diff --git a/pylib/anki/httpclient.py b/pylib/anki/httpclient.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95bb82d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pylib/anki/httpclient.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
+# License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
+
+"""
+Wrapper for requests that adds hooks for tracking upload/download progress.
+
+The hooks http_data_did_send and http_data_did_receive will be called for each
+chunk or partial read, on the thread that is running the request.
+"""
+
+import io
+import os
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+import requests
+from requests import Response
+
+from anki import hooks
+
+HTTP_BUF_SIZE = 64 * 1024
+
+
+class AnkiRequestsClient:
+
+    verify = True
+    timeout = 60
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.session = requests.Session()
+
+    def post(self, url: str, data: Any, headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]]) -> Response:
+        data = _MonitoringFile(data)  # pytype: disable=wrong-arg-types
+        headers["User-Agent"] = self._agentName()
+        return self.session.post(
+            url,
+            data=data,
+            headers=headers,
+            stream=True,
+            timeout=self.timeout,
+            verify=self.verify,
+        )  # pytype: disable=wrong-arg-types
+
+    def get(self, url, headers=None) -> Response:
+        if headers is None:
+            headers = {}
+        headers["User-Agent"] = self._agentName()
+        return self.session.get(
+            url, stream=True, headers=headers, timeout=self.timeout, verify=self.verify
+        )
+
+    def streamContent(self, resp) -> bytes:
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+
+        buf = io.BytesIO()
+        for chunk in resp.iter_content(chunk_size=HTTP_BUF_SIZE):
+            hooks.http_data_did_receive(len(chunk))
+            buf.write(chunk)
+        return buf.getvalue()
+
+    def _agentName(self) -> str:
+        from anki import version
+
+        return "Anki {}".format(version)
+
+
+# allow user to accept invalid certs in work/school settings
+if os.environ.get("ANKI_NOVERIFYSSL"):
+    AnkiRequestsClient.verify = False
+
+    import warnings
+
+    warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
+
+
+class _MonitoringFile(io.BufferedReader):
+    def read(self, size=-1) -> bytes:
+        data = io.BufferedReader.read(self, HTTP_BUF_SIZE)
+        hooks.http_data_did_send(len(data))
+        return data
diff --git a/pylib/anki/sync.py b/pylib/anki/sync.py
index 7ce3a4f4c..d138c9965 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/sync.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/sync.py
@@ -11,20 +11,15 @@ import random
 import sqlite3
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
-import requests
-
 import anki
 from anki.consts import *
 from anki.db import DB, DBError
 from anki.utils import checksum, devMode, ids2str, intTime, platDesc, versionWithBuild
 
 from . import hooks
+from .httpclient import AnkiRequestsClient
 from .lang import ngettext
 
-# syncing vars
-HTTP_TIMEOUT = 90
-HTTP_BUF_SIZE = 64 * 1024
-
 
 class UnexpectedSchemaChange(Exception):
     pass
@@ -464,69 +459,6 @@ from notes where %s"""
         self.col.conf = conf
 
 
-# Wrapper for requests that tracks upload/download progress
-##########################################################################
-
-
-class AnkiRequestsClient:
-
-    verify = True
-    timeout = 60
-
-    def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.session = requests.Session()
-
-    def post(self, url, data, headers) -> Any:
-        data = _MonitoringFile(data)  # pytype: disable=wrong-arg-types
-        headers["User-Agent"] = self._agentName()
-        return self.session.post(
-            url,
-            data=data,
-            headers=headers,
-            stream=True,
-            timeout=self.timeout,
-            verify=self.verify,
-        )  # pytype: disable=wrong-arg-types
-
-    def get(self, url, headers=None) -> requests.models.Response:
-        if headers is None:
-            headers = {}
-        headers["User-Agent"] = self._agentName()
-        return self.session.get(
-            url, stream=True, headers=headers, timeout=self.timeout, verify=self.verify
-        )
-
-    def streamContent(self, resp) -> bytes:
-        resp.raise_for_status()
-
-        buf = io.BytesIO()
-        for chunk in resp.iter_content(chunk_size=HTTP_BUF_SIZE):
-            hooks.http_data_did_receive(len(chunk))
-            buf.write(chunk)
-        return buf.getvalue()
-
-    def _agentName(self) -> str:
-        from anki import version
-
-        return "Anki {}".format(version)
-
-
-# allow user to accept invalid certs in work/school settings
-if os.environ.get("ANKI_NOVERIFYSSL"):
-    AnkiRequestsClient.verify = False
-
-    import warnings
-
-    warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
-
-
-class _MonitoringFile(io.BufferedReader):
-    def read(self, size=-1) -> bytes:
-        data = io.BufferedReader.read(self, HTTP_BUF_SIZE)
-        hooks.http_data_did_send(len(data))
-        return data
-
-
 # HTTP syncing tools
 ##########################################################################
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/addons.py b/qt/aqt/addons.py
index b6d4b46db..f84573b99 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/addons.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/addons.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ from send2trash import send2trash
 
 import aqt
 import aqt.forms
+from anki.httpclient import AnkiRequestsClient
 from anki.lang import _, ngettext
-from anki.sync import AnkiRequestsClient
 from anki.utils import intTime
 from aqt.downloader import download
 from aqt.qt import *
diff --git a/qt/aqt/downloader.py b/qt/aqt/downloader.py
index 379f2588e..234b14bca 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/downloader.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/downloader.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import time
 
 import aqt
 from anki import hooks
+from anki.httpclient import AnkiRequestsClient
 from anki.lang import _
-from anki.sync import AnkiRequestsClient
 from aqt.qt import *
 
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/editor.py b/qt/aqt/editor.py
index 86e861a83..b0ece2782 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/editor.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 import aqt
 import aqt.sound
 from anki.hooks import runFilter
+from anki.httpclient import AnkiRequestsClient
 from anki.lang import _
 from anki.notes import Note
-from anki.sync import AnkiRequestsClient
 from anki.utils import checksum, isWin, namedtmp, stripHTMLMedia
 from aqt import AnkiQt, gui_hooks
 from aqt.qt import *