diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index c0d947c..54339b4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -168,6 +168,16 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     render_404
   end
 
+  # Find a project based on params[:project_id]
+  # TODO: some subclasses override this, see about merging their logic
+  def find_optional_project
+    @project = Project.find(params[:project_id]) unless params[:project_id].blank?
+    allowed = User.current.allowed_to?({:controller => params[:controller], :action => params[:action]}, @project, :global => true)
+    allowed ? true : deny_access
+  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+    render_404
+  end
+
   # Finds and sets @project based on @object.project
   def find_project_from_association
     render_404 unless @object.present?
diff --git a/app/controllers/gantts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/gantts_controller.rb
index 3933577..bc2d635 100644
--- a/app/controllers/gantts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/gantts_controller.rb
@@ -42,15 +42,4 @@ class GanttsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  private
-
-  # TODO: Refactor, duplicates IssuesController
-  def find_optional_project
-    @project = Project.find(params[:project_id]) unless params[:project_id].blank?
-    allowed = User.current.allowed_to?({:controller => params[:controller], :action => params[:action]}, @project, :global => true)
-    allowed ? true : deny_access
-  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
-    render_404
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 9ff4bf0..32fd83a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -445,14 +445,6 @@ private
     render_404
   end
   
-  def find_optional_project
-    @project = Project.find(params[:project_id]) unless params[:project_id].blank?
-    allowed = User.current.allowed_to?({:controller => params[:controller], :action => params[:action]}, @project, :global => true)
-    allowed ? true : deny_access
-  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
-    render_404
-  end
-
   # Used by #edit and #update to set some common instance variables
   # from the params
   # TODO: Refactor, not everything in here is needed by #edit