diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts
index f47e8dfad..05251081a 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/domain/commits/operations.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,21 @@ export type GetPaginatedBranchCommits = (
   cursor: string | null
 }>
 
+export type GetBranchCommitsTotalCountByName = (params: {
+  streamId: string
+  branchName: string
+}) => Promise<number>
+
+export type GetPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByName = (params: {
+  streamId: string
+  branchName: string
+  limit: number
+  cursor?: Nullable<string>
+}) => Promise<{
+  commits: Commit[]
+  cursor: string | null
+}>
+
 export type MoveCommitsToBranch = (
   commitIds: string[],
   branchId: string
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts
index 3da9623e2..c5b23e1a0 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ import {
 import { BadRequestError } from '@/modules/shared/errors'
 import {
   GetBranchCommitsTotalCount,
+  GetBranchCommitsTotalCountByName,
   GetPaginatedBranchCommits,
   GetPaginatedBranchCommitsItems,
+  GetPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByName,
   GetSpecificBranchCommits,
   GetStreamCommitCount,
   LegacyGetPaginatedStreamCommits,
   LegacyGetPaginatedStreamCommitsPage,
   PaginatedBranchCommitsParams
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/commits/operations'
+import { GetStreamBranchByName } from '@/modules/core/domain/branches/operations'
 
 export const legacyGetPaginatedStreamCommits =
   (deps: {
@@ -97,3 +100,30 @@ export const getPaginatedBranchCommitsFactory =
       items: newItems
     }
   }
+
+export const getBranchCommitsTotalCountByNameFactory =
+  (deps: {
+    getStreamBranchByName: GetStreamBranchByName
+    getBranchCommitsTotalCount: GetBranchCommitsTotalCount
+  }): GetBranchCommitsTotalCountByName =>
+  async ({ streamId, branchName }) => {
+    branchName = branchName.toLowerCase()
+    const myBranch = await deps.getStreamBranchByName(streamId, branchName)
+
+    if (!myBranch) throw new Error(`Failed to find branch with name ${branchName}.`)
+    return deps.getBranchCommitsTotalCount({ branchId: myBranch.id })
+  }
+
+export const getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByNameFactory =
+  (deps: {
+    getStreamBranchByName: GetStreamBranchByName
+    getPaginatedBranchCommitsItems: GetPaginatedBranchCommitsItems
+  }): GetPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByName =>
+  async ({ streamId, branchName, limit, cursor }) => {
+    branchName = branchName.toLowerCase()
+    const myBranch = await deps.getStreamBranchByName(streamId, branchName)
+
+    if (!myBranch) throw new Error(`Failed to find branch with name ${branchName}.`)
+
+    return deps.getPaginatedBranchCommitsItems({ branchId: myBranch.id, limit, cursor })
+  }
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commits.js b/packages/server/modules/core/services/commits.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 66c53fe4d..000000000
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/commits.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-const knex = require('@/db/knex')
-const { getStreamBranchByNameFactory } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/branches')
-const {
-  getBranchCommitsTotalCountFactory,
-  getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsFactory
-} = require('@/modules/core/repositories/commits')
-
-module.exports = {
-  async getCommitsTotalCountByBranchName({ streamId, branchName }) {
-    branchName = branchName.toLowerCase()
-    const getStreamBranchByName = getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db: knex })
-    const myBranch = await getStreamBranchByName(streamId, branchName)
-
-    if (!myBranch) throw new Error(`Failed to find branch with name ${branchName}.`)
-
-    const getBranchCommitsTotalCount = getBranchCommitsTotalCountFactory({ db: knex })
-
-    return getBranchCommitsTotalCount({ branchId: myBranch.id })
-  },
-
-  async getCommitsByBranchName({ streamId, branchName, limit, cursor }) {
-    branchName = branchName.toLowerCase()
-    const getStreamBranchByName = getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db: knex })
-    const myBranch = await getStreamBranchByName(streamId, branchName)
-
-    if (!myBranch) throw new Error(`Failed to find branch with name ${branchName}.`)
-
-    const getPaginatedBranchCommits = getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsFactory({
-      db: knex
-    })
-    return getPaginatedBranchCommits({ branchId: myBranch.id, limit, cursor })
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/commits.spec.js b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/commits.spec.js
index 66075b701..5e5d55b67 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/commits.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/commits.spec.js
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ const { beforeEachContext } = require('@/test/hooks')
 
 const { createObject } = require('../services/objects')
 
