diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 87882c0e..64ce80f8 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -99,19 +99,6 @@ def create_app(config_class=Config):
     from app.search import bp as search_bp
     app.register_blueprint(search_bp)
 
-    def get_resource_as_string(name, charset='utf-8'):
-        with app.open_resource(name) as f:
-            return f.read().decode(charset)
-
-    app.jinja_env.globals['get_resource_as_string'] = get_resource_as_string
-
-    def community_link_to_href(link: str) -> str:
-        pattern = r"!([a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*)@([a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*)\b"
-        server = r'<a href=https://' + app.config['SERVER_NAME'] + r'/community/lookup/'
-        return re.sub(pattern, server + r'\g<1>/\g<2>>' + r'!\g<1>@\g<2></a>', link)
-
-    app.jinja_env.filters['community_links'] = community_link_to_href
-
     # send error reports via email
     if app.config['MAIL_SERVER'] and app.config['MAIL_ERRORS']:
         auth = None
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index a62a5d42..0a12ce53 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ def microblog_content_to_title(html: str) -> str:
     return result
 
 
+def community_link_to_href(link: str) -> str:
+    pattern = r"!([a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*)@([a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*)\b"
+    server = r'<a href=https://' + current_app.config['SERVER_NAME'] + r'/community/lookup/'
+    return re.sub(pattern, server + r'\g<1>/\g<2>>' + r'!\g<1>@\g<2></a>', link)
+
+
 def domain_from_url(url: str, create=True) -> Domain:
     parsed_url = urlparse(url.lower().replace('www.', ''))
     if parsed_url and parsed_url.hostname:
diff --git a/pyfedi.py b/pyfedi.py
index 040d22c2..410baaec 100644
--- a/pyfedi.py
+++ b/pyfedi.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from flask import session, g, json, request, current_app
 from app.constants import POST_TYPE_LINK, POST_TYPE_IMAGE, POST_TYPE_ARTICLE
 from app.models import Site
 from app.utils import getmtime, gibberish, shorten_string, shorten_url, digits, user_access, community_membership, \
-    can_create_post, can_upvote, can_downvote, shorten_number, ap_datetime, current_theme
+    can_create_post, can_upvote, can_downvote, shorten_number, ap_datetime, current_theme, community_link_to_href
 
 app = create_app()
 cli.register(app)
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ with app.app_context():
     app.jinja_env.globals['can_downvote'] = can_downvote
     app.jinja_env.globals['theme'] = current_theme
     app.jinja_env.globals['file_exists'] = os.path.exists
+    app.jinja_env.filters['community_links'] = community_link_to_href
     app.jinja_env.filters['shorten'] = shorten_string
     app.jinja_env.filters['shorten_url'] = shorten_url