diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/importer/normalizer.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/importer/normalizer.js
index b35c4d7bd..2bc603930 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/importer/normalizer.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/importer/normalizer.js
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ const makeEmojiMap = record => record.emojis.reduce((obj, emoji) => {
   return obj;
 }, {});
 
+export function searchTextFromRawStatus (status) {
+  const spoilerText   = status.spoiler_text || '';
+  const searchContent = ([spoilerText, status.content].concat((status.poll && status.poll.options) ? status.poll.options.map(option => option.title) : [])).join('\n\n').replace(/<br\s*\/?>/g, '\n').replace(/<\/p><p>/g, '\n\n');
+  return domParser.parseFromString(searchContent, 'text/html').documentElement.textContent;
+}
+
 export function normalizeAccount(account) {
   account = { ...account };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js
index 232b010c5..482762e35 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/timelines.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import { Map as ImmutableMap, List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 import compareId from 'flavours/glitch/util/compare_id';
 import { me, usePendingItems as preferPendingItems } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
 import { getFiltersRegex } from 'flavours/glitch/selectors';
-
-const domParser = new DOMParser();
+import { searchTextFromRawStatus } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/importer/normalizer';
 
 export const TIMELINE_UPDATE  = 'TIMELINE_UPDATE';
 export const TIMELINE_DELETE  = 'TIMELINE_DELETE';
@@ -20,12 +19,6 @@ export const TIMELINE_LOAD_PENDING = 'TIMELINE_LOAD_PENDING';
 export const TIMELINE_DISCONNECT   = 'TIMELINE_DISCONNECT';
 export const TIMELINE_CONNECT      = 'TIMELINE_CONNECT';
 
-const searchTextFromRawStatus = (status) => {
-  const spoilerText   = status.spoiler_text || '';
-  const searchContent = ([spoilerText, status.content].concat((status.poll && status.poll.options) ? status.poll.options.map(option => option.title) : [])).join('\n\n').replace(/<br\s*\/?>/g, '\n').replace(/<\/p><p>/g, '\n\n');
-  return domParser.parseFromString(searchContent, 'text/html').documentElement.textContent;
-}
-
 export const loadPending = timeline => ({
   type: TIMELINE_LOAD_PENDING,
   timeline,