diff --git a/nyaa/routes.py b/nyaa/routes.py
index aff0a14..24c79ce 100644
--- a/nyaa/routes.py
+++ b/nyaa/routes.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from flask_paginate import Pagination
 from werkzeug import url_encode
 from werkzeug.datastructures import CombinedMultiDict
 
-from itsdangerous import BadSignature, URLSafeSerializer
 from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload
 
 from nyaa import api_handler, app, backend, db, forms, models, torrents, views
@@ -286,27 +285,6 @@ def render_rss(label, query, use_elastic, magnet_links=False):
     return response
 
 
-@app.route('/user/activate/<payload>')
-def activate_user(payload):
-    s = get_serializer()
-    try:
-        user_id = s.loads(payload)
-    except BadSignature:
-        flask.abort(404)
-
-    user = models.User.by_id(user_id)
-
-    if not user:
-        flask.abort(404)
-
-    user.status = models.UserStatusType.ACTIVE
-
-    db.session.add(user)
-    db.session.commit()
-
-    return flask.redirect('/login')
-
-
 @cached_function
 def _create_upload_category_choices():
     ''' Turns categories in the database into a list of (id, name)s '''
@@ -566,18 +544,6 @@ def _get_cached_torrent_file(torrent):
     return open(cached_torrent, 'rb'), os.path.getsize(cached_torrent)
 
 
-def get_serializer(secret_key=None):
-    if secret_key is None:
-        secret_key = app.secret_key
-    return URLSafeSerializer(secret_key)
-
-
-def get_activation_link(user):
-    s = get_serializer()
-    payload = s.dumps(user.id)
-    return flask.url_for('activate_user', payload=payload, _external=True)
-
-
 @app.template_filter()
 def timesince(dt, default='just now'):
     """
diff --git a/nyaa/views/account.py b/nyaa/views/account.py
index cbf47e1..ab49190 100644
--- a/nyaa/views/account.py
+++ b/nyaa/views/account.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from ipaddress import ip_address
 
 import flask
 
-# Importing nyaa.routes for get_activation_link
-from nyaa import app, db, forms, models, routes
+from nyaa import app, db, forms, models
+from nyaa.views.users import get_activation_link
 
 bp = flask.Blueprint('account', __name__)
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def register():
         db.session.commit()
 
         if app.config['USE_EMAIL_VERIFICATION']:  # force verification, enable email
-            activ_link = routes.get_activation_link(user)
+            activ_link = get_activation_link(user)
             send_verification_email(user.email, activ_link)
             return flask.render_template('waiting.html')
         else:  # disable verification, set user as active and auto log in
diff --git a/nyaa/views/users.py b/nyaa/views/users.py
index e854d57..47033ee 100644
--- a/nyaa/views/users.py
+++ b/nyaa/views/users.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import math
 import flask
 from flask_paginate import Pagination
 
+from itsdangerous import BadSignature, URLSafeSerializer
+
 from nyaa import app, db, forms, models
 from nyaa.search import (DEFAULT_MAX_SEARCH_RESULT, DEFAULT_PER_PAGE, SERACH_PAGINATE_DISPLAY_MSG,
                          _generate_query_string, search_db, search_elastic)
@@ -135,6 +137,27 @@ def view_user(user_name):
                                      admin_form=admin_form)
 
 
+@bp.route('/user/activate/<payload>')
+def activate_user(payload):
+    s = get_serializer()
+    try:
+        user_id = s.loads(payload)
+    except BadSignature:
+        flask.abort(404)
+
+    user = models.User.by_id(user_id)
+
+    if not user:
+        flask.abort(404)
+
+    user.status = models.UserStatusType.ACTIVE
+
+    db.session.add(user)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    return flask.redirect(flask.url_for('account.login'))
+
+
 def _create_user_class_choices(user):
     choices = [('regular', 'Regular')]
     default = 'regular'
@@ -154,3 +177,15 @@ def _create_user_class_choices(user):
                 default = 'banned'
 
     return default, choices
+
+
+def get_serializer(secret_key=None):
+    if secret_key is None:
+        secret_key = app.secret_key
+    return URLSafeSerializer(secret_key)
+
+
+def get_activation_link(user):
+    s = get_serializer()
+    payload = s.dumps(user.id)
+    return flask.url_for('users.activate_user', payload=payload, _external=True)