diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index d809447477..606703084e 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -2793,29 +2793,7 @@ pub async fn send_msg(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId, msg: &mut Message) ->
         msg.param.remove(Param::ForcePlaintext);
         msg.update_param(context).await?;
     }
-    send_msg_inner(context, chat_id, msg).await
-}
-
-/// Tries to send a message synchronously.
-///
-/// Creates jobs in the `smtp` table, then drectly opens an SMTP connection and sends the
-/// message. If this fails, the jobs remain in the database for later sending.
-pub async fn send_msg_sync(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId, msg: &mut Message) -> Result<MsgId> {
-    let rowids = prepare_send_msg(context, chat_id, msg).await?;
-    if rowids.is_empty() {
-        return Ok(msg.id);
-    }
-    let mut smtp = crate::smtp::Smtp::new();
-    for rowid in rowids {
-        send_msg_to_smtp(context, &mut smtp, rowid)
-            .await
-            .context("failed to send message, queued for later sending")?;
-    }
-    context.emit_msgs_changed(msg.chat_id, msg.id);
-    Ok(msg.id)
-}
 
-async fn send_msg_inner(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId, msg: &mut Message) -> Result<MsgId> {
     // protect all system messages against RTLO attacks
     if msg.is_system_message() {
         msg.text = sanitize_bidi_characters(&msg.text);
@@ -2836,6 +2814,25 @@ async fn send_msg_inner(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId, msg: &mut Message) -
     Ok(msg.id)
 }
 
+/// Tries to send a message synchronously.
+///
+/// Creates jobs in the `smtp` table, then drectly opens an SMTP connection and sends the
+/// message. If this fails, the jobs remain in the database for later sending.
+pub async fn send_msg_sync(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId, msg: &mut Message) -> Result<MsgId> {
+    let rowids = prepare_send_msg(context, chat_id, msg).await?;
+    if rowids.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(msg.id);
+    }
+    let mut smtp = crate::smtp::Smtp::new();
+    for rowid in rowids {
+        send_msg_to_smtp(context, &mut smtp, rowid)
+            .await
+            .context("failed to send message, queued for later sending")?;
+    }
+    context.emit_msgs_changed(msg.chat_id, msg.id);
+    Ok(msg.id)
+}
+
 /// Prepares a message to be sent out.
 ///
 /// Returns row ids of the `smtp` table.