diff --git a/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts b/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts
index b875ca1b1614..f3b5836ad3e5 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ import type { SendTypesType } from '../util/handleMessageSend';
 import { getStoriesBlocked } from '../util/stories';
 import { isNotNil } from '../util/isNotNil';
 import { chunk } from '../util/iterables';
-import { isOlderThan } from '../util/timestamp';
 import { inspectUnknownFieldTags } from '../util/inspectProtobufs';
 import { incrementMessageCounter } from '../util/incrementMessageCounter';
 import { filterAndClean } from '../types/BodyRange';
@@ -2389,17 +2388,6 @@ export default class MessageReceiver
       return;
     }
 
-    // Timing check
-    if (isOlderThan(envelope.serverTimestamp, durations.DAY * 2)) {
-      log.info(
-        'MessageReceiver.handleEditMessage: cannot edit message older than 48h',
-        logId,
-        envelope.serverTimestamp
-      );
-      this.removeFromCache(envelope);
-      return;
-    }
-
     const message = this.processDecrypted(envelope, msg.dataMessage);
     const groupId = this.getProcessedGroupId(message);
     const isBlocked = groupId ? this.isGroupBlocked(groupId) : false;
diff --git a/ts/util/deleteForEveryone.ts b/ts/util/deleteForEveryone.ts
index e4d5242a9fdc..796b18080c58 100644
--- a/ts/util/deleteForEveryone.ts
+++ b/ts/util/deleteForEveryone.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 import type { DeleteAttributesType } from '../messageModifiers/Deletes';
 import type { MessageModel } from '../models/messages';
 import * as log from '../logging/log';
-import { DAY } from './durations';
 import { isMe } from './whatTypeOfConversation';
 import { getContactId } from '../messages/helpers';
 import { isStory } from '../state/selectors/message';
+import { isTooOldToModifyMessage } from './isTooOldToModifyMessage';
 
 export async function deleteForEveryone(
   message: MessageModel,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function deleteForEveryone(
     return;
   }
 
-  if (isDeletionTooOld(message, doe)) {
+  if (isTooOldToModifyMessage(doe.serverTimestamp, message.attributes)) {
     log.warn('Received late DOE. Dropping.', {
       fromId: doe.fromId,
       targetSentTimestamp: doe.targetSentTimestamp,
@@ -58,13 +58,3 @@ function isDeletionByMe(
     doe.fromId === ourConversationId
   );
 }
-
-function isDeletionTooOld(
-  message: Readonly<MessageModel>,
-  doe: Pick<DeleteAttributesType, 'serverTimestamp'>
-): boolean {
-  const messageTimestamp =
-    message.get('serverTimestamp') || message.get('sent_at') || 0;
-  const delta = Math.abs(doe.serverTimestamp - messageTimestamp);
-  return delta > DAY * 2;
-}
diff --git a/ts/util/handleEditMessage.ts b/ts/util/handleEditMessage.ts
index 474defa7528b..bee99aa80c58 100644
--- a/ts/util/handleEditMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/util/handleEditMessage.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import type {
 } from '../model-types.d';
 import type { LinkPreviewType } from '../types/message/LinkPreviews';
 import * as Edits from '../messageModifiers/Edits';
-import * as durations from './durations';
 import * as log from '../logging/log';
 import { ReadStatus } from '../messages/MessageReadStatus';
 import dataInterface from '../sql/Client';
@@ -20,8 +19,8 @@ import { isAciString } from '../types/ServiceId';
 import { getMessageIdForLogging } from './idForLogging';
 import { hasErrors } from '../state/selectors/message';
 import { isIncoming, isOutgoing } from '../messages/helpers';
-import { isOlderThan } from './timestamp';
 import { isDirectConversation } from './whatTypeOfConversation';
+import { isTooOldToModifyMessage } from './isTooOldToModifyMessage';
 import { queueAttachmentDownloads } from './queueAttachmentDownloads';
 import { modifyTargetMessage } from './modifyTargetMessage';
 
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ export async function handleEditMessage(
   if (
     serverTimestamp &&
     !isNoteToSelf &&
-    isOlderThan(serverTimestamp, durations.DAY * 2)
+    isTooOldToModifyMessage(serverTimestamp, mainMessage)
   ) {
     log.warn(`${idLog}: cannot edit message older than 48h`, serverTimestamp);
     return;
diff --git a/ts/util/isTooOldToModifyMessage.ts b/ts/util/isTooOldToModifyMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e7db06f0f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/isTooOldToModifyMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import type { MessageAttributesType } from '../model-types.d';
+import { DAY } from './durations';
+
+export function isTooOldToModifyMessage(
+  serverTimestamp: number,
+  message: MessageAttributesType
+): boolean {
+  const messageTimestamp = message.serverTimestamp || message.sent_at || 0;
+  const delta = Math.abs(serverTimestamp - messageTimestamp);
+  return delta > DAY * 2;
+}