diff --git a/core/translate/delete.rs b/core/translate/delete.rs
index 135c9d76d..38256d4c1 100644
--- a/core/translate/delete.rs
+++ b/core/translate/delete.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::translate::emitter::emit_program;
 use crate::translate::optimizer::optimize_plan;
-use crate::translate::planner::prepare_delete_plan;
+use crate::translate::plan::{BTreeTableReference, DeletePlan, Plan, SourceOperator};
+use crate::translate::planner::{parse_limit, parse_where};
 use crate::{schema::Schema, storage::sqlite3_ondisk::DatabaseHeader, vdbe::Program};
 use crate::{Connection, Result};
 use sqlite3_parser::ast::{Expr, Limit, QualifiedName};
@@ -19,3 +20,46 @@ pub fn translate_delete(
     let optimized_plan = optimize_plan(delete_plan)?;
     emit_program(database_header, optimized_plan, connection)
 }
+
+pub fn prepare_delete_plan(
+    schema: &Schema,
+    tbl_name: &QualifiedName,
+    where_clause: Option<Expr>,
+    limit: Option<Limit>,
+) -> Result<Plan> {
+    let table = match schema.get_table(tbl_name.name.0.as_str()) {
+        Some(table) => table,
+        None => crate::bail_corrupt_error!("Parse error: no such table: {}", tbl_name),
+    };
+
+    let table_ref = BTreeTableReference {
+        table: table.clone(),
+        table_identifier: table.name.clone(),
+        table_index: 0,
+    };
+    let referenced_tables = vec![table_ref.clone()];
+
+    // Parse the WHERE clause
+    let resolved_where_clauses = parse_where(where_clause, &[table_ref.clone()])?;
+
+    // Parse the LIMIT clause
+    let resolved_limit = limit.and_then(parse_limit);
+
+    let plan = DeletePlan {
+        source: SourceOperator::Scan {
+            id: 0,
+            table_reference: table_ref.clone(),
+            predicates: resolved_where_clauses.clone(),
+            iter_dir: None,
+        },
+        result_columns: vec![],
+        where_clause: resolved_where_clauses,
+        order_by: None,
+        limit: resolved_limit,
+        referenced_tables,
+        available_indexes: vec![],
+        contains_constant_false_condition: false,
+    };
+
+    Ok(Plan::Delete(plan))
+}
diff --git a/core/translate/planner.rs b/core/translate/planner.rs
index 5cde1ce1c..a8fb34b14 100644
--- a/core/translate/planner.rs
+++ b/core/translate/planner.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-use super::plan::{Aggregate, BTreeTableReference, DeletePlan, Plan, SourceOperator};
+use super::plan::{Aggregate, BTreeTableReference, SourceOperator};
 use crate::{
     function::Func,
     schema::Schema,
     util::{exprs_are_equivalent, normalize_ident},
     Result,
 };
-use sqlite3_parser::ast::{self, Expr, FromClause, JoinType, Limit, QualifiedName};
+use sqlite3_parser::ast::{self, Expr, FromClause, JoinType, Limit};
 
 pub struct OperatorIdCounter {
     id: usize,
@@ -253,49 +253,6 @@ pub fn bind_column_references(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn prepare_delete_plan(
-    schema: &Schema,
-    tbl_name: &QualifiedName,
-    where_clause: Option<Expr>,
-    limit: Option<Limit>,
-) -> Result<Plan> {
-    let table = match schema.get_table(tbl_name.name.0.as_str()) {
-        Some(table) => table,
-        None => crate::bail_corrupt_error!("Parse error: no such table: {}", tbl_name),
-    };
-
-    let table_ref = BTreeTableReference {
-        table: table.clone(),
-        table_identifier: table.name.clone(),
-        table_index: 0,
-    };
-    let referenced_tables = vec![table_ref.clone()];
-
-    // Parse the WHERE clause
-    let resolved_where_clauses = parse_where(where_clause, &[table_ref.clone()])?;
-
-    // Parse the LIMIT clause
-    let resolved_limit = limit.and_then(parse_limit);
-
-    let plan = DeletePlan {
-        source: SourceOperator::Scan {
-            id: 0,
-            table_reference: table_ref.clone(),
-            predicates: resolved_where_clauses.clone(),
-            iter_dir: None,
-        },
-        result_columns: vec![],
-        where_clause: resolved_where_clauses,
-        order_by: None,
-        limit: resolved_limit,
-        referenced_tables,
-        available_indexes: vec![],
-        contains_constant_false_condition: false,
-    };
-
-    Ok(Plan::Delete(plan))
-}
-
 pub fn parse_from(
     schema: &Schema,
     from: Option<FromClause>,