diff --git a/zerver/lib/db.py b/zerver/lib/db.py
index df547dba3d..9d3fedead5 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/db.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/db.py
@@ -51,11 +51,3 @@ class TimeTrackingConnection(connection):
     def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         self.queries: List[Dict[str, str]] = []
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def reset_queries() -> None:
-    from django.db import connections
-
-    for conn in connections.all():
-        if conn.connection is not None:
-            conn.connection.queries = []
diff --git a/zerver/lib/db_connections.py b/zerver/lib/db_connections.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af60299ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/lib/db_connections.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.db import connections
+
+
+def reset_queries() -> None:
+    for conn in connections.all():
+        if conn.connection is not None:
+            conn.connection.queries = []
diff --git a/zerver/middleware.py b/zerver/middleware.py
index 1ecee11652..ec75a91fdb 100644
--- a/zerver/middleware.py
+++ b/zerver/middleware.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from sentry_sdk import set_tag
 from typing_extensions import Annotated, Concatenate, ParamSpec, override
 
 from zerver.lib.cache import get_remote_cache_requests, get_remote_cache_time
-from zerver.lib.db import reset_queries
+from zerver.lib.db_connections import reset_queries
 from zerver.lib.debug import maybe_tracemalloc_listen
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import ErrorCode, JsonableError, MissingAuthenticationError, WebhookError
 from zerver.lib.markdown import get_markdown_requests, get_markdown_time
diff --git a/zerver/worker/base.py b/zerver/worker/base.py
index 8b99f0a695..8430b974a9 100644
--- a/zerver/worker/base.py
+++ b/zerver/worker/base.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from returns.curry import partial
 from typing_extensions import override
 
 from zerver.lib.context_managers import lockfile
-from zerver.lib.db import reset_queries
+from zerver.lib.db_connections import reset_queries
 from zerver.lib.per_request_cache import flush_per_request_caches
 from zerver.lib.pysa import mark_sanitized
 from zerver.lib.queue import SimpleQueueClient
diff --git a/zerver/worker/missedmessage_emails.py b/zerver/worker/missedmessage_emails.py
index 9ad011d6a7..ccf734d5b4 100644
--- a/zerver/worker/missedmessage_emails.py
+++ b/zerver/worker/missedmessage_emails.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from django.db.utils import IntegrityError
 from django.utils.timezone import now as timezone_now
 from typing_extensions import override
 
-from zerver.lib.db import reset_queries
+from zerver.lib.db_connections import reset_queries
 from zerver.lib.email_notifications import MissedMessageData, handle_missedmessage_emails
 from zerver.lib.per_request_cache import flush_per_request_caches
 from zerver.models import ScheduledMessageNotificationEmail