diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboard_ctrl.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboard_ctrl.ts
index 5871a579f3c..60517df19f6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboard_ctrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashboard_ctrl.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 import config from 'app/core/config';
 import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
 import coreModule from 'app/core/core_module';
+import { removePanel } from 'app/features/dashboard/utils/panel';
 
 // Services
 import { AnnotationsSrv } from '../annotations/annotations_srv';
 
 // Types
 import { DashboardModel } from './dashboard_model';
-import { PanelModel } from './panel_model';
 
 export class DashboardCtrl {
   dashboard: DashboardModel;
@@ -136,34 +136,7 @@ export class DashboardCtrl {
     }
 
     const panelInfo = this.dashboard.getPanelInfoById(options.panelId);
-    this.removePanel(panelInfo.panel, true);
-  }
-
-  removePanel(panel: PanelModel, ask: boolean) {
-    // confirm deletion
-    if (ask !== false) {
-      let text2, confirmText;
-
-      if (panel.alert) {
-        text2 = 'Panel includes an alert rule, removing panel will also remove alert rule';
-        confirmText = 'YES';
-      }
-
-      this.$scope.appEvent('confirm-modal', {
-        title: 'Remove Panel',
-        text: 'Are you sure you want to remove this panel?',
-        text2: text2,
-        icon: 'fa-trash',
-        confirmText: confirmText,
-        yesText: 'Remove',
-        onConfirm: () => {
-          this.removePanel(panel, false);
-        },
-      });
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.dashboard.removePanel(panel);
+    removePanel(this.dashboard, panelInfo.panel, true);
   }
 
   onDestroy() {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeaderMenu.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeaderMenu.tsx
index 19fee872e4b..3a27796bb90 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeaderMenu.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelHeader/PanelHeaderMenu.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
-// import { store } from 'app/store/configureStore';
 import { DashboardModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/dashboard_model';
-import { PanelModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/panel_model';
 import { PanelHeaderMenuItem, PanelHeaderMenuItemTypes } from './PanelHeaderMenuItem';
-import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
 import { store } from 'app/store/configureStore';
 import { updateLocation } from 'app/core/actions';
+import { removePanel } from 'app/features/dashboard/utils/panel';
 
 export interface PanelHeaderMenuProps {
   panelId: number;
@@ -40,30 +38,7 @@ export class PanelHeaderMenu extends PureComponent<PanelHeaderMenuProps, any> {
   onRemovePanel = () => {
     const { panelId, dashboard } = this.props;
     const panelInfo = dashboard.getPanelInfoById(panelId);
-    this.removePanel(panelInfo.panel, true);
-  };
-
-  removePanel = (panel: PanelModel, ask: boolean) => {
-    const { dashboard } = this.props;
-
-    // confirm deletion
-    if (ask !== false) {
-      const text2 = panel.alert ? 'Panel includes an alert rule, removing panel will also remove alert rule' : null;
-      const confirmText = panel.alert ? 'YES' : null;
-
-      appEvents.emit('confirm-modal', {
-        title: 'Remove Panel',
-        text: 'Are you sure you want to remove this panel?',
-        text2: text2,
-        icon: 'fa-trash',
-        confirmText: confirmText,
-        yesText: 'Remove',
-        onConfirm: () => this.removePanel(panel, false),
-      });
-      return;
-    }
-
-    dashboard.removePanel(panel);
+    removePanel(dashboard, panelInfo.panel, true);
   };
 
   render() {
@@ -105,13 +80,9 @@ export class PanelHeaderMenu extends PureComponent<PanelHeaderMenuProps, any> {
                 handleClick={() => {}}
                 shortcut="p d"
               />
-
               <PanelHeaderMenuItem type={PanelHeaderMenuItemTypes.Link} text="Copy" handleClick={() => {}} />
-
               <PanelHeaderMenuItem type={PanelHeaderMenuItemTypes.Link} text="Panel JSON" handleClick={() => {}} />
-
               <PanelHeaderMenuItem type={PanelHeaderMenuItemTypes.Link} text="Export CSV" handleClick={() => {}} />
-
               <PanelHeaderMenuItem
                 type={PanelHeaderMenuItemTypes.Link}
                 text="Toggle legend"
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/panel.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/panel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6257aae232e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/utils/panel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import appEvents from 'app/core/app_events';
+import { DashboardModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/dashboard_model';
+import { PanelModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/panel_model';
+
+export const removePanel = (dashboard: DashboardModel, panel: PanelModel, ask: boolean) => {
+  // confirm deletion
+  if (ask !== false) {
+    const text2 = panel.alert ? 'Panel includes an alert rule, removing panel will also remove alert rule' : null;
+    const confirmText = panel.alert ? 'YES' : null;
+
+    appEvents.emit('confirm-modal', {
+      title: 'Remove Panel',
+      text: 'Are you sure you want to remove this panel?',
+      text2: text2,
+      icon: 'fa-trash',
+      confirmText: confirmText,
+      yesText: 'Remove',
+      onConfirm: () => removePanel(dashboard, panel, false),
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+  dashboard.removePanel(panel);
+};
+
+export default {
+  removePanel,
+};