diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py b/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py
index 0a7dc93bb..bcd2d3545 100755
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/listingcontroller.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from r2.lib import organic
 import r2.lib.search as search
 from r2.lib.utils import iters, check_cheating, timeago
 from r2.lib import sup
-from r2.lib.promote import randomized_promotion_list, get_promote_srid
+from r2.lib.promote import randomized_promotion_list
 import socket
 
 from api_docs import api_doc, api_section
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/db/queries.py b/r2/r2/lib/db/queries.py
index a5a6b8ac1..e2bea5c39 100755
--- a/r2/r2/lib/db/queries.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/db/queries.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from r2.lib.utils import fetch_things2, tup, UniqueIterator, set_last_modified
 from r2.lib import utils
 from r2.lib import amqp, sup, filters
 from r2.lib.comment_tree import add_comments, update_comment_votes
-from r2.models.promo import PROMOTE_STATUS
+from r2.models.promo import PROMOTE_STATUS, get_promote_srid
 from r2.models.query_cache import (cached_query, merged_cached_query,
                                    CachedQuery, CachedQueryMutator,
                                    MergedCachedQuery)
@@ -702,8 +702,6 @@ def set_promote_status(link, promote_status):
 
 
 def _promoted_link_query(user_id, status):
-    from r2.lib.promote import get_promote_srid
-
     STATUS_CODES = {'unpaid': PROMOTE_STATUS.unpaid,
                     'unapproved': PROMOTE_STATUS.unseen,
                     'rejected': PROMOTE_STATUS.rejected,
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/promote.py b/r2/r2/lib/promote.py
index e29f3abf4..fca4a7823 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/promote.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/promote.py
@@ -60,19 +60,6 @@ def health_check():
     return time.time() - int(NamedGlobals.get(PROMO_HEALTH_KEY, default=0))
 
 
-@memoize("get_promote_srid")
-def get_promote_srid(name = 'promos'):
-    try:
-        sr = Subreddit._by_name(name, stale=True)
-    except NotFound:
-        sr = Subreddit._new(name = name,
-                            title = "promoted links",
-                            # negative author_ids make this unlisable
-                            author_id = -1,
-                            type = "public", 
-                            ip = '0.0.0.0')
-    return sr._id
-
 # attrs
 
 def promo_traffic_url(l): # old traffic url
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/link.py b/r2/r2/models/link.py
index cda2a70b4..d97b33bfd 100755
--- a/r2/r2/models/link.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/link.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from mako.filters import url_escape
 from r2.lib.strings import strings, Score
 from r2.lib.db import tdb_cassandra
 from r2.models.subreddit import MultiReddit
-from r2.models.promo import PROMOTE_STATUS
+from r2.models.promo import PROMOTE_STATUS, get_promote_srid
 
 from pylons import c, g, request
 from pylons.i18n import ungettext, _
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@ class Comment(Thing, Printable):
     @classmethod
     def add_props(cls, user, wrapped):
         from r2.lib.template_helpers import add_attr, get_domain
-        from r2.lib import promote
         from r2.lib.wrapped import CachedVariable
         from r2.lib.pages import WrappedUser
 
@@ -757,7 +756,7 @@ class Comment(Thing, Printable):
 
         can_reply_srs = set(s._id for s in subreddits if s.can_comment(user)) \
                         if c.user_is_loggedin else set()
-        can_reply_srs.add(promote.get_promote_srid())
+        can_reply_srs.add(get_promote_srid())
 
         min_score = user.pref_min_comment_score
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/promo.py b/r2/r2/models/promo.py
index 66287c61b..7c7fd2809 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/promo.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/promo.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from pylons import g
 
 from r2.lib.db.thing import Thing, NotFound
+from r2.lib.memoize import memoize
 from r2.lib.utils import Enum
 from r2.models import Link
 
@@ -33,6 +34,21 @@ PROMOTE_STATUS = Enum("unpaid", "unseen", "accepted", "rejected",
                       "pending", "promoted", "finished")
 
 
+@memoize("get_promote_srid")
+def get_promote_srid(name = 'promos'):
+    from r2.models.subreddit import Subreddit
+    try:
+        sr = Subreddit._by_name(name, stale=True)
+    except NotFound:
+        sr = Subreddit._new(name = name,
+                            title = "promoted links",
+                            # negative author_ids make this unlisable
+                            author_id = -1,
+                            type = "public", 
+                            ip = '0.0.0.0')
+    return sr._id
+
+
 NO_TRANSACTION = 0
 
 class PromoCampaign(Thing):