diff --git a/src/blurb/_export.py b/src/blurb/_export.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d48282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blurb/_export.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+
+from blurb._cli import subcommand
+
+
+@subcommand
+def export() -> None:
+    """Removes blurb data files, for building release tarballs/installers."""
+    os.chdir('Misc')
+    shutil.rmtree('NEWS.d', ignore_errors=True)
diff --git a/src/blurb/blurb.py b/src/blurb/blurb.py
index 1b20077..3848bfe 100755
--- a/src/blurb/blurb.py
+++ b/src/blurb/blurb.py
@@ -45,13 +45,10 @@
 import itertools
 import os
 import re
-import shutil
 import sys
 import textwrap
 import time
 
-from blurb._cli import main, subcommand
-from blurb._git import git_add_files, flush_git_add_files
 from blurb._template import (
     next_filename_unsanitize_sections, sanitize_section,
     sanitize_section_legacy, sections, unsanitize_section,
@@ -474,14 +471,7 @@ def error(*a):
     sys.exit("Error: " + s)
 
 
-@subcommand
-def export():
-    """
-Removes blurb data files, for building release tarballs/installers.
-    """
-    os.chdir("Misc")
-    shutil.rmtree("NEWS.d", ignore_errors=True)
-
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from blurb._cli import main
+
     main()