diff --git a/models/error.go b/models/error.go
index 0b6c22450d..36c70e49ad 100644
--- a/models/error.go
+++ b/models/error.go
@@ -1624,46 +1624,6 @@ func (err ErrUploadNotExist) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("attachment does not exist [id: %d, uuid: %s]", err.ID, err.UUID)
 }
 
-//  ___________         __                             .__    .____                 .__          ____ ___
-//  \_   _____/__  ____/  |_  ___________  ____ _____  |  |   |    |    ____   ____ |__| ____   |    |   \______ ___________
-//   |    __)_\  \/  /\   __\/ __ \_  __ \/    \\__  \ |  |   |    |   /  _ \ / ___\|  |/    \  |    |   /  ___// __ \_  __ \
-//   |        \>    <  |  | \  ___/|  | \/   |  \/ __ \|  |__ |    |__(  <_> ) /_/  >  |   |  \ |    |  /\___ \\  ___/|  | \/
-//  /_______  /__/\_ \ |__|  \___  >__|  |___|  (____  /____/ |_______ \____/\___  /|__|___|  / |______//____  >\___  >__|
-//          \/      \/           \/           \/     \/               \/    /_____/         \/               \/     \/
-
-// ErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist represents a "ExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist" kind of error.
-type ErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist struct {
-	ExternalID    string
-	UserID        int64
-	LoginSourceID int64
-}
-
-// IsErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist checks if an error is a ExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist.
-func IsErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist(err error) bool {
-	_, ok := err.(ErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist)
-	return ok
-}
-
-func (err ErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("external login user already exists [externalID: %s, userID: %d, loginSourceID: %d]", err.ExternalID, err.UserID, err.LoginSourceID)
-}
-
-// ErrExternalLoginUserNotExist represents a "ExternalLoginUserNotExist" kind of error.
-type ErrExternalLoginUserNotExist struct {
-	UserID        int64
-	LoginSourceID int64
-}
-
-// IsErrExternalLoginUserNotExist checks if an error is a ExternalLoginUserNotExist.
-func IsErrExternalLoginUserNotExist(err error) bool {
-	_, ok := err.(ErrExternalLoginUserNotExist)
-	return ok
-}
-
-func (err ErrExternalLoginUserNotExist) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("external login user link does not exists [userID: %d, loginSourceID: %d]", err.UserID, err.LoginSourceID)
-}
-
 // .___                            ________                                   .___                   .__
 // |   | ______ ________ __   ____ \______ \   ____ ______   ____   ____    __| _/____   ____   ____ |__| ____   ______
 // |   |/  ___//  ___/  |  \_/ __ \ |    |  \_/ __ \\____ \_/ __ \ /    \  / __ |/ __ \ /    \_/ ___\|  |/ __ \ /  ___/
diff --git a/models/migrate.go b/models/migrate.go
index efe4bd0c5e..07d2b0f2d9 100644
--- a/models/migrate.go
+++ b/models/migrate.go
@@ -245,3 +245,23 @@ func UpdateReviewsMigrationsByType(tp structs.GitServiceType, originalAuthorID s
 		})
 	return err
 }
+
+// UpdateMigrationsByType updates all migrated repositories' posterid from gitServiceType to replace originalAuthorID to posterID
+func UpdateMigrationsByType(tp structs.GitServiceType, externalUserID string, userID int64) error {
+	if err := UpdateIssuesMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := UpdateCommentsMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := UpdateReleasesMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := UpdateReactionsMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return UpdateReviewsMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID)
+}
diff --git a/models/org.go b/models/org.go
index 040d129692..becfa4cb05 100644
--- a/models/org.go
+++ b/models/org.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (org *Organization) LoadTeams() ([]*Team, error) {
 }
 
 // GetMembers returns all members of organization.
-func (org *Organization) GetMembers() (UserList, map[int64]bool, error) {
+func (org *Organization) GetMembers() (user_model.UserList, map[int64]bool, error) {
 	return FindOrgMembers(&FindOrgMembersOpts{
 		OrgID: org.ID,
 	})
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func CountOrgMembers(opts *FindOrgMembersOpts) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 // FindOrgMembers loads organization members according conditions
-func FindOrgMembers(opts *FindOrgMembersOpts) (UserList, map[int64]bool, error) {
+func FindOrgMembers(opts *FindOrgMembersOpts) (user_model.UserList, map[int64]bool, error) {
 	ous, err := GetOrgUsersByOrgID(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func FindOrgMembers(opts *FindOrgMembersOpts) (UserList, map[int64]bool, error)
 		idsIsPublic[ou.UID] = ou.IsPublic
 	}
 
