diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/Bounce.php b/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/Bounce.php
index 567909dff6..5c58b60a61 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/Bounce.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Cron/Workers/Bounce.php
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ use MailPoet\Entities\SubscriberEntity;
 use MailPoet\Mailer\Mailer;
 use MailPoet\Models\ScheduledTask;
 use MailPoet\Models\ScheduledTaskSubscriber;
+use MailPoet\Newsletter\Sending\ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\Sending\SendingQueuesRepository;
 use MailPoet\Services\Bridge;
 use MailPoet\Services\Bridge\API;
 use MailPoet\Settings\SettingsController;
 use MailPoet\Statistics\StatisticsBouncesRepository;
 use MailPoet\Subscribers\SubscribersRepository;
-use MailPoet\Tasks\Bounce as BounceTask;
 use MailPoet\Tasks\Subscribers as TaskSubscribers;
 use MailPoet\Tasks\Subscribers\BatchIterator;
 use MailPoetVendor\Carbon\Carbon;
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ class Bounce extends SimpleWorker {
   /** @var StatisticsBouncesRepository */
   private $statisticsBouncesRepository;
 
+  /** @var ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository */
+  private $scheduledTaskSubscribersRepository;
+
   public function __construct(
     SettingsController $settings,
     SubscribersRepository $subscribersRepository,
     SendingQueuesRepository $sendingQueuesRepository,
     StatisticsBouncesRepository $statisticsBouncesRepository,
+    ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository $scheduledTaskSubscribersRepository,
     Bridge $bridge
   ) {
     $this->settings = $settings;
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ class Bounce extends SimpleWorker {
     $this->subscribersRepository = $subscribersRepository;
     $this->sendingQueuesRepository = $sendingQueuesRepository;
     $this->statisticsBouncesRepository = $statisticsBouncesRepository;
+    $this->scheduledTaskSubscribersRepository = $scheduledTaskSubscribersRepository;
   }
 
   public function init() {
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ class Bounce extends SimpleWorker {
   }
 
   public function prepareTaskStrategy(ScheduledTaskEntity $task, $timer) {
-    BounceTask::prepareSubscribers($task);
+    $this->scheduledTaskSubscribersRepository->createSubscribersForBounceWorker($task);
 
     if (!ScheduledTaskSubscriber::getUnprocessedCount($task->getId())) {
       ScheduledTaskSubscriber::where('task_id', $task->getId())->deleteMany();
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository.php b/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository.php
index 99f04412e5..e39898026a 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Newsletter/Sending/ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository.php
@@ -106,6 +106,25 @@ class ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository extends Repository {
     $this->checkCompleted($task);
   }
 
+  public function createSubscribersForBounceWorker(ScheduledTaskEntity $scheduledTaskEntity): void {
+    $scheduledTaskSubscribersTable = $this->entityManager->getClassMetadata(ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity::class)->getTableName();
+    $subscribersTable = $this->entityManager->getClassMetadata(SubscriberEntity::class)->getTableName();
+
+    $stmt = $this->entityManager->getConnection()->prepare("
+      INSERT IGNORE INTO " . $scheduledTaskSubscribersTable . "
+      (task_id, subscriber_id, processed)
+      SELECT :taskId AS task_id, s.`id` AS subscriber_id, :unprocessed AS processed
+      FROM " . $subscribersTable . " s
+      WHERE s.`deleted_at` IS NULL
+      AND s.`status` IN (:subscribed, :unconfirmed)
+    ");
+    $stmt->bindValue('taskId', $scheduledTaskEntity->getId());
+    $stmt->bindValue('unprocessed', ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity::STATUS_UNPROCESSED);
+    $stmt->bindValue('subscribed', SubscriberEntity::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED);
+    $stmt->bindValue('unconfirmed', SubscriberEntity::STATUS_UNCONFIRMED);
+    $stmt->executeQuery();
+  }
+
   private function checkCompleted(ScheduledTaskEntity $task): void {
     $count = $this->countBy(['task' => $task, 'processed' => ScheduledTaskSubscriberEntity::STATUS_UNPROCESSED]);
     if ($count === 0) {
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Bounce.php b/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Bounce.php
deleted file mode 100644
index fe25e85d77..0000000000
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Tasks/Bounce.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?php // phpcs:ignore SlevomatCodingStandard.TypeHints.DeclareStrictTypes.DeclareStrictTypesMissing
-
-namespace MailPoet\Tasks;
-
-use MailPoet\Entities\ScheduledTaskEntity;
-use MailPoet\Models\ScheduledTaskSubscriber;
-use MailPoet\Models\Subscriber;
-
-class Bounce {
-  public static function prepareSubscribers(ScheduledTaskEntity $task) {
-    // Prepare subscribers on the DB side for performance reasons
-    Subscriber::rawExecute(
-      'INSERT IGNORE INTO ' . MP_SCHEDULED_TASK_SUBSCRIBERS_TABLE . '
-       (task_id, subscriber_id, processed)
-       SELECT ? as task_id, s.`id` as subscriber_id, ? as processed
-       FROM ' . MP_SUBSCRIBERS_TABLE . ' s
-       WHERE s.`deleted_at` IS NULL
-       AND s.`status` IN (?, ?)',
-      [
-        $task->getId(),
-        ScheduledTaskSubscriber::STATUS_UNPROCESSED,
-        Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED,
-        Subscriber::STATUS_UNCONFIRMED,
-      ]
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/BounceTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/BounceTest.php
index 8ca0d819e5..90cd679d35 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/BounceTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/Cron/Workers/BounceTest.php
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class BounceTest extends \MailPoetTest {
       $this->subscribersRepository,
       $this->diContainer->get(SendingQueuesRepository::class),
       $this->diContainer->get(StatisticsBouncesRepository::class),
+      $this->diContainer->get(ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository::class),
       $this->diContainer->get(Bridge::class)
     );
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ class BounceTest extends \MailPoetTest {
       $this->subscribersRepository,
       $this->diContainer->get(SendingQueuesRepository::class),
       $this->diContainer->get(StatisticsBouncesRepository::class),
+      $this->diContainer->get(ScheduledTaskSubscribersRepository::class),
       $this->diContainer->get(Bridge::class)
     );
     $worker->init();