diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index fb4431adff..11635dc6d6 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from polymorphic.models import PolymorphicModel
 # AWX
 from awx.main.constants import SCHEDULEABLE_PROVIDERS, ANSI_SGR_PATTERN
 from awx.main.models import * # noqa
-from awx.main.models.unified_jobs import ACTIVE_STATES
+from awx.main.constants import ACTIVE_STATES
 from awx.main.models.base import NEW_JOB_TYPE_CHOICES
 from awx.main.access import get_user_capabilities
 from awx.main.fields import ImplicitRoleField
diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index 2318285796..029b7b480f 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ from awx.api.permissions import (
 from awx.api.renderers import * # noqa
 from awx.api.serializers import * # noqa
 from awx.api.metadata import RoleMetadata, JobTypeMetadata
-from awx.main.models.unified_jobs import ACTIVE_STATES
+from awx.main.constants import ACTIVE_STATES
 from awx.main.scheduler.tasks import run_job_complete
 from awx.api.exceptions import ActiveJobConflict
 
diff --git a/awx/main/constants.py b/awx/main/constants.py
index c452e19640..447fed5ae6 100644
--- a/awx/main/constants.py
+++ b/awx/main/constants.py
@@ -5,9 +5,17 @@ import re
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
+__all__ = [
+    'CLOUD_PROVIDERS', 'SCHEDULEABLE_PROVIDERS', 'PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION_METHODS',
+    'ANSI_SGR_PATTERN', 'CAN_CANCEL', 'ACTIVE_STATES'
+]
+
+
 CLOUD_PROVIDERS = ('azure_rm', 'ec2', 'gce', 'vmware', 'openstack', 'rhv', 'satellite6', 'cloudforms', 'tower')
 SCHEDULEABLE_PROVIDERS = CLOUD_PROVIDERS + ('custom', 'scm',)
 PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION_METHODS = [
     ('sudo', _('Sudo')), ('su', _('Su')), ('pbrun', _('Pbrun')), ('pfexec', _('Pfexec')),
     ('dzdo', _('DZDO')), ('pmrun', _('Pmrun')), ('runas', _('Runas'))]
 ANSI_SGR_PATTERN = re.compile(r'\x1b\[[0-9;]*m')
+CAN_CANCEL = ('new', 'pending', 'waiting', 'running')
+ACTIVE_STATES = CAN_CANCEL
diff --git a/awx/main/models/mixins.py b/awx/main/models/mixins.py
index acd35ba017..7d563f1e36 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/mixins.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/mixins.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from awx.main.utils import parse_yaml_or_json, get_custom_venv_choices
 from awx.main.utils.encryption import decrypt_value, get_encryption_key, is_encrypted
 from awx.main.utils.polymorphic import build_polymorphic_ctypes_map
 from awx.main.fields import JSONField, AskForField
+from awx.main.constants import ACTIVE_STATES
 
 
 __all__ = ['ResourceMixin', 'SurveyJobTemplateMixin', 'SurveyJobMixin',
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@ class RelatedJobsMixin(object):
         return self.objects.none()
 
     def _get_active_jobs(self):
-        return self._get_related_jobs().filter(status__in=('new', 'pending', 'waiting', 'running'))
+        return self._get_related_jobs().filter(status__in=ACTIVE_STATES)
 
     '''
     Returns [{'id': '1', 'type': 'job'}, {'id': 2, 'type': 'project_update'}, ...]
diff --git a/awx/main/models/projects.py b/awx/main/models/projects.py
index 981c3432b4..d302aa0973 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/projects.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from awx.main.models.notifications import (
 from awx.main.models.unified_jobs import (
     UnifiedJob,
     UnifiedJobTemplate,
-    ACTIVE_STATES,
 )
 from awx.main.models.mixins import (
     ResourceMixin,
diff --git a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
index fca04dc8b0..e50a686374 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from awx.main.utils import (
     copy_model_by_class, copy_m2m_relationships,
     get_type_for_model, parse_yaml_or_json
 )
+from awx.main.constants import ACTIVE_STATES, CAN_CANCEL
 from awx.main.redact import UriCleaner, REPLACE_STR
 from awx.main.consumers import emit_channel_notification
 from awx.main.fields import JSONField, AskForField
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ __all__ = ['UnifiedJobTemplate', 'UnifiedJob', 'StdoutMaxBytesExceeded']
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.models.unified_jobs')
 
-CAN_CANCEL = ('new', 'pending', 'waiting', 'running')
-ACTIVE_STATES = CAN_CANCEL
+# NOTE: ACTIVE_STATES moved to constants because it is used by parent modules
 
 
 class UnifiedJobTemplate(PolymorphicModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique, NotificationFieldsModel):
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index fdf316b17b..fc73e4eb41 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from crum import impersonate
 from awx import __version__ as awx_application_version
 from awx.main.constants import CLOUD_PROVIDERS, PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION_METHODS
 from awx.main.models import * # noqa
-from awx.main.models.unified_jobs import ACTIVE_STATES
+from awx.main.constants import ACTIVE_STATES
 from awx.main.exceptions import AwxTaskError
 from awx.main.queue import CallbackQueueDispatcher
 from awx.main.expect import run, isolated_manager
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_unified_jobs_view.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_unified_jobs_view.py
index c537dd941f..d4dd4bd53a 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_unified_jobs_view.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_unified_jobs_view.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import pytest
 from awx.api.versioning import reverse
 from awx.main.models import UnifiedJob, ProjectUpdate, InventoryUpdate
 from awx.main.tests.base import URI
-from awx.main.models.unified_jobs import ACTIVE_STATES
+from awx.main.constants import ACTIVE_STATES
 
 
 TEST_STATES = list(ACTIVE_STATES)