diff --git a/zerver/decorator.py b/zerver/decorator.py
index 830290711e..718f28a402 100644
--- a/zerver/decorator.py
+++ b/zerver/decorator.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ from typing_extensions import Concatenate, ParamSpec
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import (
     AccessDeniedError,
     AnomalousWebhookPayload,
-    ErrorCode,
     InvalidAPIKeyError,
     InvalidAPIKeyFormatError,
     InvalidJSONError,
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ from zerver.lib.exceptions import (
     OrganizationMemberRequired,
     OrganizationOwnerRequired,
     RealmDeactivatedError,
-    RemoteServerDeactivatedError,
     UnauthorizedError,
     UnsupportedWebhookEventType,
     UserDeactivatedError,
@@ -62,10 +60,10 @@ from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain, user_matches_subdomain
 from zerver.lib.timestamp import datetime_to_timestamp, timestamp_to_datetime
 from zerver.lib.users import is_2fa_verified
 from zerver.lib.utils import has_api_key_format, statsd
-from zerver.models import Realm, UserProfile, get_client, get_user_profile_by_api_key
+from zerver.models import UserProfile, get_client, get_user_profile_by_api_key
 
 if settings.ZILENCER_ENABLED:
-    from zilencer.models import RemoteZulipServer, get_remote_server_by_uuid
+    from zilencer.models import RemoteZulipServer
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from django.http.request import _ImmutableQueryDict
@@ -238,24 +236,6 @@ def process_client(
         update_user_activity(request, user, query)
 
 
-class InvalidZulipServerError(JsonableError):
-    code = ErrorCode.INVALID_ZULIP_SERVER
-    data_fields = ["role"]
-
-    def __init__(self, role: str) -> None:
-        self.role: str = role
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def msg_format() -> str:
-        return "Zulip server auth failure: {role} is not registered -- did you run `manage.py register_server`?"
-
-
-class InvalidZulipServerKeyError(InvalidZulipServerError):
-    @staticmethod
-    def msg_format() -> str:
-        return "Zulip server auth failure: key does not match role {role}"
-
-
 def validate_api_key(
     request: HttpRequest,
     role: Optional[str],
@@ -270,21 +250,9 @@ def validate_api_key(
 
     # If `role` doesn't look like an email, it might be a uuid.
     if settings.ZILENCER_ENABLED and role is not None and "@" not in role:
-        try:
-            remote_server = get_remote_server_by_uuid(role)
-        except RemoteZulipServer.DoesNotExist:
-            raise InvalidZulipServerError(role)
-        if not constant_time_compare(api_key, remote_server.api_key):
-            raise InvalidZulipServerKeyError(role)
+        from zilencer.auth import validate_remote_server
 
-        if remote_server.deactivated:
-            raise RemoteServerDeactivatedError()
-
-        if get_subdomain(request) != Realm.SUBDOMAIN_FOR_ROOT_DOMAIN:
-            raise JsonableError(_("Invalid subdomain for push notifications bouncer"))
-        RequestNotes.get_notes(request).remote_server = remote_server
-        process_client(request)
-        return remote_server
+        return validate_remote_server(request, role, api_key)
 
     user_profile = access_user_by_api_key(request, api_key, email=role)
     if user_profile.is_incoming_webhook and not allow_webhook_access:
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py b/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
index 0f9a6c0506..1635b23f5d 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_push_notifications.py
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ class TestSendToPushBouncer(ZulipTestCase):
 
     @responses.activate
     def test_400_error_invalid_server_key(self) -> None:
-        from zerver.decorator import InvalidZulipServerError
+        from zilencer.auth import InvalidZulipServerError
 
         # This is the exception our decorator uses for an invalid Zulip server
         error_response = json_response_from_error(InvalidZulipServerError("testRole"))
diff --git a/zilencer/auth.py b/zilencer/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..330107fa9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zilencer/auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+from django.http import HttpRequest
+from django.utils.crypto import constant_time_compare
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
+
+from zerver.decorator import process_client
+from zerver.lib.exceptions import ErrorCode, JsonableError, RemoteServerDeactivatedError
+from zerver.lib.request import RequestNotes
+from zerver.lib.subdomains import get_subdomain
+from zerver.models import Realm
+from zilencer.models import RemoteZulipServer, get_remote_server_by_uuid
+
+
+class InvalidZulipServerError(JsonableError):
+    code = ErrorCode.INVALID_ZULIP_SERVER
+    data_fields = ["role"]
+
+    def __init__(self, role: str) -> None:
+        self.role: str = role
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def msg_format() -> str:
+        return "Zulip server auth failure: {role} is not registered -- did you run `manage.py register_server`?"
+
+
+class InvalidZulipServerKeyError(InvalidZulipServerError):
+    @staticmethod
+    def msg_format() -> str:
+        return "Zulip server auth failure: key does not match role {role}"
+
+
+def validate_remote_server(
+    request: HttpRequest,
+    role: str,
+    api_key: str,
+) -> RemoteZulipServer:
+    try:
+        remote_server = get_remote_server_by_uuid(role)
+    except RemoteZulipServer.DoesNotExist:
+        raise InvalidZulipServerError(role)
+    if not constant_time_compare(api_key, remote_server.api_key):
+        raise InvalidZulipServerKeyError(role)
+
+    if remote_server.deactivated:
+        raise RemoteServerDeactivatedError()
+
+    if get_subdomain(request) != Realm.SUBDOMAIN_FOR_ROOT_DOMAIN:
+        raise JsonableError(_("Invalid subdomain for push notifications bouncer"))
+    RequestNotes.get_notes(request).remote_server = remote_server
+    process_client(request)
+    return remote_server
diff --git a/zilencer/views.py b/zilencer/views.py
index 8e471decd3..998e025cc7 100644
--- a/zilencer/views.py
+++ b/zilencer/views.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 
 from analytics.lib.counts import COUNT_STATS
 from corporate.lib.stripe import do_deactivate_remote_server
-from zerver.decorator import InvalidZulipServerKeyError, require_post
+from zerver.decorator import require_post
 from zerver.lib.exceptions import JsonableError
 from zerver.lib.push_notifications import (
     UserPushIndentityCompat,
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from zerver.lib.validator import (
 )
 from zerver.models import UserProfile
 from zerver.views.push_notifications import validate_token
+from zilencer.auth import InvalidZulipServerKeyError
 from zilencer.models import (
     RemoteInstallationCount,
     RemotePushDeviceToken,