diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index ee9e6a504..2c9dafefc 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/sync"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
@@ -41,9 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
 
-// RepoWorkingPool represents a working pool to order the parallel changes to the same repository
-var RepoWorkingPool = sync.NewExclusivePool()
-
 var (
 	// ErrMirrorNotExist mirror does not exist error
 	ErrMirrorNotExist = errors.New("Mirror does not exist")
diff --git a/services/repository/transfer.go b/services/repository/transfer.go
index 9b3c084ea..978a966c4 100644
--- a/services/repository/transfer.go
+++ b/services/repository/transfer.go
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ package repository
 import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/sync"
 
 	"github.com/unknwon/com"
 )
 
+// repoWorkingPool represents a working pool to order the parallel changes to the same repository
+var repoWorkingPool = sync.NewExclusivePool()
+
 // TransferOwnership transfers all corresponding setting from old user to new one.
 func TransferOwnership(doer *models.User, newOwnerName string, repo *models.Repository) error {
 	if err := repo.GetOwner(); err != nil {
@@ -19,12 +23,12 @@ func TransferOwnership(doer *models.User, newOwnerName string, repo *models.Repo
 
 	oldOwner := repo.Owner
 
-	models.RepoWorkingPool.CheckIn(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
+	repoWorkingPool.CheckIn(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
 	if err := models.TransferOwnership(doer, newOwnerName, repo); err != nil {
-		models.RepoWorkingPool.CheckOut(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
+		repoWorkingPool.CheckOut(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
 		return err
 	}
-	models.RepoWorkingPool.CheckOut(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
+	repoWorkingPool.CheckOut(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
 
 	notification.NotifyTransferRepository(doer, repo, oldOwner.Name)
 
@@ -39,12 +43,12 @@ func ChangeRepositoryName(doer *models.User, repo *models.Repository, newRepoNam
 	// repo so that we can atomically rename the repo path and updates the
 	// local copy's origin accordingly.
 
-	models.RepoWorkingPool.CheckIn(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
+	repoWorkingPool.CheckIn(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
 	if err := models.ChangeRepositoryName(doer, repo, newRepoName); err != nil {
-		models.RepoWorkingPool.CheckOut(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
+		repoWorkingPool.CheckOut(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
 		return err
 	}
-	models.RepoWorkingPool.CheckOut(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
+	repoWorkingPool.CheckOut(com.ToStr(repo.ID))
 
 	notification.NotifyRenameRepository(doer, repo, oldRepoName)