diff --git a/lnbits/core/crud/wallets.py b/lnbits/core/crud/wallets.py
index aae4d243b..a54e80bf6 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/crud/wallets.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/crud/wallets.py
@@ -1,16 +1,77 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from random import SystemRandom
 from time import time
 from typing import Any
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError
+
 from lnbits.core.db import db
 from lnbits.core.models.wallets import BaseWallet, WalletsFilters, WalletType
-from lnbits.db import Connection, Filters, Page
+from lnbits.db import Connection, Database, Filters, Page
 from lnbits.settings import settings
 from lnbits.utils.cache import cache
 
 from ..models import Wallet
 
+_RANDOM = SystemRandom()
+_LEGACY_LNURLP_DB = Database("ext_lnurlp")
+
+_PARTICIPLES = [
+    "asking",
+    "blazing",
+    "bouncing",
+    "charging",
+    "climbing",
+    "dancing",
+    "drifting",
+    "flying",
+    "glowing",
+    "hopping",
+    "jumping",
+    "laughing",
+    "leaping",
+    "racing",
+    "rising",
+    "running",
+    "shining",
+    "singing",
+    "skipping",
+    "sparking",
+    "spinning",
+    "sprinting",
+    "twirling",
+    "wandering",
+    "zipping",
+]
+
+_NOUNS = [
+    "anchor",
+    "beacon",
+    "bolt",
+    "comet",
+    "ember",
+    "falcon",
+    "flash",
+    "garden",
+    "harbor",
+    "lantern",
+    "market",
+    "meadow",
+    "meteor",
+    "orbit",
+    "phoenix",
+    "rabbit",
+    "rocket",
+    "signal",
+    "spark",
+    "summit",
+    "thunder",
+    "wallet",
+    "wave",
+    "zephyr",
+]
+
 
 async def create_wallet(
     *,
@@ -32,8 +93,6 @@ async def create_wallet(
         currency=settings.lnbits_default_accounting_currency or "USD",
     )
     if settings.lnbits_enable_wallet_lightning_addresses and wallet.is_lightning_wallet:
-        from ..services.lightning_address import generate_lightning_address_local_part
-
         wallet.lightning_address = await generate_lightning_address_local_part(conn)
 
     await (conn or db).insert("wallets", wallet)
@@ -243,6 +302,43 @@ async def wallet_lightning_address_exists(
     return bool(row)
 
 
+def _generate_local_part() -> str:
+    participle = _RANDOM.choice(_PARTICIPLES)
+    noun = _RANDOM.choice(_NOUNS)
+    suffix = _RANDOM.randint(0, 999)
+    return f"{participle}.{noun}.{suffix:03d}"
+
+
+async def legacy_lnurlp_address_exists(local_part: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        row: Any = await _LEGACY_LNURLP_DB.fetchone(
+            """
+            SELECT 1 FROM lnurlp.pay_links
+            WHERE username = :username
+            LIMIT 1
+            """,
+            {"username": local_part},
+        )
+        return row is not None
+    except OperationalError:
+        return False
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+async def generate_lightning_address_local_part(
+    conn: Connection | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    for _ in range(100):
+        local_part = _generate_local_part()
+        if await wallet_lightning_address_exists(local_part, conn):
+            continue
+        if await legacy_lnurlp_address_exists(local_part):
+            continue
+        return local_part
+    raise ValueError("Could not generate a unique wallet lightning address.")
+
+
 async def wallet_lightning_address_exists_for_other_wallet(
     local_part: str, wallet_id: str, conn: Connection | None = None
 ) -> bool:
diff --git a/lnbits/core/services/lightning_address.py b/lnbits/core/services/lightning_address.py
index b8888f379..2c2f9faf0 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/services/lightning_address.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/services/lightning_address.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import json
 import re
-from random import SystemRandom
-from typing import Any
 
 from fastapi import Query, Request
 from lnurl import (
@@ -14,118 +12,22 @@ from lnurl import (
     MilliSatoshi,
 )
 from pydantic import parse_obj_as
-from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError
 
