diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_user_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_user_controller.js
index 277be26bd80..f909dec1d47 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_user_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_user_controller.js
@@ -50,23 +50,13 @@ Discourse.AdminUserIndexController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
     },
 
     groupAdded: function(added){
-      var self = this;
-      Discourse.ajax("/admin/users/" + this.get('id') + "/groups", {
-        type: 'POST',
-        data: {group_id: added.id}
-      }).then(function () {
-        self.get('model.groups').pushObject(added);
-      }).catch(function() {
+      this.get('model').groupAdded(added).catch(function() {
         bootbox.alert(I18n.t('generic_error'));
       });
     },
+
     groupRemoved: function(removed){
-      var self = this;
-      Discourse.ajax("/admin/users/" + this.get('id') + "/groups/" + removed.id, {
-        type: 'DELETE'
-      }).then(function () {
-        self.set('model.groups.[]', self.get('model.groups').rejectBy("id", removed.id));
-      }).catch(function() {
+      this.get('model').groupRemoved(removed).catch(function() {
         bootbox.alert(I18n.t('generic_error'));
       });
     },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
index 981e1be3674..9cde5b2e8d1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@ Discourse.AdminUser = Discourse.User.extend({
     });
   },
 
+  groupAdded: function(added){
+    var self = this;
+    return Discourse.ajax("/admin/users/" + this.get('id') + "/groups", {
+      type: 'POST',
+      data: {group_id: added.id}
+    }).then(function () {
+      self.get('groups').pushObject(added);
+    });
+  },
+
+  groupRemoved: function(removed){
+    var self = this;
+    return Discourse.ajax("/admin/users/" + this.get('id') + "/groups/" + removed.id, {
+      type: 'DELETE'
+    }).then(function () {
+      self.set('groups.[]', self.get('groups').rejectBy("id", removed.id));
+    })
+  },
+
   /**
     Revokes a user's current API key