diff --git a/zerver/actions/streams.py b/zerver/actions/streams.py
index 82f735faec..ac5b88c82b 100644
--- a/zerver/actions/streams.py
+++ b/zerver/actions/streams.py
@@ -630,6 +630,39 @@ def notify_subscriptions_removed(
 SubAndRemovedT = Tuple[List[Tuple[UserProfile, Stream]], List[Tuple[UserProfile, Stream]]]
 
 
+def send_subscription_remove_events(
+    realm: Realm,
+    users: List[UserProfile],
+    streams: List[Stream],
+    removed_subs: List[Tuple[UserProfile, Stream]],
+) -> None:
+    altered_user_dict: Dict[int, Set[int]] = defaultdict(set)
+    streams_by_user: Dict[int, List[Stream]] = defaultdict(list)
+    for (user, stream) in removed_subs:
+        streams_by_user[user.id].append(stream)
+        altered_user_dict[stream.id].add(user.id)
+
+    for user_profile in users:
+        if len(streams_by_user[user_profile.id]) == 0:
+            continue
+        notify_subscriptions_removed(realm, user_profile, streams_by_user[user_profile.id])
+
+        event = {
+            "type": "mark_stream_messages_as_read",
+            "user_profile_id": user_profile.id,
+            "stream_recipient_ids": [
+                stream.recipient_id for stream in streams_by_user[user_profile.id]
+            ],
+        }
+        queue_json_publish("deferred_work", event)
+
+    send_peer_remove_events(
+        realm=realm,
+        streams=streams,
+        altered_user_dict=altered_user_dict,
+    )
+
+
 def bulk_remove_subscriptions(
     realm: Realm,
     users: Iterable[UserProfile],
@@ -709,32 +742,8 @@ def bulk_remove_subscriptions(
         # Now since we have all log objects generated we can do a bulk insert
         RealmAuditLog.objects.bulk_create(all_subscription_logs)
 
-    altered_user_dict: Dict[int, Set[int]] = defaultdict(set)
-    streams_by_user: Dict[int, List[Stream]] = defaultdict(list)
-    for sub_info in subs_to_deactivate:
-        stream = sub_info.stream
-        streams_by_user[sub_info.user.id].append(stream)
-        altered_user_dict[stream.id].add(sub_info.user.id)
-
-    for user_profile in users:
-        if len(streams_by_user[user_profile.id]) == 0:
-            continue
-        notify_subscriptions_removed(realm, user_profile, streams_by_user[user_profile.id])
-
-        event = {
-            "type": "mark_stream_messages_as_read",
-            "user_profile_id": user_profile.id,
-            "stream_recipient_ids": [
-                stream.recipient_id for stream in streams_by_user[user_profile.id]
-            ],
-        }
-        queue_json_publish("deferred_work", event)
-
-    send_peer_remove_events(
-        realm=realm,
-        streams=streams,
-        altered_user_dict=altered_user_dict,
-    )
+    removed_sub_tuples = [(sub_info.user, sub_info.stream) for sub_info in subs_to_deactivate]
+    send_subscription_remove_events(realm, users, streams, removed_sub_tuples)
 
     new_vacant_streams = set(streams_to_unsubscribe) - set(occupied_streams_after)
     new_vacant_private_streams = [stream for stream in new_vacant_streams if stream.invite_only]
@@ -745,7 +754,7 @@ def bulk_remove_subscriptions(
             do_deactivate_stream(stream, acting_user=acting_user)
 
     return (
-        [(sub_info.user, sub_info.stream) for sub_info in subs_to_deactivate],
+        removed_sub_tuples,
         not_subscribed,
     )