-	users, err := GetUsersByIDs(ids)
+	users, err := user_model.GetUsersByIDs(ids)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index 9816fcc713..e604c871b2 100644
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, u *user_model.User) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	// ***** START: ExternalLoginUser *****
-	if err = removeAllAccountLinks(e, u); err != nil {
+	if err = user_model.RemoveAllAccountLinks(ctx, u); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("ExternalLoginUser: %v", err)
 	}
 	// ***** END: ExternalLoginUser *****
diff --git a/models/user/email_address.go b/models/user/email_address.go
index 98cd14a6a5..0ff62fb6a8 100644
--- a/models/user/email_address.go
+++ b/models/user/email_address.go
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
@@ -275,3 +277,247 @@ func DeleteInactiveEmailAddresses(ctx context.Context) error {
 		Delete(new(EmailAddress))
 	return err
 }
+
+// ActivateEmail activates the email address to given user.
+func ActivateEmail(email *EmailAddress) error {
+	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer committer.Close()
+	if err := updateActivation(db.GetEngine(ctx), email, true); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return committer.Commit()
+}
+
+func updateActivation(e db.Engine, email *EmailAddress, activate bool) error {
+	user, err := GetUserByIDEngine(e, email.UID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if user.Rands, err = GetUserSalt(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	email.IsActivated = activate
+	if _, err := e.ID(email.ID).Cols("is_activated").Update(email); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return UpdateUserColsEngine(e, user, "rands")
+}
+
+// MakeEmailPrimary sets primary email address of given user.
+func MakeEmailPrimary(email *EmailAddress) error {
+	has, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Get(email)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if !has {
+		return ErrEmailAddressNotExist{Email: email.Email}
+	}
+
+	if !email.IsActivated {
+		return ErrEmailNotActivated
+	}
+
+	user := &User{}
+	has, err = db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).ID(email.UID).Get(user)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if !has {
+		return ErrUserNotExist{
+			UID:   email.UID,
+			Name:  "",
+			KeyID: 0,
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer committer.Close()
+	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx)
+
+	// 1. Update user table
+	user.Email = email.Email
+	if _, err = sess.ID(user.ID).Cols("email").Update(user); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// 2. Update old primary email
+	if _, err = sess.Where("uid=? AND is_primary=?", email.UID, true).Cols("is_primary").Update(&EmailAddress{
+		IsPrimary: false,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// 3. update new primary email
+	email.IsPrimary = true
+	if _, err = sess.ID(email.ID).Cols("is_primary").Update(email); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return committer.Commit()
+}
+
+// VerifyActiveEmailCode verifies active email code when active account
+func VerifyActiveEmailCode(code, email string) *EmailAddress {
+	minutes := setting.Service.ActiveCodeLives
+
+	if user := GetVerifyUser(code); user != nil {
+		// time limit code
+		prefix := code[:base.TimeLimitCodeLength]
+		data := fmt.Sprintf("%d%s%s%s%s", user.ID, email, user.LowerName, user.Passwd, user.Rands)
+
+		if base.VerifyTimeLimitCode(data, minutes, prefix) {
+			emailAddress := &EmailAddress{UID: user.ID, Email: email}
+			if has, _ := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Get(emailAddress); has {
+				return emailAddress
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SearchEmailOrderBy is used to sort the results from SearchEmails()
+type SearchEmailOrderBy string
+
+func (s SearchEmailOrderBy) String() string {
+	return string(s)
+}
+
+// Strings for sorting result
+const (
+	SearchEmailOrderByEmail        SearchEmailOrderBy = "email_address.lower_email ASC, email_address.is_primary DESC, email_address.id ASC"
+	SearchEmailOrderByEmailReverse SearchEmailOrderBy = "email_address.lower_email DESC, email_address.is_primary ASC, email_address.id DESC"
+	SearchEmailOrderByName         SearchEmailOrderBy = "`user`.lower_name ASC, email_address.is_primary DESC, email_address.id ASC"
+	SearchEmailOrderByNameReverse  SearchEmailOrderBy = "`user`.lower_name DESC, email_address.is_primary ASC, email_address.id DESC"
+)
+
+// SearchEmailOptions are options to search e-mail addresses for the admin panel
+type SearchEmailOptions struct {
+	db.ListOptions
+	Keyword     string
+	SortType    SearchEmailOrderBy
+	IsPrimary   util.OptionalBool
+	IsActivated util.OptionalBool
+}
+
+// SearchEmailResult is an e-mail address found in the user or email_address table
+type SearchEmailResult struct {
+	UID         int64
+	Email       string
+	IsActivated bool
+	IsPrimary   bool
+	// From User
+	Name     string
+	FullName string
+}
+
+// SearchEmails takes options i.e. keyword and part of email name to search,
+// it returns results in given range and number of total results.
+func SearchEmails(opts *SearchEmailOptions) ([]*SearchEmailResult, int64, error) {
+	var cond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{"`user`.`type`": UserTypeIndividual}
+	if len(opts.Keyword) > 0 {
+		likeStr := "%" + strings.ToLower(opts.Keyword) + "%"
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Or(
+			builder.Like{"lower(`user`.full_name)", likeStr},
+			builder.Like{"`user`.lower_name", likeStr},
+			builder.Like{"email_address.lower_email", likeStr},
+		))
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case opts.IsPrimary.IsTrue():
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"email_address.is_primary": true})
+	case opts.IsPrimary.IsFalse():
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"email_address.is_primary": false})
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case opts.IsActivated.IsTrue():
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"email_address.is_activated": true})
+	case opts.IsActivated.IsFalse():
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"email_address.is_activated": false})
+	}
+
+	count, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Join("INNER", "`user`", "`user`.ID = email_address.uid").
+		Where(cond).Count(new(EmailAddress))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Count: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	orderby := opts.SortType.String()
+	if orderby == "" {
+		orderby = SearchEmailOrderByEmail.String()
+	}
+
+	opts.SetDefaultValues()
+
+	emails := make([]*SearchEmailResult, 0, opts.PageSize)
+	err = db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Table("email_address").
+		Select("email_address.*, `user`.name, `user`.full_name").
+		Join("INNER", "`user`", "`user`.ID = email_address.uid").
+		Where(cond).
+		OrderBy(orderby).
+		Limit(opts.PageSize, (opts.Page-1)*opts.PageSize).
+		Find(&emails)
+
+	return emails, count, err
+}
+
+// ActivateUserEmail will change the activated state of an email address,
+// either primary or secondary (all in the email_address table)
+func ActivateUserEmail(userID int64, email string, activate bool) (err error) {
+	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer committer.Close()
+	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx)
+
+	// Activate/deactivate a user's secondary email address
+	// First check if there's another user active with the same address
+	addr := EmailAddress{UID: userID, LowerEmail: strings.ToLower(email)}
+	if has, err := sess.Get(&addr); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if !has {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no such email: %d (%s)", userID, email)
+	}
+	if addr.IsActivated == activate {
+		// Already in the desired state; no action
+		return nil
+	}
+	if activate {
+		if used, err := IsEmailActive(ctx, email, addr.ID); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to check isEmailActive() for %s: %v", email, err)
+		} else if used {
+			return ErrEmailAlreadyUsed{Email: email}
+		}
+	}
+	if err = updateActivation(sess, &addr, activate); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to updateActivation() for %d:%s: %w", addr.ID, addr.Email, err)
+	}
+
+	// Activate/deactivate a user's primary email address and account
+	if addr.IsPrimary {
+		user := User{ID: userID, Email: email}
+		if has, err := sess.Get(&user); err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if !has {
+			return fmt.Errorf("no user with ID: %d and Email: %s", userID, email)
+		}
+		// The user's activation state should be synchronized with the primary email
+		if user.IsActive != activate {
+			user.IsActive = activate
+			if user.Rands, err = GetUserSalt(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to generate salt: %v", err)
+			}
+			if err = UpdateUserColsEngine(sess, &user, "is_active", "rands"); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to updateUserCols() for user ID: %d: %v", userID, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return committer.Commit()
+}
diff --git a/models/user/email_address_test.go b/models/user/email_address_test.go
index 642c2b3876..4a539e150a 100644
--- a/models/user/email_address_test.go
+++ b/models/user/email_address_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -130,3 +131,124 @@ func TestDeleteEmailAddresses(t *testing.T) {
 	err := DeleteEmailAddresses(emails)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestMakeEmailPrimary(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	email := &EmailAddress{
+		Email: "user567890@example.com",
+	}
+	err := MakeEmailPrimary(email)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, ErrEmailAddressNotExist{Email: email.Email}.Error())
+
+	email = &EmailAddress{
+		Email: "user11@example.com",
+	}
+	err = MakeEmailPrimary(email)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, ErrEmailNotActivated.Error())
+
+	email = &EmailAddress{
+		Email: "user9999999@example.com",
+	}
+	err = MakeEmailPrimary(email)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, IsErrUserNotExist(err))
+
+	email = &EmailAddress{
+		Email: "user101@example.com",
+	}
+	err = MakeEmailPrimary(email)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	user, _ := GetUserByID(int64(10))
+	assert.Equal(t, "user101@example.com", user.Email)
+}
+
+func TestActivate(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	email := &EmailAddress{
+		ID:    int64(1),
+		UID:   int64(1),
+		Email: "user11@example.com",
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, ActivateEmail(email))
+
+	emails, _ := GetEmailAddresses(int64(1))
+	assert.Len(t, emails, 3)
+	assert.True(t, emails[0].IsActivated)
+	assert.True(t, emails[0].IsPrimary)
+	assert.False(t, emails[1].IsPrimary)
+	assert.True(t, emails[2].IsActivated)
+	assert.False(t, emails[2].IsPrimary)
+}
+
+func TestListEmails(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	// Must find all users and their emails
+	opts := &SearchEmailOptions{
+		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
+			PageSize: 10000,
+		},
+	}
+	emails, count, err := SearchEmails(opts)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, int64(0), count)
+	assert.True(t, count > 5)
+
+	contains := func(match func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool) bool {
+		for _, v := range emails {
+			if match(v) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+
+	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.UID == 18 }))
+	// 'user3' is an organization
+	assert.False(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.UID == 3 }))
+
+	// Must find no records
+	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{Keyword: "NOTFOUND"}
+	emails, count, err = SearchEmails(opts)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), count)
+
+	// Must find users 'user2', 'user28', etc.
+	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{Keyword: "user2"}
+	emails, count, err = SearchEmails(opts)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, int64(0), count)
+	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.UID == 2 }))
+	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.UID == 27 }))
+
+	// Must find only primary addresses (i.e. from the `user` table)
+	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{IsPrimary: util.OptionalBoolTrue}
+	emails, _, err = SearchEmails(opts)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.IsPrimary }))
+	assert.False(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return !s.IsPrimary }))
+
+	// Must find only inactive addresses (i.e. not validated)
+	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{IsActivated: util.OptionalBoolFalse}
+	emails, _, err = SearchEmails(opts)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return !s.IsActivated }))
+	assert.False(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.IsActivated }))
+
+	// Must find more than one page, but retrieve only one
+	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{
+		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
+			PageSize: 5,
+			Page:     1,
+		},
+	}
+	emails, count, err = SearchEmails(opts)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, emails, 5)
+	assert.Greater(t, count, int64(len(emails)))
+}
diff --git a/models/external_login_user.go b/models/user/external_login_user.go
similarity index 74%
rename from models/external_login_user.go
rename to models/user/external_login_user.go
index 4be1307225..354dee04a9 100644
--- a/models/external_login_user.go
+++ b/models/user/external_login_user.go
@@ -2,20 +2,53 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-package models
+package user
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/login"
-	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 
 	"github.com/markbates/goth"
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
 
+// ErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist represents a "ExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist" kind of error.
+type ErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist struct {
+	ExternalID    string
+	UserID        int64
+	LoginSourceID int64
+}
+
+// IsErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist checks if an error is a ExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist.
+func IsErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrExternalLoginUserAlreadyExist) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("external login user already exists [externalID: %s, userID: %d, loginSourceID: %d]", err.ExternalID, err.UserID, err.LoginSourceID)
+}
+
+// ErrExternalLoginUserNotExist represents a "ExternalLoginUserNotExist" kind of error.
+type ErrExternalLoginUserNotExist struct {
+	UserID        int64
+	LoginSourceID int64
+}
+
+// IsErrExternalLoginUserNotExist checks if an error is a ExternalLoginUserNotExist.
+func IsErrExternalLoginUserNotExist(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrExternalLoginUserNotExist)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrExternalLoginUserNotExist) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("external login user link does not exists [userID: %d, loginSourceID: %d]", err.UserID, err.LoginSourceID)
+}
+
 // ExternalLoginUser makes the connecting between some existing user and additional external login sources
 type ExternalLoginUser struct {
 	ExternalID        string                 `xorm:"pk NOT NULL"`
@@ -47,7 +80,7 @@ func GetExternalLogin(externalLoginUser *ExternalLoginUser) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 // ListAccountLinks returns a map with the ExternalLoginUser and its LoginSource
-func ListAccountLinks(user *user_model.User) ([]*ExternalLoginUser, error) {
+func ListAccountLinks(user *User) ([]*ExternalLoginUser, error) {
 	externalAccounts := make([]*ExternalLoginUser, 0, 5)
 	err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Where("user_id=?", user.ID).
 		Desc("login_source_id").
@@ -60,7 +93,7 @@ func ListAccountLinks(user *user_model.User) ([]*ExternalLoginUser, error) {
 }
 
 // LinkExternalToUser link the external user to the user
-func LinkExternalToUser(user *user_model.User, externalLoginUser *ExternalLoginUser) error {
+func LinkExternalToUser(user *User, externalLoginUser *ExternalLoginUser) error {
 	has, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Where("external_id=? AND login_source_id=?", externalLoginUser.ExternalID, externalLoginUser.LoginSourceID).
 		NoAutoCondition().
 		Exist(externalLoginUser)
@@ -75,7 +108,7 @@ func LinkExternalToUser(user *user_model.User, externalLoginUser *ExternalLoginU
 }
 
 // RemoveAccountLink will remove all external login sources for the given user
-func RemoveAccountLink(user *user_model.User, loginSourceID int64) (int64, error) {
+func RemoveAccountLink(user *User, loginSourceID int64) (int64, error) {
 	deleted, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Delete(&ExternalLoginUser{UserID: user.ID, LoginSourceID: loginSourceID})
 	if err != nil {
 		return deleted, err
@@ -86,9 +119,9 @@ func RemoveAccountLink(user *user_model.User, loginSourceID int64) (int64, error
 	return deleted, err
 }
 