-const {
-  getCommitsTotalCountByBranchName,
-  getCommitsByBranchName
-} = require('../services/commits')
 const {
   createBranchAndNotifyFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/services/branch/management')
@@ -34,7 +30,9 @@ const {
   updateCommitFactory,
   getStreamCommitCountFactory,
   legacyGetPaginatedUserCommitsPage,
-  legacyGetPaginatedStreamCommitsPageFactory
+  legacyGetPaginatedStreamCommitsPageFactory,
+  getBranchCommitsTotalCountFactory,
+  getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/commits')
 const {
   deleteCommitAndNotifyFactory,
@@ -112,6 +110,10 @@ const {
 } = require('@/modules/serverinvites/services/processing')
 const { UsersEmitter } = require('@/modules/core/events/usersEmitter')
 const { getServerInfoFactory } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/server')
+const {
+  getBranchCommitsTotalCountByNameFactory,
+  getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByNameFactory
+} = require('@/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval')
 
 const getServerInfo = getServerInfoFactory({ db })
 const getUser = getUserFactory({ db })
@@ -238,6 +240,14 @@ const createUser = createUserFactory({
 })
 const getCommitsByUserId = legacyGetPaginatedUserCommitsPage({ db })
 const getCommitsByStreamId = legacyGetPaginatedStreamCommitsPageFactory({ db })
+const getCommitsTotalCountByBranchName = getBranchCommitsTotalCountByNameFactory({
+  getStreamBranchByName: getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db }),
+  getBranchCommitsTotalCount: getBranchCommitsTotalCountFactory({ db })
+})
+const getCommitsByBranchName = getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByNameFactory({
+  getStreamBranchByName: getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db }),
+  getPaginatedBranchCommitsItems: getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsFactory({ db })
+})
 
 describe('Commits @core-commits', () => {
   const user = {
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js
index 81df1589f..b92ae670f 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/users.spec.js
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ const {
 
 const { getBranchesByStreamId } = require('../services/branches')
 
-const { getCommitsByBranchName } = require('../services/commits')
-
 const { createObject } = require('../services/objects')
 const { beforeEachContext } = require('@/test/hooks')
 const { Scopes, Roles } = require('@speckle/shared')
@@ -27,7 +25,8 @@ const {
   createCommitFactory,
   insertStreamCommitsFactory,
   insertBranchCommitsFactory,
-  legacyGetPaginatedStreamCommitsPageFactory
+  legacyGetPaginatedStreamCommitsPageFactory,
+  getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/commits')
 const {
   createCommitByBranchIdFactory,
@@ -140,6 +139,9 @@ const {
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/tokens')
 const { getTokenAppInfoFactory } = require('@/modules/auth/repositories/apps')
 const { getServerInfoFactory } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/server')
+const {
+  getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByNameFactory
+} = require('@/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval')
 
 const getServerInfo = getServerInfoFactory({ db })
 const getUser = legacyGetUserFactory({ db })
@@ -287,6 +289,10 @@ const validateToken = validateTokenFactory({
   updateApiToken: updateApiTokenFactory({ db })
 })
 const getCommitsByStreamId = legacyGetPaginatedStreamCommitsPageFactory({ db })
+const getCommitsByBranchName = getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByNameFactory({
+  getStreamBranchByName: getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db }),
+  getPaginatedBranchCommitsItems: getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsFactory({ db })
+})
 
 describe('Actors & Tokens @user-services', () => {
   const myTestActor = {
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/previews/index.ts b/packages/server/modules/previews/index.ts
index 194461280..503abc8af 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/previews/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/previews/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /* istanbul ignore file */
-'use strict'
 import { validateScopes, authorizeResolver } from '@/modules/shared'
-import { getCommitsByBranchName } from '@/modules/core/services/commits'
 
 import { makeOgImage } from '@/modules/previews/ogImage'
 import { moduleLogger } from '@/logging/logging'
@@ -24,10 +22,13 @@ import { publish } from '@/modules/shared/utils/subscriptions'
 import {
   getCommitFactory,
   getObjectCommitsWithStreamIdsFactory,
+  getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsFactory,
   legacyGetPaginatedStreamCommitsPageFactory
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/commits'
 import { SpeckleModule } from '@/modules/shared/helpers/typeHelper'
 import { getStreamFactory } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
+import { getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByNameFactory } from '@/modules/core/services/commit/retrieval'
+import { getStreamBranchByNameFactory } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
 
 const httpErrorImage = (httpErrorCode: number) =>
   require.resolve(`#/assets/previews/images/preview_${httpErrorCode}.png`)
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ export const init: SpeckleModule['init'] = (app, isInitial) => {
     authorizeResolver,
     getStream
   })
+  const getCommitsByBranchName = getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsByNameFactory({
+    getStreamBranchByName: getStreamBranchByNameFactory({ db }),
+    getPaginatedBranchCommitsItems: getPaginatedBranchCommitsItemsFactory({ db })
+  })
 
   app.options('/preview/:streamId/:angle?', cors())
   app.get('/preview/:streamId/:angle?', cors(), async (req, res) => {