diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bb33ff37..a0fe9546 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -411,11 +411,8 @@ fn event(app: &mut App, state: &mut OculanteState, evt: Event) {
                 state.toggle_slideshow = !state.toggle_slideshow;
             }
             if key_pressed(app, state, DeleteFile) {
-                if let Some(img_path) = &state.current_path {
-                    trash::delete(img_path).expect("Cannot delete file");
-                    state.send_message(format!("file {:?} removed", img_path).as_str());
-                    state.scrubber.delete(img_path);
-                    state.reload_image();
+                if state.current_path.is_some() {
+                    delete_current_image(state);
                 }
             }
             if key_pressed(app, state, Quit) {
@@ -1350,3 +1347,13 @@ fn add_to_favourites(state: &mut OculanteState) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn delete_current_image(state: &mut OculanteState) {
+    if state.current_path.is_some() {
+        let img_path = state.current_path.as_ref().unwrap();
+        trash::delete(&img_path).expect("Cannot delete file");
+        state.send_message(format!("file {:?} removed", img_path).as_str());
+        state.scrubber.delete(&img_path);
+        state.reload_image();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 4043177f..0178ecd3 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "file_open")]
-use crate::{browse_for_folder_path, browse_for_image_path};
+use crate::{browse_for_folder_path, browse_for_image_path, delete_current_image};
 use crate::{
     appstate::{ImageGeometry, Message, OculanteState},
     image_editing::{process_pixels, Channel, GradientStop, ImageOperation, ScaleFilter},
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ pub fn main_menu(ui: &mut Ui, state: &mut OculanteState, app: &mut App, gfx: &mu
         }
 
         #[cfg(not(target_os = "netbsd"))]
-        if let Some(p) = &state.current_path {
+        if state.current_path.is_some() {
             if tooltip(
                 unframed_button_colored("🗑", state.always_on_top, ui),
                 "Move file to trash",
@@ -1897,8 +1897,7 @@ pub fn main_menu(ui: &mut Ui, state: &mut OculanteState, app: &mut App, gfx: &mu
             )
             .clicked()
             {
-                _ = trash::delete(p);
-                state.send_message("Deleted image");
+                delete_current_image(state);
             }
         }