diff --git a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index e01ff8407c..150d826ac4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ module TodosHelper
     end
   end
 
+  def show_todo_state?(todo)
+    (todo.target.is_a?(MergeRequest) || todo.target.is_a?(Issue)) && ['closed', 'merged'].include?(todo.target.state)
+  end
+
   def todos_filter_params
     {
       state:      params[:state],
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/todos/_todo.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/todos/_todo.html.haml
index 45dbc234cb..f544f87b58 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/todos/_todo.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/todos/_todo.html.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     = image_tag avatar_icon(todo.author_email, 40), class: 'avatar s40', alt:''
     .todo-title.title
       - unless todo.build_failed?
-        - if (todo.target.is_a?(MergeRequest) || todo.target.is_a?(Issue)) && ['closed', 'merged'].include?(todo.target.state)
+        - if show_todo_state?(todo)
           %span.target-status
             = todo_target_state_pill(todo)