diff --git a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.html.erb b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.html.erb
index 54dae4694b7c..c09c6bd25056 100644
--- a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.html.erb
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
               ) do
                 render(Settings::ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions::RowComponent.new(
                   definition,
-                  allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?: allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?,
                   first?: definition == definitions.first,
                   last?: definition == definitions.last,
                 ))
diff --git a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.rb b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.rb
index 0178a7fb471a..14a3963fc035 100644
--- a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.rb
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ module ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions
     class IndexComponent < ApplicationComponent
       include OpPrimer::ComponentHelpers
       include OpTurbo::Streamable
+      include Projects::LifeCycleDefinitionHelper
 
-      options :definitions,
-              :allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?
+      options :definitions
 
       private
 
diff --git a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_header_component.rb b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_header_component.rb
index 3c5e28a27d2c..c0235f93d0e7 100644
--- a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_header_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_header_component.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 module Settings
   module ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions
     class IndexHeaderComponent < ApplicationComponent
-      options :allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?
-
       def breadcrumbs_items
         [
           { href: admin_index_path, text: t("label_administration") },
diff --git a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.rb b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.rb
index 2ce3a97664c3..a1525094f8f0 100644
--- a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.rb
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ module Settings
   module ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions
     class RowComponent < ApplicationComponent
       include OpPrimer::ComponentHelpers
+      include Projects::LifeCycleDefinitionHelper
 
       alias_method :definition, :model
 
-      options :allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?,
-              :first?,
+      options :first?,
               :last?
 
       private
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions_controller.rb
index 72c05dda012b..47311d480482 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions_controller.rb
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ module Admin::Settings
   class ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitionsController < ::Admin::SettingsController
     include FlashMessagesOutputSafetyHelper
     include OpTurbo::ComponentStream
+    include Projects::LifeCycleDefinitionHelper
 
     menu_item :project_life_cycle_step_definitions_settings
 
-    helper_method :allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?
-
     before_action :check_feature_flag
     before_action :require_enterprise_token, except: %i[index]
 
@@ -113,10 +112,6 @@ def drop
 
     private
 
-    def allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?
-      EnterpriseToken.allows_to?(:customize_life_cycle)
-    end
-
     def check_feature_flag
       render_404 unless OpenProject::FeatureDecisions.stages_and_gates_active?
     end
@@ -140,8 +135,7 @@ def definition_params
     def update_definitions_via_turbo_stream
       update_via_turbo_stream(
         component: Settings::ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions::IndexComponent.new(
-          definitions: find_definitions,
-          allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?: allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?
+          definitions: find_definitions
         )
       )
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/projects/life_cycle_definition_helper.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/projects/life_cycle_definition_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b645b369d7d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/projects/life_cycle_definition_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+#++
+
+module Projects::LifeCycleDefinitionHelper
+  private
+
+  def allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?
+    EnterpriseToken.allows_to?(:customize_life_cycle)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index.html.erb b/app/views/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index.html.erb
index ac37177f5b51..cf8877a719e5 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index.html.erb
@@ -29,10 +29,5 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
 
 <% html_title t(:label_administration), t("settings.project_life_cycle_step_definitions.heading") %>
 
-<%= render Settings::ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions::IndexHeaderComponent.new(
-  allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?: allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?
-) %>
-<%= render Settings::ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions::IndexComponent.new(
-  definitions: @definitions,
-  allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?: allowed_to_customize_life_cycle?
-) %>
+<%= render Settings::ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions::IndexHeaderComponent.new %>
+<%= render Settings::ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions::IndexComponent.new(definitions: @definitions) %>