diff --git a/rslib/src/import_export/gather.rs b/rslib/src/import_export/gather.rs
index 38251d3bb..90c775159 100644
--- a/rslib/src/import_export/gather.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/import_export/gather.rs
@@ -11,15 +11,13 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 use crate::{
     card::{CardQueue, CardType},
     decks::NormalDeck,
+    io::filename_is_safe,
     latex::extract_latex,
     prelude::*,
     revlog::RevlogEntry,
     search::{Negated, SearchNode, SortMode},
     storage::ids_to_string,
-    text::{
-        extract_media_refs, extract_underscored_css_imports, extract_underscored_references,
-        is_remote_filename,
-    },
+    text::{extract_media_refs, extract_underscored_css_imports, extract_underscored_references},
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
@@ -49,20 +47,7 @@ fn optional_deck_search(deck_id: Option<DeckId>) -> SearchNode {
     }
 }
 
-fn is_local_base_name(name: &str) -> bool {
-    !is_remote_filename(name) && Path::new(name).parent().is_none()
-}
-
 impl ExportData {
-    /*
-       pub(super) fn new(, media_folder: Option<PathBuf>) -> Self {
-           Self {
-               with_scheduling,
-               media_folder,
-               ..Default::default()
-           }
-       }
-    */
     pub(super) fn gather_data(
         &mut self,
         col: &mut Collection,
@@ -87,7 +72,7 @@ impl ExportData {
 
     pub(super) fn gather_media_paths(&mut self, media_folder: &Path) {
         let mut inserter = |name: &str| {
-            if is_local_base_name(name) {
+            if filename_is_safe(name) {
                 self.media_paths.insert(media_folder.join(name));
             }
         };
diff --git a/rslib/src/import_export/package/colpkg/import.rs b/rslib/src/import_export/package/colpkg/import.rs
index 7664637a4..78f923638 100644
--- a/rslib/src/import_export/package/colpkg/import.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/import_export/package/colpkg/import.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
     fs::{self, File},
     io::{self, Read, Write},
-    path::{Component, Path, PathBuf},
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
 use prost::Message;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::{
         package::{MediaEntries, MediaEntry, Meta},
         ImportProgress,
     },
-    io::{atomic_rename, tempfile_in_parent_of},
+    io::{atomic_rename, filename_is_safe, tempfile_in_parent_of},
     media::files::normalize_filename,
     prelude::*,
 };
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ fn restore_media_file(meta: &Meta, zip_file: &mut ZipFile, path: &Path) -> Resul
 
 impl MediaEntry {
     fn safe_normalized_file_path(&self, meta: &Meta, media_folder: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
-        check_filename_safe(&self.name)?;
+        if !filename_is_safe(&self.name) {
+            return Err(AnkiError::ImportError(ImportError::Corrupt));
+        }
         let normalized = maybe_normalizing(&self.name, meta.strict_media_checks())?;
         Ok(media_folder.join(normalized.as_ref()))
     }
@@ -179,20 +181,6 @@ fn maybe_normalizing(name: &str, strict: bool) -> Result<Cow<str>> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Return an error if name contains any path separators.
-fn check_filename_safe(name: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut components = Path::new(name).components();
-    let first_element_normal = components
-        .next()
-        .map(|component| matches!(component, Component::Normal(_)))
-        .unwrap_or_default();
-    if !first_element_normal || components.next().is_some() {
-        Err(AnkiError::ImportError(ImportError::Corrupt))
-    } else {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 fn extract_media_entries(meta: &Meta, archive: &mut ZipArchive<File>) -> Result<Vec<MediaEntry>> {
     let mut file = archive.by_name("media")?;
     let mut buf = Vec::new();
@@ -251,22 +239,6 @@ fn copy_collection(
 mod test {
     use super::*;
 
-    #[test]
-    fn path_traversal() {
-        assert!(check_filename_safe("foo").is_ok(),);
-
-        assert!(check_filename_safe("..").is_err());
-        assert!(check_filename_safe("foo/bar").is_err());
-        assert!(check_filename_safe("/foo").is_err());
-        assert!(check_filename_safe("../foo").is_err());
-
-        if cfg!(windows) {
-            assert!(check_filename_safe("foo\\bar").is_err());
-            assert!(check_filename_safe("c:\\foo").is_err());
-            assert!(check_filename_safe("\\foo").is_err());
-        }
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn normalization() {
         assert_eq!(&maybe_normalizing("con", false).unwrap(), "con_");
diff --git a/rslib/src/io.rs b/rslib/src/io.rs
index 8a68ffdb3..fc86c5db6 100644
--- a/rslib/src/io.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/io.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
 // License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
 
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Component, Path};
 
 use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
 
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ pub(crate) fn read_dir_files(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> std::io::Result<ReadDirF
     std::fs::read_dir(path).map(ReadDirFiles)
 }
 
+/// True if name does not contain any path separators.
+pub(crate) fn filename_is_safe(name: &str) -> bool {
+    let mut components = Path::new(name).components();
+    let first_element_normal = components
+        .next()
+        .map(|component| matches!(component, Component::Normal(_)))
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    first_element_normal && components.next().is_none()
+}
+
 pub(crate) struct ReadDirFiles(std::fs::ReadDir);
 
 impl Iterator for ReadDirFiles {
@@ -60,3 +71,24 @@ impl Iterator for ReadDirFiles {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn path_traversal() {
+        assert!(filename_is_safe("foo"));
+
+        assert!(!filename_is_safe(".."));
+        assert!(!filename_is_safe("foo/bar"));
+        assert!(!filename_is_safe("/foo"));
+        assert!(!filename_is_safe("../foo"));
+
+        if cfg!(windows) {
+            assert!(!filename_is_safe("foo\\bar"));
+            assert!(!filename_is_safe("c:\\foo"));
+            assert!(!filename_is_safe("\\foo"));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rslib/src/text.rs b/rslib/src/text.rs
index c15ac7edf..f4496837c 100644
--- a/rslib/src/text.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/text.rs
@@ -437,10 +437,6 @@ lazy_static! {
     pub(crate) static ref REMOTE_FILENAME: Regex = Regex::new("(?i)^https?://").unwrap();
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn is_remote_filename(name: &str) -> bool {
-    REMOTE_FILENAME.is_match(name)
-}
-
 /// IRI-encode unescaped local paths in HTML fragment.
 pub(crate) fn encode_iri_paths(unescaped_html: &str) -> Cow<str> {
     transform_html_paths(unescaped_html, |fname| {