diff --git a/src/api/users.rs b/src/api/users.rs
index 3a6b777..ee88902 100644
--- a/src/api/users.rs
+++ b/src/api/users.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         };
 
         use crate::models::backend::NewUser;
-        use crate::util::backend_state::{BackendState, PgPooledConn};
+        use crate::util::backend_state::BackendState;
+        use crate::util::database::PgPooledConn;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/models/backend/user.rs b/src/models/backend/user.rs
index ec93894..0e8f21a 100644
--- a/src/models/backend/user.rs
+++ b/src/models/backend/user.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use cfg_if::cfg_if;
 cfg_if! {
     if #[cfg(feature = "ssr")] {
         use diesel::prelude::*;
-        use crate::util::backend_state::PgPooledConn;
+        use crate::util::database::PgPooledConn;
         use crate::models::backend::{Song, HistoryEntry};
         use crate::util::error::*;
     }
diff --git a/src/util/backend_state.rs b/src/util/backend_state.rs
index 9288c8a..1d8f94e 100644
--- a/src/util/backend_state.rs
+++ b/src/util/backend_state.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::util::config::Config;
+use crate::util::database::{PgPool, PgPooledConn};
 use crate::util::error::*;
 use axum::extract::FromRequestParts;
-use diesel::{pg::PgConnection, r2d2::ConnectionManager, r2d2::Pool, r2d2::PooledConnection};
+use diesel::{pg::PgConnection, r2d2::ConnectionManager};
 use http::{request::Parts, StatusCode};
 use leptos_axum::extract;
 use std::ops::Deref;
@@ -11,9 +12,6 @@ use tower_sessions_redis_store::fred::clients::Pool as RedisPool;
 use tower_sessions_redis_store::fred::prelude::*;
 use tower_sessions_redis_store::fred::types::config::Config as RedisConfig;
 
-type PgPool = Pool<ConnectionManager<PgConnection>>;
-pub type PgPooledConn = PooledConnection<ConnectionManager<PgConnection>>;
-
 /// Shared state of the backend. Contains the global server configuration,
 /// a connection pool to the `PostgreSQL` database, and a connection pool to Redis.
 #[derive(Clone)]
diff --git a/src/util/database.rs b/src/util/database.rs
index 2bed7bb..16780a3 100644
--- a/src/util/database.rs
+++ b/src/util/database.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-use crate::util::backend_state::PgPooledConn;
+use diesel::{pg::PgConnection, r2d2::ConnectionManager, r2d2::Pool, r2d2::PooledConnection};
 use diesel_migrations::{embed_migrations, EmbeddedMigrations, MigrationHarness};
 
+pub type PgPool = Pool<ConnectionManager<PgConnection>>;
+pub type PgPooledConn = PooledConnection<ConnectionManager<PgConnection>>;
+
 /// Embedded database migrations into the binary
 const DB_MIGRATIONS: EmbeddedMigrations = embed_migrations!();