diff --git a/analytics/tests/test_counts.py b/analytics/tests/test_counts.py
index 02765c7b00..c8ffd2b291 100644
--- a/analytics/tests/test_counts.py
+++ b/analytics/tests/test_counts.py
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     UserActivityInterval,
     UserGroup,
     UserProfile,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.groups import SystemGroups
 from zerver.models.users import get_user, is_cross_realm_bot_email
 from zilencer.models import (
diff --git a/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios_plugins/zulip_zephyr_mirror/check_user_zephyr_mirror_liveness b/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios_plugins/zulip_zephyr_mirror/check_user_zephyr_mirror_liveness
index 3c3a94ecd9..3d82924b98 100755
--- a/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios_plugins/zulip_zephyr_mirror/check_user_zephyr_mirror_liveness
+++ b/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios_plugins/zulip_zephyr_mirror/check_user_zephyr_mirror_liveness
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ django.setup()
 
 from typing import Dict
 
-from zerver.models import UserActivity, get_client
+from zerver.models import UserActivity
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 
 states: Dict[str, int] = {
     "OK": 0,
diff --git a/zerver/actions/message_send.py b/zerver/actions/message_send.py
index 7afc85d857..01c7289e0a 100644
--- a/zerver/actions/message_send.py
+++ b/zerver/actions/message_send.py
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ from zerver.models import (
     UserPresence,
     UserProfile,
     UserTopic,
-    get_client,
     query_for_ids,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.groups import SystemGroups
 from zerver.models.recipients import get_huddle_user_ids
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream, get_stream_by_id_in_realm
diff --git a/zerver/actions/presence.py b/zerver/actions/presence.py
index 83b720e72b..00a9d8a014 100644
--- a/zerver/actions/presence.py
+++ b/zerver/actions/presence.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ from zerver.lib.presence import (
 from zerver.lib.queue import queue_json_publish
 from zerver.lib.timestamp import datetime_to_timestamp
 from zerver.lib.users import get_user_ids_who_can_access_user
-from zerver.models import Client, UserPresence, UserProfile, get_client
+from zerver.models import Client, UserPresence, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.users import active_user_ids
 from zerver.tornado.django_api import send_event
 
diff --git a/zerver/actions/user_settings.py b/zerver/actions/user_settings.py
index a8127ec684..1c0405dff5 100644
--- a/zerver/actions/user_settings.py
+++ b/zerver/actions/user_settings.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     ScheduledMessageNotificationEmail,
     UserPresence,
     UserProfile,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.users import bot_owner_user_ids, get_user_profile_by_id
 from zerver.tornado.django_api import send_event, send_event_on_commit
 
diff --git a/zerver/decorator.py b/zerver/decorator.py
index aef1b84afb..7da88ab351 100644
--- a/zerver/decorator.py
+++ b/zerver/decorator.py
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ from zerver.lib.timestamp import datetime_to_timestamp, timestamp_to_datetime
 from zerver.lib.users import is_2fa_verified
 from zerver.lib.utils import has_api_key_format
 from zerver.lib.webhooks.common import notify_bot_owner_about_invalid_json
-from zerver.models import UserProfile, get_client
+from zerver.models import UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.users import get_user_profile_by_api_key
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/zerver/lib/cache_helpers.py b/zerver/lib/cache_helpers.py
index d83c2a40bb..7d96cb7ad1 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/cache_helpers.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/cache_helpers.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ from zerver.lib.cache import (
 from zerver.lib.safe_session_cached_db import SessionStore
 from zerver.lib.sessions import session_engine
 from zerver.lib.users import get_all_api_keys
-from zerver.models import Client, UserProfile, get_client_cache_key
+from zerver.models import Client, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client_cache_key
 
