diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index e1a0725e8..104db486b 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use crate::chat::*;
 use crate::constants::*;
 use crate::contact::*;
 use crate::dc_loginparam::*;
-use crate::dc_move::*;
 use crate::dc_receive_imf::*;
 use crate::dc_tools::*;
 use crate::imap::*;
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ unsafe fn cb_precheck_imf(
         if as_str(old_server_folder) != server_folder || old_server_uid != server_uid {
             dc_update_server_uid(context, rfc724_mid, server_folder, server_uid);
         }
-        dc_do_heuristics_moves(context, server_folder, msg_id);
+        do_heuristics_moves(context, server_folder, msg_id);
         if 0 != mark_seen {
             job_add(
                 context,
@@ -575,6 +574,45 @@ pub fn dc_is_mvbox(context: &Context, folder_name: impl AsRef<str>) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn do_heuristics_moves(context: &Context, folder: &str, msg_id: u32) {
+    if context
+        .sql
+        .get_config_int(context, "mvbox_move")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| 1)
+        == 0
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if !dc_is_inbox(context, folder) && !dc_is_sentbox(context, folder) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(msg) = dc_msg_new_load(context, msg_id) {
+        if dc_msg_is_setupmessage(&msg) {
+            // do not move setup messages;
+            // there may be a non-delta device that wants to handle it
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if dc_is_mvbox(context, folder) {
+            dc_update_msg_move_state(context, msg.rfc724_mid, MoveState::Stay);
+        }
+
+        // 1 = dc message, 2 = reply to dc message
+        if 0 != msg.is_dc_message {
+            job_add(
+                context,
+                Action::MoveMsg,
+                msg.id as libc::c_int,
+                Params::new(),
+                0,
+            );
+            dc_update_msg_move_state(context, msg.rfc724_mid, MoveState::Moving);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/dc_move.rs b/src/dc_move.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a4f29751c..000000000
--- a/src/dc_move.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-use crate::constants::*;
-use crate::context::*;
-use crate::job::*;
-use crate::message::*;
-use crate::param::Params;
-
-pub fn dc_do_heuristics_moves(context: &Context, folder: &str, msg_id: u32) {
-    if context
-        .sql
-        .get_config_int(context, "mvbox_move")
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| 1)
-        == 0
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if !dc_is_inbox(context, folder) && !dc_is_sentbox(context, folder) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if let Ok(msg) = dc_msg_new_load(context, msg_id) {
-        if dc_msg_is_setupmessage(&msg) {
-            // do not move setup messages;
-            // there may be a non-delta device that wants to handle it
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if dc_is_mvbox(context, folder) {
-            dc_update_msg_move_state(context, msg.rfc724_mid, MoveState::Stay);
-        }
-
-        // 1 = dc message, 2 = reply to dc message
-        if 0 != msg.is_dc_message {
-            job_add(
-                context,
-                Action::MoveMsg,
-                msg.id as libc::c_int,
-                Params::new(),
-                0,
-            );
-            dc_update_msg_move_state(context, msg.rfc724_mid, MoveState::Moving);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
index 1871a226c..d66e01fe8 100644
--- a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use crate::chat::{self, Chat};
 use crate::constants::*;
 use crate::contact::*;
-use crate::context::Context;
+use crate::context::{do_heuristics_moves, Context};
 use crate::dc_mimeparser::*;
-use crate::dc_move::*;
 use crate::dc_securejoin::*;
 use crate::dc_strencode::*;
 use crate::dc_tools::*;
@@ -735,7 +734,7 @@ unsafe fn add_parts(
         }
     }
 
-    dc_do_heuristics_moves(context, server_folder.as_ref(), *insert_msg_id);
+    do_heuristics_moves(context, server_folder.as_ref(), *insert_msg_id);
     cleanup(mime_in_reply_to, mime_references, txt_raw);
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cfb4ca51c..e67d6c046 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ pub mod dc_imex;
 mod dc_loginparam;
 mod dc_mimefactory;
 pub mod dc_mimeparser;
-mod dc_move;
 pub mod dc_receive_imf;
 pub mod dc_securejoin;
 mod dc_simplify;