diff --git a/zerver/actions/realm_export.py b/zerver/actions/realm_export.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f59c009bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/actions/realm_export.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import orjson
+from django.utils.timezone import now as timezone_now
+
+from zerver.lib.export import get_realm_exports_serialized
+from zerver.lib.upload import delete_export_tarball
+from zerver.models import RealmAuditLog, UserProfile
+from zerver.tornado.django_api import send_event
+
+
+def notify_realm_export(user_profile: UserProfile) -> None:
+    # In the future, we may want to send this event to all realm admins.
+    event = dict(type="realm_export", exports=get_realm_exports_serialized(user_profile))
+    send_event(user_profile.realm, event, [user_profile.id])
+
+
+def do_delete_realm_export(user_profile: UserProfile, export: RealmAuditLog) -> None:
+    # Give mypy a hint so it knows `orjson.loads`
+    # isn't being passed an `Optional[str]`.
+    export_extra_data = export.extra_data
+    assert export_extra_data is not None
+    export_data = orjson.loads(export_extra_data)
+    export_path = export_data.get("export_path")
+
+    if export_path:
+        # Allow removal even if the export failed.
+        delete_export_tarball(export_path)
+
+    export_data.update(deleted_timestamp=timezone_now().timestamp())
+    export.extra_data = orjson.dumps(export_data).decode()
+    export.save(update_fields=["extra_data"])
+    notify_realm_export(user_profile)
diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index 12c52512f2..c0e83bb35f 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ from zerver.lib.exceptions import (
     StreamWithIDDoesNotExistError,
     ZephyrMessageAlreadySentException,
 )
-from zerver.lib.export import get_realm_exports_serialized
 from zerver.lib.external_accounts import DEFAULT_EXTERNAL_ACCOUNTS
 from zerver.lib.i18n import get_language_name
 from zerver.lib.markdown import MessageRenderingResult, topic_links
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ from zerver.lib.types import (
 from zerver.lib.upload import (
     claim_attachment,
     delete_avatar_image,
-    delete_export_tarball,
     delete_message_image,
     upload_emoji_image,
 )
@@ -7667,30 +7665,6 @@ def do_send_realm_reactivation_email(realm: Realm, *, acting_user: Optional[User
     )
 
 
-def notify_realm_export(user_profile: UserProfile) -> None:
-    # In the future, we may want to send this event to all realm admins.
-    event = dict(type="realm_export", exports=get_realm_exports_serialized(user_profile))
-    send_event(user_profile.realm, event, [user_profile.id])
-
-
-def do_delete_realm_export(user_profile: UserProfile, export: RealmAuditLog) -> None:
-    # Give mypy a hint so it knows `orjson.loads`
-    # isn't being passed an `Optional[str]`.
-    export_extra_data = export.extra_data
-    assert export_extra_data is not None
-    export_data = orjson.loads(export_extra_data)
-    export_path = export_data.get("export_path")
-
-    if export_path:
-        # Allow removal even if the export failed.
-        delete_export_tarball(export_path)
-
-    export_data.update(deleted_timestamp=timezone_now().timestamp())
-    export.extra_data = orjson.dumps(export_data).decode()
-    export.save(update_fields=["extra_data"])
-    notify_realm_export(user_profile)
-
-
 def get_topic_messages(user_profile: UserProfile, stream: Stream, topic_name: str) -> List[Message]:
     query = UserMessage.objects.filter(
         user_profile=user_profile,
diff --git a/zerver/views/realm_export.py b/zerver/views/realm_export.py
index 727f1fc472..4571a4e9db 100644
--- a/zerver/views/realm_export.py
+++ b/zerver/views/realm_export.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ from django.utils.timezone import now as timezone_now
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 from analytics.models import RealmCount
+from zerver.actions.realm_export import do_delete_realm_export, notify_realm_export
 from zerver.decorator import require_realm_admin
-from zerver.lib.actions import do_delete_realm_export, notify_realm_export
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
 from zerver.lib.export import get_realm_exports_serialized
 from zerver.lib.queue import queue_json_publish
diff --git a/zerver/worker/queue_processors.py b/zerver/worker/queue_processors.py
index 6de7cdcb0d..840d85f93c 100644
--- a/zerver/worker/queue_processors.py
+++ b/zerver/worker/queue_processors.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from sentry_sdk import add_breadcrumb, configure_scope
 from zulip_bots.lib import extract_query_without_mention
 
 from zerver.actions.invites import do_send_confirmation_email
+from zerver.actions.realm_export import notify_realm_export
 from zerver.context_processors import common_context
 from zerver.lib.actions import (
     do_mark_stream_messages_as_read,
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import (
     do_update_user_activity_interval,
     do_update_user_presence,
     internal_send_private_message,
-    notify_realm_export,
     render_incoming_message,
 )
 from zerver.lib.bot_lib import EmbeddedBotHandler, EmbeddedBotQuitException, get_bot_handler