 
 def user_cache_items(
diff --git a/zerver/lib/email_mirror.py b/zerver/lib/email_mirror.py
index 13631e6bf4..b156487d35 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/email_mirror.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/email_mirror.py
@@ -29,15 +29,8 @@ from zerver.lib.rate_limiter import RateLimitedObject
 from zerver.lib.send_email import FromAddress
 from zerver.lib.string_validation import is_character_printable
 from zerver.lib.upload import upload_message_attachment
-from zerver.models import (
-    Message,
-    MissedMessageEmailAddress,
-    Realm,
-    Recipient,
-    Stream,
-    UserProfile,
-    get_client,
-)
+from zerver.models import Message, MissedMessageEmailAddress, Realm, Recipient, Stream, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream_by_id_in_realm
 from zerver.models.users import get_system_bot, get_user_profile_by_id
 from zproject.backends import is_user_active
diff --git a/zerver/lib/management.py b/zerver/lib/management.py
index e9de2e826e..70f3e94eb2 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/management.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/management.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ from django.db.models import Q, QuerySet
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from zerver.lib.initial_password import initial_password
-from zerver.models import Client, Realm, UserProfile, get_client
+from zerver.models import Client, Realm, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 
 
 def is_integer_string(val: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py b/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py
index dd2a653ac8..b52c6f3629 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/outgoing_webhook.py
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ from zerver.lib.outgoing_http import OutgoingSession
 from zerver.lib.queue import retry_event
 from zerver.lib.topic import get_topic_from_message_info
 from zerver.lib.url_encoding import near_message_url
-from zerver.models import (
-    GENERIC_INTERFACE,
-    SLACK_INTERFACE,
-    Realm,
-    Service,
-    UserProfile,
-    get_client,
-)
+from zerver.models import GENERIC_INTERFACE, SLACK_INTERFACE, Realm, Service, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.users import get_user_profile_by_id
 
 
diff --git a/zerver/lib/server_initialization.py b/zerver/lib/server_initialization.py
index 33789bd4d0..e8a0fd40ae 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/server_initialization.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/server_initialization.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     RealmAuthenticationMethod,
     RealmUserDefault,
     UserProfile,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.users import get_system_bot
 from zproject.backends import all_implemented_backend_names
 
diff --git a/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py b/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py
index 42c947b09f..ac655fa260 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/test_helpers.py
@@ -52,15 +52,8 @@ from zerver.lib.per_request_cache import flush_per_request_caches
 from zerver.lib.rate_limiter import RateLimitedIPAddr, rules
 from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 from zerver.lib.upload.s3 import S3UploadBackend
-from zerver.models import (
-    Client,
-    Message,
-    RealmUserDefault,
-    Subscription,
-    UserMessage,
-    UserProfile,
-    get_client,
-)
+from zerver.models import Client, Message, RealmUserDefault, Subscription, UserMessage, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream
 from zerver.tornado.handlers import AsyncDjangoHandler, allocate_handler_id
diff --git a/zerver/models/__init__.py b/zerver/models/__init__.py
index 1347c9065b..ac7d841e50 100644
--- a/zerver/models/__init__.py
+++ b/zerver/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # https://github.com/typeddjango/django-stubs/issues/1698
 # mypy: disable-error-code="explicit-override"
 
-import hashlib
 import time
 from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypedDict, TypeVar, Union
@@ -27,10 +26,8 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy
 from django_stubs_ext import StrPromise, ValuesQuerySet
 from typing_extensions import override
 
-from zerver.lib import cache
 from zerver.lib.cache import (
     cache_delete,
-    cache_with_key,
     flush_message,
     flush_submessage,
     flush_used_upload_space_cache,
@@ -59,6 +56,7 @@ from zerver.lib.validator import (
     check_url,
     validate_select_field,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import Client as Client
 from zerver.models.constants import MAX_TOPIC_NAME_LENGTH
 from zerver.models.groups import GroupGroupMembership as GroupGroupMembership
 from zerver.models.groups import UserGroup as UserGroup
@@ -143,74 +141,6 @@ def query_for_ids(
     return query
 
