diff --git a/zerver/models.py b/zerver/models.py
index 102221d185..3c4d96304f 100644
--- a/zerver/models.py
+++ b/zerver/models.py
@@ -4281,6 +4281,16 @@ class ScheduledMessageNotificationEmail(models.Model):
     scheduled_timestamp = models.DateTimeField(db_index=True)
 
 
+class ScheduledMessageDict(TypedDict):
+    scheduled_message_id: int
+    to: List[int]
+    type: str
+    content: str
+    rendered_content: str
+    topic: str
+    deliver_at: int
+
+
 class ScheduledMessage(models.Model):
     sender = models.ForeignKey(UserProfile, on_delete=CASCADE)
     recipient = models.ForeignKey(Recipient, on_delete=CASCADE)
@@ -4316,6 +4326,19 @@ class ScheduledMessage(models.Model):
     def set_topic_name(self, topic_name: str) -> None:
         self.subject = topic_name
 
+    def to_dict(self) -> ScheduledMessageDict:
+        recipient, recipient_type_str = get_recipient_ids(self.recipient, self.sender.id)
+
+        return ScheduledMessageDict(
+            scheduled_message_id=self.id,
+            to=recipient,
+            type=recipient_type_str,
+            content=self.content,
+            rendered_content=self.rendered_content,
+            topic=self.topic_name(),
+            deliver_at=int(self.scheduled_timestamp.timestamp() * 1000),
+        )
+
 
 EMAIL_TYPES = {
     "followup_day1": ScheduledEmail.WELCOME,
diff --git a/zerver/views/scheduled_messages.py b/zerver/views/scheduled_messages.py
index 83fb6588a0..935971659f 100644
--- a/zerver/views/scheduled_messages.py
+++ b/zerver/views/scheduled_messages.py
@@ -1,21 +1,9 @@
-from typing import List, TypedDict
-
 from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
 
 from zerver.actions.scheduled_messages import delete_scheduled_message
 from zerver.lib.request import has_request_variables
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success
-from zerver.models import ScheduledMessage, UserProfile, get_recipient_ids
-
-
-class ScheduledMessageDict(TypedDict):
-    scheduled_message_id: int
-    to: List[int]
-    type: str
-    content: str
-    rendered_content: str
-    topic: str
-    deliver_at: int
+from zerver.models import ScheduledMessage, UserProfile
 
 
 @has_request_variables
@@ -23,24 +11,9 @@ def fetch_scheduled_messages(request: HttpRequest, user_profile: UserProfile) ->
     scheduled_messages = ScheduledMessage.objects.filter(
         sender=user_profile, delivered=False, delivery_type=ScheduledMessage.SEND_LATER
     ).order_by("scheduled_timestamp")
-    scheduled_message_dicts: List[ScheduledMessageDict] = []
-
-    for scheduled_message in scheduled_messages:
-        recipient, recipient_type_str = get_recipient_ids(
-            scheduled_message.recipient, user_profile.id
-        )
-
-        msg_to_dict: ScheduledMessageDict = {
-            "scheduled_message_id": scheduled_message.id,
-            "to": recipient,
-            "type": recipient_type_str,
-            "content": scheduled_message.content,
-            "rendered_content": scheduled_message.rendered_content,
-            "topic": scheduled_message.topic_name(),
-            "deliver_at": int(scheduled_message.scheduled_timestamp.timestamp() * 1000),
-        }
-        scheduled_message_dicts.append(msg_to_dict)
-
+    scheduled_message_dicts = [
+        scheduled_message.to_dict() for scheduled_message in scheduled_messages
+    ]
     return json_success(request, data={"scheduled_messages": scheduled_message_dicts})