diff --git a/apps/publish/content/common.py b/apps/publish/content/common.py
index cd6ab7f439..8c35f54d00 100644
--- a/apps/publish/content/common.py
+++ b/apps/publish/content/common.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 from copy import copy
 from copy import deepcopy
-from functools import partial
 from flask import current_app as app
 
 from superdesk import get_resource_service
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@
 from superdesk.metadata.packages import LINKED_IN_PACKAGES, PACKAGE, PACKAGE_TYPE
 from superdesk.metadata.utils import item_url
 from superdesk.notification import push_notification
-from superdesk.publish import SUBSCRIBER_TYPES
 from superdesk.services import BaseService
 from superdesk.utc import utcnow, get_date
 from superdesk.workflow import is_workflow_state_transition_valid
@@ -139,11 +137,6 @@ class BasePublishService(BaseService):
     publish_type = "publish"
     published_state = "published"
     item_operation = ITEM_PUBLISH
-
-    non_digital = partial(filter, lambda s: s.get("subscriber_type", "") == SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.WIRE)
-    digital = partial(
-        filter, lambda s: (s.get("subscriber_type", "") in {SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.DIGITAL, SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.ALL})
-    )
     package_service = PackageService()
 
     def on_update(self, updates, original):
diff --git a/apps/publish/content/resend.py b/apps/publish/content/resend.py
index f485472a94..d42d6bab04 100644
--- a/apps/publish/content/resend.py
+++ b/apps/publish/content/resend.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 # AUTHORS and LICENSE files distributed with this source code, or
 # at https://www.sourcefabric.org/superdesk/license
 
+import logging
+
 from apps.archive.archive import ArchiveResource, SOURCE as ARCHIVE, remove_is_queued
+from apps.publish.content.utils import filter_digital
 from superdesk.metadata.utils import item_url
-import logging
-from functools import partial
 from flask import request, current_app as app
 from superdesk import get_resource_service, Service, config, signals
 from superdesk.errors import SuperdeskApiError
@@ -39,10 +40,6 @@ class ResendResource(ArchiveResource):
 
 
 class ResendService(Service):
-    digital = partial(
-        filter, lambda s: (s.get("subscriber_type", "") in {SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.DIGITAL, SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.ALL})
-    )
-
     def create(self, docs, **kwargs):
         doc = docs[0] if len(docs) > 0 else {}
         article_id = request.view_args["original_id"]
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ def _validate_subscribers(self, subscriber_ids, article):
             raise SuperdeskApiError.badRequestError(message=_("No active subscribers found!"))
 
         if is_genre(article, BROADCAST_GENRE):
-            digital_subscribers = list(self.digital(subscribers))
+            digital_subscribers = filter_digital(subscribers)
             if len(digital_subscribers) > 0:
                 raise SuperdeskApiError.badRequestError(_("Only wire subscribers can receive broadcast stories!"))
 
diff --git a/apps/publish/content/utils.py b/apps/publish/content/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22659b9ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/publish/content/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from typing import Dict, List
+from superdesk.publish import SUBSCRIBER_TYPES
+
+
+def is_digital(subscriber: Dict) -> bool:
+    return subscriber.get("subscriber_type", "") in {SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.DIGITAL, SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.ALL}
+
+
+def filter_digital(subscribers: List[Dict]) -> List[Dict]:
+    return [s for s in subscribers if is_digital(s)]
+
+
+def filter_non_digital(subscribers: List[Dict]) -> List[Dict]:
+    return [s for s in subscribers if not is_digital(s)]
diff --git a/apps/publish/enqueue/enqueue_corrected.py b/apps/publish/enqueue/enqueue_corrected.py
index 0a5b0dad80..7cfca3a833 100644
--- a/apps/publish/enqueue/enqueue_corrected.py
+++ b/apps/publish/enqueue/enqueue_corrected.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # AUTHORS and LICENSE files distributed with this source code, or
 # at https://www.sourcefabric.org/superdesk/license
 
+from apps.publish.content.utils import filter_non_digital
 from superdesk import get_resource_service
 from superdesk.metadata.item import CONTENT_STATE
 from eve.utils import config
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ def get_subscribers(self, doc, target_media_type):
             if len(subscribers_yet_to_receive) > 0:
                 # Step 3
                 if doc.get("target_regions"):
-                    subscribers_yet_to_receive = list(self.non_digital(subscribers_yet_to_receive))
+                    subscribers_yet_to_receive = filter_non_digital(subscribers_yet_to_receive)
                 # Step 4
                 subscribers_yet_to_receive, codes = self.filter_subscribers(
                     doc, subscribers_yet_to_receive, target_media_type
diff --git a/apps/publish/enqueue/enqueue_service.py b/apps/publish/enqueue/enqueue_service.py
index 175a106ce1..b753d3c77b 100644
--- a/apps/publish/enqueue/enqueue_service.py
+++ b/apps/publish/enqueue/enqueue_service.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from superdesk.publish import SUBSCRIBER_TYPES
 from superdesk.publish.publish_queue import PUBLISHED_IN_PACKAGE
 from superdesk.publish.formatters import get_formatter
+from apps.publish.content.utils import filter_digital, filter_non_digital
 from apps.publish.content.common import BasePublishService
 from copy import deepcopy
 from eve.utils import config, ParsedRequest
@@ -45,10 +46,6 @@ class EnqueueService:
     publish_type = "publish"
     published_state = "published"
 
-    non_digital = partial(filter, lambda s: s.get("subscriber_type", "") == SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.WIRE)
-    digital = partial(
-        filter, lambda s: (s.get("subscriber_type", "") in {SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.DIGITAL, SUBSCRIBER_TYPES.ALL})
-    )
     package_service = PackageService()
 
     filters = None
@@ -313,8 +310,8 @@ def resend(self, doc, subscribers):
         :return:
         """
         subscriber_codes = self._get_subscriber_codes(subscribers)
-        wire_subscribers = list(self.non_digital(subscribers))
-        digital_subscribers = list(self.digital(subscribers))
+        wire_subscribers = filter_non_digital(subscribers)
+        digital_subscribers = filter_digital(subscribers)
 
         for subscriber in wire_subscribers:
             subscriber["api_enabled"] = len(subscriber.get("api_products") or []) > 0