diff --git a/models/update.go b/models/update.go
index 5e941c22c4..deac91b6dc 100644
--- a/models/update.go
+++ b/models/update.go
@@ -53,17 +53,6 @@ func ListToPushCommits(l *list.List) *PushCommits {
 	return &PushCommits{l.Len(), commits, "", make(map[string]string), make(map[string]*User)}
 }
 
-// PushUpdateOptions defines the push update options
-type PushUpdateOptions struct {
-	PusherID     int64
-	PusherName   string
-	RepoUserName string
-	RepoName     string
-	RefFullName  string
-	OldCommitID  string
-	NewCommitID  string
-}
-
 // PushUpdateDeleteTag must be called for any push actions to delete tag
 func PushUpdateDeleteTag(repo *Repository, tagName string) error {
 	rel, err := GetRelease(repo.ID, tagName)
diff --git a/modules/repofiles/update.go b/modules/repofiles/update.go
index ef56609f4d..c1eae53099 100644
--- a/modules/repofiles/update.go
+++ b/modules/repofiles/update.go
@@ -410,9 +410,20 @@ func CreateOrUpdateRepoFile(repo *models.Repository, doer *models.User, opts *Up
 	return file, nil
 }
 
+// PushUpdateOptions defines the push update options
+type PushUpdateOptions struct {
+	PusherID     int64
+	PusherName   string
+	RepoUserName string
+	RepoName     string
+	RefFullName  string
+	OldCommitID  string
+	NewCommitID  string
+}
+
 // PushUpdate must be called for any push actions in order to
 // generates necessary push action history feeds and other operations
-func PushUpdate(repo *models.Repository, branch string, opts models.PushUpdateOptions) error {
+func PushUpdate(repo *models.Repository, branch string, opts PushUpdateOptions) error {
 	isNewRef := opts.OldCommitID == git.EmptySHA
 	isDelRef := opts.NewCommitID == git.EmptySHA
 	if isNewRef && isDelRef {
diff --git a/routers/private/hook.go b/routers/private/hook.go
index 074e3aef19..c9065bceb3 100644
--- a/routers/private/hook.go
+++ b/routers/private/hook.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func HookPostReceive(ctx *macaron.Context) {
 			})
 			return
 		}
-		if err := repofiles.PushUpdate(repo, branch, models.PushUpdateOptions{
+		if err := repofiles.PushUpdate(repo, branch, repofiles.PushUpdateOptions{
 			RefFullName:  refFullName,
 			OldCommitID:  oldCommitID,
 			NewCommitID:  newCommitID,
diff --git a/routers/private/push_update.go b/routers/private/push_update.go
index 42eda3178b..d8102cbfbe 100644
--- a/routers/private/push_update.go
+++ b/routers/private/push_update.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 // PushUpdate update public key updates
 func PushUpdate(ctx *macaron.Context) {
-	var opt models.PushUpdateOptions
+	var opt repofiles.PushUpdateOptions
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(ctx.Req.Request.Body).Decode(&opt); err != nil {
 		ctx.JSON(500, map[string]interface{}{
 			"err": err.Error(),
diff --git a/routers/repo/branch.go b/routers/repo/branch.go
index 0c06de3ea6..306deca36e 100644
--- a/routers/repo/branch.go
+++ b/routers/repo/branch.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func deleteBranch(ctx *context.Context, branchName string) error {
 	if err := repofiles.PushUpdate(
 		ctx.Repo.Repository,
 		branchName,
-		models.PushUpdateOptions{
+		repofiles.PushUpdateOptions{
 			RefFullName:  git.BranchPrefix + branchName,
 			OldCommitID:  commit.ID.String(),
 			NewCommitID:  git.EmptySHA,