diff --git a/swh/web/add_forge_now/views.py b/swh/web/add_forge_now/views.py
--- a/swh/web/add_forge_now/views.py
+++ b/swh/web/add_forge_now/views.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     AddForgeNowRequestPublicSerializer,
     AddForgeNowRequestSerializer,
 )
-from swh.web.common.utils import has_add_forge_now_permission
+from swh.web.auth.utils import is_add_forge_now_moderator
 
 
 def add_forge_request_list_datatables(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     paginator = Paginator(add_forge_requests, per_page)
     page = paginator.page(page_num)
 
-    if has_add_forge_now_permission(request.user):
+    if is_add_forge_now_moderator(request.user):
         requests = AddForgeNowRequestSerializer(page.object_list, many=True).data
     else:
         requests = AddForgeNowRequestPublicSerializer(page.object_list, many=True).data
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 
 
 @user_passes_test(
-    has_add_forge_now_permission,
+    is_add_forge_now_moderator,
     redirect_field_name="next_path",
     login_url=settings.LOGIN_URL,
 )
diff --git a/swh/web/admin/add_forge_now.py b/swh/web/admin/add_forge_now.py
--- a/swh/web/admin/add_forge_now.py
+++ b/swh/web/admin/add_forge_now.py
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render
 
 from swh.web.admin.adminurls import admin_route
-from swh.web.common.utils import has_add_forge_now_permission
+from swh.web.auth.utils import is_add_forge_now_moderator
 
 
 @admin_route(
     r"add-forge/requests/",
     view_name="add-forge-now-requests-moderation",
 )
-@user_passes_test(has_add_forge_now_permission, login_url=settings.LOGIN_URL)
+@user_passes_test(is_add_forge_now_moderator, login_url=settings.LOGIN_URL)
 def add_forge_now_requests_moderation_dashboard(request):
     """Moderation dashboard to allow listing current requests."""
     return render(
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     r"add-forge/request/(?P<request_id>(\d)+)/",
     view_name="add-forge-now-request-dashboard",
 )
-@user_passes_test(has_add_forge_now_permission, login_url=settings.LOGIN_URL)
+@user_passes_test(is_add_forge_now_moderator, login_url=settings.LOGIN_URL)
 def add_forge_now_request_dashboard(request, request_id):
     """Moderation dashboard to allow listing current requests."""
     return render(
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py b/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 from swh.web.add_forge_now.models import RequestStatus as AddForgeNowRequestStatus
 from swh.web.api.apidoc import api_doc, format_docstring
 from swh.web.api.apiurls import api_route
-from swh.web.auth.utils import ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION
+from swh.web.auth.utils import is_add_forge_now_moderator
 from swh.web.common.exc import BadInputExc
-from swh.web.common.utils import has_add_forge_now_permission, reverse
+from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
 
 
 def _block_while_testing():
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
             "You must be authenticated to update a new add-forge request"
         )
 
-    if not has_add_forge_now_permission(request.user):
+    if not is_add_forge_now_moderator(request.user):
         return HttpResponseForbidden("You are not a moderator")
 
     add_forge_request = (
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
     paginator = Paginator(add_forge_requests, per_page)
     page = paginator.page(page_num)
 
-    if request.user.has_perm(ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION):
+    if is_add_forge_now_moderator(request.user):
         requests = AddForgeNowRequestSerializer(page.object_list, many=True).data
     else:
         requests = AddForgeNowRequestPublicSerializer(page.object_list, many=True).data
@@ -396,9 +396,7 @@
         request=add_forge_request
     ).order_by("id")
 
-    if request.user.is_authenticated and request.user.has_perm(
-        ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION
-    ):
+    if is_add_forge_now_moderator(request.user):
         data = AddForgeNowRequestSerializer(add_forge_request).data
         history = AddForgeNowRequestHistorySerializer(
             request_history, many=True, context={"request": request}
diff --git a/swh/web/auth/utils.py b/swh/web/auth/utils.py
--- a/swh/web/auth/utils.py
+++ b/swh/web/auth/utils.py
@@ -114,3 +114,13 @@
         raise ForbiddenExc
 
     return user_passes_test(check_perms)
+
+
+def is_add_forge_now_moderator(user) -> bool:
+    """Is a user considered an add-forge-now moderator?
+
+    Returns
+        True if a user is staff or has add forge now moderator permission
+
+    """
+    return user.is_staff or user.has_perm(ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION)
diff --git a/swh/web/common/utils.py b/swh/web/common/utils.py
--- a/swh/web/common/utils.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/utils.py
@@ -517,13 +517,3 @@
         reverse(new_route, query_params=args),
         permanent=permanent,
     )
-
-
-def has_add_forge_now_permission(user) -> bool:
-    """Is a user considered an add-forge-now moderator?
-
-    Returns
-        True if a user is staff or has add forge now moderator permission
-
-    """
-    return user.is_staff or user.has_perm(ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION)