diff --git a/cms/static/js/index.js b/cms/static/js/index.js
index e6bbf124c7..26206859eb 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/index.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-define(["domReady", "jquery", "underscore", "js/utils/cancel_on_escape", "js/views/utils/create_course_utils"],
-    function (domReady, $, _, CancelOnEscape, CreateCourseUtilsFactory) {
+define(["domReady", "jquery", "underscore", "js/utils/cancel_on_escape", "js/views/utils/create_course_utils",
+    "js/views/utils/view_utils"],
+    function (domReady, $, _, CancelOnEscape, CreateCourseUtilsFactory, ViewUtils) {
         var CreateCourseUtils = CreateCourseUtilsFactory({
             name: '.new-course-name',
             org: '.new-course-org',
@@ -19,16 +20,6 @@ define(["domReady", "jquery", "underscore", "js/utils/cancel_on_escape", "js/vie
             error: 'error'
         });
 
-        var dismissNotification = function (e) {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            $.ajax({
-                url: $(this).data('dismiss-link'),
-                type: 'DELETE',
-                success: function(result) {
-                    window.location.reload();
-                }
-            });
-        };
         var saveNewCourse = function (e) {
             e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -90,13 +81,14 @@ define(["domReady", "jquery", "underscore", "js/utils/cancel_on_escape", "js/vie
 
         var onReady = function () {
             $('.new-course-button').bind('click', addNewCourse);
-            $('.dismiss-button').bind('click', dismissNotification);
+            $('.dismiss-button').bind('click', ViewUtils.deleteNotificationHandler(function () {
+                window.location.reload();
+            }));
         };
 
         domReady(onReady);
 
         return {
-            dismissNotification: dismissNotification,
             onReady: onReady
         };
     });
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/overview.js b/cms/static/js/views/overview.js
index 8ceaa40681..f83d46ee9e 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/overview.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/overview.js
@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
 define(["domReady", "jquery", "jquery.ui", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/feedback_notification",
-    "js/utils/cancel_on_escape", "js/utils/date_utils", "js/utils/module"],
+    "js/utils/cancel_on_escape", "js/utils/date_utils", "js/utils/module", "js/views/utils/view_utils"],
     function (domReady, $, ui, _, gettext, NotificationView, CancelOnEscape,
-              DateUtils, ModuleUtils) {
+              DateUtils, ModuleUtils, ViewUtils) {
 
         var modalSelector = '.edit-section-publish-settings';
 
-        var dismissNotification = function (e) {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            $.ajax({
-                url: $('.dismiss-button').data('dismiss-link'),
-                type: 'GET',
-                success: function(result) {
-                    $('.wrapper-alert-announcement').remove()
-                }
-            });
-        };
-
         var toggleSections = function(e) {
             e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -233,7 +222,9 @@ define(["domReady", "jquery", "jquery.ui", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/fe
             $('.toggle-button-sections').bind('click', toggleSections);
             $('.expand-collapse').bind('click', toggleSubmodules);
 
-            $('.dismiss-button').bind('click', dismissNotification);
+            $('.dismiss-button').bind('click', ViewUtils.deleteNotificationHandler(function () {
+                $('.wrapper-alert-announcement').remove();
+            }));
 
             var $body = $('body');
             $body.on('click', '.section-published-date .edit-release-date', editSectionPublishDate);
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/pages/course_outline.js b/cms/static/js/views/pages/course_outline.js
index 87ba45309e..a812eb7b02 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/pages/course_outline.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/pages/course_outline.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * This page is used to show the user an outline of the course.
  */
 define(["jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/pages/base_page", "js/views/utils/xblock_utils",
-        "js/views/course_outline"],
-    function ($, _, gettext, BasePage, XBlockViewUtils, CourseOutlineView) {
+        "js/views/course_outline", "js/views/utils/view_utils"],
+    function ($, _, gettext, BasePage, XBlockViewUtils, CourseOutlineView, ViewUtils) {
         var expandedLocators, CourseOutlinePage;
 
         CourseOutlinePage = BasePage.extend({
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ define(["jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/pages/base_page", "js/views
                     self.outlineView.handleAddEvent(event);
                 });
                 this.model.on('change', this.setCollapseExpandVisibility, this);
-                $('.dismiss-button').bind('click', this.dismissNotification);
+                $('.dismiss-button').bind('click', ViewUtils.deleteNotificationHandler(function () {
+                    $('.wrapper-alert-announcement').removeClass('is-shown').addClass('is-hidden')
+                }));
             },
 
             setCollapseExpandVisibility: function() {
@@ -98,20 +100,6 @@ define(["jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/pages/base_page", "js/views
                         }
                     }, this);
                 }
-            },
-
-            /**
-             * Dismiss the course rerun notification.
-             */
-            dismissNotification: function (e) {
-                e.preventDefault();
-                $.ajax({
-                    url: $('.dismiss-button').data('dismiss-link'),
-                    type: 'DELETE',
-                    success: function(result) {
-                        $('.wrapper-alert-announcement').removeClass('is-shown').addClass('is-hidden')
-                    }
-                });
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/utils/view_utils.js b/cms/static/js/views/utils/view_utils.js
index 98eab24d96..9719ea9247 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/utils/view_utils.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/utils/view_utils.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ define(["jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/feedback_notification", "js
     function ($, _, gettext, NotificationView, PromptView) {
         var toggleExpandCollapse, showLoadingIndicator, hideLoadingIndicator, confirmThenRunOperation,
             runOperationShowingMessage, disableElementWhileRunning, getScrollOffset, setScrollOffset,
-            setScrollTop, redirect, hasChangedAttributes;
+            setScrollTop, redirect, hasChangedAttributes, deleteNotificationHandler;
 
         /**
          * Toggles the expanded state of the current element.
@@ -94,6 +94,21 @@ define(["jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/feedback_notification", "js
             });
         };
 
+        /**
+         * Returns a handler that removes a notification, both dismissing it and deleting it from the database.
+         * @param callback function to call when deletion succeeds
+         */
+        deleteNotificationHandler = function(callback) {
+            return function (event) {
+                event.preventDefault();
+                $.ajax({
+                    url: $(this).data('dismiss-link'),
+                    type: 'DELETE',
+                    success: callback
+                });
+            };
+        };
+
         /**
          * Performs an animated scroll so that the window has the specified scroll top.
          * @param scrollTop The desired scroll top for the window.
@@ -158,6 +173,7 @@ define(["jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/feedback_notification", "js
             'confirmThenRunOperation': confirmThenRunOperation,
             'runOperationShowingMessage': runOperationShowingMessage,
             'disableElementWhileRunning': disableElementWhileRunning,
+            'deleteNotificationHandler': deleteNotificationHandler,
             'setScrollTop': setScrollTop,
             'getScrollOffset': getScrollOffset,
             'setScrollOffset': setScrollOffset,