diff --git a/browser/lib/confirmDeleteNote.js b/browser/lib/confirmDeleteNote.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80d1ffc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/lib/confirmDeleteNote.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import electron from 'electron'
+import i18n from 'browser/lib/i18n'
+const { remote } = electron
+const { dialog } = remote
+
+export function confirmDeleteNote (confirmDeletion, permanent) {
+  if (confirmDeletion || permanent) {
+    const alertConfig = {
+      ype: 'warning',
+      message: i18n.__('Confirm note deletion'),
+      detail: i18n.__('This will permanently remove this note.'),
+      buttons: [i18n.__('Confirm'), i18n.__('Cancel')]
+    }
+
+    const dialogButtonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox(
+      remote.getCurrentWindow(), alertConfig
+    )
+
+    return dialogButtonIndex === 0
+  }
+
+  return true
+}
diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js b/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js
index 6821bf2f..05883c0e 100755
--- a/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/MarkdownNoteDetail.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import InfoPanelTrashed from './InfoPanelTrashed'
 import { formatDate } from 'browser/lib/date-formatter'
 import { getTodoPercentageOfCompleted } from 'browser/lib/getTodoStatus'
 import striptags from 'striptags'
+import { confirmDeleteNote } from 'browser/lib/confirmDeleteNote'
 
 class MarkdownNoteDetail extends React.Component {
   constructor (props) {
@@ -181,10 +182,10 @@ class MarkdownNoteDetail extends React.Component {
   handleTrashButtonClick (e) {
     const { note } = this.state
     const { isTrashed } = note
-    const { confirmDeletion } = this.props
+    const { confirmDeletion } = this.props.config.ui
 
     if (isTrashed) {
-      if (confirmDeletion(true)) {
+      if (confirmDeleteNote(confirmDeletion, true)) {
         const {note, dispatch} = this.props
         dataApi
           .deleteNote(note.storage, note.key)
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ class MarkdownNoteDetail extends React.Component {
           .then(() => ee.emit('list:next'))
       }
     } else {
-      if (confirmDeletion()) {
+      if (confirmDeleteNote(confirmDeletion, false)) {
         note.isTrashed = true
 
         this.setState({
@@ -437,8 +438,7 @@ MarkdownNoteDetail.propTypes = {
   style: PropTypes.shape({
     left: PropTypes.number
   }),
-  ignorePreviewPointerEvents: PropTypes.bool,
-  confirmDeletion: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
+  ignorePreviewPointerEvents: PropTypes.bool
 }
 
 export default CSSModules(MarkdownNoteDetail, styles)
diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js b/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js
index 620de512..411027d5 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/SnippetNoteDetail.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import InfoPanel from './InfoPanel'
 import InfoPanelTrashed from './InfoPanelTrashed'
 import { formatDate } from 'browser/lib/date-formatter'
 import i18n from 'browser/lib/i18n'
+import { confirmDeleteNote } from 'browser/lib/confirmDeleteNote'
 
 function pass (name) {
   switch (name) {
@@ -197,10 +198,10 @@ class SnippetNoteDetail extends React.Component {
   handleTrashButtonClick (e) {
     const { note } = this.state
     const { isTrashed } = note
-    const { confirmDeletion } = this.props
+    const { confirmDeletion } = this.props.config.ui
 
     if (isTrashed) {
-      if (confirmDeletion(true)) {
+      if (confirmDeleteNote(confirmDeletion, true)) {
         const {note, dispatch} = this.props
         dataApi
           .deleteNote(note.storage, note.key)
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ class SnippetNoteDetail extends React.Component {
           .then(() => ee.emit('list:next'))
       }
     } else {
-      if (confirmDeletion()) {
+      if (confirmDeleteNote(confirmDeletion, false)) {
         note.isTrashed = true
 
         this.setState({
@@ -883,8 +884,7 @@ SnippetNoteDetail.propTypes = {
   style: PropTypes.shape({
     left: PropTypes.number
   }),
-  ignorePreviewPointerEvents: PropTypes.bool,
-  confirmDeletion: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
+  ignorePreviewPointerEvents: PropTypes.bool
 }
 
 export default CSSModules(SnippetNoteDetail, styles)
diff --git a/browser/main/Detail/index.js b/browser/main/Detail/index.js
index df38132c..7d2b4cba 100644
--- a/browser/main/Detail/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/Detail/index.js
@@ -33,26 +33,6 @@ class Detail extends React.Component {
     ee.off('detail:delete', this.deleteHandler)
   }
 
-  confirmDeletion (permanent) {
-    if (this.props.config.ui.confirmDeletion || permanent) {
-      const electron = require('electron')
-      const { remote } = electron
-      const { dialog } = remote
-
-      const alertConfig = {
-        type: 'warning',
-        message: i18n.__('Confirm note deletion'),
-        detail: i18n.__('This will permanently remove this note.'),
-        buttons: [i18n.__('Confirm'), i18n.__('Cancel')]
-      }
-
-      const dialogueButtonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox(remote.getCurrentWindow(), alertConfig)
-      return dialogueButtonIndex === 0
-    }
-
-    return true
-  }
-
   render () {
     const { location, data, config } = this.props
     let note = null
@@ -82,7 +62,6 @@ class Detail extends React.Component {
         <SnippetNoteDetail
           note={note}
           config={config}
-          confirmDeletion={(permanent) => this.confirmDeletion(permanent)}
           ref='root'
           {..._.pick(this.props, [
             'dispatch',
@@ -99,7 +78,6 @@ class Detail extends React.Component {
       <MarkdownNoteDetail
         note={note}
         config={config}
-        confirmDeletion={(permanent) => this.confirmDeletion(permanent)}
         ref='root'
         {..._.pick(this.props, [
           'dispatch',
diff --git a/browser/main/NoteList/index.js b/browser/main/NoteList/index.js
index cfb5491b..ae018c9e 100644
--- a/browser/main/NoteList/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/NoteList/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard'
 import AwsMobileAnalyticsConfig from 'browser/main/lib/AwsMobileAnalyticsConfig'
 import Markdown from '../../lib/markdown'
 import i18n from 'browser/lib/i18n'
+import { confirmDeleteNote } from 'browser/lib/confirmDeleteNote'
 
 const { remote } = require('electron')
 const { Menu, MenuItem, dialog } = remote
@@ -585,16 +586,11 @@ class NoteList extends React.Component {
     const notes = this.notes.map((note) => Object.assign({}, note))
     const selectedNotes = findNotesByKeys(notes, selectedNoteKeys)
     const firstNote = selectedNotes[0]
+    const { confirmDeletion } = this.props.config.ui
 
     if (firstNote.isTrashed) {
-      const noteExp = selectedNotes.length > 1 ? 'notes' : 'note'
-      const dialogueButtonIndex = dialog.showMessageBox(remote.getCurrentWindow(), {
-        type: 'warning',
-        message: i18n.__('Confirm note deletion'),
-        detail: `This will permanently remove ${selectedNotes.length} ${noteExp}.`,
-        buttons: [i18n.__('Confirm'), i18n.__('Cancel')]
-      })
-      if (dialogueButtonIndex === 1) return
+      if (!confirmDeleteNote(confirmDeletion, true)) return
+
       Promise.all(
         selectedNotes.map((note) => {
           return dataApi
@@ -615,6 +611,8 @@ class NoteList extends React.Component {
       })
       console.log('Notes were all deleted')
     } else {
+      if (!confirmDeleteNote(confirmDeletion, false)) return
+
       Promise.all(
         selectedNotes.map((note) => {
           note.isTrashed = true