diff --git a/proto/anki/scheduler.proto b/proto/anki/scheduler.proto
index 1823184a3..41dad12f1 100644
--- a/proto/anki/scheduler.proto
+++ b/proto/anki/scheduler.proto
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ service SchedulerService {
   rpc RepositionDefaults(generic.Empty) returns (RepositionDefaultsResponse);
   rpc ComputeFsrsWeights(ComputeFsrsWeightsRequest)
       returns (ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse);
-  rpc ComputeFsrsWeightsFromItems(ComputeFsrsWeightsFromItemsRequest)
-      returns (ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse);
   rpc GetOptimalRetentionParameters(GetOptimalRetentionParametersRequest)
       returns (GetOptimalRetentionParametersResponse);
   rpc ComputeOptimalRetention(ComputeOptimalRetentionRequest)
@@ -59,7 +57,10 @@ service SchedulerService {
 
 // Implicitly includes any of the above methods that are not listed in the
 // backend service.
-service BackendSchedulerService {}
+service BackendSchedulerService {
+  rpc ComputeFsrsWeightsFromItems(ComputeFsrsWeightsFromItemsRequest)
+      returns (ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse);
+}
 
 message SchedulingState {
   message New {
diff --git a/pylib/anki/_backend.py b/pylib/anki/_backend.py
index 7e5d68221..617754578 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/_backend.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/_backend.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys
 import traceback
-from typing import Any, Sequence
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Iterable, Sequence
 from weakref import ref
 
 from markdown import markdown
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ from anki.dbproxy import Row as DBRow
 from anki.dbproxy import ValueForDB
 from anki.utils import from_json_bytes, to_json_bytes
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from anki.collection import FsrsItem
+
 from .errors import (
     BackendError,
     BackendIOError,
@@ -140,6 +143,9 @@ class RustBackend(RustBackendGenerated):
         )
         return self.format_timespan(seconds=seconds, context=context)
 
+    def compute_weights_from_items(self, items: Iterable[FsrsItem]) -> Sequence[float]:
+        return self.compute_fsrs_weights_from_items(items).weights
+
     def _run_command(self, service: int, method: int, input: bytes) -> bytes:
         try:
             return self._backend.command(service, method, input)
diff --git a/pylib/anki/collection.py b/pylib/anki/collection.py
index 57281e32a..32e73436c 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/collection.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/collection.py
@@ -1341,9 +1341,6 @@ class Collection(DeprecatedNamesMixin):
         else:
             return ComputedMemoryState(desired_retention=resp.desired_retention)
 
-    def compute_weights_from_items(self, items: Iterable[FsrsItem]) -> Sequence[float]:
-        return self._backend.compute_fsrs_weights_from_items(items).weights
-
     # Timeboxing
     ##########################################################################
     # fixme: there doesn't seem to be a good reason why this code is in main.py
diff --git a/rslib/src/scheduler/fsrs/weights.rs b/rslib/src/scheduler/fsrs/weights.rs
index e0bc77014..7464e40b3 100644
--- a/rslib/src/scheduler/fsrs/weights.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/scheduler/fsrs/weights.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use std::iter;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use anki_proto::scheduler::ComputeFsrsWeightsFromItemsRequest;
 use anki_proto::scheduler::ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse;
 use fsrs::FSRSItem;
 use fsrs::FSRSReview;
@@ -54,22 +53,6 @@ impl Collection {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn compute_weights_from_items(
-        &mut self,
-        req: ComputeFsrsWeightsFromItemsRequest,
-    ) -> Result<ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse> {
-        let fsrs = FSRS::new(None)?;
-        let fsrs_items = req.items.len() as u32;
-        let weights = fsrs.compute_weights(
-            req.items.into_iter().map(fsrs_item_proto_to_fsrs).collect(),
-            None,
-        )?;
-        Ok(ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse {
-            weights,
-            fsrs_items,
-        })
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn revlog_for_srs(
         &mut self,
         search: impl TryIntoSearch,
@@ -226,23 +209,6 @@ impl RevlogEntry {
     }
 }
 
-fn fsrs_item_proto_to_fsrs(item: anki_proto::scheduler::FsrsItem) -> FSRSItem {
-    FSRSItem {
-        reviews: item
-            .reviews
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(fsrs_review_proto_to_fsrs)
-            .collect(),
-    }
-}
-
-fn fsrs_review_proto_to_fsrs(review: anki_proto::scheduler::FsrsReview) -> FSRSReview {
-    FSRSReview {
-        delta_t: review.delta_t,
-        rating: review.rating,
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/rslib/src/scheduler/service/mod.rs b/rslib/src/scheduler/service/mod.rs
index e94a966b4..f63dfa390 100644
--- a/rslib/src/scheduler/service/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/scheduler/service/mod.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,16 @@ mod states;
 use anki_proto::cards;
 use anki_proto::generic;
 use anki_proto::scheduler;
+use anki_proto::scheduler::ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse;
 use anki_proto::scheduler::ComputeMemoryStateResponse;
 use anki_proto::scheduler::ComputeOptimalRetentionRequest;
 use anki_proto::scheduler::ComputeOptimalRetentionResponse;
 use anki_proto::scheduler::GetOptimalRetentionParametersResponse;
+use fsrs::FSRSItem;
+use fsrs::FSRSReview;
+use fsrs::FSRS;
 
+use crate::backend::Backend;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::scheduler::new::NewCardDueOrder;
 use crate::scheduler::states::CardState;
@@ -250,13 +255,6 @@ impl crate::services::SchedulerService for Collection {
         self.compute_weights(&input.search)
     }
 
-    fn compute_fsrs_weights_from_items(
-        &mut self,
-        input: scheduler::ComputeFsrsWeightsFromItemsRequest,
-    ) -> Result<scheduler::ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse> {
-        self.compute_weights_from_items(input)
-    }
-
     fn compute_optimal_retention(
         &mut self,
         input: ComputeOptimalRetentionRequest,
@@ -291,3 +289,38 @@ impl crate::services::SchedulerService for Collection {
         self.compute_memory_state(input.into())
     }
 }
+
+impl crate::services::BackendSchedulerService for Backend {
+    fn compute_fsrs_weights_from_items(
+        &self,
+        req: scheduler::ComputeFsrsWeightsFromItemsRequest,
+    ) -> Result<scheduler::ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse> {
+        let fsrs = FSRS::new(None)?;
+        let fsrs_items = req.items.len() as u32;
+        let weights = fsrs.compute_weights(
+            req.items.into_iter().map(fsrs_item_proto_to_fsrs).collect(),
+            None,
+        )?;
+        Ok(ComputeFsrsWeightsResponse {
+            weights,
+            fsrs_items,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+fn fsrs_item_proto_to_fsrs(item: anki_proto::scheduler::FsrsItem) -> FSRSItem {
+    FSRSItem {
+        reviews: item
+            .reviews
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(fsrs_review_proto_to_fsrs)
+            .collect(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn fsrs_review_proto_to_fsrs(review: anki_proto::scheduler::FsrsReview) -> FSRSReview {
+    FSRSReview {
+        delta_t: review.delta_t,
+        rating: review.rating,
+    }
+}