diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 2bf00b2be5..6f5c77b338 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   include Account::Interactions
   include Account::Merging
   include Account::Search
+  include Account::Silences
   include Account::StatusesSearch
   include DomainMaterializable
   include DomainNormalizable
@@ -116,11 +117,9 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   scope :remote, -> { where.not(domain: nil) }
   scope :local, -> { where(domain: nil) }
   scope :partitioned, -> { order(Arel.sql('row_number() over (partition by domain)')) }
-  scope :silenced, -> { where.not(silenced_at: nil) }
   scope :suspended, -> { where.not(suspended_at: nil) }
   scope :sensitized, -> { where.not(sensitized_at: nil) }
   scope :without_suspended, -> { where(suspended_at: nil) }
-  scope :without_silenced, -> { where(silenced_at: nil) }
   scope :without_instance_actor, -> { where.not(id: INSTANCE_ACTOR_ID) }
   scope :recent, -> { reorder(id: :desc) }
   scope :bots, -> { where(actor_type: %w(Application Service)) }
@@ -229,18 +228,6 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
     ResolveAccountService.new.call(acct) unless local?
   end
 
-  def silenced?
-    silenced_at.present?
-  end
-
-  def silence!(date = Time.now.utc)
-    update!(silenced_at: date)
-  end
-
-  def unsilence!
-    update!(silenced_at: nil)
-  end
-
   def suspended?
     suspended_at.present? && !instance_actor?
   end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/account/silences.rb b/app/models/concerns/account/silences.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd785df311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/concerns/account/silences.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Account::Silences
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    scope :silenced, -> { where.not(silenced_at: nil) }
+    scope :without_silenced, -> { where(silenced_at: nil) }
+  end
+
+  def silenced?
+    silenced_at.present?
+  end
+
+  def silence!(date = Time.now.utc)
+    update!(silenced_at: date)
+  end
+
+  def unsilence!
+    update!(silenced_at: nil)
+  end
+end