diff --git a/axes/attempts.py b/axes/attempts.py
index 9d22f9c..83367f9 100644
--- a/axes/attempts.py
+++ b/axes/attempts.py
@@ -24,19 +24,3 @@ def get_cool_off_threshold(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> datetime:
     if attempt_time is None:
         return now() - cool_off
     return attempt_time - cool_off
-
-def get_individual_attempt_expiry(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> datetime:
-    """
-    Get threshold for fetching access attempts from the database.
-    """
-
-    cool_off = get_cool_off(request)
-    if cool_off is None:
-        raise TypeError(
-            "Cool off threshold can not be calculated with settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME set to None"
-        )
-
-    attempt_time = request.axes_attempt_time
-    if attempt_time is None:
-        return now() + cool_off
-    return attempt_time + cool_off
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/axes/handlers/database.py b/axes/handlers/database.py
index e71add3..cd2ca77 100644
--- a/axes/handlers/database.py
+++ b/axes/handlers/database.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.db.models.functions import Concat
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.utils import timezone
 
-from axes.attempts import get_cool_off_threshold, get_individual_attempt_expiry
+from axes.attempts import get_cool_off_threshold
 from axes.conf import settings
 from axes.handlers.base import AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler
 from axes.helpers import (
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from axes.helpers import (
     get_failure_limit,
     get_lockout_parameters,
     get_query_str,
+    get_attempt_expiration,
 )
 from axes.models import AccessAttempt, AccessAttemptExpiration, AccessFailureLog, AccessLog
 from axes.signals import user_locked_out
@@ -226,11 +227,11 @@ class AxesDatabaseHandler(AbstractAxesHandler, AxesBaseHandler):
                         )
                         attempt.expiration = AccessAttemptExpiration.objects.create(
                             access_attempt=attempt,
-                            expires_at=get_individual_attempt_expiry(request)
+                            expires_at=get_attempt_expiration(request)
                         )
                     else:
                         attempt.expiration.expires_at = max(
-                            get_individual_attempt_expiry(request), attempt.expiration.expires_at
+                            get_attempt_expiration(request), attempt.expiration.expires_at
                         )
                         attempt.expiration.save()
 
diff --git a/axes/helpers.py b/axes/helpers.py
index 198460f..5e1a5f9 100644
--- a/axes/helpers.py
+++ b/axes/helpers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import timedelta
+from datetime import timedelta, datetime
 from hashlib import sha256
 from logging import getLogger
 from string import Template
@@ -100,6 +100,21 @@ def get_cool_off_iso8601(delta: timedelta) -> str:
         return f"P{days_str}T{time_str}"
     return f"P{days_str}"
 
+def get_attempt_expiration(request: Optional[HttpRequest] = None) -> datetime:
+    """
+    Get threshold for fetching access attempts from the database.
+    """
+
+    cool_off = get_cool_off(request)
+    if cool_off is None:
+        raise TypeError(
+            "Cool off threshold can not be calculated with settings.AXES_COOLOFF_TIME set to None"
+        )
+
+    attempt_time = request.axes_attempt_time
+    if attempt_time is None:
+        return datetime.now() + cool_off
+    return attempt_time + cool_off
 
 def get_credentials(username: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs) -> dict:
     """