diff --git a/.ci/flake8_lint_include_list.txt b/.ci/flake8_lint_include_list.txt
index bdb890cf6c61..bf488e8cf5bb 100644
--- a/.ci/flake8_lint_include_list.txt
+++ b/.ci/flake8_lint_include_list.txt
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/requests.py
 lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/search.py
 lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/tool_runner.py
 lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/userskeys.py
+lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_watchers.py
 lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/__init__.py
 lib/galaxy/webapps/__init__.py
 lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/config.py
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/app.py b/lib/galaxy/app.py
index 65fd5644d4cf..04fedaeb90e3 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/app.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/app.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 from galaxy.visualization.data_providers.registry import DataProviderRegistry
 from galaxy.visualization.plugins.registry import VisualizationsRegistry
 from galaxy.tools.special_tools import load_lib_tools
-from galaxy.tools.toolbox.watcher import ConfigWatchers
 from galaxy.tours import ToursRegistry
+from galaxy.webapps.galaxy.config_watchers import ConfigWatchers
 from galaxy.webhooks import WebhooksRegistry
 from galaxy.sample_tracking import external_service_types
 from galaxy.openid.providers import OpenIDProviders
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/toolbox/watcher.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/toolbox/watcher.py
index 881eba472a27..d658f0fab151 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/toolbox/watcher.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/toolbox/watcher.py
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
     PollingObserver = None
     can_watch = False
 
-from galaxy.queue_worker import (
-    reload_data_managers,
-    reload_toolbox,
-)
 from galaxy.util.hash_util import md5_hash_file
 from galaxy.web.stack import register_postfork_function
 
@@ -75,45 +71,6 @@ def get_tool_watcher(toolbox, config):
         return NullWatcher()
 
 
-class ConfigWatchers(object):
-    """Contains ToolConfWatcher, ToolWatcher and ToolDataWatcher objects."""
-
-    def __init__(self, app):
-        self.app = app
-        self.tool_config_watcher = get_tool_conf_watcher(reload_callback=lambda: reload_toolbox(self.app), tool_cache=self.app.tool_cache)
-        self.data_manager_config_watcher = get_tool_conf_watcher(reload_callback=lambda: reload_data_managers(self.app), tool_cache=self.app.tool_cache)
-        self.tool_data_watcher = get_tool_data_dir_watcher(self.app.tool_data_tables, config=self.app.config)
-        self.start()
-
-    def start(self):
-        [self.tool_config_watcher.watch_file(config) for config in self.tool_config_paths]
-        [self.data_manager_config_watcher.watch_file(config) for config in self.data_manager_configs]
-        [self.tool_data_watcher.watch_directory(tool_data_path) for tool_data_path in self.tool_data_paths]
-
-    @property
-    def data_manager_configs(self):
-        data_manager_configs = []
-        data_manager_configs.append(self.app.config.data_manager_config_file)
-        if self.app.config.shed_data_manager_config_file:
-            data_manager_configs.append(self.app.config.shed_data_manager_config_file)
-        return data_manager_configs
-
-    @property
-    def tool_data_paths(self):
-        tool_data_paths = []
-        tool_data_paths.append(self.app.config.tool_data_path)
-        if self.app.config.shed_tool_data_path:
-            tool_data_paths.append(self.app.config.shed_tool_data_path)
-        return tool_data_paths
-
-    @property
-    def tool_config_paths(self):
-        tool_config_paths = self.app.config.tool_configs
-        if self.app.config.migrated_tools_config not in tool_config_paths:
-            tool_config_paths.append( self.app.config.migrated_tools_config )
-        return tool_config_paths
-
-
 class ToolConfWatcher(object):
 
     def __init__(self, reload_callback, tool_cache=None):
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_watchers.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_watchers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0dd5c22a7c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_watchers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from galaxy.queue_worker import (
+    reload_data_managers,
+    reload_toolbox,
+)
+from galaxy.tools.toolbox.watcher import (
+    get_tool_conf_watcher,
+    get_tool_data_dir_watcher
+)
+
+
+class ConfigWatchers(object):
+    """Contains ToolConfWatcher, ToolWatcher and ToolDataWatcher objects."""
+
+    def __init__(self, app):
+        self.app = app
+        self.tool_config_watcher = get_tool_conf_watcher(reload_callback=lambda: reload_toolbox(self.app), tool_cache=self.app.tool_cache)
+        self.data_manager_config_watcher = get_tool_conf_watcher(reload_callback=lambda: reload_data_managers(self.app), tool_cache=self.app.tool_cache)
+        self.tool_data_watcher = get_tool_data_dir_watcher(self.app.tool_data_tables, config=self.app.config)
+        self.start()
+
+    def start(self):
+        [self.tool_config_watcher.watch_file(config) for config in self.tool_config_paths]
+        [self.data_manager_config_watcher.watch_file(config) for config in self.data_manager_configs]
+        [self.tool_data_watcher.watch_directory(tool_data_path) for tool_data_path in self.tool_data_paths]
+
+    @property
+    def data_manager_configs(self):
+        data_manager_configs = []
+        data_manager_configs.append(self.app.config.data_manager_config_file)
+        if self.app.config.shed_data_manager_config_file:
+            data_manager_configs.append(self.app.config.shed_data_manager_config_file)
+        return data_manager_configs
+
+    @property
+    def tool_data_paths(self):
+        tool_data_paths = []
+        tool_data_paths.append(self.app.config.tool_data_path)
+        if self.app.config.shed_tool_data_path:
+            tool_data_paths.append(self.app.config.shed_tool_data_path)
+        return tool_data_paths
+
+    @property
+    def tool_config_paths(self):
+        tool_config_paths = self.app.config.tool_configs
+        if self.app.config.migrated_tools_config not in tool_config_paths:
+            tool_config_paths.append( self.app.config.migrated_tools_config )
+        return tool_config_paths