diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index c00b6ba42b..3e482cf4ba 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -201,7 +201,23 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   def self.model_object(model)
     write_inheritable_attribute('model_object', model)
   end
-    
+
+  # Filter for bulk issue operations
+  def find_issues
+    @issues = Issue.find_all_by_id(params[:id] || params[:ids])
+    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if @issues.empty?
+    projects = @issues.collect(&:project).compact.uniq
+    if projects.size == 1
+      @project = projects.first
+    else
+      # TODO: let users bulk edit/move/destroy issues from different projects
+      render_error 'Can not bulk edit/move/destroy issues from different projects'
+      return false
+    end
+  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+    render_404
+  end
+  
   # make sure that the user is a member of the project (or admin) if project is private
   # used as a before_filter for actions that do not require any particular permission on the project
   def check_project_privacy
diff --git a/app/controllers/issue_moves_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issue_moves_controller.rb
index 1999930df6..37068fad56 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issue_moves_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issue_moves_controller.rb
@@ -52,23 +52,6 @@ class IssueMovesController < ApplicationController
     @available_statuses = Workflow.available_statuses(@project)
   end
 
-  # Filter for bulk operations
-  # TODO: duplicated in IssuesController
-  def find_issues
-    @issues = Issue.find_all_by_id(params[:id] || params[:ids])
-    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if @issues.empty?
-    projects = @issues.collect(&:project).compact.uniq
-    if projects.size == 1
-      @project = projects.first
-    else
-      # TODO: let users bulk edit/move/destroy issues from different projects
-      render_error 'Can not bulk edit/move/destroy issues from different projects'
-      return false
-    end
-  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
-    render_404
-  end
-
   # TODO: duplicated in IssuesController
   def set_flash_from_bulk_issue_save(issues, unsaved_issue_ids)
     if unsaved_issue_ids.empty?
diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 50a6f08e70..e05d19390b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -359,22 +359,6 @@ private
     render_404
   end
   
-  # Filter for bulk operations
-  def find_issues
-    @issues = Issue.find_all_by_id(params[:id] || params[:ids])
-    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if @issues.empty?
-    projects = @issues.collect(&:project).compact.uniq
-    if projects.size == 1
-      @project = projects.first
-    else
-      # TODO: let users bulk edit/move/destroy issues from different projects
-      render_error 'Can not bulk edit/move/destroy issues from different projects'
-      return false
-    end
-  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
-    render_404
-  end
-  
   def find_project
     project_id = (params[:issue] && params[:issue][:project_id]) || params[:project_id]
     @project = Project.find(project_id)