 from lnbits.core.crud.wallets import (
+    generate_lightning_address_local_part,
     get_wallet_by_lightning_address,
-    wallet_lightning_address_exists,
+    legacy_lnurlp_address_exists,
     wallet_lightning_address_exists_for_other_wallet,
 )
 from lnbits.core.db import db
 from lnbits.core.models.wallets import Wallet
-from lnbits.db import Connection, Database
+from lnbits.db import Connection
 from lnbits.exceptions import PaymentError
 from lnbits.settings import settings
 
 MAX_SENDABLE_MSAT = 2_100_000_000_000_000_000
 COMMENT_ALLOWED = 799
 LIGHTNING_ADDRESS_REGEX = re.compile(r"^[a-z0-9_.-]{1,210}$")
-_RANDOM = SystemRandom()
-_LEGACY_LNURLP_DB = Database("ext_lnurlp")
-
-_PARTICIPLES = [
-    "asking",
-    "blazing",
-    "bouncing",
-    "charging",
-    "climbing",
-    "dancing",
-    "drifting",
-    "flying",
-    "glowing",
-    "hopping",
-    "jumping",
-    "laughing",
-    "leaping",
-    "racing",
-    "rising",
-    "running",
-    "shining",
-    "singing",
-    "skipping",
-    "sparking",
-    "spinning",
-    "sprinting",
-    "twirling",
-    "wandering",
-    "zipping",
-]
-
-_NOUNS = [
-    "anchor",
-    "beacon",
-    "bolt",
-    "comet",
-    "ember",
-    "falcon",
-    "flash",
-    "garden",
-    "harbor",
-    "lantern",
-    "market",
-    "meadow",
-    "meteor",
-    "orbit",
-    "phoenix",
-    "rabbit",
-    "rocket",
-    "signal",
-    "spark",
-    "summit",
-    "thunder",
-    "wallet",
-    "wave",
-    "zephyr",
-]
-
-
-def _generate_local_part() -> str:
-    participle = _RANDOM.choice(_PARTICIPLES)
-    noun = _RANDOM.choice(_NOUNS)
-    suffix = _RANDOM.randint(0, 999)
-    return f"{participle}.{noun}.{suffix:03d}"
-
-
-async def legacy_lnurlp_address_exists(local_part: str) -> bool:
-    try:
-        row: Any = await _LEGACY_LNURLP_DB.fetchone(
-            """
-            SELECT 1 FROM lnurlp.pay_links
-            WHERE username = :username
-            LIMIT 1
-            """,
-            {"username": local_part},
-        )
-        return row is not None
-    except OperationalError:
-        return False
-    except Exception:
-        return False
-
-
-async def generate_lightning_address_local_part(
-    conn: Connection | None = None,
-) -> str:
-    for _ in range(100):
-        local_part = _generate_local_part()
-        if await wallet_lightning_address_exists(local_part, conn):
-            continue
-        if await legacy_lnurlp_address_exists(local_part):
-            continue
-        return local_part
-    raise ValueError("Could not generate a unique wallet lightning address.")
-
-
 def normalize_lightning_address_local_part(local_part: str) -> str:
     return local_part.strip().lower()
 
diff --git a/lnbits/middleware.py b/lnbits/middleware.py
index 4d534d7b8..be03bd7b0 100644
--- a/lnbits/middleware.py
+++ b/lnbits/middleware.py
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@ class ExtensionsRedirectMiddleware:
 
         username = path_parts[2].lower()
         base_username = username.partition("+")[0]
-        from lnbits.core.crud.wallets import get_wallet_by_lightning_address
-        from lnbits.core.services.lightning_address import legacy_lnurlp_address_exists
+        from lnbits.core.crud.wallets import (
+            get_wallet_by_lightning_address,
+            legacy_lnurlp_address_exists,
+        )
 
         if await legacy_lnurlp_address_exists(username):
             return False