 
-class Client(models.Model):
-    MAX_NAME_LENGTH = 30
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=MAX_NAME_LENGTH, db_index=True, unique=True)
-
-    @override
-    def __str__(self) -> str:
-        return self.name
-
-    def default_read_by_sender(self) -> bool:
-        """Used to determine whether a message was sent by a full Zulip UI
-        style client (and thus whether the message should be treated
-        as sent by a human and automatically marked as read for the
-        sender).  The purpose of this distinction is to ensure that
-        message sent to the user by e.g. a Google Calendar integration
-        using the user's own API key don't get marked as read
-        automatically.
-        """
-        sending_client = self.name.lower()
-
-        return (
-            sending_client
-            in (
-                "zulipandroid",
-                "zulipios",
-                "zulipdesktop",
-                "zulipmobile",
-                "zulipelectron",
-                "zulipterminal",
-                "snipe",
-                "website",
-                "ios",
-                "android",
-            )
-            or "desktop app" in sending_client
-            # Since the vast majority of messages are sent by humans
-            # in Zulip, treat test suite messages as such.
-            or (sending_client == "test suite" and settings.TEST_SUITE)
-        )
-
-
-get_client_cache: Dict[str, Client] = {}
-
-
-def clear_client_cache() -> None:  # nocoverage
-    global get_client_cache
-    get_client_cache = {}
-
-
-def get_client(name: str) -> Client:
-    # Accessing KEY_PREFIX through the module is necessary
-    # because we need the updated value of the variable.
-    cache_name = cache.KEY_PREFIX + name[0 : Client.MAX_NAME_LENGTH]
-    if cache_name not in get_client_cache:
-        result = get_client_remote_cache(name)
-        get_client_cache[cache_name] = result
-    return get_client_cache[cache_name]
-
-
-def get_client_cache_key(name: str) -> str:
-    return f"get_client:{hashlib.sha1(name.encode()).hexdigest()}"
-
-
-@cache_with_key(get_client_cache_key, timeout=3600 * 24 * 7)
-def get_client_remote_cache(name: str) -> Client:
-    (client, _) = Client.objects.get_or_create(name=name[0 : Client.MAX_NAME_LENGTH])
-    return client
-
-
 class AbstractMessage(models.Model):
     sender = models.ForeignKey(UserProfile, on_delete=CASCADE)
 
diff --git a/zerver/models/clients.py b/zerver/models/clients.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f788ea6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/models/clients.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import hashlib
+from typing import Dict
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import models
+from typing_extensions import override
+
+from zerver.lib import cache
+from zerver.lib.cache import cache_with_key
+
+
+class Client(models.Model):
+    MAX_NAME_LENGTH = 30
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=MAX_NAME_LENGTH, db_index=True, unique=True)
+
+    @override
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.name
+
+    def default_read_by_sender(self) -> bool:
+        """Used to determine whether a message was sent by a full Zulip UI
+        style client (and thus whether the message should be treated
+        as sent by a human and automatically marked as read for the
+        sender).  The purpose of this distinction is to ensure that
+        message sent to the user by e.g. a Google Calendar integration
+        using the user's own API key don't get marked as read
+        automatically.
+        """
+        sending_client = self.name.lower()
+
+        return (
+            sending_client
+            in (
+                "zulipandroid",
+                "zulipios",
+                "zulipdesktop",
+                "zulipmobile",
+                "zulipelectron",
+                "zulipterminal",
+                "snipe",
+                "website",
+                "ios",
+                "android",
+            )
+            or "desktop app" in sending_client
+            # Since the vast majority of messages are sent by humans
+            # in Zulip, treat test suite messages as such.
+            or (sending_client == "test suite" and settings.TEST_SUITE)
+        )
+
+
+get_client_cache: Dict[str, Client] = {}
+
+
+def clear_client_cache() -> None:  # nocoverage
+    global get_client_cache
+    get_client_cache = {}
+
+
+def get_client(name: str) -> Client:
+    # Accessing KEY_PREFIX through the module is necessary
+    # because we need the updated value of the variable.
+    cache_name = cache.KEY_PREFIX + name[0 : Client.MAX_NAME_LENGTH]
+    if cache_name not in get_client_cache:
+        result = get_client_remote_cache(name)
+        get_client_cache[cache_name] = result
+    return get_client_cache[cache_name]
+
+
+def get_client_cache_key(name: str) -> str:
+    return f"get_client:{hashlib.sha1(name.encode()).hexdigest()}"
+
+
+@cache_with_key(get_client_cache_key, timeout=3600 * 24 * 7)
+def get_client_remote_cache(name: str) -> Client:
+    (client, _) = Client.objects.get_or_create(name=name[0 : Client.MAX_NAME_LENGTH])
+    return client
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py b/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py
index 02dd5b62be..6cbab146e0 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ from zerver.lib.user_agent import parse_user_agent
 from zerver.lib.users import get_api_key
 from zerver.lib.utils import generate_api_key, has_api_key_format
 from zerver.middleware import LogRequests, parse_client
-from zerver.models import Client, Realm, UserProfile, clear_client_cache
+from zerver.models import Client, Realm, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import clear_client_cache
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.users import get_user
 
