diff --git a/app/controllers/work_packages/moves_controller.rb b/app/controllers/work_packages/moves_controller.rb
index 78e460b48c..560c226176 100644
--- a/app/controllers/work_packages/moves_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/work_packages/moves_controller.rb
@@ -23,33 +23,31 @@ class WorkPackages::MovesController < ApplicationController
   def create
     prepare_for_work_package_move
 
-    if request.post?
-      new_type = params[:new_type_id].blank? ? nil : @target_project.types.find_by_id(params[:new_type_id])
-      unsaved_work_package_ids = []
-      moved_work_packages = []
-      @work_packages.each do |work_package|
-        work_package.reload
-        work_package.init_journal(User.current, @notes || "")
-        call_hook(:controller_work_packages_move_before_save, { :params => params, :work_package => work_package, :target_project => @target_project, :copy => !!@copy })
-        if r = work_package.move_to_project(@target_project, new_type, {:copy => @copy, :attributes => extract_changed_attributes_for_move(params)})
-          moved_work_packages << r
-        else
-          unsaved_work_package_ids << work_package.id
-        end
+    new_type = params[:new_type_id].blank? ? nil : @target_project.types.find_by_id(params[:new_type_id])
+    unsaved_work_package_ids = []
+    moved_work_packages = []
+    @work_packages.each do |work_package|
+      work_package.reload
+      work_package.init_journal(User.current, @notes || "")
+      call_hook(:controller_work_packages_move_before_save, { :params => params, :work_package => work_package, :target_project => @target_project, :copy => !!@copy })
+      if r = work_package.move_to_project(@target_project, new_type, {:copy => @copy, :attributes => extract_changed_attributes_for_move(params)})
+        moved_work_packages << r
+      else
+        unsaved_work_package_ids << work_package.id
       end
-      set_flash_from_bulk_work_package_save(@work_packages, unsaved_work_package_ids)
+    end
+    set_flash_from_bulk_work_package_save(@work_packages, unsaved_work_package_ids)
 
-      if params[:follow]
-        if @work_packages.size == 1 && moved_work_packages.size == 1
-          redirect_to work_package_path(moved_work_packages.first)
-        else
-          redirect_to project_issues_path(@target_project || @project)
-        end
+    if params[:follow]
+      if @work_packages.size == 1 && moved_work_packages.size == 1
+        redirect_to work_package_path(moved_work_packages.first)
       else
-        redirect_to project_issues_path(@project)
+        redirect_to project_issues_path(@target_project || @project)
       end
-      return
+    else
+      redirect_to project_issues_path(@project)
     end
+    return
   end
 
   def set_flash_from_bulk_work_package_save(work_packages, unsaved_work_package_ids)
@@ -71,7 +69,8 @@ class WorkPackages::MovesController < ApplicationController
 
   # Filter for bulk work package operations
   def find_work_packages
-    @work_packages = WorkPackage.find_all_by_id(params[:work_package_id] || params[:ids])
+    @work_packages = WorkPackage.includes(:project)
+                                .find_all_by_id(params[:work_package_id] || params[:ids])
     raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if @work_packages.empty?
     @projects = @work_packages.collect(&:project).compact.uniq
     @project = @projects.first if @projects.size == 1
diff --git a/app/controllers/work_packages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/work_packages_controller.rb
index 3e3bf45325..ecb10ae643 100644
--- a/app/controllers/work_packages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/work_packages_controller.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class WorkPackagesController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :authorize,
                 :assign_planning_elements
   before_filter :apply_at_timestamp, :only => [:show]
-  before_filter :build_new_work_package_from_params, :only => [:new]
 
   helper :timelines
   helper :timelines_journals
@@ -309,42 +308,4 @@ class WorkPackagesController < ApplicationController
     render_errors(:at => 'unknown format')
   end
 
-  private
-
-  def build_new_work_package_from_params
-    if params[:id].blank?
-      @work_package = WorkPackage.new
-      @work_package.copy_from(params[:copy_from]) if params[:copy_from]
-    else
-      @work_package = @project.work_packages.visible.find(params[:id])
-    end
-
-    @work_package.project = @project
-    # Type must be set before custom field values
-    @work_package.type ||= @project.types.find((params[:issue] && params[:issue][:type_id]) || params[:type_id] || :first)
-
-    #if @work_package.type.nil?
-    #  render_error l(:error_no_type_in_project)
-    #  return false
-    #end
-
-    @work_package.start_date ||= User.current.today if Setting.issue_startdate_is_adddate?
-
-    if params[:issue].is_a?(Hash)
-      @work_package.safe_attributes = params[:issue]
-      @work_package.priority_id = params[:issue][:priority_id] unless params[:issue][:priority_id].nil?
-      if User.current.allowed_to?(:add_work_package_watchers, @project) && @issue.new_record?
-        @work_package.watcher_user_ids = params[:issue]['watcher_user_ids']
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Copy watchers if we're copying a work package
-    if params[:copy_from] && User.current.allowed_to?(:add_work_package_watchers, @project)
-      @work_package.watcher_user_ids = WorkPackage.visible.find(params[:copy_from]).watcher_user_ids
-    end
-
-    @work_package.author = User.current
-    @priorities = IssuePriority.all
-    @allowed_statuses = @work_package.new_statuses_allowed_to(User.current, true)
-  end
 end