diff --git a/apis_core/apis_entities/models.py b/apis_core/apis_entities/models.py
index 2a073032a..275566ef6 100644
--- a/apis_core/apis_entities/models.py
+++ b/apis_core/apis_entities/models.py
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
 import re
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
-from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.urls import NoReverseMatch, reverse
 
-from apis_core.apis_entities import signals
 from apis_core.apis_metainfo.models import RootObject, Uri
 
 NEXT_PREV = getattr(settings, "APIS_NEXT_PREV", True)
@@ -90,46 +87,6 @@ def merge_start_date_written(self, other):
     def merge_end_date_written(self, other):
         self.end_date_written = self.end_date_written or other.end_date_written
 
-    def merge_with(self, entities):
-        if self in entities:
-            entities.remove(self)
-        origin = self.__class__
-        signals.pre_merge_with.send(sender=origin, instance=self, entities=entities)
-
-        # TODO: check if these imports can be put to top of module without
-        #  causing circular import issues.
-        from apis_core.apis_metainfo.models import Uri
-
-        e_a = type(self).__name__
-        self_model_class = ContentType.objects.get(model__iexact=e_a).model_class()
-        if isinstance(entities, int):
-            entities = self_model_class.objects.get(pk=entities)
-        if not isinstance(entities, list) and not isinstance(entities, QuerySet):
-            entities = [entities]
-            entities = [
-                self_model_class.objects.get(pk=ent) if isinstance(ent, int) else ent
-                for ent in entities
-            ]
-        for ent in entities:
-            e_b = type(ent).__name__
-            if e_a != e_b:
-                continue
-            for f in ent._meta.local_many_to_many:
-                if not f.name.endswith("_set"):
-                    sl = list(getattr(self, f.name).all())
-                    for s in getattr(ent, f.name).all():
-                        if s not in sl:
-                            getattr(self, f.name).add(s)
-            Uri.objects.filter(root_object=ent).update(root_object=self)
-
-        for ent in entities:
-            self.merge_fields(ent)
-
-        signals.post_merge_with.send(sender=origin, instance=self, entities=entities)
-
-        for ent in entities:
-            ent.delete()
-
     def get_serialization(self):
         from apis_core.apis_entities.serializers_generic import EntitySerializer
 
diff --git a/apis_core/apis_relations/signals.py b/apis_core/apis_relations/signals.py
index 4558e7527..f19d1bc96 100644
--- a/apis_core/apis_relations/signals.py
+++ b/apis_core/apis_relations/signals.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
-from apis_core.apis_entities.signals import post_merge_with
+from apis_core.generic.signals import post_merge_with
 from apis_core.apis_metainfo.models import RootObject
 from apis_core.apis_metainfo.signals import post_duplicate
 from apis_core.apis_relations.models import TempTriple
diff --git a/apis_core/generic/abc.py b/apis_core/generic/abc.py
index d49521bce..58f488f4d 100644
--- a/apis_core/generic/abc.py
+++ b/apis_core/generic/abc.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.db.models import BooleanField, CharField, TextField
+from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 from apis_core.generic.helpers import permission_fullname
+from apis_core.generic.signal import pre_merge_with, post_merge_with
 
 
 class GenericModel:
@@ -121,3 +123,43 @@ def merge_fields(self, other):
             if newval != getattr(self, field.name):
                 setattr(self, field.name, newval)
         self.save()
+
+    def merge_with(self, entities):
+        if self in entities:
+            entities.remove(self)
+        origin = self.__class__
+        pre_merge_with.send(sender=origin, instance=self, entities=entities)
+
+        # TODO: check if these imports can be put to top of module without
+        #  causing circular import issues.
+        from apis_core.apis_metainfo.models import Uri
+
+        e_a = type(self).__name__
+        self_model_class = ContentType.objects.get(model__iexact=e_a).model_class()
+        if isinstance(entities, int):
+            entities = self_model_class.objects.get(pk=entities)
+        if not isinstance(entities, list) and not isinstance(entities, QuerySet):
+            entities = [entities]
+            entities = [
+                self_model_class.objects.get(pk=ent) if isinstance(ent, int) else ent
+                for ent in entities
+            ]
+        for ent in entities:
+            e_b = type(ent).__name__
+            if e_a != e_b:
+                continue
+            for f in ent._meta.local_many_to_many:
+                if not f.name.endswith("_set"):
+                    sl = list(getattr(self, f.name).all())
+                    for s in getattr(ent, f.name).all():
+                        if s not in sl:
+                            getattr(self, f.name).add(s)
+            Uri.objects.filter(root_object=ent).update(root_object=self)
+
+        for ent in entities:
+            self.merge_fields(ent)
+
+        post_merge_with.send(sender=origin, instance=self, entities=entities)
+
+        for ent in entities:
+            ent.delete()
diff --git a/apis_core/apis_entities/signals.py b/apis_core/generic/signals.py
similarity index 100%
rename from apis_core/apis_entities/signals.py
rename to apis_core/generic/signals.py
diff --git a/apis_core/relations/signals.py b/apis_core/relations/signals.py
index 0dfa73e34..cf37983dd 100644
--- a/apis_core/relations/signals.py
+++ b/apis_core/relations/signals.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
-from apis_core.apis_entities.signals import post_merge_with
+from apis_core.generic.signals import post_merge_with
 from apis_core.apis_metainfo.signals import post_duplicate
 from apis_core.relations.models import Relation