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_delete_unclaimed_attachments.py b/zerver/tests/test_delete_unclaimed_attachments.py
index f151d2d667..807db51d36 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_delete_unclaimed_attachments.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_delete_unclaimed_attachments.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ from zerver.actions.scheduled_messages import check_schedule_message, delete_sch
 from zerver.actions.uploads import do_delete_old_unclaimed_attachments
 from zerver.lib.retention import clean_archived_data
 from zerver.lib.test_classes import UploadSerializeMixin, ZulipTestCase
-from zerver.models import ArchivedAttachment, Attachment, Message, UserProfile, get_client
+from zerver.models import ArchivedAttachment, Attachment, Message, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 
 
 class UnclaimedAttachmentTest(UploadSerializeMixin, ZulipTestCase):
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_event_system.py b/zerver/tests/test_event_system.py
index d1c0a3a5a8..3e478a8663 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_event_system.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_event_system.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ from zerver.lib.test_helpers import (
     stub_event_queue_user_events,
 )
 from zerver.lib.users import get_api_key, get_users_for_api
-from zerver.models import CustomProfileField, UserMessage, UserPresence, UserProfile, get_client
+from zerver.models import CustomProfileField, UserMessage, UserPresence, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream
 from zerver.models.users import get_system_bot
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_events.py b/zerver/tests/test_events.py
index e561c6d24b..b67c921ea5 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_events.py
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     UserProfile,
     UserStatus,
     UserTopic,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.groups import SystemGroups
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream
 from zerver.models.users import get_user_by_delivery_email
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_import_export.py b/zerver/tests/test_import_export.py
index 1a6f5a7cb0..adef08fd51 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_import_export.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_import_export.py
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     UserProfile,
     UserStatus,
     UserTopic,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.groups import SystemGroups
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.recipients import get_huddle_hash
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_markdown.py b/zerver/tests/test_markdown.py
index 1c6e1485b7..56d9c8a9a6 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_markdown.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_markdown.py
@@ -60,15 +60,8 @@ from zerver.lib.message import render_markdown
 from zerver.lib.per_request_cache import flush_per_request_caches
 from zerver.lib.test_classes import ZulipTestCase
 from zerver.lib.tex import render_tex
-from zerver.models import (
-    Message,
-    RealmEmoji,
-    RealmFilter,
-    UserGroup,
-    UserMessage,
-    UserProfile,
-    get_client,
-)
+from zerver.models import Message, RealmEmoji, RealmFilter, UserGroup, UserMessage, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.groups import SystemGroups
 from zerver.models.linkifiers import linkifiers_for_realm
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_message_topics.py b/zerver/tests/test_message_topics.py
index 3be23cb8c0..a9f0b714b2 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_message_topics.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_message_topics.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from zerver.actions.streams import do_change_stream_permission
 from zerver.lib.test_classes import ZulipTestCase
 from zerver.lib.test_helpers import timeout_mock
 from zerver.lib.timeout import TimeoutExpiredError
-from zerver.models import Message, UserMessage, get_client
+from zerver.models import Message, UserMessage
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream
 
