diff --git a/moto/core/__init__.py b/moto/core/__init__.py
index 9406a7ea0..801e675df 100644
--- a/moto/core/__init__.py
+++ b/moto/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from .models import BaseModel, BaseBackend, moto_api_backend, set_initial_no_auth_action_count  # flake8: noqa
+from .models import BaseModel, BaseBackend, moto_api_backend  # flake8: noqa
+from .responses import ActionAuthenticatorMixin
 
 moto_api_backends = {"global": moto_api_backend}
-set_initial_no_auth_action_count = set_initial_no_auth_action_count
+set_initial_no_auth_action_count = ActionAuthenticatorMixin.set_initial_no_auth_action_count
diff --git a/moto/core/models.py b/moto/core/models.py
index 68f799e3c..9fe1e96bd 100644
--- a/moto/core/models.py
+++ b/moto/core/models.py
@@ -27,22 +27,6 @@ os.environ.setdefault("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", "foobar_key")
 os.environ.setdefault("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", "foobar_secret")
 
 
-def set_initial_no_auth_action_count(initial_no_auth_action_count):
-    def decorator(function):
-        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-            original_initial_no_auth_action_count = settings.INITIAL_NO_AUTH_ACTION_COUNT
-            settings.INITIAL_NO_AUTH_ACTION_COUNT = initial_no_auth_action_count
-            result = function(*args, **kwargs)
-            settings.INITIAL_NO_AUTH_ACTION_COUNT = original_initial_no_auth_action_count
-            return result
-
-        functools.update_wrapper(wrapper, function)
-        wrapper.__wrapped__ = function
-        return wrapper
-
-    return decorator
-
-
 class BaseMockAWS(object):
     nested_count = 0
 
diff --git a/moto/core/responses.py b/moto/core/responses.py
index 9f2f61fd6..5a6fdbf5b 100644
--- a/moto/core/responses.py
+++ b/moto/core/responses.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import functools
 from collections import defaultdict
 import datetime
 import json
@@ -123,6 +124,25 @@ class ActionAuthenticatorMixin(object):
     def _authenticate_s3_action(self):
         self._authenticate_action(S3IAMRequest)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def set_initial_no_auth_action_count(initial_no_auth_action_count):
+        def decorator(function):
+            def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+                original_initial_no_auth_action_count = settings.INITIAL_NO_AUTH_ACTION_COUNT
+                settings.INITIAL_NO_AUTH_ACTION_COUNT = initial_no_auth_action_count
+                ActionAuthenticatorMixin.request_count = 0
+                try:
+                    result = function(*args, **kwargs)
+                finally:
+                    settings.INITIAL_NO_AUTH_ACTION_COUNT = original_initial_no_auth_action_count
+                return result
+
+            functools.update_wrapper(wrapper, function)
+            wrapper.__wrapped__ = function
+            return wrapper
+
+        return decorator
+
 
 class BaseResponse(_TemplateEnvironmentMixin, ActionAuthenticatorMixin):