diff --git a/app/jobs/recurring_donations_export_create_job.rb b/app/jobs/recurring_donations_export_create_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d66558d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/recurring_donations_export_create_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class RecurringDonationsExportCreateJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :default
+
+  def perform(*args)
+    ExportRecurringDonations.run_export(*args)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/export/export_recurring_donations.rb b/lib/export/export_recurring_donations.rb
index 788c2d59..68d1c5f5 100644
--- a/lib/export/export_recurring_donations.rb
+++ b/lib/export/export_recurring_donations.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module ExportRecurringDonations
 
     e = Export.create(nonprofit: npo, user: user, status: :queued, export_type: 'ExportRecurringDonations', parameters: params.to_json)
 
-    DelayedJobHelper.enqueue_job(ExportRecurringDonations, :run_export, [npo_id, params.to_json, user_id, e.id])
+    RecurringDonationsExportCreateJob.perform_later(npo_id, params.to_json, user_id, e.id)
   end
 
   def self.run_export(npo_id, params, user_id, export_id)
diff --git a/spec/lib/export/export_recurring_donations_spec.rb b/spec/lib/export/export_recurring_donations_spec.rb
index f2cfa946..95007d38 100644
--- a/spec/lib/export/export_recurring_donations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/export/export_recurring_donations_spec.rb
@@ -53,16 +53,11 @@ describe ExportRecurringDonations do
 
     it 'creates an export object and schedules job' do
       Timecop.freeze(2020, 4, 5) do
-        stub_const('DelayedJobHelper', double('delayed'))
         params = { param1: 'pp', root_url: 'https://localhost:8080' }.with_indifferent_access
 
-        expect(Export).to receive(:create).and_wrap_original { |m, *args|
-          e = m.call(*args) # get original create
-          expect(DelayedJobHelper).to receive(:enqueue_job).with(ExportRecurringDonations, :run_export, [@nonprofit.id, params.to_json, @user.id, e.id]) # add the enqueue
-          e
-        }
-
+        expect {
         ExportRecurringDonations.initiate_export(@nonprofit.id, params, @user.id)
+        }.to have_enqueued_job(RecurringDonationExportCreateJob)
         export = Export.first
         expected_export = { id: export.id,
                             user_id: @user.id,