diff --git a/models/issue.go b/models/issue.go
index 3893048533..1fe9140dad 100644
--- a/models/issue.go
+++ b/models/issue.go
@@ -652,7 +652,16 @@ func (issue *Issue) changeStatus(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, isClosed bool) (er
 	}
 
 	// New action comment
-	if _, err = createStatusComment(e, doer, issue); err != nil {
+	cmtType := CommentTypeClose
+	if !issue.IsClosed {
+		cmtType = CommentTypeReopen
+	}
+	if _, err := createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
+		Type:  cmtType,
+		Doer:  doer,
+		Repo:  issue.Repo,
+		Issue: issue,
+	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -702,8 +711,15 @@ func (issue *Issue) ChangeTitle(doer *User, oldTitle string) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("loadRepo: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if _, err = createChangeTitleComment(sess, doer, issue.Repo, issue, oldTitle, issue.Title); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("createChangeTitleComment: %v", err)
+	if _, err = createComment(sess, &CreateCommentOptions{
+		Type:     CommentTypeChangeTitle,
+		Doer:     doer,
+		Repo:     issue.Repo,
+		Issue:    issue,
+		OldTitle: oldTitle,
+		NewTitle: issue.Title,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("createComment: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	if err = issue.neuterCrossReferences(sess); err != nil {
@@ -728,7 +744,13 @@ func AddDeletePRBranchComment(doer *User, repo *Repository, issueID int64, branc
 	if err := sess.Begin(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if _, err := createDeleteBranchComment(sess, doer, repo, issue, branchName); err != nil {
+	if _, err := createComment(sess, &CreateCommentOptions{
+		Type:      CommentTypeDeleteBranch,
+		Doer:      doer,
+		Repo:      repo,
+		Issue:     issue,
+		CommitSHA: branchName,
+	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/issue_assignees.go b/models/issue_assignees.go
index 70bed039c2..4d71cc6e51 100644
--- a/models/issue_assignees.go
+++ b/models/issue_assignees.go
@@ -120,9 +120,16 @@ func (issue *Issue) toggleAssignee(sess *xorm.Session, doer *User, assigneeID in
 	}
 
 	// Comment
-	comment, err = createAssigneeComment(sess, doer, issue.Repo, issue, assigneeID, removed)
+	comment, err = createComment(sess, &CreateCommentOptions{
+		Type:            CommentTypeAssignees,
+		Doer:            doer,
+		Repo:            issue.Repo,
+		Issue:           issue,
+		RemovedAssignee: removed,
+		AssigneeID:      assigneeID,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("createAssigneeComment: %v", err)
+		return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("createComment: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// if pull request is in the middle of creation - don't call webhook
diff --git a/models/issue_comment.go b/models/issue_comment.go
index 37d4d8c115..7ac8c4df43 100644
--- a/models/issue_comment.go
+++ b/models/issue_comment.go
@@ -651,34 +651,6 @@ func sendCreateCommentAction(e *xorm.Session, opts *CreateCommentOptions, commen
 	return nil
 }
 
-func createStatusComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, issue *Issue) (*Comment, error) {
-	cmtType := CommentTypeClose
-	if !issue.IsClosed {
-		cmtType = CommentTypeReopen
-	}
-	return createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
-		Type:  cmtType,
-		Doer:  doer,
-		Repo:  issue.Repo,
-		Issue: issue,
-	})
-}
-
-func createLabelComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, repo *Repository, issue *Issue, label *Label, add bool) (*Comment, error) {
-	var content string
-	if add {
-		content = "1"
-	}
-	return createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
-		Type:    CommentTypeLabel,
-		Doer:    doer,
-		Repo:    repo,
-		Issue:   issue,
-		Label:   label,
-		Content: content,
-	})
-}
-
 func createMilestoneComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, repo *Repository, issue *Issue, oldMilestoneID, milestoneID int64) (*Comment, error) {
 	return createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
 		Type:           CommentTypeMilestone,
@@ -690,17 +662,6 @@ func createMilestoneComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, repo *Repository, issue
 	})
 }
 
-func createAssigneeComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, repo *Repository, issue *Issue, assigneeID int64, removedAssignee bool) (*Comment, error) {
-	return createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
-		Type:            CommentTypeAssignees,
-		Doer:            doer,
-		Repo:            repo,
-		Issue:           issue,
-		RemovedAssignee: removedAssignee,
-		AssigneeID:      assigneeID,
-	})
-}
-
 func createDeadlineComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, issue *Issue, newDeadlineUnix timeutil.TimeStamp) (*Comment, error) {
 
 	var content string
@@ -733,27 +694,6 @@ func createDeadlineComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, issue *Issue, newDeadlin
 	})
 }
 
-func createChangeTitleComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, repo *Repository, issue *Issue, oldTitle, newTitle string) (*Comment, error) {
-	return createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
-		Type:     CommentTypeChangeTitle,
-		Doer:     doer,
-		Repo:     repo,
-		Issue:    issue,
-		OldTitle: oldTitle,
-		NewTitle: newTitle,
-	})
-}
-
-func createDeleteBranchComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, repo *Repository, issue *Issue, branchName string) (*Comment, error) {
-	return createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
-		Type:      CommentTypeDeleteBranch,
-		Doer:      doer,
-		Repo:      repo,
-		Issue:     issue,
-		CommitSHA: branchName,
-	})
-}
-
 // Creates issue dependency comment
 func createIssueDependencyComment(e *xorm.Session, doer *User, issue *Issue, dependentIssue *Issue, add bool) (err error) {
 	cType := CommentTypeAddDependency
diff --git a/models/issue_label.go b/models/issue_label.go
index 497756af5b..77281e9bd4 100644
--- a/models/issue_label.go
+++ b/models/issue_label.go
@@ -402,7 +402,14 @@ func newIssueLabel(e *xorm.Session, issue *Issue, label *Label, doer *User) (err
 		return
 	}
 
-	if _, err = createLabelComment(e, doer, issue.Repo, issue, label, true); err != nil {
+	if _, err = createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
+		Type:    CommentTypeLabel,
+		Doer:    doer,
+		Repo:    issue.Repo,
+		Issue:   issue,
+		Label:   label,
+		Content: "1",
+	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -471,7 +478,13 @@ func deleteIssueLabel(e *xorm.Session, issue *Issue, label *Label, doer *User) (
 		return
 	}
 
-	if _, err = createLabelComment(e, doer, issue.Repo, issue, label, false); err != nil {
+	if _, err = createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
+		Type:  CommentTypeLabel,
+		Doer:  doer,
+		Repo:  issue.Repo,
+		Issue: issue,
+		Label: label,
+	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/issue_xref.go b/models/issue_xref.go
index 4b01022bc5..787a0e5119 100644
--- a/models/issue_xref.go
+++ b/models/issue_xref.go
@@ -25,25 +25,6 @@ type crossReferencesContext struct {
 	OrigComment *Comment
 }
 
-func newCrossReference(e *xorm.Session, ctx *crossReferencesContext, xref *crossReference) error {
-	var refCommentID int64
-	if ctx.OrigComment != nil {
-		refCommentID = ctx.OrigComment.ID
-	}
-	_, err := createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
-		Type:         ctx.Type,
-		Doer:         ctx.Doer,
-		Repo:         xref.Issue.Repo,
-		Issue:        xref.Issue,
-		RefRepoID:    ctx.OrigIssue.RepoID,
-		RefIssueID:   ctx.OrigIssue.ID,
-		RefCommentID: refCommentID,
-		RefAction:    xref.Action,
-		RefIsPull:    xref.Issue.IsPull,
-	})
-	return err
-}
-
 func neuterCrossReferences(e Engine, issueID int64, commentID int64) error {
 	active := make([]*Comment, 0, 10)
 	sess := e.Where("`ref_action` IN (?, ?, ?)", references.XRefActionNone, references.XRefActionCloses, references.XRefActionReopens)
@@ -93,7 +74,21 @@ func (issue *Issue) createCrossReferences(e *xorm.Session, ctx *crossReferencesC
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, xref := range xreflist {
-		if err = newCrossReference(e, ctx, xref); err != nil {
+		var refCommentID int64
+		if ctx.OrigComment != nil {
+			refCommentID = ctx.OrigComment.ID
+		}
+		if _, err := createComment(e, &CreateCommentOptions{
+			Type:         ctx.Type,
+			Doer:         ctx.Doer,
+			Repo:         xref.Issue.Repo,
+			Issue:        xref.Issue,
+			RefRepoID:    ctx.OrigIssue.RepoID,
+			RefIssueID:   ctx.OrigIssue.ID,
+			RefCommentID: refCommentID,
+			RefAction:    xref.Action,
+			RefIsPull:    xref.Issue.IsPull,
+		}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}