diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/base_controller.rb
index 1c4d84c9c6..ffe0252cb7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/base_controller.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ def insert_editor
   end
 
   private
+
+  def destroy_a(klass_to_destroy)
+    @record = klass_to_destroy.find(params[:id])
+    return render('admin/shared/destroy') unless request.post?
+    @record.destroy
+    redirect_to action: 'index'
+  end
+
   def look_for_needed_db_updates
     migrator = Migrator.new
     if migrator.migrations_pending?
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/categories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/categories_controller.rb
index 833832d4be..caf46bbd90 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/categories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/categories_controller.rb
@@ -4,21 +4,17 @@ class Admin::CategoriesController < Admin::BaseController
   def index; redirect_to :action => 'new' ; end
   def edit; new_or_edit;  end
 
-  def new 
+  def new
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html { new_or_edit }
-      format.js { 
+      format.js {
         @category = Category.new
       }
     end
   end
 
   def destroy
-    @record = Category.find(params[:id])
-    return(render 'admin/shared/destroy') unless request.post?
-
-    @record.destroy
-    redirect_to :action => 'new'
+    destroy_a(Category)
   end
 
   private
@@ -35,7 +31,7 @@ def new_or_edit
     if request.post?
       respond_to do |format|
         format.html { save_category }
-        format.js do 
+        format.js do
           @category.save
           @article = Article.new
           @article.categories << @category
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/pages_controller.rb
index 0c12bc6ad5..78ac2595e6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/pages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/pages_controller.rb
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ def edit
   end
 
   def destroy
-    @record = Page.find(params[:id])
-    return(render 'admin/shared/destroy') unless request.post?
-    @record.destroy
-    redirect_to :action => 'index'    
+    destroy_a(Page)
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/tags_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/tags_controller.rb
index 98af1f51d1..bb0ec01854 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/tags_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/tags_controller.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ def edit
   end
 
   def destroy
-    @record = Tag.find(params[:id])
-    return(render 'admin/shared/destroy') unless request.post?
-
-    @record.destroy
-    redirect_to :action => 'index'
+    destroy_a(Tag)
   end
 
 end