diff --git a/routers/web/repo/view_file.go b/routers/web/repo/view_file.go
index 5784297918..4ce7a8e3a4 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/view_file.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/view_file.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"io"
 	"path"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	git_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/git"
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func prepareToRenderFile(ctx *context.Context, entry *git.TreeEntry) {
 		if workFlowErr != nil {
 			ctx.Data["FileError"] = ctx.Locale.Tr("actions.runs.invalid_workflow_helper", workFlowErr.Error())
 		}
-	} else if slices.Contains([]string{"CODEOWNERS", "docs/CODEOWNERS", ".gitea/CODEOWNERS"}, ctx.Repo.TreePath) {
+	} else if issue_service.IsCodeOwnerFile(ctx.Repo.TreePath) {
 		if data, err := blob.GetBlobContent(setting.UI.MaxDisplayFileSize); err == nil {
 			_, warnings := issue_model.GetCodeOwnersFromContent(ctx, data)
 			if len(warnings) > 0 {
diff --git a/services/issue/pull.go b/services/issue/pull.go
index 3f20e2da82..0b23fe8a26 100644
--- a/services/issue/pull.go
+++ b/services/issue/pull.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package issue
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 	"time"
 
 	issues_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/issues"
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ type ReviewRequestNotifier struct {
 	ReviewTeam *org_model.Team
 }
 
+var codeOwnerFiles = []string{"CODEOWNERS", "docs/CODEOWNERS", ".gitea/CODEOWNERS"}
+
+func IsCodeOwnerFile(f string) bool {
+	return slices.Contains(codeOwnerFiles, f)
+}
+
 func PullRequestCodeOwnersReview(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest) ([]*ReviewRequestNotifier, error) {
 	if err := pr.LoadIssue(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -71,8 +78,8 @@ func PullRequestCodeOwnersReview(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullReque
 	}
 
 	var data string
-	files := []string{"CODEOWNERS", "docs/CODEOWNERS", ".gitea/CODEOWNERS"}
-	for _, file := range files {
+
+	for _, file := range codeOwnerFiles {
 		if blob, err := commit.GetBlobByPath(file); err == nil {
 			data, err = blob.GetBlobContent(setting.UI.MaxDisplayFileSize)
 			if err == nil {