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_mirror_users.py b/zerver/tests/test_mirror_users.py
index 133521f646..2f7e9e461a 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_mirror_users.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_mirror_users.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ from zerver.actions.message_send import create_mirror_user_if_needed
 from zerver.lib.create_user import create_user_profile
 from zerver.lib.test_classes import ZulipTestCase
 from zerver.lib.test_helpers import reset_email_visibility_to_everyone_in_zulip_realm
-from zerver.models import UserProfile, get_client
+from zerver.models import UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.users import get_user
 from zerver.views.message_send import InvalidMirrorInputError, create_mirrored_message_users
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py b/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
index 6a8261a575..45c901fa09 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     UserMessage,
     UserProfile,
     UserTopic,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream
 from zilencer.models import RemoteZulipServerAuditLog
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_queue_worker.py b/zerver/tests/test_queue_worker.py
index f798821558..8677f6d931 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_queue_worker.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_queue_worker.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     ScheduledMessageNotificationEmail,
     UserActivity,
     UserProfile,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream
 from zerver.tornado.event_queue import build_offline_notification
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_retention.py b/zerver/tests/test_retention.py
index 531b648c25..f4c2b5b329 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_retention.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_retention.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     Stream,
     SubMessage,
     UserMessage,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream
 from zerver.models.users import get_system_bot
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_user_status.py b/zerver/tests/test_user_status.py
index 90658c7b35..492e347501 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_user_status.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_user_status.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import orjson
 
 from zerver.lib.test_classes import ZulipTestCase
 from zerver.lib.user_status import UserInfoDict, get_user_status_dict, update_user_status
-from zerver.models import UserProfile, UserStatus, get_client
+from zerver.models import UserProfile, UserStatus
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 
 
 def user_status_info(user: UserProfile, acting_user: Optional[UserProfile] = None) -> UserInfoDict:
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_users.py b/zerver/tests/test_users.py
index d65ba87981..87036625c8 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_users.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_users.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     UserProfile,
     UserTopic,
     check_valid_user_ids,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.groups import SystemGroups
 from zerver.models.prereg_users import filter_to_valid_prereg_users
 from zerver.models.realms import InvalidFakeEmailDomainError, get_fake_email_domain, get_realm
diff --git a/zerver/tornado/views.py b/zerver/tornado/views.py
index 5b34aaa7a2..2f01aae247 100644
--- a/zerver/tornado/views.py
+++ b/zerver/tornado/views.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ from zerver.lib.validator import (
     check_string,
     to_non_negative_int,
 )
-from zerver.models import Client, UserProfile, get_client
+from zerver.models import Client, UserProfile
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.users import get_user_profile_by_id
 from zerver.tornado.descriptors import is_current_port
 from zerver.tornado.event_queue import access_client_descriptor, fetch_events, process_notification
diff --git a/zerver/views/development/cache.py b/zerver/views/development/cache.py
index 94e6f663bf..5b0acc595a 100644
--- a/zerver/views/development/cache.py
+++ b/zerver/views/development/cache.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from zerver.decorator import require_post
 from zerver.lib.cache import get_cache_backend
 from zerver.lib.per_request_cache import flush_per_request_caches
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
-from zerver.models import clear_client_cache
+from zerver.models.clients import clear_client_cache
 
 ZULIP_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "../../../")
 
diff --git a/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/tests.py b/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/tests.py
index 437a511ecc..3d5c76a5ab 100644
--- a/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/tests.py
+++ b/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/tests.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
 from zerver.lib.test_classes import WebhookTestCase
 from zerver.lib.test_helpers import HostRequestMock
 from zerver.lib.validator import wrap_wild_value
-from zerver.models import get_client
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.webhooks.bitbucket2.view import get_user_info
 
 TOPIC = "Repository name"
diff --git a/zerver/worker/queue_processors.py b/zerver/worker/queue_processors.py
index 043e535535..97d59bb511 100644
--- a/zerver/worker/queue_processors.py
+++ b/zerver/worker/queue_processors.py
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     UserMessage,
     UserProfile,
     get_bot_services,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.prereg_users import filter_to_valid_prereg_users
 from zerver.models.users import get_system_bot, get_user_profile_by_id
 
diff --git a/zilencer/management/commands/populate_db.py b/zilencer/management/commands/populate_db.py
index d45dcd1c4e..c6ec4b0588 100644
--- a/zilencer/management/commands/populate_db.py
+++ b/zilencer/management/commands/populate_db.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ from zerver.models import (
     UserPresence,
     UserProfile,
     flush_alert_word,
-    get_client,
 )
+from zerver.models.clients import get_client
 from zerver.models.realms import get_realm
 from zerver.models.recipients import get_or_create_huddle
 from zerver.models.streams import get_stream