diff --git a/app/models/concerns/order_validations.rb b/app/models/concerns/order_validations.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1adf4e4a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/concerns/order_validations.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'active_support/concern'
+
+module OrderValidations
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  private
+
+  def disallow_guest_order
+    return unless using_guest_checkout? && registered_email?
+
+    errors.add(:email, I18n.t('devise.failure.already_registered'))
+  end
+
+  # Check that line_items in the current order are available from a newly selected distribution
+  def products_available_from_new_distribution
+    return if OrderCycleDistributedVariants.new(order_cycle, distributor)
+                                           .distributes_order_variants?(self)
+
+    errors.add(:base, I18n.t(:spree_order_availability_error))
+  end
+
+  # Determine if email is required (we don't want validation errors before we hit the checkout)
+  def require_email
+    true unless (new_record? || cart?) && !checkout_processing
+  end
+
+  def ensure_line_items_present
+    return if line_items.present?
+
+    errors.add(:base, Spree.t(:there_are_no_items_for_this_order))
+    false
+  end
+
+  def ensure_available_shipping_rates
+    return unless shipments.empty? || shipments.any? { |shipment| shipment.shipping_rates.blank? }
+
+    errors.add(:base, Spree.t(:items_cannot_be_shipped))
+    false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/spree/order.rb b/app/models/spree/order.rb
index 7f8d69474c..cc8bd1acf4 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/order.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/order.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require 'open_food_network/tag_rule_applicator'
 module Spree
   class Order < ApplicationRecord
     include OrderShipment
+    include OrderValidations
     include Checkout
     include Balance
     include SetUnusedAddressFields
@@ -576,20 +577,6 @@ module Spree
 
     private
 
-    def disallow_guest_order
-      return unless using_guest_checkout? && registered_email?
-
-      errors.add(:email, I18n.t('devise.failure.already_registered'))
-    end
-
-    # Check that line_items in the current order are available from a newly selected distribution
-    def products_available_from_new_distribution
-      return if OrderCycleDistributedVariants.new(order_cycle, distributor)
-        .distributes_order_variants?(self)
-
-      errors.add(:base, I18n.t(:spree_order_availability_error))
-    end
-
     def deliver_order_confirmation_email
       return if subscription.present?
 
@@ -626,23 +613,6 @@ module Spree
       self.email = user.email if user
     end
 
-    # Determine if email is required (we don't want validation errors before we hit the checkout)
-    def require_email
-      return true unless (new_record? || cart?) && !checkout_processing
-    end
-
-    def ensure_line_items_present
-      return if line_items.present?
-
-      errors.add(:base, Spree.t(:there_are_no_items_for_this_order)) && (return false)
-    end
-
-    def ensure_available_shipping_rates
-      return unless shipments.empty? || shipments.any? { |shipment| shipment.shipping_rates.blank? }
-
-      errors.add(:base, Spree.t(:items_cannot_be_shipped)) && (return false)
-    end
-
     def after_cancel
       shipments.each(&:cancel!)
       payments.checkout.each(&:void!)