diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3alarm/alarms.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3alarm/alarms.go
index 3038813cc847..5f565158a070 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3alarm/alarms.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3alarm/alarms.go
@@ -59,16 +59,7 @@ func (a *AlarmStore) Activate(id types.ID, at pb.AlarmType) *pb.AlarmMember {
 		return m
 	}
 
-	v, err := newAlarm.Marshal()
-	if err != nil {
-		a.lg.Panic("failed to marshal alarm member", zap.Error(err))
-	}
-
-	b := a.bg.Backend()
-	b.BatchTx().Lock()
-	b.BatchTx().UnsafePut(buckets.Alarm, v, nil)
-	b.BatchTx().Unlock()
-
+	buckets.MustPutAlarm(a.lg, a.bg.Backend().BatchTx(), newAlarm)
 	return newAlarm
 }
 
@@ -88,16 +79,7 @@ func (a *AlarmStore) Deactivate(id types.ID, at pb.AlarmType) *pb.AlarmMember {
 
 	delete(t, id)
 
-	v, err := m.Marshal()
-	if err != nil {
-		a.lg.Panic("failed to marshal alarm member", zap.Error(err))
-	}
-
-	b := a.bg.Backend()
-	b.BatchTx().Lock()
-	b.BatchTx().UnsafeDelete(buckets.Alarm, v)
-	b.BatchTx().Unlock()
-
+	buckets.MustDeleteAlarm(a.lg, a.bg.Backend().BatchTx(), m)
 	return m
 }
 
@@ -123,17 +105,15 @@ func (a *AlarmStore) restore() error {
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
 
 	tx.Lock()
-	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(buckets.Alarm)
-	err := tx.UnsafeForEach(buckets.Alarm, func(k, v []byte) error {
-		var m pb.AlarmMember
-		if err := m.Unmarshal(k); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		a.addToMap(&m)
-		return nil
-	})
+	buckets.UnsafeCreateAlarmBucket(tx)
+	ms, err := buckets.UnsafeGetAllAlarms(tx)
 	tx.Unlock()
-
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, m := range ms {
+		a.addToMap(m)
+	}
 	b.ForceCommit()
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/server/mvcc/buckets/alarm.go b/server/mvcc/buckets/alarm.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..41a660fb6f12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/mvcc/buckets/alarm.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package buckets
+
+import (
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/server/v3/mvcc/backend"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+func UnsafeCreateAlarmBucket(tx backend.BatchTx) {
+	tx.UnsafeCreateBucket(Alarm)
+}
+
+func MustPutAlarm(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx, alarm *etcdserverpb.AlarmMember) {
+	tx.Lock()
+	defer tx.Unlock()
+	MustUnsafePutAlarm(lg, tx, alarm)
+}
+
+func MustUnsafePutAlarm(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx, alarm *etcdserverpb.AlarmMember) {
+	v, err := alarm.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		lg.Panic("failed to marshal alarm member", zap.Error(err))
+	}
+
+	tx.UnsafePut(Alarm, v, nil)
+}
+
+func MustDeleteAlarm(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx, alarm *etcdserverpb.AlarmMember) {
+	tx.Lock()
+	defer tx.Unlock()
+	MustUnsafeDeleteAlarm(lg, tx, alarm)
+}
+
+func MustUnsafeDeleteAlarm(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx, alarm *etcdserverpb.AlarmMember) {
+	v, err := alarm.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		lg.Panic("failed to marshal alarm member", zap.Error(err))
+	}
+
+	tx.UnsafeDelete(Alarm, v)
+}
+
+func UnsafeGetAllAlarms(tx backend.ReadTx) ([]*etcdserverpb.AlarmMember, error) {
+	ms := []*etcdserverpb.AlarmMember{}
+	err := tx.UnsafeForEach(Alarm, func(k, v []byte) error {
+		var m etcdserverpb.AlarmMember
+		if err := m.Unmarshal(k); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		ms = append(ms, &m)
+		return nil
+	})
+	return ms, err
+}