diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index c217d6125..13fb95069 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_can_send_edit_request(
     }
     let ctx = &*context;
 
-    block_on(message::can_send_edit_request(ctx, MsgId::new(msg_id)))
+    block_on(chat::can_send_edit_request(ctx, MsgId::new(msg_id)))
         .log_err(ctx)
         .unwrap_or_default() as libc::c_int
 }
diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 939c57840..49ea4b75f 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -3131,10 +3131,26 @@ pub async fn send_text_msg(
     send_msg(context, chat_id, &mut msg).await
 }
 
+/// Returns true if the message can be edited.
+pub async fn can_send_edit_request(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<bool> {
+    let msg = Message::load_from_db(context, msg_id).await?;
+    if msg.from_id != ContactId::SELF
+        || msg.is_info()
+        || msg.viewtype == Viewtype::VideochatInvitation
+        || msg.has_html()
+        || msg.text.is_empty()
+    {
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+    let chat = Chat::load_from_db(context, msg.get_chat_id()).await?;
+    let can_send = chat.can_send(context).await?;
+    Ok(can_send)
+}
+
 /// Sends chat members a request to edit the given message's text.
 pub async fn send_edit_request(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId, new_text: String) -> Result<()> {
     ensure!(
-        message::can_send_edit_request(context, msg_id).await?,
+        can_send_edit_request(context, msg_id).await?,
         "Message cannot be edited"
     );
     ensure!(!new_text.trim().is_empty(), "Edited text cannot be empty");
diff --git a/src/chat/chat_tests.rs b/src/chat/chat_tests.rs
index 34f3f9746..c5dfb992e 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat_tests.rs
+++ b/src/chat/chat_tests.rs
@@ -3646,6 +3646,58 @@ async fn test_one_to_one_chat_no_group_member_timestamps() {
     assert!(!payload.contains("Chat-Group-Member-Timestamps:"));
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn text_can_send_edit_request() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+    let alice = tcm.alice().await;
+    let bob = tcm.bob().await;
+    let chat_id = alice
+        .create_group_with_members(ProtectionStatus::Unprotected, "My Group", &[&bob])
+        .await;
+
+    // Alice can edit her message
+    let sent1 = alice.send_text(chat_id, "foo").await;
+    assert!(can_send_edit_request(&alice, sent1.sender_msg_id).await?);
+
+    // Bob cannot edit Alice's message
+    let msg = bob.recv_msg(&sent1).await;
+    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&bob, msg.id).await?);
+
+    // HTML messages cannot be edited
+    let mut msg = Message::new_text("plain text".to_string());
+    msg.set_html(Some("<b>html</b> text".to_string()));
+    let sent2 = alice.send_msg(chat_id, &mut msg).await;
+    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, sent2.sender_msg_id).await?);
+
+    // Info messages cannot be edited
+    set_chat_name(&alice, chat_id, "bar").await?;
+    let msg = alice.get_last_msg().await;
+    assert!(msg.is_info());
+    assert_eq!(msg.from_id, ContactId::SELF);
+    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, msg.id).await?);
+
+    // Videochat invitations cannot be edited
+    alice
+        .set_config(Config::WebrtcInstance, Some("https://foo.bar"))
+        .await?;
+    let msg_id = send_videochat_invitation(&alice, chat_id).await?;
+    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, msg_id).await?);
+
+    // If not text was given initally, there is nothing to edit
+    // (this also avoids complexity in UI element changes; focus is typos and rewordings)
+    let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::File);
+    msg.make_vcard(&alice, &[ContactId::SELF]).await?;
+    let sent3 = alice.send_msg(chat_id, &mut msg).await;
+    assert!(msg.text.is_empty());
+    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, sent3.sender_msg_id).await?);
+
+    // Messages in left groups cannot be edited any longer (as one cannot send to that group)
+    remove_contact_from_chat(&alice, chat_id, ContactId::SELF).await?;
+    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, sent1.sender_msg_id).await?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_send_edit_request() -> Result<()> {
     let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index fb51850a5..0841c7420 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -1500,22 +1500,6 @@ pub async fn get_msg_read_receipts(
         .await
 }
 
-/// Returns true if the message can be edited.
-pub async fn can_send_edit_request(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<bool> {
-    let msg = Message::load_from_db(context, msg_id).await?;
-    if msg.from_id != ContactId::SELF
-        || msg.is_info()
-        || msg.viewtype == Viewtype::VideochatInvitation
-        || msg.has_html()
-        || msg.text.is_empty()
-    {
-        return Ok(false);
-    }
-    let chat = Chat::load_from_db(context, msg.get_chat_id()).await?;
-    let can_send = chat.can_send(context).await?;
-    Ok(can_send)
-}
-
 pub(crate) fn guess_msgtype_from_suffix(msg: &Message) -> Option<(Viewtype, &'static str)> {
     msg.param
         .get(Param::Filename)
diff --git a/src/message/message_tests.rs b/src/message/message_tests.rs
index 93424001e..27a2f6953 100644
--- a/src/message/message_tests.rs
+++ b/src/message/message_tests.rs
@@ -783,55 +783,3 @@ async fn test_sanitize_filename_message() -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
-
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
-async fn text_can_send_edit_request() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
-    let alice = tcm.alice().await;
-    let bob = tcm.bob().await;
-    let chat_id = alice
-        .create_group_with_members(ProtectionStatus::Unprotected, "My Group", &[&bob])
-        .await;
-
-    // Alice can edit her message
-    let sent1 = alice.send_text(chat_id, "foo").await;
-    assert!(can_send_edit_request(&alice, sent1.sender_msg_id).await?);
-
-    // Bob cannot edit Alice's message
-    let msg = bob.recv_msg(&sent1).await;
-    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&bob, msg.id).await?);
-
-    // HTML messages cannot be edited
-    let mut msg = Message::new_text("plain text".to_string());
-    msg.set_html(Some("<b>html</b> text".to_string()));
-    let sent2 = alice.send_msg(chat_id, &mut msg).await;
-    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, sent2.sender_msg_id).await?);
-
-    // Info messages cannot be edited
-    chat::set_chat_name(&alice, chat_id, "bar").await?;
-    let msg = alice.get_last_msg().await;
-    assert!(msg.is_info());
-    assert_eq!(msg.from_id, ContactId::SELF);
-    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, msg.id).await?);
-
-    // Videochat invitations cannot be edited
-    alice
-        .set_config(Config::WebrtcInstance, Some("https://foo.bar"))
-        .await?;
-    let msg_id = chat::send_videochat_invitation(&alice, chat_id).await?;
-    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, msg_id).await?);
-
-    // If not text was given initally, there is nothing to edit
-    // (this also avoids complexity in UI element changes; focus is typos and rewordings)
-    let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::File);
-    msg.make_vcard(&alice, &[ContactId::SELF]).await?;
-    let sent3 = alice.send_msg(chat_id, &mut msg).await;
-    assert!(msg.text.is_empty());
-    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, sent3.sender_msg_id).await?);
-
-    // Messages in left groups cannot be edited any longer (as one cannot send to that group)
-    chat::remove_contact_from_chat(&alice, chat_id, ContactId::SELF).await?;
-    assert!(!can_send_edit_request(&alice, sent1.sender_msg_id).await?);
-
-    Ok(())
-}