diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 6176a9cdb..32bded8e8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -484,40 +484,6 @@ private
     render_404
   end
 
-  # Retrieve query from session or build a new query
-  def retrieve_query
-    if !params[:query_id].blank?
-      cond = "project_id IS NULL"
-      cond << " OR project_id = #{@project.id}" if @project
-      @query = Query.find(params[:query_id], :conditions => cond)
-      @query.project = @project
-      session[:query] = {:id => @query.id, :project_id => @query.project_id}
-      sort_clear
-    else
-      if api_request? || params[:set_filter] || session[:query].nil? || session[:query][:project_id] != (@project ? @project.id : nil)
-        # Give it a name, required to be valid
-        @query = Query.new(:name => "_")
-        @query.project = @project
-        if params[:fields] and params[:fields].is_a? Array
-          params[:fields].each do |field|
-            @query.add_filter(field, params[:operators][field], params[:values][field])
-          end
-        else
-          @query.available_filters.keys.each do |field|
-            @query.add_short_filter(field, params[field]) if params[field]
-          end
-        end
-        @query.group_by = params[:group_by]
-        @query.column_names = params[:query] && params[:query][:column_names]
-        session[:query] = {:project_id => @query.project_id, :filters => @query.filters, :group_by => @query.group_by, :column_names => @query.column_names}
-      else
-        @query = Query.find_by_id(session[:query][:id]) if session[:query][:id]
-        @query ||= Query.new(:name => "_", :project => @project, :filters => session[:query][:filters], :group_by => session[:query][:group_by], :column_names => session[:query][:column_names])
-        @query.project = @project
-      end
-    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/helpers/queries_helper.rb b/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb
index 997e5ff5a..594c8a79a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb
@@ -63,4 +63,38 @@ module QueriesHelper
       h(value)
     end
   end
+
+  # Retrieve query from session or build a new query
+  def retrieve_query
+    if !params[:query_id].blank?
+      cond = "project_id IS NULL"
+      cond << " OR project_id = #{@project.id}" if @project
+      @query = Query.find(params[:query_id], :conditions => cond)
+      @query.project = @project
+      session[:query] = {:id => @query.id, :project_id => @query.project_id}
+      sort_clear
+    else
+      if api_request? || params[:set_filter] || session[:query].nil? || session[:query][:project_id] != (@project ? @project.id : nil)
+        # Give it a name, required to be valid
+        @query = Query.new(:name => "_")
+        @query.project = @project
+        if params[:fields] and params[:fields].is_a? Array
+          params[:fields].each do |field|
+            @query.add_filter(field, params[:operators][field], params[:values][field])
+          end
+        else
+          @query.available_filters.keys.each do |field|
+            @query.add_short_filter(field, params[field]) if params[field]
+          end
+        end
+        @query.group_by = params[:group_by]
+        @query.column_names = params[:query] && params[:query][:column_names]
+        session[:query] = {:project_id => @query.project_id, :filters => @query.filters, :group_by => @query.group_by, :column_names => @query.column_names}
+      else
+        @query = Query.find_by_id(session[:query][:id]) if session[:query][:id]
+        @query ||= Query.new(:name => "_", :project => @project, :filters => session[:query][:filters], :group_by => session[:query][:group_by], :column_names => session[:query][:column_names])
+        @query.project = @project
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end