diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx
index 7803b5f2e3..8ccb71126c 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/CharCreatorState.hx
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ class CharCreatorState extends UIState
   function setupUICallbacks()
   {
     menubarOptionGameplay.onChange = function(_) switchToPage(Gameplay);
-    menubarItemExport.onClick = _ -> exportCharacter();
+    menubarItemExport.onClick = _ -> this.exportCharacter();
   }
 
   function handleShortcuts():Void
   {
-    if (FlxG.keys.pressed.CONTROL && FlxG.keys.justPressed.S) exportCharacter();
+    if (FlxG.keys.pressed.CONTROL && FlxG.keys.justPressed.S) this.exportCharacter();
   }
 
   function wizardComplete(params:WizardGenerateParams)
@@ -160,27 +160,6 @@ class CharCreatorState extends UIState
     selectedPage.fillUpBottomBar(bottomBarLeftBox, bottomBarMiddleBox, bottomBarRightBox);
     selectedPage.fillUpPageSettings(menubarMenuSettings);
   }
-
-  function exportCharacter():Void
-  {
-    var gameplayPage:CharCreatorGameplayPage = cast pages[Gameplay];
-
-    var zipEntries = [];
-    zipEntries.push(FileUtil.makeZIPEntry('${gameplayPage.currentCharacter.characterId}.json', gameplayPage.currentCharacter.toJSON()));
-
-    for (file in gameplayPage.currentCharacter.files)
-    {
-      // skip if the file is in a character path
-      if (CharCreatorUtil.isCharacterPath(file.name))
-      {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      zipEntries.push(FileUtil.makeZIPEntryFromBytes('images/characters/${Path.withoutDirectory(file.name)}', file.bytes));
-    }
-
-    FileUtil.saveFilesAsZIP(zipEntries);
-  }
 }
 
 enum CharCreatorPage
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/handlers/CharCreatorImportExportHandler.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/handlers/CharCreatorImportExportHandler.hx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..279be82810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/handlers/CharCreatorImportExportHandler.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package funkin.ui.debug.char.handlers;
+
+import haxe.io.Path;
+import funkin.ui.debug.char.pages.CharCreatorGameplayPage;
+import funkin.ui.debug.char.CharCreatorState;
+import funkin.util.FileUtil;
+
+@:access(funkin.ui.debug.char.CharCreatorState)
+class CharCreatorImportExportHandler
+{
+  public static function importCharacter(state:CharCreatorState):Void {}
+
+  public static function exportCharacter(state:CharCreatorState):Void
+  {
+    var gameplayPage:CharCreatorGameplayPage = cast state.pages[Gameplay];
+
+    var zipEntries = [];
+    zipEntries.push(FileUtil.makeZIPEntry('${gameplayPage.currentCharacter.characterId}.json', gameplayPage.currentCharacter.toJSON()));
+
+    for (file in gameplayPage.currentCharacter.files)
+    {
+      // skip if the file is in a character path
+      if (CharCreatorUtil.isCharacterPath(file.name))
+      {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      zipEntries.push(FileUtil.makeZIPEntryFromBytes('images/characters/${Path.withoutDirectory(file.name)}', file.bytes));
+    }
+
+    FileUtil.saveFilesAsZIP(zipEntries);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/import.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/import.hx
index 1d3ae589a9..93029835a9 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/import.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/char/import.hx
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ import funkin.ui.debug.char.util.GhostUtil;
 
 #if !macro
 using funkin.ui.debug.char.handlers.CharCreatorStartupWizard;
+using funkin.ui.debug.char.handlers.CharCreatorImportExportHandler;
 #end