diff --git a/app/controllers/entities/leads_controller.rb b/app/controllers/entities/leads_controller.rb
index 2c1f54434..d4c3ce80b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/entities/leads_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/entities/leads_controller.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # See MIT-LICENSE file or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class LeadsController < EntitiesController
+  include LeadPromotionHelper
   before_action :get_data_for_sidebar, only: :index
   autocomplete :account, :name, full: true
 
@@ -115,8 +116,8 @@ def convert
 
   # PUT /leads/1/promote
   #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  def promote
-    @account, @opportunity, @contact = @lead.promote(params.permit!)
+def promote
+    @account, @opportunity, @contact = promote_lead(@lead, params.permit!)
     @accounts = Account.my(current_user).order('name')
     @stage = Setting.unroll(:opportunity_stage)
 
@@ -270,4 +271,4 @@ def update_sidebar
   end
 
   ActiveSupport.run_load_hooks(:fat_free_crm_leads_controller, self)
-end
+end
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diff --git a/app/helpers/lead_promotion_helper.rb b/app/helpers/lead_promotion_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b162115e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/lead_promotion_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Copyright (c) 2008-2013 Michael Dvorkin and contributors.
+#
+# Fat Free CRM is freely distributable under the terms of MIT license.
+# See MIT-LICENSE file or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+module LeadPromotionHelper
+    # Promote the lead by creating a contact and optional opportunity. Upon
+    # successful promotion Lead status gets set to :converted.
+    #----------------------------------------------------------------------------  
+    def promote_lead(lead, params)
+      account_params = params[:account] || {}
+      opportunity_params = params[:opportunity] || {}
+  
+      account     = Account.create_or_select_for(lead, account_params)
+      opportunity = Opportunity.create_for(lead, account, opportunity_params)
+      contact     = Contact.create_for(lead, account, opportunity, params)
+  
+      [account, opportunity, contact]
+    end
+  end
+  
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diff --git a/app/models/entities/lead.rb b/app/models/entities/lead.rb
index d8e881c3a..3a0eec06a 100644
--- a/app/models/entities/lead.rb
+++ b/app/models/entities/lead.rb
@@ -119,20 +119,6 @@ def update_with_lead_counters(attributes)
     end
   end
 
-  # Promote the lead by creating contact and optional opportunity. Upon
-  # successful promotion Lead status gets set to :converted.
-  #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  def promote(params)
-    account_params = params[:account] || {}
-    opportunity_params = params[:opportunity] || {}
-
-    account     = Account.create_or_select_for(self, account_params)
-    opportunity = Opportunity.create_for(self, account, opportunity_params)
-    contact     = Contact.create_for(self, account, opportunity, params)
-
-    [account, opportunity, contact]
-  end
-
   #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   def convert
     update_attribute(:status, "converted")
@@ -184,4 +170,4 @@ def users_for_shared_access
   end
 
   ActiveSupport.run_load_hooks(:fat_free_crm_lead, self)
-end
+end
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