diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index c8a433c729..4684ef06db 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ Metrics/AbcSize:
     - 'lib/mastodon/cli/*.rb'
     - db/*migrate/**/*
 
-# Reason:
-# https://docs.rubocop.org/rubocop/cops_metrics.html#metricsblocknesting
-Metrics/BlockNesting:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'lib/mastodon/cli/*.rb'
-
 # Reason: Currently disabled in .rubocop_todo.yml
 # https://docs.rubocop.org/rubocop/cops_metrics.html#metricscyclomaticcomplexity
 Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity:
diff --git a/lib/mastodon/cli/upgrade.rb b/lib/mastodon/cli/upgrade.rb
index 52b5540c40..cf83986844 100644
--- a/lib/mastodon/cli/upgrade.rb
+++ b/lib/mastodon/cli/upgrade.rb
@@ -125,27 +125,12 @@ module Mastodon::CLI
         progress.log("Moving #{previous_path} to #{upgraded_path}") if options[:verbose]
 
         begin
-          unless dry_run?
-            FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(upgraded_path))
-            FileUtils.mv(previous_path, upgraded_path)
-
-            begin
-              FileUtils.rmdir(File.dirname(previous_path), parents: true)
-            rescue Errno::ENOTEMPTY
-              # OK
-            end
-          end
+          move_previous_to_upgraded
         rescue => e
           progress.log(pastel.red("Error processing #{previous_path}: #{e}"))
           success = false
 
-          unless dry_run?
-            begin
-              FileUtils.rmdir(File.dirname(upgraded_path), parents: true)
-            rescue Errno::ENOTEMPTY
-              # OK
-            end
-          end
+          remove_directory
         end
       end
 
@@ -155,5 +140,28 @@ module Mastodon::CLI
       attachment.instance_write(:storage_schema_version, previous_storage_schema_version)
       success
     end
+
+    def move_previous_to_upgraded(previous_path, upgraded_path)
+      return if dry_run?
+
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(upgraded_path))
+      FileUtils.mv(previous_path, upgraded_path)
+
+      begin
+        FileUtils.rmdir(File.dirname(previous_path), parents: true)
+      rescue Errno::ENOTEMPTY
+        # OK
+      end
+    end
+
+    def remove_directory(path)
+      return if dry_run?
+
+      begin
+        FileUtils.rmdir(File.dirname(path), parents: true)
+      rescue Errno::ENOTEMPTY
+        # OK
+      end
+    end
   end
 end