diff --git a/zerver/forms.py b/zerver/forms.py
index b08d0c74fe..30b5fe5980 100644
--- a/zerver/forms.py
+++ b/zerver/forms.py
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ from two_factor.utils import totp_digits
 
 from zerver.actions.user_settings import do_change_password
 from zerver.decorator import rate_limit_request_by_ip
-from zerver.lib.actions import email_not_system_bot
-from zerver.lib.email_validation import email_allowed_for_realm
+from zerver.lib.email_validation import (
+    email_allowed_for_realm,
+    email_reserved_for_system_bots_error,
+)
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError, RateLimited
 from zerver.lib.name_restrictions import is_disposable_domain, is_reserved_subdomain
 from zerver.lib.rate_limiter import RateLimitedObject
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ from zerver.models import (
     email_to_domain,
     get_realm,
     get_user_by_delivery_email,
+    is_cross_realm_bot_email,
 )
 from zproject.backends import check_password_strength, email_auth_enabled, email_belongs_to_ldap
 
@@ -223,6 +226,17 @@ class HomepageForm(forms.Form):
         return email
 
 
+def email_not_system_bot(email: str) -> None:
+    if is_cross_realm_bot_email(email):
+        msg = email_reserved_for_system_bots_error(email)
+        code = msg
+        raise ValidationError(
+            msg,
+            code=code,
+            params=dict(deactivated=False),
+        )
+
+
 def email_is_not_disposable(email: str) -> None:
     if is_disposable_domain(email_to_domain(email)):
         raise ValidationError(_("Please use your real email address."))
diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index 36fe9208e2..644dc6978d 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence
 
 import orjson
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.utils.timezone import now as timezone_now
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ from zerver.actions.user_settings import do_delete_avatar_image, send_user_email
 from zerver.lib.bulk_create import create_users
 from zerver.lib.cache import flush_user_profile
 from zerver.lib.create_user import get_display_email_address
-from zerver.lib.email_validation import email_reserved_for_system_bots_error
 from zerver.lib.message import update_first_visible_message_id
 from zerver.lib.send_email import FromAddress, send_email_to_admins
 from zerver.lib.server_initialization import create_internal_realm, server_initialized
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ from zerver.models import (
     get_realm,
     get_realm_domains,
     get_system_bot,
-    is_cross_realm_bot_email,
 )
 from zerver.tornado.django_api import send_event
 
@@ -680,17 +677,6 @@ def do_create_realm(
     return realm
 
 
-def email_not_system_bot(email: str) -> None:
-    if is_cross_realm_bot_email(email):
-        msg = email_reserved_for_system_bots_error(email)
-        code = msg
-        raise ValidationError(
-            msg,
-            code=code,
-            params=dict(deactivated=False),
-        )
-
-
 @transaction.atomic(durable=True)
 def do_add_realm_domain(
     realm: Realm, domain: str, allow_subdomains: bool, *, acting_user: Optional[UserProfile]