diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/feed.py b/bookwyrm/views/feed.py
index 0b2b35006..bd39b0834 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/feed.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/feed.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from bookwyrm.models.user import FeedFilterChoices
 from bookwyrm.activitypub import ActivitypubResponse
 from bookwyrm.settings import PAGE_LENGTH, STREAMS
 from bookwyrm.suggested_users import suggested_users
-from .helpers import get_user_from_username
+from .helpers import filter_stream_by_status_type, get_user_from_username
 from .helpers import is_api_request, is_bookwyrm_request
 
 
@@ -247,29 +247,3 @@ def get_suggested_books(user, max_books=5):
         suggested_books.append(shelf_preview)
         book_count += len(shelf_preview["books"])
     return suggested_books
-
-
-def filter_stream_by_status_type(activities, allowed_types=None):
-    """filter out activities based on types"""
-    if not allowed_types:
-        allowed_types = []
-
-    if "review" not in allowed_types:
-        activities = activities.filter(
-            Q(review__isnull=True) | Q(boost__boosted_status__review__isnull=True)
-        )
-    if "comment" not in allowed_types:
-        activities = activities.filter(
-            Q(comment__isnull=True) | Q(boost__boosted_status__comment__isnull=True)
-        )
-    if "quotation" not in allowed_types:
-        activities = activities.filter(
-            Q(quotation__isnull=True) | Q(boost__boosted_status__quotation__isnull=True)
-        )
-    if "everything" not in allowed_types:
-        activities = activities.filter(
-            Q(generatednote__isnull=True)
-            | Q(boost__boosted_status__generatednote__isnull=True)
-        )
-
-    return activities
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py b/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
index f28d01023..173cb85b5 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import dateutil.tz
 from dateutil.parser import ParserError
 
 from requests import HTTPError
+from django.db.models import Q
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.utils import translation
 
@@ -153,3 +154,29 @@ def set_language(user, response):
         translation.activate(user.preferred_language)
     response.set_cookie(settings.LANGUAGE_COOKIE_NAME, user.preferred_language)
     return response
+
+
+def filter_stream_by_status_type(activities, allowed_types=None):
+    """filter out activities based on types"""
+    if not allowed_types:
+        allowed_types = []
+
+    if "review" not in allowed_types:
+        activities = activities.filter(
+            Q(review__isnull=True), Q(boost__boosted_status__review__isnull=True)
+        )
+    if "comment" not in allowed_types:
+        activities = activities.filter(
+            Q(comment__isnull=True), Q(boost__boosted_status__comment__isnull=True)
+        )
+    if "quotation" not in allowed_types:
+        activities = activities.filter(
+            Q(quotation__isnull=True), Q(boost__boosted_status__quotation__isnull=True)
+        )
+    if "everything" not in allowed_types:
+        activities = activities.filter(
+            Q(generatednote__isnull=True),
+            Q(boost__boosted_status__generatednote__isnull=True),
+        )
+
+    return activities