diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 55dc28f6f..69e9f797a 100755
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -345,11 +345,6 @@ def set_users_list_breadcrumb
   end
   ### END HELPERS
 
-  def pluralize(count, singular, plural = nil)
-    "#{count || 0} " +
-      (count == 1 || count =~ /^1(\.0+)?$/ ? singular : (plural || singular.pluralize))
-  end
-
   # make_dlist - Creates a string of emails that can be added as b/cc field.
   # @param section The section to email.  nil if we should email the entire
   # class.
diff --git a/app/controllers/assessment/autograde.rb b/app/controllers/assessment/autograde.rb
index c3e047e84..b799ecd9c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/assessment/autograde.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/assessment/autograde.rb
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def regradeBatch
 
     failure_jobs = failed_list.length
     if failure_jobs > 0
-      flash[:error] = "Warning: Could not regrade #{pluralize(failure_jobs, "submission")}:<br>"
+      flash[:error] = "Warning: Could not regrade #{ActionController::Base.helpers.pluralize(failure_jobs, "submission")}:<br>"
       failed_list.each do |failure|
         if failure[:error].error_code == :nil_submission
           flash[:error] += "Unrecognized submission ID<br>"
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def regradeBatch
 
     success_jobs = submission_ids.size - failure_jobs
     if success_jobs > 0
-      link = "<a href=\"#{url_for(controller: 'jobs')}\">#{pluralize(success_jobs, "submission")}</a>"
+      link = "<a href=\"#{url_for(controller: 'jobs')}\">#{ActionController::Base.helpers.pluralize(success_jobs, "submission")}</a>"
       flash[:success] = ("Regrading #{link}")
     end
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def regradeAll
 
     failure_jobs = failed_list.length
     if failure_jobs > 0
-      flash[:error] = "Warning: Could not regrade #{pluralize(failure_jobs, "submission")}:<br>"
+      flash[:error] = "Warning: Could not regrade #{ActionController::Base.helpers.pluralize(failure_jobs, "submission")}:<br>"
       failed_list.each do |failure|
         if failure[:error].error_code == :nil_submission
           flash[:error] += "Unrecognized submission ID<br>"
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def regradeAll
 
     success_jobs = last_submissions.size - failure_jobs
     if success_jobs > 0
-      link = "<a href=\"#{url_for(controller: 'jobs')}\">#{pluralize(success_jobs, "student")}</a>"
+      link = "<a href=\"#{url_for(controller: 'jobs')}\">#{ActionController::Base.helpers.pluralize(success_jobs, "student")}</a>"
       flash[:success] = ("Regrading the most recent submissions from #{link}")
     end