diff --git a/src/beautifiers/beautifier.coffee b/src/beautifiers/beautifier.coffee
index 29f82ab2f..207a0d47d 100644
--- a/src/beautifiers/beautifier.coffee
+++ b/src/beautifiers/beautifier.coffee
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ module.exports = class Beautifier
   deprecate: (warning) ->
     atom.notifications?.addWarning(warning)
 
+  deprecateOptionForExecutable: (exeName, oldOption, newOption) ->
+    deprecationMessage = "The \"#{oldOption}\" configuration option has been deprecated. Please switch to using the option in section \"Executables\" (near the top) in subsection \"#{exeName}\" labelled \"#{newOption}\" in Atom-Beautify package settings."
+    @deprecate(deprecationMessage)
+
   ###
   Create temporary file
   ###
diff --git a/src/beautifiers/fortran-beautifier/index.coffee b/src/beautifiers/fortran-beautifier/index.coffee
index 00b7de59b..f437da8ff 100644
--- a/src/beautifiers/fortran-beautifier/index.coffee
+++ b/src/beautifiers/fortran-beautifier/index.coffee
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = class FortranBeautifier extends Beautifier
       ]
 
     if emacs_path
-      @deprecate("The \"emacs_path\" has been deprecated. Please switch to using the config with path \"Executables - Emacs - Path\" in Atom-Beautify package settings now.")
+      @deprecateOptionForExecutable("Emacs", "emacs_path", "Path")
       @run(emacs_path, args, {ignoreReturnCode: false})
         .then(=>
           @readFile(tempFile)
diff --git a/src/beautifiers/php-cs-fixer.coffee b/src/beautifiers/php-cs-fixer.coffee
index c9b728d4c..cc4330f35 100644
--- a/src/beautifiers/php-cs-fixer.coffee
+++ b/src/beautifiers/php-cs-fixer.coffee
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ module.exports = class PHPCSFixer extends Beautifier
 
     # Find php-cs-fixer.phar script
     if options.cs_fixer_path
-      deprecationMessage = "The \"PHP - PHP-CS-Fixer Path (cs_fixer_path)\" configuration option has been deprecated. Please switch to using the option named \"Executables - PHP-CS-Fixer - Path\" in Atom-Beautify package settings now."
-      @deprecate(deprecationMessage)
+      @deprecateOptionForExecutable("PHP - PHP-CS-Fixer Path (cs_fixer_path)", "PHP-CS-Fixer", "Path")
 
     @Promise.all([
       @which(options.cs_fixer_path) if options.cs_fixer_path
diff --git a/src/beautifiers/phpcbf.coffee b/src/beautifiers/phpcbf.coffee
index 21a721fe2..c66635238 100644
--- a/src/beautifiers/phpcbf.coffee
+++ b/src/beautifiers/phpcbf.coffee
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ module.exports = class PHPCBF extends Beautifier
     phpcbf = @exe('phpcbf')
 
     if options.phpcbf_path
-      deprecationMessage = "The \"PHP - PHPCBF Path (phpcbf_path)\" configuration option has been deprecated. Please switch to using the option named \"Executables - PHPCBF - Path\" in Atom-Beautify package settings now."
-      @deprecate(deprecationMessage)
+      @deprecateOptionForExecutable("PHP - PHPCBF Path (phpcbf_path)", "PHPCBF", "Path")
 
     # Find phpcbf.phar script
     @Promise.all([