diff --git a/src/main/frontend/fs/sync.cljs b/src/main/frontend/fs/sync.cljs
index 41bd11c0f7..e5f4396e44 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/fs/sync.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/fs/sync.cljs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
             [frontend.handler.user :as user]
             [frontend.state :as state]
             [frontend.mobile.util :as mobile-util]
-            [frontend.mobile.core :as mobile-core]
             [frontend.util :as util]
             [frontend.util.persist-var :as persist-var]
             [frontend.util.fs :as fs-util]
@@ -3183,7 +3182,7 @@
                                                       (<! (<sync-local->remote-now))
                                                       ;; wait at most 20s
                                                       (async/alts! [finished-local->remote-chan (timeout 20000)])
-                                                      (p/let [active? (mobile-core/app-active?)]
+                                                      (p/let [active? (mobile-util/app-active?)]
                                                         (when-not active?
                                                           (offer! pause-resume-chan is-active?)))
                                                       (<! (timeout 5000))
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/mobile/core.cljs b/src/main/frontend/mobile/core.cljs
index b7299a9d3a..0f7424e605 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/mobile/core.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/mobile/core.cljs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "Main ns for handling mobile start"
   (:require ["@capacitor/app" :refer [^js App]]
             ["@capacitor/keyboard" :refer [^js Keyboard]]
-            ["@capacitor/core" :refer [^js Plugins]]
             [clojure.string :as string]
             [promesa.core :as p]
             [frontend.fs.capacitor-fs :as capacitor-fs]
@@ -12,9 +11,7 @@
             [frontend.mobile.util :as mobile-util]
             [frontend.state :as state]
             [frontend.util :as util]
-            [cljs-bean.core :as bean]
-            [goog.object :as gobj]))
-
+            [cljs-bean.core :as bean]))
 
 (def *url (atom nil))
 ;; FIXME: `appUrlOpen` are fired twice when receiving a same intent.
@@ -99,13 +96,6 @@
         (editor-handler/save-current-block!))
       (state/set-mobile-app-state-change is-active?))))
 
-(defn app-active?
-  "Returns a promise"
-  []
-  (let [app ^js (gobj/get Plugins "App")]
-    (p/let [state (.getState app)]
-      (gobj/get state "isActive"))))
-
 (defn- general-init
   "Initialize event listeners used by both iOS and Android"
   []
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/mobile/util.cljs b/src/main/frontend/mobile/util.cljs
index 9d2fbd88e3..53313fca84 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/mobile/util.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/mobile/util.cljs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 (ns frontend.mobile.util
-  (:require ["@capacitor/core" :refer [Capacitor registerPlugin]]
+  (:require ["@capacitor/core" :refer [Capacitor registerPlugin ^js Plugins]]
             ["@capacitor/splash-screen" :refer [SplashScreen]]
             ["@logseq/capacitor-file-sync" :refer [FileSync]]
             [clojure.string :as string]
-            [promesa.core :as p]))
+            [promesa.core :as p]
+            [goog.object :as gobj]))
 
 (defn platform []
   (.getPlatform Capacitor))
@@ -93,3 +94,9 @@
   [path]
   (string/includes? path "iCloud~com~logseq~logseq"))
 
+(defn app-active?
+  "Whether the app is active. This function returns a promise."
+  []
+  (let [app ^js (gobj/get Plugins "App")]
+    (p/let [state (.getState app)]
+      (gobj/get state "isActive"))))