-// removeAllAccountLinks will remove all external login sources for the given user
-func removeAllAccountLinks(e db.Engine, user *user_model.User) error {
-	_, err := e.Delete(&ExternalLoginUser{UserID: user.ID})
+// RemoveAllAccountLinks will remove all external login sources for the given user
+func RemoveAllAccountLinks(ctx context.Context, user *User) error {
+	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Delete(&ExternalLoginUser{UserID: user.ID})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +140,7 @@ func GetUserIDByExternalUserID(provider, userID string) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 // UpdateExternalUser updates external user's information
-func UpdateExternalUser(user *user_model.User, gothUser goth.User) error {
+func UpdateExternalUser(user *User, gothUser goth.User) error {
 	loginSource, err := login.GetActiveOAuth2LoginSourceByName(gothUser.Provider)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -172,23 +205,3 @@ func FindExternalUsersByProvider(opts FindExternalUserOptions) ([]ExternalLoginU
 	}
 	return users, nil
 }
-
-// UpdateMigrationsByType updates all migrated repositories' posterid from gitServiceType to replace originalAuthorID to posterID
-func UpdateMigrationsByType(tp structs.GitServiceType, externalUserID string, userID int64) error {
-	if err := UpdateIssuesMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := UpdateCommentsMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := UpdateReleasesMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := UpdateReactionsMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return UpdateReviewsMigrationsByType(tp, externalUserID, userID)
-}
diff --git a/models/user/list.go b/models/user/list.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ca4613aa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/user/list.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package user
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/login"
+)
+
+// UserList is a list of user.
+// This type provide valuable methods to retrieve information for a group of users efficiently.
+type UserList []*User //revive:disable-line:exported
+
+// GetUserIDs returns a slice of user's id
+func (users UserList) GetUserIDs() []int64 {
+	userIDs := make([]int64, len(users))
+	for _, user := range users {
+		userIDs = append(userIDs, user.ID) // Considering that user id are unique in the list
+	}
+	return userIDs
+}
+
+// GetTwoFaStatus return state of 2FA enrollement
+func (users UserList) GetTwoFaStatus() map[int64]bool {
+	results := make(map[int64]bool, len(users))
+	for _, user := range users {
+		results[user.ID] = false // Set default to false
+	}
+	tokenMaps, err := users.loadTwoFactorStatus(db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext))
+	if err == nil {
+		for _, token := range tokenMaps {
+			results[token.UID] = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return results
+}
+
+func (users UserList) loadTwoFactorStatus(e db.Engine) (map[int64]*login.TwoFactor, error) {
+	if len(users) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	userIDs := users.GetUserIDs()
+	tokenMaps := make(map[int64]*login.TwoFactor, len(userIDs))
+	err := e.
+		In("uid", userIDs).
+		Find(&tokenMaps)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("find two factor: %v", err)
+	}
+	return tokenMaps, nil
+}
+
+// GetUsersByIDs returns all resolved users from a list of Ids.
+func GetUsersByIDs(ids []int64) (UserList, error) {
+	ous := make([]*User, 0, len(ids))
+	if len(ids) == 0 {
+		return ous, nil
+	}
+	err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).In("id", ids).
+		Asc("name").
+		Find(&ous)
+	return ous, err
+}
diff --git a/models/user_email.go b/models/user_email.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 528ebb0540..0000000000
--- a/models/user_email.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,262 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package models
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
-	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
-
-	"xorm.io/builder"
-)
-
-// ActivateEmail activates the email address to given user.
-func ActivateEmail(email *user_model.EmailAddress) error {
-	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer committer.Close()
-	if err := updateActivation(db.GetEngine(ctx), email, true); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return committer.Commit()
-}
-
-func updateActivation(e db.Engine, email *user_model.EmailAddress, activate bool) error {
-	user, err := user_model.GetUserByIDEngine(e, email.UID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if user.Rands, err = user_model.GetUserSalt(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	email.IsActivated = activate
-	if _, err := e.ID(email.ID).Cols("is_activated").Update(email); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return user_model.UpdateUserColsEngine(e, user, "rands")
-}
-
-// MakeEmailPrimary sets primary email address of given user.
-func MakeEmailPrimary(email *user_model.EmailAddress) error {
-	has, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Get(email)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if !has {
-		return user_model.ErrEmailAddressNotExist{Email: email.Email}
-	}
-
-	if !email.IsActivated {
-		return user_model.ErrEmailNotActivated
-	}
-
-	user := &user_model.User{}
-	has, err = db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).ID(email.UID).Get(user)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if !has {
-		return user_model.ErrUserNotExist{
-			UID:   email.UID,
-			Name:  "",
-			KeyID: 0,
-		}
-	}
-
-	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer committer.Close()
-	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx)
-
-	// 1. Update user table
-	user.Email = email.Email
-	if _, err = sess.ID(user.ID).Cols("email").Update(user); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// 2. Update old primary email
-	if _, err = sess.Where("uid=? AND is_primary=?", email.UID, true).Cols("is_primary").Update(&user_model.EmailAddress{
-		IsPrimary: false,
-	}); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// 3. update new primary email
-	email.IsPrimary = true
-	if _, err = sess.ID(email.ID).Cols("is_primary").Update(email); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return committer.Commit()
-}
-
-// VerifyActiveEmailCode verifies active email code when active account
-func VerifyActiveEmailCode(code, email string) *user_model.EmailAddress {
-	minutes := setting.Service.ActiveCodeLives
-
-	if user := user_model.GetVerifyUser(code); user != nil {
-		// time limit code
-		prefix := code[:base.TimeLimitCodeLength]
-		data := fmt.Sprintf("%d%s%s%s%s", user.ID, email, user.LowerName, user.Passwd, user.Rands)
-
-		if base.VerifyTimeLimitCode(data, minutes, prefix) {
-			emailAddress := &user_model.EmailAddress{UID: user.ID, Email: email}
-			if has, _ := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Get(emailAddress); has {
-				return emailAddress
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// SearchEmailOrderBy is used to sort the results from SearchEmails()
-type SearchEmailOrderBy string
-
-func (s SearchEmailOrderBy) String() string {
-	return string(s)
-}
-
-// Strings for sorting result
-const (
-	SearchEmailOrderByEmail        SearchEmailOrderBy = "email_address.lower_email ASC, email_address.is_primary DESC, email_address.id ASC"
-	SearchEmailOrderByEmailReverse SearchEmailOrderBy = "email_address.lower_email DESC, email_address.is_primary ASC, email_address.id DESC"
-	SearchEmailOrderByName         SearchEmailOrderBy = "`user`.lower_name ASC, email_address.is_primary DESC, email_address.id ASC"
-	SearchEmailOrderByNameReverse  SearchEmailOrderBy = "`user`.lower_name DESC, email_address.is_primary ASC, email_address.id DESC"
-)
-
-// SearchEmailOptions are options to search e-mail addresses for the admin panel
-type SearchEmailOptions struct {
-	db.ListOptions
-	Keyword     string
-	SortType    SearchEmailOrderBy
-	IsPrimary   util.OptionalBool
-	IsActivated util.OptionalBool
-}
-
-// SearchEmailResult is an e-mail address found in the user or email_address table
-type SearchEmailResult struct {
-	UID         int64
-	Email       string
-	IsActivated bool
-	IsPrimary   bool
-	// From User
-	Name     string
-	FullName string
-}
-
-// SearchEmails takes options i.e. keyword and part of email name to search,
-// it returns results in given range and number of total results.
