diff --git a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
index 5730faabea..610d4c36da 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import uuid
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from functools import partial
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import bleach
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
+from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.utils.formats import date_format
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from PyPDF2 import PdfFileReader
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ from reportlab.pdfgen.canvas import Canvas
 from reportlab.platypus import Paragraph
 
 from pretix.base.invoice import ThumbnailingImageReader
-from pretix.base.models import Order, OrderPosition
+from pretix.base.models import Order, OrderPosition, QuestionAnswer
 from pretix.base.settings import PERSON_NAME_SCHEMES
 from pretix.base.signals import layout_text_variables
 from pretix.base.templatetags.money import money_filter
@@ -193,6 +195,30 @@ DEFAULT_VARIABLES = OrderedDict((
 ))
 
 
+@receiver(layout_text_variables, dispatch_uid="pretix_base_layout_text_variables_questions")
+def variables_from_questions(sender, *args, **kwargs):
+    def get_answer(op, order, event, question_id):
+        try:
+            if 'answers' in getattr(op, '_prefetched_objects_cache', {}):
+                a = [a for a in op.answers.all() if a.question_id == question_id][0]
+            else:
+                a = op.answers.get(question_id=question_id)
+            return str(a).replace("\n", "<br/>\n")
+        except QuestionAnswer.DoesNotExist:
+            return ""
+        except IndexError:
+            return ""
+
+    d = {}
+    for q in sender.questions.all():
+        d['question_{}'.format(q.pk)] = {
+            'label': _('Question: {question}').format(question=q.question),
+            'editor_sample': _('<Answer: {question}>').format(question=q.question),
+            'evaluate': partial(get_answer, question_id=q.pk)
+        }
+    return d
+
+
 def get_variables(event):
     v = copy.copy(DEFAULT_VARIABLES)
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/signals.py b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/signals.py
index 438ec8c5d5..3c5954efb4 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/signals.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/signals.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import copy
 import json
-from functools import partial
 
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.urls import reverse
@@ -8,19 +7,15 @@ from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix.base.channels import get_all_sales_channels
-from pretix.base.models import QuestionAnswer
 from pretix.base.signals import (  # NOQA: legacy import
-    event_copy_data, item_copy_data, layout_text_variables, logentry_display,
-    logentry_object_link, register_data_exporters, register_ticket_outputs,
+    event_copy_data, item_copy_data, logentry_display, logentry_object_link,
+    register_data_exporters, register_ticket_outputs,
 )
 from pretix.control.signals import item_forms
 from pretix.plugins.ticketoutputpdf.forms import TicketLayoutItemForm
 from pretix.plugins.ticketoutputpdf.models import (
     TicketLayout, TicketLayoutItem,
 )
-from pretix.presale.style import (  # NOQA: legacy import
-    get_fonts, register_fonts,
-)
 
 
 @receiver(register_ticket_outputs, dispatch_uid="output_pdf")
@@ -35,31 +30,6 @@ def register_data(sender, **kwargs):
     return AllTicketsPDF
 
 
-def get_answer(op, order, event, question_id):
-    try:
-        if 'answers' in getattr(op, '_prefetched_objects_cache', {}):
-            a = [a for a in op.answers.all() if a.question_id == question_id][0]
-        else:
-            a = op.answers.get(question_id=question_id)
-        return str(a).replace("\n", "<br/>\n")
-    except QuestionAnswer.DoesNotExist:
-        return ""
-    except IndexError:
-        return ""
-
-
-@receiver(layout_text_variables, dispatch_uid="pretix_ticketoutputpdf_layout_text_variables_questions")
-def variables_from_questions(sender, *args, **kwargs):
-    d = {}
-    for q in sender.questions.all():
-        d['question_{}'.format(q.pk)] = {
-            'label': _('Question: {question}').format(question=q.question),
-            'editor_sample': _('<Answer: {question}>').format(question=q.question),
-            'evaluate': partial(get_answer, question_id=q.pk)
-        }
-    return d
-
-
 @receiver(item_forms, dispatch_uid="pretix_ticketoutputpdf_item_forms")
 def control_item_forms(sender, request, item, **kwargs):
     forms = []