diff --git a/app/components/admin/menu_component.html.erb b/app/components/admin/menu_component.html.erb
index 4abcb3aa6..8e62a0a1a 100644
--- a/app/components/admin/menu_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/admin/menu_component.html.erb
@@ -89,13 +89,12 @@
     </li>
   <% end %>
 
-  <% messages_sections = %w[newsletters emails_download admin_notifications system_emails] %>
   <li class="section-title">
     <a href="#">
       <span class="icon-zip"></span>
       <strong><%= t("admin.menu.messaging_users") %></strong>
     </a>
-    <ul id="messaging_users_menu" <%= "class=is-active" if messages_sections.include?(controller_name) %>>
+    <ul id="messaging_users_menu" <%= "class=is-active" if messages_menu_active? %>>
       <li <%= "class=is-active" if controller_name == "newsletters" %>>
         <%= link_to t("admin.menu.newsletters"), admin_newsletters_path %>
       </li>
diff --git a/app/components/admin/menu_component.rb b/app/components/admin/menu_component.rb
index d9dec8727..6b5fba296 100644
--- a/app/components/admin/menu_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/admin/menu_component.rb
@@ -57,4 +57,12 @@ class Admin::MenuComponent < ApplicationComponent
       controller_name == "local_census_records" ||
         (controller_name == "imports" && controller.class.parent == Admin::LocalCensusRecords)
     end
+
+    def messages_menu_active?
+      messages_sections.include?(controller_name)
+    end
+
+    def messages_sections
+      %w[newsletters emails_download admin_notifications system_emails]
+    end
 end