-func SearchEmails(opts *SearchEmailOptions) ([]*SearchEmailResult, int64, error) {
-	var cond builder.Cond = builder.Eq{"`user`.`type`": user_model.UserTypeIndividual}
-	if len(opts.Keyword) > 0 {
-		likeStr := "%" + strings.ToLower(opts.Keyword) + "%"
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Or(
-			builder.Like{"lower(`user`.full_name)", likeStr},
-			builder.Like{"`user`.lower_name", likeStr},
-			builder.Like{"email_address.lower_email", likeStr},
-		))
-	}
-
-	switch {
-	case opts.IsPrimary.IsTrue():
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"email_address.is_primary": true})
-	case opts.IsPrimary.IsFalse():
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"email_address.is_primary": false})
-	}
-
-	switch {
-	case opts.IsActivated.IsTrue():
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"email_address.is_activated": true})
-	case opts.IsActivated.IsFalse():
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"email_address.is_activated": false})
-	}
-
-	count, err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Join("INNER", "`user`", "`user`.ID = email_address.uid").
-		Where(cond).Count(new(user_model.EmailAddress))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Count: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	orderby := opts.SortType.String()
-	if orderby == "" {
-		orderby = SearchEmailOrderByEmail.String()
-	}
-
-	opts.SetDefaultValues()
-
-	emails := make([]*SearchEmailResult, 0, opts.PageSize)
-	err = db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Table("email_address").
-		Select("email_address.*, `user`.name, `user`.full_name").
-		Join("INNER", "`user`", "`user`.ID = email_address.uid").
-		Where(cond).
-		OrderBy(orderby).
-		Limit(opts.PageSize, (opts.Page-1)*opts.PageSize).
-		Find(&emails)
-
-	return emails, count, err
-}
-
-// ActivateUserEmail will change the activated state of an email address,
-// either primary or secondary (all in the email_address table)
-func ActivateUserEmail(userID int64, email string, activate bool) (err error) {
-	ctx, committer, err := db.TxContext()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer committer.Close()
-	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx)
-
-	// Activate/deactivate a user's secondary email address
-	// First check if there's another user active with the same address
-	addr := user_model.EmailAddress{UID: userID, LowerEmail: strings.ToLower(email)}
-	if has, err := sess.Get(&addr); err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if !has {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no such email: %d (%s)", userID, email)
-	}
-	if addr.IsActivated == activate {
-		// Already in the desired state; no action
-		return nil
-	}
-	if activate {
-		if used, err := user_model.IsEmailActive(ctx, email, addr.ID); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to check isEmailActive() for %s: %v", email, err)
-		} else if used {
-			return user_model.ErrEmailAlreadyUsed{Email: email}
-		}
-	}
-	if err = updateActivation(sess, &addr, activate); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to updateActivation() for %d:%s: %w", addr.ID, addr.Email, err)
-	}
-
-	// Activate/deactivate a user's primary email address and account
-	if addr.IsPrimary {
-		user := user_model.User{ID: userID, Email: email}
-		if has, err := sess.Get(&user); err != nil {
-			return err
-		} else if !has {
-			return fmt.Errorf("no user with ID: %d and Email: %s", userID, email)
-		}
-		// The user's activation state should be synchronized with the primary email
-		if user.IsActive != activate {
-			user.IsActive = activate
-			if user.Rands, err = user_model.GetUserSalt(); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("unable to generate salt: %v", err)
-			}
-			if err = user_model.UpdateUserColsEngine(sess, &user, "is_active", "rands"); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("unable to updateUserCols() for user ID: %d: %v", userID, err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return committer.Commit()
-}
diff --git a/models/user_email_test.go b/models/user_email_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a91e24d363..0000000000
--- a/models/user_email_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package models
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
-	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestMakeEmailPrimary(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	email := &user_model.EmailAddress{
-		Email: "user567890@example.com",
-	}
-	err := MakeEmailPrimary(email)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.EqualError(t, err, user_model.ErrEmailAddressNotExist{Email: email.Email}.Error())
-
-	email = &user_model.EmailAddress{
-		Email: "user11@example.com",
-	}
-	err = MakeEmailPrimary(email)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.EqualError(t, err, user_model.ErrEmailNotActivated.Error())
-
-	email = &user_model.EmailAddress{
-		Email: "user9999999@example.com",
-	}
-	err = MakeEmailPrimary(email)
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err))
-
-	email = &user_model.EmailAddress{
-		Email: "user101@example.com",
-	}
-	err = MakeEmailPrimary(email)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	user, _ := user_model.GetUserByID(int64(10))
-	assert.Equal(t, "user101@example.com", user.Email)
-}
-
-func TestActivate(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	email := &user_model.EmailAddress{
-		ID:    int64(1),
-		UID:   int64(1),
-		Email: "user11@example.com",
-	}
-	assert.NoError(t, ActivateEmail(email))
-
-	emails, _ := user_model.GetEmailAddresses(int64(1))
-	assert.Len(t, emails, 3)
-	assert.True(t, emails[0].IsActivated)
-	assert.True(t, emails[0].IsPrimary)
-	assert.False(t, emails[1].IsPrimary)
-	assert.True(t, emails[2].IsActivated)
-	assert.False(t, emails[2].IsPrimary)
-}
-
-func TestListEmails(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-
-	// Must find all users and their emails
-	opts := &SearchEmailOptions{
-		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
-			PageSize: 10000,
-		},
-	}
-	emails, count, err := SearchEmails(opts)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, int64(0), count)
-	assert.True(t, count > 5)
-
-	contains := func(match func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool) bool {
-		for _, v := range emails {
-			if match(v) {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-
-	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.UID == 18 }))
-	// 'user3' is an organization
-	assert.False(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.UID == 3 }))
-
-	// Must find no records
-	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{Keyword: "NOTFOUND"}
-	emails, count, err = SearchEmails(opts)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), count)
-
-	// Must find users 'user2', 'user28', etc.
-	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{Keyword: "user2"}
-	emails, count, err = SearchEmails(opts)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, int64(0), count)
-	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.UID == 2 }))
-	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.UID == 27 }))
-
-	// Must find only primary addresses (i.e. from the `user` table)
-	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{IsPrimary: util.OptionalBoolTrue}
-	emails, _, err = SearchEmails(opts)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.IsPrimary }))
-	assert.False(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return !s.IsPrimary }))
-
-	// Must find only inactive addresses (i.e. not validated)
-	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{IsActivated: util.OptionalBoolFalse}
-	emails, _, err = SearchEmails(opts)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return !s.IsActivated }))
-	assert.False(t, contains(func(s *SearchEmailResult) bool { return s.IsActivated }))
-
-	// Must find more than one page, but retrieve only one
-	opts = &SearchEmailOptions{
-		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
-			PageSize: 5,
-			Page:     1,
-		},
-	}
-	emails, count, err = SearchEmails(opts)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, emails, 5)
-	assert.Greater(t, count, int64(len(emails)))
-}
diff --git a/models/userlist.go b/models/userlist.go
index ae39de3da4..102c587dfe 100644
--- a/models/userlist.go
+++ b/models/userlist.go
@@ -8,30 +8,17 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/login"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 )
 
