diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 75d110be..f20152b0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       {:id => "link_edit_#{dom_id(project)}", :class => "project_edit_settings"})
   end
   
+  def link_to_delete_project(project, descriptor = sanitize(project.name))
+    link_to(
+      descriptor,
+      project_path(project, :format => 'js'),
+      {:id => "delete_project_#{project.id}", :class => "delete_project_button", :title => "#{t('projects.delete_project_title')} '#{project.name}'"}
+    )
+  end
+  
   def link_to_project_mobile(project, accesskey, descriptor = sanitize(project.name))
     link_to( descriptor, project_path(project, :format => 'm'), {:title => "View project: #{project.name}", :accesskey => accesskey} )
   end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml b/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml
index e4e4880d..3cf72ae5 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@ suppress_edit_button ||= false
     </div>
     <div class="buttons">
       <span class="grey"><%= project.current_state.to_s.upcase %></span>
-
-      <a class="delete_project_button" id="delete_project_<%= project.id%> " href="<%= project_path(project, :format => 'js') %>"
-         title="<%= t('projects.delete_project_title') %> '<%= project.name %>'">
-           <%= image_tag( "blank.png", :title => t('projects.delete_project'), :class=>"delete_item") %>
-      </a>
+      
+      <%= link_to_delete_project(project, image_tag( "blank.png", :title => t('projects.delete_project'), :class=>"delete_item")) %>
 
       <% unless suppress_edit_button -%>
         <%= link_to_edit_project(project, image_tag( "blank.png", :title => t('projects.edit_project_title'), :class=>"edit_item")) %>