diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/landing.html b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/landing.html
index 985a7c6d..c3771759 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/landing.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/landing.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {% extends 'landing/layout.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load cache %}
+{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
+
 {% block panel %}
 
 <div class="block is-hidden-tablet">
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@
 
 {% get_current_language as LANGUAGE_CODE %}
 {% cache 60 * 60 LANGUAGE_CODE %}
+{% get_landing_books as books %}
 <section class="tile is-ancestor">
     <div class="tile is-vertical is-6">
         <div class="tile is-parent">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
index 22f4225b..68ba747d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/bookwyrm_tags.py
@@ -112,6 +112,24 @@ def latest_read_through(book, user):
     )
 
 
+@register.simple_tag(takes_context=False)
+def get_landing_books():
+    """list of books for the landing page"""
+    return list(
+        set(
+            models.Edition.objects.filter(
+                review__published_date__isnull=False,
+                review__deleted=False,
+                review__user__local=True,
+                review__privacy__in=["public", "unlisted"],
+            )
+            .exclude(cover__exact="")
+            .distinct()
+            .order_by("-review__published_date")[:6]
+        )
+    )
+
+
 @register.simple_tag(takes_context=True)
 def mutuals_count(context, user):
     """how many users that you follow, follow them"""
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/invite.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/invite.py
index 8fd68b70..322c5fcb 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/invite.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/invite.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 
 from bookwyrm import emailing, forms, models
 from bookwyrm.settings import PAGE_LENGTH
-from bookwyrm.views import helpers
 
 
 # pylint: disable= no-self-use
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ class InviteRequest(View):
         data = {
             "request_form": form,
             "request_received": received,
-            "books": helpers.get_landing_books(),
         }
         return TemplateResponse(request, "landing/landing.html", data)
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py b/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
index 8cc0aea8..74d867b6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/helpers.py
@@ -153,24 +153,6 @@ def is_blocked(viewer, user):
     return False
 
 
-def get_landing_books():
-    """list of books for the landing page"""
-
-    return list(
-        set(
-            models.Edition.objects.filter(
-                review__published_date__isnull=False,
-                review__deleted=False,
-                review__user__local=True,
-                review__privacy__in=["public", "unlisted"],
-            )
-            .exclude(cover__exact="")
-            .distinct()
-            .order_by("-review__published_date")[:6]
-        )
-    )
-
-
 def load_date_in_user_tz_as_utc(date_str: str, user: models.User) -> datetime:
     """ensures that data is stored consistently in the UTC timezone"""
     if not date_str:
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/landing/landing.py b/bookwyrm/views/landing/landing.py
index c8bba066..4e9aba58 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/landing/landing.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/landing/landing.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.views import View
 
 from bookwyrm import forms
-from bookwyrm.views import helpers
 from bookwyrm.views.feed import Feed
 
 
@@ -36,6 +35,5 @@ class Landing(View):
         data = {
             "register_form": forms.RegisterForm(),
             "request_form": forms.InviteRequestForm(),
-            "books": helpers.get_landing_books(),
         }
         return TemplateResponse(request, "landing/landing.html", data)