diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 3e482cf4b..e5909e69b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -365,6 +365,21 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     flash[:warning] = l(:warning_attachments_not_saved, obj.unsaved_attachments.size) if obj.unsaved_attachments.present?
   end
 
+  # Sets the `flash` notice or error based the number of issues that did not save
+  #
+  # @param [Array, Issue] issues all of the saved and unsaved Issues
+  # @param [Array, Integer] unsaved_issue_ids the issue ids that were not saved
+  def set_flash_from_bulk_issue_save(issues, unsaved_issue_ids)
+    if unsaved_issue_ids.empty?
+      flash[:notice] = l(:notice_successful_update) unless issues.empty?
+    else
+      flash[:error] = l(:notice_failed_to_save_issues,
+                        :count => unsaved_issue_ids.size,
+                        :total => issues.size,
+                        :ids => '#' + unsaved_issue_ids.join(', #'))
+    end
+  end
+
   # Rescues an invalid query statement. Just in case...
   def query_statement_invalid(exception)
     logger.error "Query::StatementInvalid: #{exception.message}" if logger
diff --git a/app/controllers/issue_moves_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issue_moves_controller.rb
index 37068fad5..6ac46a1ee 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issue_moves_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issue_moves_controller.rb
@@ -52,18 +52,6 @@ class IssueMovesController < ApplicationController
     @available_statuses = Workflow.available_statuses(@project)
   end
 
-  # TODO: duplicated in IssuesController
-  def set_flash_from_bulk_issue_save(issues, unsaved_issue_ids)
-    if unsaved_issue_ids.empty?
-      flash[:notice] = l(:notice_successful_update) unless issues.empty?
-    else
-      flash[:error] = l(:notice_failed_to_save_issues,
-                        :count => unsaved_issue_ids.size,
-                        :total => issues.size,
-                        :ids => '#' + unsaved_issue_ids.join(', #'))
-    end
-  end
-
   def extract_changed_attributes_for_move(params)
     changed_attributes = {}
     [:assigned_to_id, :status_id, :start_date, :due_date].each do |valid_attribute|
diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index e05d19390..7518e3751 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -408,17 +408,6 @@ private
     @allowed_statuses = @issue.new_statuses_allowed_to(User.current, true)
   end
 
-  def set_flash_from_bulk_issue_save(issues, unsaved_issue_ids)
-    if unsaved_issue_ids.empty?
-      flash[:notice] = l(:notice_successful_update) unless issues.empty?
-    else
-      flash[:error] = l(:notice_failed_to_save_issues,
-                        :count => unsaved_issue_ids.size,
-                        :total => issues.size,
-                        :ids => '#' + unsaved_issue_ids.join(', #'))
-    end
-  end
-
   def check_for_default_issue_status
     if IssueStatus.default.nil?
       render_error l(:error_no_default_issue_status)