommerceSyncData(
                             $productId,
                             Ebizmarts_MailChimp_Model_Config::IS_PRODUCT,
@@ -340,6 +355,14 @@ function ($product, $mailchimpStoreId) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Mage_Sales_Model_Order
+     */
+    protected function getSalesOrderModel()
+    {
+        return Mage::getModel('sales/order');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Migrate Orders from version 1.1.5 to the mailchimp_ecommerce_sync_data table.
      *
@@ -380,7 +403,7 @@ function ($order, $mailchimpStoreId) {
                         $orderId = $order->getEntityId();
                         $syncError = null;
                         $syncModified = null;
-                        $orderObject = $helper->getSalesOrderModel()->load($orderId);
+                        $orderObject = $this->getSalesOrderModel()->load($orderId);
                         $syncDelta = $orderObject->getMailchimpSyncDelta();
 
                         if ($order->getMailchimpSyncError()) {
@@ -391,7 +414,7 @@ function ($order, $mailchimpStoreId) {
                             $syncModified = $order->getMailchimpSyncModified();
                         }
 
-                        $ecommerceSyncData = $helper->getMailchimpEcommerceSyncDataModel();
+                        $ecommerceSyncData = $this->getMailchimpEcommerceSyncDataModel();
                         $ecommerceSyncData->saveEcommerceSyncData(
                             $orderId,
                             Ebizmarts_MailChimp_Model_Config::IS_ORDER,
@@ -450,7 +473,7 @@ function ($quote, $mailchimpStoreId) {
                         $syncError = null;
                         $syncDeleted = null;
                         $token = null;
-                        $quoteObject = $helper->getSalesOrderModel()->load($quoteId);
+                        $quoteObject = $this->getSalesOrderModel()->load($quoteId);
                         $syncDelta = $quoteObject->getMailchimpSyncDelta();
 
                         if ($quote->getMailchimpSyncError()) {
@@ -465,7 +488,7 @@ function ($quote, $mailchimpStoreId) {
                             $token = $quote->getMailchimpToken();
                         }
 
-                        $ecommerceSyncData = $helper->getMailchimpEcommerceSyncDataModel();
+                        $ecommerceSyncData = $this->getMailchimpEcommerceSyncDataModel();
                         $ecommerceSyncData->saveEcommerceSyncData(
                             $quoteId,
                             Ebizmarts_MailChimp_Model_Config::IS_QUOTE,
@@ -510,6 +533,24 @@ protected function delete115MigrationConfigData()
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Modify is_syncing value if initial sync finished for all stores.
+     *
+     * @param $syncValue
+     */
+    protected function _setIsSyncingIfFinishedInAllStores($syncValue)
+    {
+        $stores = $this->getMageApp()->getStores();
+
+        foreach ($stores as $storeId => $store) {
+            $ecommEnabled = $this->isEcomSyncDataEnabled($storeId);
+
+            if ($ecommEnabled) {
+                $this->setIsSyncingIfFinishedPerScope($syncValue, $storeId);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Migrate data from version 1.1.6.
      *
@@ -517,12 +558,11 @@ protected function delete115MigrationConfigData()
      */
     protected function _migrateFrom116($initialTime)
     {
-        $helper = $this->getHelper();
-        $helper->_setIsSyncingIfFinishedInAllStores(true);
+        $this->_setIsSyncingIfFinishedInAllStores(true);
         $finished = $this->_migrateOrdersFrom116($initialTime);
 
         if ($finished) {
-            $helper->_setIsSyncingIfFinishedInAllStores(false);
+            $this->_setIsSyncingIfFinishedInAllStores(false);
             $arrayMigrationConfigData = array('115' => false, '116' => true, '1164' => false);
             $this->handleDeleteMigrationConfigData($arrayMigrationConfigData);
         }