diff --git a/administrator/components/com_banners/models/banner.php b/administrator/components/com_banners/models/banner.php
index 76f5464c0e3a9..0896ef5c994a5 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_banners/models/banner.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_banners/models/banner.php
@@ -106,20 +106,17 @@ protected function batchClient($value, $pks, $contexts)
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		if (!empty($record->id))
+		if (empty($record->id) || $record->state != -2)
 		{
-			if ($record->state != -2)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			if (!empty($record->catid))
-			{
-				return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_banners.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
-			}
+			return false;
+		}
 
-			return parent::canDelete($record);
+		if (!empty($record->catid))
+		{
+			return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_banners.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
 		}
+
+		return parent::canDelete($record);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_banners/models/client.php b/administrator/components/com_banners/models/client.php
index ba7d65159420f..796b939d23db9 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_banners/models/client.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_banners/models/client.php
@@ -35,22 +35,17 @@ class BannersModelClient extends JModelAdmin
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		if (!empty($record->id))
+		if (empty($record->id) || $record->state != -2)
 		{
-			if ($record->state != -2)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			$user = JFactory::getUser();
-
-			if (!empty($record->catid))
-			{
-				return $user->authorise('core.delete', 'com_banners.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
-			}
+			return false;
+		}
 
-			return $user->authorise('core.delete', 'com_banners');
+		if (!empty($record->catid))
+		{
+			return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_banners.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
 		}
+
+		return parent::canDelete($record);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_contact/models/contact.php b/administrator/components/com_contact/models/contact.php
index 74d0b80fa2621..fbd9e24a29b05 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_contact/models/contact.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_contact/models/contact.php
@@ -112,15 +112,12 @@ protected function batchUser($value, $pks, $contexts)
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		if (!empty($record->id))
+		if (empty($record->id) || $record->published != -2)
 		{
-			if ($record->published != -2)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_contact.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
+			return false;
 		}
+
+		return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_contact.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/models/article.php b/administrator/components/com_content/models/article.php
index 2b728bbabf994..6820d71c719e2 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/models/article.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/models/article.php
@@ -213,17 +213,12 @@ protected function batchMove($value, $pks, $contexts)
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		if (!empty($record->id))
+		if (empty($record->id) || $record->state != -2)
 		{
-			if ($record->state != -2)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_content.article.' . (int) $record->id);
+			return false;
 		}
 
-		return false;
+		return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_content.article.' . (int) $record->id);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.php b/administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.php
index 7434a8cc22b41..91a8e6f8e1cf8 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_contenthistory/models/history.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ protected function canEdit($record)
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		return canEdit($record);
+		return $this->canEdit($record);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_fields/models/field.php b/administrator/components/com_fields/models/field.php
index 2e645ff59bc47..2bfba7cf6cbc3 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_fields/models/field.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_fields/models/field.php
@@ -744,19 +744,14 @@ public function cleanupValues($context, $itemId)
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		if (!empty($record->id))
+		if (empty($record->id) || $record->state != -2)
 		{
-			if ($record->state != -2)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			$parts = FieldsHelper::extract($record->context);
-
-			return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', $parts[0] . '.field.' . (int) $record->id);
+			return false;
 		}
 
-		return false;
+		$parts = FieldsHelper::extract($record->context);
+
+		return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', $parts[0] . '.field.' . (int) $record->id);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/item.php b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/item.php
index 312b03177a7b2..38facb53db071 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/item.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/item.php
@@ -92,27 +92,19 @@ class MenusModelItem extends JModelAdmin
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		$user = JFactory::getUser();
-
-		if (!empty($record->id))
+		if (empty($record->id) || $record->published != -2)
 		{
-			// Only delete trashed items
-			if ($record->published != -2)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			$menuTypeId = 0;
+			return false;
+		}
 
-			if (!empty($record->menutype))
-			{
-				$menuTypeId = $this->getMenuTypeId($record->menutype);
-			}
+		$menuTypeId = 0;
 
-			return $user->authorise('core.delete', 'com_menus.menu.' . (int) $menuTypeId);
+		if (!empty($record->menutype))
+		{
+			$menuTypeId = $this->getMenuTypeId($record->menutype);
 		}
 
