diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index 85058ad05..63cf3e693 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from filelock import FileLock
 from guardian.shortcuts import remove_perm
 
-from documents.mail import send_email
 from documents.templating.workflows import parse_w_workflow_placeholders
 from paperless import matching
 from paperless.caching import clear_document_caches
 from paperless.file_handling import create_source_path_directory
 from paperless.file_handling import delete_empty_directories
 from paperless.file_handling import generate_unique_filename
+from paperless.mail import send_email
 from paperless.models import Correspondent
 from paperless.models import CustomField
 from paperless.models import CustomFieldInstance
diff --git a/src/documents/mail.py b/src/paperless/mail.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/documents/mail.py
rename to src/paperless/mail.py
diff --git a/src/paperless/views.py b/src/paperless/views.py
index 9fcd2dd59..535831e51 100644
--- a/src/paperless/views.py
+++ b/src/paperless/views.py
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ from documents.filters import PaperlessTaskFilterSet
 from documents.filters import ShareLinkFilterSet
 from documents.filters import StoragePathFilterSet
 from documents.filters import TagFilterSet
-from documents.mail import send_email
 from documents.schema import generate_object_with_permissions_schema
 from documents.signals import document_updated
 from documents.tasks import consume_file
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@ from paperless.db import GnuPG
 from paperless.filters import GroupFilterSet
 from paperless.filters import UserFilterSet
 from paperless.index import DelayedQuery
+from paperless.mail import send_email
 from paperless.matching import match_correspondents
 from paperless.matching import match_document_types
 from paperless.matching import match_storage_paths