diff --git a/announce.py b/announce.py
index 0da6bf1ee..900ae20b8 100644
--- a/announce.py
+++ b/announce.py
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ __status__ = "Production"
 __module_group__ = "ActivityPub"
 
 import os
+from pprint import pprint
 from flags import has_group_type
 from flags import url_permitted
 from status import get_status_number
+from utils import remove_post_from_cache
+from utils import get_cached_post_filename
+from utils import load_json
 from utils import text_in_file
 from utils import get_user_paths
 from utils import has_object_string_object
@@ -26,7 +30,6 @@ from utils import get_nickname_from_actor
 from utils import get_domain_from_actor
 from utils import locate_post
 from utils import save_json
-from utils import undo_announce_collection_entry
 from utils import update_announce_collection
 from utils import local_actor_url
 from utils import replace_users_with_at
@@ -555,3 +558,76 @@ def mark_announce_as_seen(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
             fp_seen.write(announce_id)
     except OSError:
         print('EX: mark_announce_as_seen unable to write ' + seen_filename)
+
+
+def undo_announce_collection_entry(recent_posts_cache: {},
+                                   base_dir: str, post_filename: str,
+                                   actor: str, domain: str,
+                                   debug: bool) -> None:
+    """Undoes an announce for a particular actor by removing it from
+    the "shares" collection within a post. Note that the "shares"
+    collection has no relation to shared items in shares.py. It's
+    shares of posts, not shares of physical objects.
+    """
+    post_json_object = load_json(post_filename)
+    if not post_json_object:
+        return
+    # remove any cached version of this announce so that the announce
+    # icon is changed
+    nickname = get_nickname_from_actor(actor)
+    if not nickname:
+        return
+    cached_post_filename = \
+        get_cached_post_filename(base_dir, nickname, domain,
+                                 post_json_object)
+    if cached_post_filename:
+        if os.path.isfile(cached_post_filename):
+            try:
+                os.remove(cached_post_filename)
+            except OSError:
+                if debug:
+                    print('EX: undo_announce_collection_entry ' +
+                          'unable to delete cached post ' +
+                          str(cached_post_filename))
+    remove_post_from_cache(post_json_object, recent_posts_cache)
+
+    if not post_json_object.get('type'):
+        return
+    if post_json_object['type'] != 'Create':
+        return
+    if not has_object_dict(post_json_object):
+        if debug:
+            pprint(post_json_object)
+            print('DEBUG: post has no object')
+        return
+    if not post_json_object['object'].get('shares'):
+        return
+    if not post_json_object['object']['shares'].get('items'):
+        return
+    total_items = 0
+    if post_json_object['object']['shares'].get('totalItems'):
+        total_items = post_json_object['object']['shares']['totalItems']
+    item_found = False
+    for announce_item in post_json_object['object']['shares']['items']:
+        if not announce_item.get('actor'):
+            continue
+        if announce_item['actor'] != actor:
+            continue
+        if debug:
+            print('DEBUG: Announce was removed for ' + actor)
+        an_it = announce_item
+        post_json_object['object']['shares']['items'].remove(an_it)
+        item_found = True
+        break
+    if not item_found:
+        return
+    if total_items == 1:
+        if debug:
+            print('DEBUG: shares (announcements) ' +
+                  'was removed from post')
+        del post_json_object['object']['shares']
+    else:
+        itlen = len(post_json_object['object']['shares']['items'])
+        post_json_object['object']['shares']['totalItems'] = itlen
+
+    save_json(post_json_object, post_filename)
diff --git a/inbox_receive_undo.py b/inbox_receive_undo.py
index 8a91adc52..37d20dc51 100644
--- a/inbox_receive_undo.py
+++ b/inbox_receive_undo.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ __module_group__ = "Timeline"
 import os
 from flags import has_group_type
 from timeFunctions import get_account_timezone
-from utils import undo_announce_collection_entry
+from announce import undo_announce_collection_entry
 from utils import has_object_dict
 from utils import remove_domain_port
 from utils import remove_id_ending
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index f5c4f51ec..a4e71c871 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -2607,79 +2607,6 @@ def get_file_case_insensitive(path: str) -> str:
     return None
 
 
-def undo_announce_collection_entry(recent_posts_cache: {},
-                                   base_dir: str, post_filename: str,
-                                   actor: str, domain: str,
-                                   debug: bool) -> None:
-    """Undoes an announce for a particular actor by removing it from
-    the "shares" collection within a post. Note that the "shares"
-    collection has no relation to shared items in shares.py. It's
-    shares of posts, not shares of physical objects.
-    """
-    post_json_object = load_json(post_filename)
-    if not post_json_object:
-        return
-    # remove any cached version of this announce so that the announce
-    # icon is changed
-    nickname = get_nickname_from_actor(actor)
-    if not nickname:
-        return
-    cached_post_filename = \
-        get_cached_post_filename(base_dir, nickname, domain,
-                                 post_json_object)
-    if cached_post_filename:
-        if os.path.isfile(cached_post_filename):
-            try:
-                os.remove(cached_post_filename)
-            except OSError:
-                if debug:
-                    print('EX: undo_announce_collection_entry ' +
-                          'unable to delete cached post ' +
-                          str(cached_post_filename))
-    remove_post_from_cache(post_json_object, recent_posts_cache)
-
-    if not post_json_object.get('type'):
-        return
-    if post_json_object['type'] != 'Create':
-        return
-    if not has_object_dict(post_json_object):
-        if debug:
-            pprint(post_json_object)
-            print('DEBUG: post has no object')
-        return
-    if not post_json_object['object'].get('shares'):
-        return
-    if not post_json_object['object']['shares'].get('items'):
-        return
-    total_items = 0
-    if post_json_object['object']['shares'].get('totalItems'):
-        total_items = post_json_object['object']['shares']['totalItems']
-    item_found = False
-    for announce_item in post_json_object['object']['shares']['items']:
-        if not announce_item.get('actor'):
-            continue
-        if announce_item['actor'] != actor:
-            continue
-        if debug:
-            print('DEBUG: Announce was removed for ' + actor)
-        an_it = announce_item
-        post_json_object['object']['shares']['items'].remove(an_it)
-        item_found = True
-        break
-    if not item_found:
-        return
-    if total_items == 1:
-        if debug:
-            print('DEBUG: shares (announcements) ' +
-                  'was removed from post')
-        del post_json_object['object']['shares']
-    else:
-        itlen = len(post_json_object['object']['shares']['items'])
-        post_json_object['object']['shares']['totalItems'] = itlen
-
-    save_json(post_json_object, post_filename)
-
-
 def update_announce_collection(recent_posts_cache: {},
                                base_dir: str, post_filename: str,
                                actor: str, nickname: str, domain: str,