diff --git a/app/controllers/api_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api_controller.rb
index 5a112b3cf6..23f35a40ee 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api_controller.rb
@@ -170,4 +170,10 @@ def check_rate_limit(new_changes = 1)
 
     raise OSM::APIRateLimitExceeded if new_changes > max_changes
   end
+
+  def scope_enabled?(scope)
+    doorkeeper_token&.includes_scope?(scope)
+  end
+
+  helper_method :scope_enabled?
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 9949149aa6..176fd8c2e0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -351,10 +351,4 @@ def safe_referer(referer)
 
     referer&.to_s
   end
-
-  def scope_enabled?(scope)
-    doorkeeper_token&.includes_scope?(scope)
-  end
-
-  helper_method :scope_enabled?
 end