diff --git a/core/server/data/importer/importers/data/posts.js b/core/server/data/importer/importers/data/posts.js
index 959861b78e..61703dffe3 100644
--- a/core/server/data/importer/importers/data/posts.js
+++ b/core/server/data/importer/importers/data/posts.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const debug = require('ghost-ignition').debug('importer:posts');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const uuid = require('uuid');
 const BaseImporter = require('./base');
-const renderers = require('../../../../lib/mobiledoc/renderers');
+const mobiledocLib = require('../../../../lib/mobiledoc');
 const validation = require('../../../validation');
 const postsMetaSchema = require('../../../schema').tables.posts_meta;
 const metaAttrs = _.keys(_.omit(postsMetaSchema, ['id']));
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ class PostsImporter extends BaseImporter {
                     mobiledoc = JSON.parse(model.mobiledoc);
 
                     if (!mobiledoc.cards || !_.isArray(mobiledoc.cards)) {
-                        model.mobiledoc = renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.blankStructure();
+                        model.mobiledoc = mobiledocLib.blankDocument;
                         mobiledoc = model.mobiledoc;
                     }
                 } catch (err) {
-                    mobiledoc = renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.blankStructure();
+                    mobiledoc = mobiledocLib.blankDocument;
                 }
 
                 mobiledoc.cards.forEach((card) => {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class PostsImporter extends BaseImporter {
                 });
 
                 model.mobiledoc = JSON.stringify(mobiledoc);
-                model.html = renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.render(JSON.parse(model.mobiledoc));
+                model.html = mobiledocLib.renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.render(JSON.parse(model.mobiledoc));
             }
             this.sanitizePostsMeta(model);
         });
diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/2.0/2-update-posts.js b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/2.0/2-update-posts.js
index c7712e774a..bcdb50e522 100644
--- a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/2.0/2-update-posts.js
+++ b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/2.0/2-update-posts.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const _ = require('lodash'),
     Promise = require('bluebird'),
     common = require('../../../../lib/common'),
-    renderers = require('../../../../lib/mobiledoc/renderers'),
+    mobiledocLib = require('../../../../lib/mobiledoc'),
     message1 = 'Updating posts: apply new editor format and set comment_id field.',
     message2 = 'Updated posts: apply new editor format and set comment_id field.',
     message3 = 'Rollback: Updating posts: use old editor format',
@@ -50,18 +50,18 @@ module.exports.up = (options) => {
                     mobiledoc = JSON.parse(post.mobiledoc || null);
 
                     if (!mobiledoc) {
-                        mobiledoc = renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.blankStructure();
+                        mobiledoc = mobiledocLib.blankDocument;
                     }
                 } catch (err) {
                     common.logging.warn(`Invalid mobiledoc structure for ${post.id}. Falling back to blank structure.`);
-                    mobiledoc = renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.blankStructure();
+                    mobiledoc = mobiledocLib.blankDocument;
                 }
 
                 // CASE: convert all old editor posts to the new editor format
                 // CASE: if mobiledoc field is null, we auto set a blank structure in the model layer
                 // CASE: if html field is null, we auto generate the html in the model layer
                 if (mobiledoc && post.html && post.html.match(/^<div class="kg-card-markdown">/)) {
-                    html = renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.render(mobiledoc);
+                    html = mobiledocLib.renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.render(mobiledoc);
                 }
                 return localOptions
                     .transacting('posts')
diff --git a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/index.js b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/index.js
index ed08771586..631464718c 100644
--- a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/index.js
+++ b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ const config = require('../../config');
 let cardFactory, cards;
 
 module.exports = {
+    get blankDocument() {
+        return {
+            version: '0.3.1',
+            markups: [],
+            atoms: [],
+            cards: [],
+            sections: [
+                [1, 'p', [
+                    [0, [], 0, '']
+                ]]
+            ]
+        };
+    },
+
     get cards() {
         if (cards) {
             return cards;
diff --git a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/renderers/mobiledoc-html-renderer.js b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/renderers/mobiledoc-html-renderer.js
index 734b0164fe..6e3b4895d3 100644
--- a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/renderers/mobiledoc-html-renderer.js
+++ b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/renderers/mobiledoc-html-renderer.js
@@ -111,19 +111,5 @@ module.exports = {
         modifier.modifyChildren(rendered.result);
 
         return serializer.serializeChildren(rendered.result);
-    },
-
-    blankStructure() {
-        return {
-            version: '0.3.1',
-            markups: [],
-            atoms: [],
-            cards: [],
-            sections: [
-                [1, 'p', [
-                    [0, [], 0, '']
-                ]]
-            ]
-        };
     }
 };
diff --git a/core/server/models/post.js b/core/server/models/post.js
index edb692d5f7..67dee5150e 100644
--- a/core/server/models/post.js
+++ b/core/server/models/post.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const htmlToText = require('html-to-text');
 const ghostBookshelf = require('./base');
 const config = require('../config');
 const settingsCache = require('../services/settings/cache');
-const renderers = require('../lib/mobiledoc/renderers');
+const mobiledocLib = require('../lib/mobiledoc');
 const relations = require('./relations');
 const urlUtils = require('../lib/url-utils');
 const MOBILEDOC_REVISIONS_COUNT = 10;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Post = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         }
 
         if (!this.get('mobiledoc')) {
-            this.set('mobiledoc', JSON.stringify(renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.blankStructure()));
+            this.set('mobiledoc', JSON.stringify(mobiledocLib.blankDocument));
         }
 
         // ensure all URLs are stored as relative
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ Post = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         // CASE: html is null, but mobiledoc exists (only important for migrations & importing)
         if (this.hasChanged('mobiledoc') || (!this.get('html') && (options.migrating || options.importing))) {
             try {
-                this.set('html', renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.render(JSON.parse(this.get('mobiledoc'))));
+                this.set('html', mobiledocLib.renderers.mobiledocHtmlRenderer.render(JSON.parse(this.get('mobiledoc'))));
             } catch (err) {
                 throw new common.errors.ValidationError({
                     message: 'Invalid mobiledoc structure.',