diff --git a/js/db_operations.js b/js/db_operations.js
index 7b7e0e342..5169b553c 100644
--- a/js/db_operations.js
+++ b/js/db_operations.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $("#copy_db_form.ajax").live('submit', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strCopyingDatabase']);
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strCopyingDatabase']);
 
         var $form = $(this);
         
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $('#topmenucontainer').after(data.error);
             }
             
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
         }) // end $.get
     }) // end copy database
 
diff --git a/js/db_search.js b/js/db_search.js
index 48b354d46..73bea25fb 100644
--- a/js/db_search.js
+++ b/js/db_search.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $("#db_search_form.ajax").live('submit', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strSearching']);
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strSearching']);
         // jQuery object to reuse
         $form = $(this);
 
@@ -167,10 +167,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").html(response['message']);
             }
 
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
-
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
         })
     })
 }, 'top.frame_content'); // end $(document).ready()
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index b6c9da2a4..263b913f3 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -1260,6 +1260,17 @@ function PMA_ajaxShowMessage(message, timeout) {
 	return $("#loading");
 }
 
+/**
+ * Removes the message shown for an Ajax operation when it's completed
+ */
+function PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($this_msgbox) {
+    $this_msgbox
+     .clearQueue()
+     .fadeOut('medium', function() {
+        $this_msgbox.hide();
+     });
+}
+
 /**
  * Hides/shows the "Open in ENUM/SET editor" message, depending on the data type of the column currently selected
  */
@@ -1391,7 +1402,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         var button_options_error = {};
         button_options_error[PMA_messages['strOK']] = function() {$(this).dialog('close').remove();}
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
         if (! $form.find('input:hidden').is('#ajax_request_hidden')) {
             $form.append('<input type="hidden" id="ajax_request_hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
         }
@@ -1421,9 +1432,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                     buttons : button_options
                 }); // end dialog options
             }            
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
         }) // end $.get()
 
         // empty table name and number of columns from the minimal form
@@ -1551,7 +1560,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
          */
         var $form = $("#create_table_form");
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
         if (! $form.find('input:hidden').is('#ajax_request_hidden')) {
             $form.append('<input type="hidden" id="ajax_request_hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
         }
@@ -1567,10 +1576,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $("#create_table_div").html(data);
             }
             PMA_verifyTypeOfAllColumns();
-            
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);    
         }) //end $.post()
 
     }) // end create table form (add fields)
@@ -1753,7 +1759,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
          */
         var this_value = $(this).val();
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
         $(the_form).append('<input type="hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
 
         $.post($(the_form).attr('action'), $(the_form).serialize() + '&change_pw='+ this_value, function(data) {
@@ -1762,10 +1768,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $("#change_password_dialog").hide().remove();
                 $("#edit_user_dialog").dialog("close").remove();
                 $('#change_password_anchor.dialog_active').removeClass('dialog_active').addClass('ajax');
-            
-                msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                    $(this).hide();
-                });
+                PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox); 
             }
             else {
                 PMA_ajaxShowMessage(data.error);
diff --git a/js/server_privileges.js b/js/server_privileges.js
index d6c51cbe4..0d8fe40d5 100644
--- a/js/server_privileges.js
+++ b/js/server_privileges.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         /** @lends jQuery */
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         /**
          * @var button_options  Object containing options for jQueryUI dialog buttons
@@ -224,10 +224,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 buttons: button_options
             }); //dialog options end
             displayPasswordGenerateButton();
-            
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);    
         }); // end $.get()
 
     });//end of Add New User AJAX event handler
@@ -318,7 +315,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         /** @lends jQuery */
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         $(this).parents('tr').addClass('current_row');
 
@@ -337,10 +334,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 buttons: button_options
             }); //dialog options end
             displayPasswordGenerateButton();
-            
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);    
         }) // end $.get()
     })
 
@@ -426,7 +420,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         /** @lends jQuery */
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         /**
          * @var button_options  Object containing options for jQueryUI dialog buttons
@@ -441,11 +435,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 width : 500,
                 buttons: button_options
             });
-            
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
-
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);            
         }) //end $.get
     }) //end export privileges
 
@@ -460,7 +450,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $("#initials_table.ajax").find("a").live('click', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         $.get($(this).attr('href'), {'ajax_request' : true}, function(data) {
             // This form is not on screen when first entering Privileges
@@ -471,9 +461,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
              .after(data).show("medium")
              .siblings("h2").not(":first").remove();
 
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
         }) // end $.get
     })// end of the paginate users table
 
diff --git a/js/sql.js b/js/sql.js
index 21dc66094..078f3a280 100644
--- a/js/sql.js
+++ b/js/sql.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         $('.error').remove();
 
         $form = $(this);
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         if (! $form.find('input:hidden').is('#ajax_request_hidden')) {
             $form.append('<input type="hidden" id="ajax_request_hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
@@ -302,10 +302,8 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                     PMA_init_slider();
                 }
             }
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
 
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
         }) // end $.post()
     }) // end SQL Query submit
 
@@ -325,7 +323,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         /** @lends jQuery */
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         /**
          * @var $the_form    Object referring to the form element that paginates the results table
@@ -339,9 +337,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             $("#sqlqueryresults").trigger('appendAnchor');
             PMA_init_slider();
             
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
         }) // end $.post()
     })// end Paginate results table
 
@@ -357,16 +353,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         if ($(this).hasClass('ajax')) {
             event.preventDefault();
 
-            var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+            var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
             $.post($the_form.attr('action'), $the_form.serialize() + '&ajax_request=true', function(data) {
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").html(data);
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").trigger('appendAnchor');
                 PMA_init_slider();
-            
-                msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                    $(this).hide();
-                });
+                PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox); 
             }) // end $.post()
         } else {
             $the_form.submit();
@@ -383,7 +376,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $("#table_results.ajax").find("a[title=Sort]").live('click', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        var msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
+        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
 
         $anchor = $(this);
 
@@ -391,10 +384,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             $("#sqlqueryresults")
              .html(data)
              .trigger('appendAnchor');
-
-            msgbox.clearQueue().fadeOut('medium', function() {
-                $(this).hide();
-            });
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
         }) // end $.get()
     })//end Sort results table