-// UserList is a list of user.
-// This type provide valuable methods to retrieve information for a group of users efficiently.
-type UserList []*user_model.User
-
-func (users UserList) getUserIDs() []int64 {
-	userIDs := make([]int64, len(users))
-	for _, user := range users {
-		userIDs = append(userIDs, user.ID) // Considering that user id are unique in the list
-	}
-	return userIDs
-}
-
 // IsUserOrgOwner returns true if user is in the owner team of given organization.
-func (users UserList) IsUserOrgOwner(orgID int64) map[int64]bool {
+func IsUserOrgOwner(users user_model.UserList, orgID int64) map[int64]bool {
 	results := make(map[int64]bool, len(users))
 	for _, user := range users {
 		results[user.ID] = false // Set default to false
 	}
-	ownerMaps, err := users.loadOrganizationOwners(db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext), orgID)
+	ownerMaps, err := loadOrganizationOwners(db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext), users, orgID)
 	if err == nil {
 		for _, owner := range ownerMaps {
 			results[owner.UID] = true
@@ -40,7 +27,7 @@ func (users UserList) IsUserOrgOwner(orgID int64) map[int64]bool {
 	return results
 }
 
-func (users UserList) loadOrganizationOwners(e db.Engine, orgID int64) (map[int64]*TeamUser, error) {
+func loadOrganizationOwners(e db.Engine, users user_model.UserList, orgID int64) (map[int64]*TeamUser, error) {
 	if len(users) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -53,7 +40,7 @@ func (users UserList) loadOrganizationOwners(e db.Engine, orgID int64) (map[int6
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	userIDs := users.getUserIDs()
+	userIDs := users.GetUserIDs()
 	ownerMaps := make(map[int64]*TeamUser)
 	err = e.In("uid", userIDs).
 		And("org_id=?", orgID).
@@ -64,47 +51,3 @@ func (users UserList) loadOrganizationOwners(e db.Engine, orgID int64) (map[int6
 	}
 	return ownerMaps, nil
 }
-
-// GetTwoFaStatus return state of 2FA enrollement
-func (users UserList) GetTwoFaStatus() map[int64]bool {
-	results := make(map[int64]bool, len(users))
-	for _, user := range users {
-		results[user.ID] = false // Set default to false
-	}
-	tokenMaps, err := users.loadTwoFactorStatus(db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext))
-	if err == nil {
-		for _, token := range tokenMaps {
-			results[token.UID] = true
-		}
-	}
-
-	return results
-}
-
-func (users UserList) loadTwoFactorStatus(e db.Engine) (map[int64]*login.TwoFactor, error) {
-	if len(users) == 0 {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	userIDs := users.getUserIDs()
-	tokenMaps := make(map[int64]*login.TwoFactor, len(userIDs))
-	err := e.
-		In("uid", userIDs).
-		Find(&tokenMaps)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("find two factor: %v", err)
-	}
-	return tokenMaps, nil
-}
-
-// GetUsersByIDs returns all resolved users from a list of Ids.
-func GetUsersByIDs(ids []int64) (UserList, error) {
-	ous := make([]*user_model.User, 0, len(ids))
-	if len(ids) == 0 {
-		return ous, nil
-	}
-	err := db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).In("id", ids).
-		Asc("name").
-		Find(&ous)
-	return ous, err
-}
diff --git a/models/userlist_test.go b/models/userlist_test.go
index c16a7b6eec..6776850b60 100644
--- a/models/userlist_test.go
+++ b/models/userlist_test.go
@@ -64,32 +64,5 @@ func testUserListIsUserOrgOwner(t *testing.T, orgID int64, expected map[int64]bo
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	members, _, err := org.GetMembers()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, expected, members.IsUserOrgOwner(orgID))
-}
-
-func TestUserListIsTwoFaEnrolled(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
-	tt := []struct {
-		orgid    int64
-		expected map[int64]bool
-	}{
-		{3, map[int64]bool{2: false, 4: false, 28: false}},
-		{6, map[int64]bool{5: false, 28: false}},
-		{7, map[int64]bool{5: false}},
-		{25, map[int64]bool{24: true}},
-		{22, map[int64]bool{}},
-	}
-	for _, v := range tt {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("IsTwoFaEnrolledOfOrdIg%d", v.orgid), func(t *testing.T) {
-			testUserListIsTwoFaEnrolled(t, v.orgid, v.expected)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func testUserListIsTwoFaEnrolled(t *testing.T, orgID int64, expected map[int64]bool) {
-	org, err := GetOrgByID(orgID)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	members, _, err := org.GetMembers()
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, expected, members.GetTwoFaStatus())
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, IsUserOrgOwner(members, orgID))
 }
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_subscription.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_subscription.go
index 09be3cc193..ae7661cfab 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_subscription.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_subscription.go
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func GetIssueSubscribers(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		userIDs = append(userIDs, iw.UserID)
 	}
 
-	users, err := models.GetUsersByIDs(userIDs)
+	users, err := user_model.GetUsersByIDs(userIDs)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetUsersByIDs", err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/web/admin/emails.go b/routers/web/admin/emails.go
index 4872ecb920..cbf0ec5e98 100644
--- a/routers/web/admin/emails.go
+++ b/routers/web/admin/emails.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func Emails(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["PageIsAdmin"] = true
 	ctx.Data["PageIsAdminEmails"] = true
 
-	opts := &models.SearchEmailOptions{
+	opts := &user_model.SearchEmailOptions{
 		ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
 			PageSize: setting.UI.Admin.UserPagingNum,
 			Page:     ctx.FormInt("page"),
@@ -41,31 +40,31 @@ func Emails(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	type ActiveEmail struct {
-		models.SearchEmailResult
+		user_model.SearchEmailResult
 		CanChange bool
 	}
 
 	var (
-		baseEmails []*models.SearchEmailResult
+		baseEmails []*user_model.SearchEmailResult
 		emails     []ActiveEmail
 		count      int64
 		err        error
-		orderBy    models.SearchEmailOrderBy
+		orderBy    user_model.SearchEmailOrderBy
 	)
 
 	ctx.Data["SortType"] = ctx.FormString("sort")
 	switch ctx.FormString("sort") {
 	case "email":
-		orderBy = models.SearchEmailOrderByEmail
+		orderBy = user_model.SearchEmailOrderByEmail
 	case "reverseemail":
-		orderBy = models.SearchEmailOrderByEmailReverse
+		orderBy = user_model.SearchEmailOrderByEmailReverse
 	case "username":
-		orderBy = models.SearchEmailOrderByName
+		orderBy = user_model.SearchEmailOrderByName
 	case "reverseusername":
-		orderBy = models.SearchEmailOrderByNameReverse
+		orderBy = user_model.SearchEmailOrderByNameReverse
 	default:
 		ctx.Data["SortType"] = "email"
-		orderBy = models.SearchEmailOrderByEmail
+		orderBy = user_model.SearchEmailOrderByEmail
 	}
 
 	opts.Keyword = ctx.FormTrim("q")
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ func Emails(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 
 	if len(opts.Keyword) == 0 || isKeywordValid(opts.Keyword) {
-		baseEmails, count, err = models.SearchEmails(opts)
+		baseEmails, count, err = user_model.SearchEmails(opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("SearchEmails", err)
 			return
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ func ActivateEmail(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	log.Info("Changing activation for User ID: %d, email: %s, primary: %v to %v", uid, email, primary, activate)
 
-	if err := models.ActivateUserEmail(uid, email, activate); err != nil {
+	if err := user_model.ActivateUserEmail(uid, email, activate); err != nil {
 		log.Error("ActivateUserEmail(%v,%v,%v): %v", uid, email, activate, err)
 		if user_model.IsErrEmailAlreadyUsed(err) {
 			ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("admin.emails.duplicate_active"))
diff --git a/routers/web/explore/user.go b/routers/web/explore/user.go
index 8560378447..27634c3d4e 100644
--- a/routers/web/explore/user.go
+++ b/routers/web/explore/user.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/base"
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func RenderUserSearch(ctx *context.Context, opts *user_model.SearchUserOptions,
 	ctx.Data["Keyword"] = opts.Keyword
 	ctx.Data["Total"] = count
 	ctx.Data["Users"] = users
-	ctx.Data["UsersTwoFaStatus"] = models.UserList(users).GetTwoFaStatus()
+	ctx.Data["UsersTwoFaStatus"] = user_model.UserList(users).GetTwoFaStatus()
 	ctx.Data["ShowUserEmail"] = setting.UI.ShowUserEmail
 	ctx.Data["IsRepoIndexerEnabled"] = setting.Indexer.RepoIndexerEnabled
 
diff --git a/routers/web/org/members.go b/routers/web/org/members.go
index ef5a69e157..e9b7317c98 100644
--- a/routers/web/org/members.go
+++ b/routers/web/org/members.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func Members(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Page"] = pager
 	ctx.Data["Members"] = members
 	ctx.Data["MembersIsPublicMember"] = membersIsPublic
-	ctx.Data["MembersIsUserOrgOwner"] = members.IsUserOrgOwner(org.ID)
+	ctx.Data["MembersIsUserOrgOwner"] = models.IsUserOrgOwner(members, org.ID)
 	ctx.Data["MembersTwoFaStatus"] = members.GetTwoFaStatus()
 
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplMembers)
diff --git a/routers/web/user/auth.go b/routers/web/user/auth.go
index a71a278958..42cd977b54 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/auth.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/auth.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/login"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
@@ -781,7 +780,7 @@ func handleOAuth2SignIn(ctx *context.Context, source *login.Source, u *user_mode
 		}
 
 		// update external user information
-		if err := models.UpdateExternalUser(u, gothUser); err != nil {
+		if err := user_model.UpdateExternalUser(u, gothUser); err != nil {
 			log.Error("UpdateExternalUser failed: %v", err)
 		}
 
@@ -844,11 +843,11 @@ func oAuth2UserLoginCallback(loginSource *login.Source, request *http.Request, r
 	}
 
 	// search in external linked users
-	externalLoginUser := &models.ExternalLoginUser{
+	externalLoginUser := &user_model.ExternalLoginUser{
 		ExternalID:    gothUser.UserID,
 		LoginSourceID: loginSource.ID,
 	}
-	hasUser, err = models.GetExternalLogin(externalLoginUser)
+	hasUser, err = user_model.GetExternalLogin(externalLoginUser)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, goth.User{}, err
 	}
@@ -1355,7 +1354,7 @@ func handleUserCreated(ctx *context.Context, u *user_model.User, gothUser *goth.
 
