diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index 605c283b7c..496fa711f0 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ from zerver.lib.addressee import Addressee
 from zerver.lib.alert_words import get_alert_word_automaton
 from zerver.lib.avatar import avatar_url, avatar_url_from_dict
 from zerver.lib.bot_config import ConfigError, get_bot_config, get_bot_configs, set_bot_config
-from zerver.lib.bulk_create import bulk_create_users
+from zerver.lib.bulk_create import create_users
 from zerver.lib.cache import (
     bot_dict_fields,
     cache_delete,
@@ -519,15 +519,6 @@ def notify_created_bot(user_profile: UserProfile) -> None:
     send_event(user_profile.realm, event, bot_owner_user_ids(user_profile))
 
 
-def create_users(
-    realm: Realm, name_list: Iterable[Tuple[str, str]], bot_type: Optional[int] = None
-) -> None:
-    user_set = set()
-    for full_name, email in name_list:
-        user_set.add((email, full_name, True))
-    bulk_create_users(realm, user_set, bot_type)
-
-
 def do_create_user(
     email: str,
     password: Optional[str],
diff --git a/zerver/lib/bulk_create.py b/zerver/lib/bulk_create.py
index e24f201def..f6dbced416 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/bulk_create.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/bulk_create.py
@@ -171,3 +171,12 @@ def bulk_create_streams(realm: Realm, stream_dict: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]) ->
     Recipient.objects.bulk_create(recipients_to_create)
 
     bulk_set_users_or_streams_recipient_fields(Stream, streams_to_create, recipients_to_create)
+
+
+def create_users(
+    realm: Realm, name_list: Iterable[Tuple[str, str]], bot_type: Optional[int] = None
+) -> None:
+    user_set = set()
+    for full_name, email in name_list:
+        user_set.add((email, full_name, True))
+    bulk_create_users(realm, user_set, bot_type)
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_users.py b/zerver/tests/test_users.py
index c8d5dcc348..d4db667f70 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_users.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_users.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from confirmation.models import Confirmation
 from zerver.actions.invites import do_create_multiuse_invite_link, do_invite_users
 from zerver.lib.actions import (
     change_user_is_active,
-    create_users,
     do_change_can_create_users,
     do_change_user_role,
     do_create_user,
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import (
     get_recipient_info,
 )
 from zerver.lib.avatar import avatar_url, get_gravatar_url
+from zerver.lib.bulk_create import create_users
 from zerver.lib.create_user import copy_default_settings
 from zerver.lib.events import do_events_register
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError