diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index fb1c576..bf59e45 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     @issue.save_attachments(params[:attachments] || (params[:issue] && params[:issue][:uploads]))
     saved = false
     begin
-      saved = @issue.save_issue_with_child_records(params, @time_entry)
+      saved = save_issue_with_child_records
     rescue ActiveRecord::StaleObjectError
       @conflict = true
       if params[:last_journal_id]
@@ -436,4 +436,28 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     end
     attributes
   end
+
+  # Saves @issue and a time_entry from the parameters
+  def save_issue_with_child_records
+    Issue.transaction do
+      if params[:time_entry] && (params[:time_entry][:hours].present? || params[:time_entry][:comments].present?) && User.current.allowed_to?(:log_time, project)
+        time_entry = @time_entry || TimeEntry.new
+        time_entry.project = project
+        time_entry.issue = @issue
+        time_entry.user = User.current
+        time_entry.spent_on = User.current.today
+        time_entry.attributes = params[:time_entry]
+        @issue.time_entries << time_entry
+      end
+
+      # TODO: Rename hook
+      call_hook(:controller_issues_edit_before_save, { :params => params, :issue => @issue, :time_entry => time_entry, :journal => @issue.current_journal})
+      if @issue.save
+        # TODO: Rename hook
+        call_hook(:controller_issues_edit_after_save, { :params => params, :issue => @issue, :time_entry => time_entry, :journal => @issue.current_journal})
+      else
+        raise ActiveRecord::Rollback
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index c6b2ab7..612e79b 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -1057,30 +1057,6 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     s
   end
 
-  # Saves an issue and a time_entry from the parameters
-  def save_issue_with_child_records(params, existing_time_entry=nil)
-    Issue.transaction do
-      if params[:time_entry] && (params[:time_entry][:hours].present? || params[:time_entry][:comments].present?) && User.current.allowed_to?(:log_time, project)
-        @time_entry = existing_time_entry || TimeEntry.new
-        @time_entry.project = project
-        @time_entry.issue = self
-        @time_entry.user = User.current
-        @time_entry.spent_on = User.current.today
-        @time_entry.attributes = params[:time_entry]
-        self.time_entries << @time_entry
-      end
-
-      # TODO: Rename hook
-      Redmine::Hook.call_hook(:controller_issues_edit_before_save, { :params => params, :issue => self, :time_entry => @time_entry, :journal => @current_journal})
-      if save
-        # TODO: Rename hook
-        Redmine::Hook.call_hook(:controller_issues_edit_after_save, { :params => params, :issue => self, :time_entry => @time_entry, :journal => @current_journal})
-      else
-        raise ActiveRecord::Rollback
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   # Unassigns issues from +version+ if it's no longer shared with issue's project
   def self.update_versions_from_sharing_change(version)
     # Update issues assigned to the version