 	// update external user information
 	if gothUser != nil {
-		if err := models.UpdateExternalUser(u, *gothUser); err != nil {
+		if err := user_model.UpdateExternalUser(u, *gothUser); err != nil {
 			log.Error("UpdateExternalUser failed: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -1477,7 +1476,7 @@ func handleAccountActivation(ctx *context.Context, user *user_model.User) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := models.ActivateUserEmail(user.ID, user.Email, true); err != nil {
+	if err := user_model.ActivateUserEmail(user.ID, user.Email, true); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to activate email for user: %-v with email: %s: %v", user, user.Email, err)
 		ctx.ServerError("ActivateUserEmail", err)
 		return
@@ -1505,8 +1504,8 @@ func ActivateEmail(ctx *context.Context) {
 	emailStr := ctx.FormString("email")
 
 	// Verify code.
-	if email := models.VerifyActiveEmailCode(code, emailStr); email != nil {
-		if err := models.ActivateEmail(email); err != nil {
+	if email := user_model.VerifyActiveEmailCode(code, emailStr); email != nil {
+		if err := user_model.ActivateEmail(email); err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("ActivateEmail", err)
 		}
 
diff --git a/routers/web/user/setting/account.go b/routers/web/user/setting/account.go
index 3b51fdb777..b73122fa12 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/setting/account.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/setting/account.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func EmailPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	// Make emailaddress primary.
 	if ctx.FormString("_method") == "PRIMARY" {
-		if err := models.MakeEmailPrimary(&user_model.EmailAddress{ID: ctx.FormInt64("id")}); err != nil {
+		if err := user_model.MakeEmailPrimary(&user_model.EmailAddress{ID: ctx.FormInt64("id")}); err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("MakeEmailPrimary", err)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/routers/web/user/setting/security.go b/routers/web/user/setting/security.go
index f0b1d8232a..d34de519b7 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/setting/security.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/setting/security.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func DeleteAccountLink(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if id <= 0 {
 		ctx.Flash.Error("Account link id is not given")
 	} else {
-		if _, err := models.RemoveAccountLink(ctx.User, id); err != nil {
+		if _, err := user_model.RemoveAccountLink(ctx.User, id); err != nil {
 			ctx.Flash.Error("RemoveAccountLink: " + err.Error())
 		} else {
 			ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("settings.remove_account_link_success"))
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func loadSecurityData(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	ctx.Data["Tokens"] = tokens
 
-	accountLinks, err := models.ListAccountLinks(ctx.User)
+	accountLinks, err := user_model.ListAccountLinks(ctx.User)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("ListAccountLinks", err)
 		return
diff --git a/services/auth/login_source.go b/services/auth/login_source.go
index edce14cd8b..47a687f63b 100644
--- a/services/auth/login_source.go
+++ b/services/auth/login_source.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package auth
 
 import (
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/login"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ func DeleteLoginSource(source *login.Source) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	count, err = db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Count(&models.ExternalLoginUser{LoginSourceID: source.ID})
+	count, err = db.GetEngine(db.DefaultContext).Count(&user_model.ExternalLoginUser{LoginSourceID: source.ID})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if count > 0 {
diff --git a/services/externalaccount/user.go b/services/externalaccount/user.go
index c11499d765..f7280e90e4 100644
--- a/services/externalaccount/user.go
+++ b/services/externalaccount/user.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func LinkAccountToUser(user *user_model.User, gothUser goth.User) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	externalLoginUser := &models.ExternalLoginUser{
+	externalLoginUser := &user_model.ExternalLoginUser{
 		ExternalID:        gothUser.UserID,
 		UserID:            user.ID,
 		LoginSourceID:     loginSource.ID,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func LinkAccountToUser(user *user_model.User, gothUser goth.User) error {
 		ExpiresAt:         gothUser.ExpiresAt,
 	}
 
-	if err := models.LinkExternalToUser(user, externalLoginUser); err != nil {
+	if err := user_model.LinkExternalToUser(user, externalLoginUser); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
index 3bc8992c3a..4808916c1d 100644
--- a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
+++ b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) CreateReleases(releases ...*base.Release) error {
 		tp := g.gitServiceType.Name()
 		if !ok && tp != "" {
 			var err error
-			userid, err = models.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", release.PublisherID))
+			userid, err = user_model.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", release.PublisherID))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("GetUserIDByExternalUserID: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) CreateIssues(issues ...*base.Issue) error {
 		tp := g.gitServiceType.Name()
 		if !ok && tp != "" {
 			var err error
-			userid, err = models.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", issue.PosterID))
+			userid, err = user_model.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", issue.PosterID))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("GetUserIDByExternalUserID: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) CreateIssues(issues ...*base.Issue) error {
 			userid, ok := g.userMap[reaction.UserID]
 			if !ok && tp != "" {
 				var err error
-				userid, err = models.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", reaction.UserID))
+				userid, err = user_model.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", reaction.UserID))
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error("GetUserIDByExternalUserID: %v", err)
 				}
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) CreateComments(comments ...*base.Comment) error {
 		tp := g.gitServiceType.Name()
 		if !ok && tp != "" {
 			var err error
-			userid, err = models.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", comment.PosterID))
+			userid, err = user_model.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", comment.PosterID))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("GetUserIDByExternalUserID: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) CreateComments(comments ...*base.Comment) error {
 			userid, ok := g.userMap[reaction.UserID]
 			if !ok && tp != "" {
 				var err error
-				userid, err = models.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", reaction.UserID))
+				userid, err = user_model.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", reaction.UserID))
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error("GetUserIDByExternalUserID: %v", err)
 				}
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) CreatePullRequests(prs ...*base.PullRequest) error
 		tp := g.gitServiceType.Name()
 		if !ok && tp != "" {
 			var err error
-			userid, err = models.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", pr.PosterID))
+			userid, err = user_model.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", pr.PosterID))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("GetUserIDByExternalUserID: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) newPullRequest(pr *base.PullRequest) (*models.PullR
 	userid, ok := g.userMap[pr.PosterID]
 	if !ok && tp != "" {
 		var err error
-		userid, err = models.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", pr.PosterID))
+		userid, err = user_model.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", pr.PosterID))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("GetUserIDByExternalUserID: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) newPullRequest(pr *base.PullRequest) (*models.PullR
 		userid, ok := g.userMap[reaction.UserID]
 		if !ok && tp != "" {
 			var err error
-			userid, err = models.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", reaction.UserID))
+			userid, err = user_model.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", reaction.UserID))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("GetUserIDByExternalUserID: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) CreateReviews(reviews ...*base.Review) error {
 		tp := g.gitServiceType.Name()
 		if !ok && tp != "" {
 			var err error
-			userid, err = models.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", review.ReviewerID))
+			userid, err = user_model.GetUserIDByExternalUserID(tp, fmt.Sprintf("%v", review.ReviewerID))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("GetUserIDByExternalUserID: %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/services/migrations/update.go b/services/migrations/update.go
index ddc9401ead..cdec73cd1b 100644
--- a/services/migrations/update.go
+++ b/services/migrations/update.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 )
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func updateMigrationPosterIDByGitService(ctx context.Context, tp structs.GitServ
 		default:
 		}
 
-		users, err := models.FindExternalUsersByProvider(models.FindExternalUserOptions{
+		users, err := user_model.FindExternalUsersByProvider(user_model.FindExternalUserOptions{
 			Provider: provider,
 			Start:    start,
 			Limit:    batchSize,