-		return false;
+		return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_menus.menu.' . (int) $menuTypeId);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/menu.php b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/menu.php
index 484c199e9cec8..308010153b025 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/models/menu.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/models/menu.php
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ class MenusModelMenu extends JModelForm
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		$user = JFactory::getUser();
-
-		return $user->authorise('core.delete', 'com_menus.menu.' . (int) $record->id);
+		return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_menus.menu.' . (int) $record->id);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_modules/models/module.php b/administrator/components/com_modules/models/module.php
index dfef68f75876f..423aa4363a354 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_modules/models/module.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_modules/models/module.php
@@ -302,18 +302,14 @@ protected function batchMove($value, $pks, $contexts)
 	 */
 	protected function canEditState($record)
 	{
-		$user = JFactory::getUser();
-
 		// Check for existing module.
 		if (!empty($record->id))
 		{
-			return $user->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_modules.module.' . (int) $record->id);
+			return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_modules.module.' . (int) $record->id);
 		}
+
 		// Default to component settings if module not known.
-		else
-		{
-			return parent::canEditState('com_modules');
-		}
+		return parent::canEditState($record);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/models/newsfeed.php b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/models/newsfeed.php
index 9b4fba9d927fa..e3ea939d78e38 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/models/newsfeed.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/models/newsfeed.php
@@ -54,26 +54,17 @@ class NewsfeedsModelNewsfeed extends JModelAdmin
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		if (!empty($record->id))
+		if (empty($record->id) || $record->published != -2)
 		{
-			if ($record->published != -2)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			$user = JFactory::getUser();
+			return false;
+		}
 
-			if (!empty($record->catid))
-			{
-				return $user->authorise('core.delete', 'com_newsfeed.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				return parent::canDelete($record);
-			}
+		if (!empty($record->catid))
+		{
+			return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', 'com_newsfeed.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
 		}
 
-		return false;
+		return parent::canDelete($record);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -87,16 +78,12 @@ protected function canDelete($record)
 	 */
 	protected function canEditState($record)
 	{
-		$user = JFactory::getUser();
-
 		if (!empty($record->catid))
 		{
-			return $user->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_newsfeeds.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return parent::canEditState($record);
+			return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_newsfeeds.category.' . (int) $record->catid);
 		}
+
+		return parent::canEditState($record);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_redirect/models/link.php b/administrator/components/com_redirect/models/link.php
index c54536bc2a568..866f2030306b2 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_redirect/models/link.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_redirect/models/link.php
@@ -40,26 +40,7 @@ protected function canDelete($record)
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$user = JFactory::getUser();
-
-		return $user->authorise('core.delete', 'com_redirect');
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Method to test whether a record can have its state edited.
-	 *
-	 * @param   object  $record  A record object.
-	 *
-	 * @return  boolean  True if allowed to change the state of the record. Defaults to the permission set in the component.
-	 *
-	 * @since   1.6
-	 */
-	protected function canEditState($record)
-	{
-		$user = JFactory::getUser();
-
-		// Check the component since there are no categories or other assets.
-		return $user->authorise('core.edit.state', 'com_redirect');
+		return parent::canDelete($record);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_tags/models/tag.php b/administrator/components/com_tags/models/tag.php
index 6936e771531e5..4871c953fa63d 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_tags/models/tag.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_tags/models/tag.php
@@ -53,29 +53,12 @@ class TagsModelTag extends JModelAdmin
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		if (!empty($record->id))
+		if (empty($record->id) || $record->published != -2)
 		{
-			if ($record->published != -2)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			return parent::canDelete($record);
+			return false;
 		}
-	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Method to test whether a record can have its state changed.
-	 *
-	 * @param   object  $record  A record object.
-	 *
-	 * @return  boolean  True if allowed to change the state of the record. Defaults to the permission set in the component.
-	 *
-	 * @since   3.1
-	 */
-	protected function canEditState($record)
-	{
-		return parent::canEditState($record);
+		return parent::canDelete($record);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/components/com_config/model/cms.php b/components/com_config/model/cms.php
index 45cf6d1d354a4..0ab22f82b8772 100644
--- a/components/com_config/model/cms.php
+++ b/components/com_config/model/cms.php
@@ -256,32 +256,25 @@ protected function populateState()
 	 */
 	protected function canDelete($record)
 	{
-		if (!empty($record->id))
+		if (empty($record->id) || $record->published != -2)
 		{
-			if ($record->published != -2)
-			{
-				return false;
-			}
-
-			$user = JFactory::getUser();
-
-			return $user->authorise('core.delete', $this->option);
+			return false;
 		}
-	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Method to test whether a record can have its state changed.
-	 *
-	 * @param   object  $record  A record object.
-	 *
-	 * @return  boolean  True if allowed to change the state of the record. Defaults to the permission set in the component.
-	 *
-	 * @since   3.2
-	 */
-	protected function canEditState($record)
-	{
-		$user = JFactory::getUser();
+		return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.delete', $this->option);
+	}
 
-		return $user->authorise('core.edit.state', $this->option);
+	/**	
+	 * Method to test whether a record can have its state changed.	
+	 *	
+	 * @param   object  $record  A record object.	
+	 *	
+	 * @return  boolean  True if allowed to change the state of the record. Defaults to the permission set in the component.	
+	 *	
+	 * @since   3.2	
+	 */	
+	protected function canEditState($record)	
+	{	
+		return JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.edit.state', $this->option);	
 	}
 }