diff --git a/lib/auth/default_current_user_provider.rb b/lib/auth/default_current_user_provider.rb
index e91cd59630a..671022deeb2 100644
--- a/lib/auth/default_current_user_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/auth/default_current_user_provider.rb
@@ -81,12 +81,7 @@ class Auth::DefaultCurrentUserProvider
       raise Discourse::InvalidAccess.new(I18n.t('invalid_api_credentials'), nil, custom_message: "invalid_api_credentials") unless current_user
       raise Discourse::InvalidAccess if current_user.suspended? || !current_user.active
       @env[API_KEY_ENV] = true
-
-      # we do not run this rate limiter while profiling
-      if Rails.env != "profile"
-        limiter_min = RateLimiter.new(nil, "admin_api_min_#{api_key}", GlobalSetting.max_admin_api_reqs_per_key_per_minute, 60)
-        limiter_min.performed!
-      end
+      rate_limit_admin_api_requests(api_key)
     end
 
     # user api key handling
@@ -296,4 +291,17 @@ class Auth::DefaultCurrentUserProvider
     end
   end
 
+  private
+
+  def rate_limit_admin_api_requests(api_key)
+    return if Rails.env == "profile"
+
+    RateLimiter.new(
+      nil,
+      "admin_api_min_#{api_key}",
+      GlobalSetting.max_admin_api_reqs_per_key_per_minute,
+      60
+    ).performed!
+  end
+
 end