diff --git a/cache.py b/cache.py
index ab6fb19d0..bc8c7ab90 100644
--- a/cache.py
+++ b/cache.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from utils import get_file_case_insensitive
 from utils import get_user_paths
 from utils import date_utcnow
 from utils import date_from_string_format
+from utils import get_image_extensions
 from content import remove_script
 
 
@@ -391,3 +392,21 @@ def update_recent_posts_cache(recent_posts_cache: {}, max_recent_posts: int,
         recent_posts_cache['html'] = {}
         recent_posts_cache['json'][post_id] = json.dumps(post_json_object)
         recent_posts_cache['html'][post_id] = html_str
+
+
+def remove_avatar_from_cache(base_dir: str, actor_str: str) -> None:
+    """Removes any existing avatar entries from the cache
+    This avoids duplicate entries with differing extensions
+    """
+    avatar_filename_extensions = get_image_extensions()
+    for extension in avatar_filename_extensions:
+        avatar_filename = \
+            base_dir + '/cache/avatars/' + actor_str + '.' + extension
+        if not os.path.isfile(avatar_filename):
+            continue
+        try:
+            os.remove(avatar_filename)
+        except OSError:
+            print('EX: remove_avatar_from_cache ' +
+                  'unable to delete cached avatar ' +
+                  str(avatar_filename))
diff --git a/daemon_post_profile.py b/daemon_post_profile.py
index 9aa4686b8..9dc371ce0 100644
--- a/daemon_post_profile.py
+++ b/daemon_post_profile.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from flags import is_memorial_account
 from flags import is_premium_account
 from utils import data_dir
 from utils import set_premium_account
-from utils import remove_avatar_from_cache
 from utils import save_json
 from utils import save_reverse_timeline
 from utils import set_minimize_all_images
@@ -141,6 +140,7 @@ from shares import merge_shared_item_tokens
 from roles import set_roles_from_list
 from schedule import remove_scheduled_posts
 from cwlists import get_cw_list_variable
+from cache import remove_avatar_from_cache
 from cache import store_person_in_cache
 from daemon_utils import post_to_outbox
 
diff --git a/inbox_receive.py b/inbox_receive.py
index 7ab0fe945..4a733f062 100644
--- a/inbox_receive.py
+++ b/inbox_receive.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ from utils import get_actor_from_post
 from utils import locate_post
 from utils import remove_id_ending
 from utils import has_actor
-from utils import remove_avatar_from_cache
 from utils import text_in_file
 from utils import is_account_dir
 from utils import data_dir
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ from utils import get_url_from_post
 from utils import remove_html
 from utils import get_full_domain
 from utils import get_user_paths
+from cache import remove_avatar_from_cache
 from cache import get_person_from_cache
 from cache import get_actor_public_key_from_id
 from cache import store_person_in_cache
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index aacfb451a..d0905aa6d 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1066,24 +1066,6 @@ def get_link_prefixes() -> []:
             'hyper://', 'gemini://', 'gopher://', 'briar:')
 
 
-def remove_avatar_from_cache(base_dir: str, actor_str: str) -> None:
-    """Removes any existing avatar entries from the cache
-    This avoids duplicate entries with differing extensions
-    """
-    avatar_filename_extensions = get_image_extensions()
-    for extension in avatar_filename_extensions:
-        avatar_filename = \
-            base_dir + '/cache/avatars/' + actor_str + '.' + extension
-        if not os.path.isfile(avatar_filename):
-            continue
-        try:
-            os.remove(avatar_filename)
-        except OSError:
-            print('EX: remove_avatar_from_cache ' +
-                  'unable to delete cached avatar ' +
-                  str(avatar_filename))
-
-
 def save_json(json_object: {}, filename: str) -> bool:
     """Saves json to a file
     """