diff --git a/config/sections/files.php b/config/sections/files.php
index 31fb2a5766..ef2c103073 100644
--- a/config/sections/files.php
+++ b/config/sections/files.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 use Kirby\Cms\File;
 use Kirby\Cms\Files;
-use Kirby\Exception\Exception;
-use Kirby\Exception\PermissionException;
 use Kirby\Toolkit\I18n;
 
 return [
@@ -226,30 +224,9 @@
 				'pattern' => 'delete',
 				'method'  => 'DELETE',
 				'action'  => function () {
-					$section = $this->section();
-
-					// check if batch deletion is allowed
-					if ($section->batch() === false) {
-						throw new PermissionException(
-							message: 'The section does not support batch actions'
-						);
-					}
-
-					$ids = $this->requestBody('ids');
-					$min = $section->min();
-
-					// check if the section has enough files after the deletion
-					if ($section->total() - count($ids) < $min) {
-						throw new Exception(
-							message: I18n::template('error.section.files.min.' . I18n::form($min), [
-								'min'     => $min,
-								'section' => $section->headline()
-							])
-						);
-					}
-
-					$section->models()->delete($ids);
-					return true;
+					return $this->section()->deleteSelected(
+						ids: $this->requestBody('ids'),
+					);
 				}
 			]
 		];
diff --git a/config/sections/mixins/batch.php b/config/sections/mixins/batch.php
index 6c917635ca..25128f253a 100644
--- a/config/sections/mixins/batch.php
+++ b/config/sections/mixins/batch.php
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
+use Kirby\Exception\Exception;
+use Kirby\Exception\PermissionException;
+use Kirby\Toolkit\I18n;
+
 return [
 	'props' => [
 		/**
@@ -9,4 +13,33 @@
 			return $batch;
 		},
 	],
+	'methods' => [
+		'deleteSelected' => function (array $ids): bool {
+			if ($ids === []) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			// check if batch deletion is allowed
+			if ($this->batch() === false) {
+				throw new PermissionException(
+					message: 'The section does not support batch actions'
+				);
+			}
+
+			$min = $this->min();
+
+			// check if the section has enough items after the deletion
+			if ($this->total() - count($ids) < $min) {
+				throw new Exception(
+					message: I18n::template('error.section.' . $this->type() . '.min.' . I18n::form($min), [
+						'min'     => $min,
+						'section' => $this->headline()
+					])
+				);
+			}
+
+			$this->models()->delete($ids);
+			return true;
+		}
+	]
 ];
diff --git a/config/sections/pages.php b/config/sections/pages.php
index 8288f8b242..e53a577a39 100644
--- a/config/sections/pages.php
+++ b/config/sections/pages.php
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 use Kirby\Cms\Page;
 use Kirby\Cms\Pages;
 use Kirby\Cms\Site;
-use Kirby\Exception\Exception;
 use Kirby\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
-use Kirby\Exception\PermissionException;
 use Kirby\Toolkit\A;
 use Kirby\Toolkit\I18n;
 
@@ -325,30 +323,9 @@
 				'pattern' => 'delete',
 				'method'  => 'DELETE',
 				'action'  => function () {
-					$section = $this->section();
-
-					// check if batch deletion is allowed
-					if ($section->batch() === false) {
-						throw new PermissionException(
-							message: 'The section does not support batch actions'
-						);
-					}
-
-					$ids = $this->requestBody('ids');
-					$min = $section->min();
-
-					// check if the section has enough pages after the deletion
-					if ($section->total() - count($ids) < $min) {
-						throw new Exception(
-							message: I18n::template('error.section.pages.min.' . I18n::form($min), [
-								'min'     => $min,
-								'section' => $section->headline()
-							])
-						);
-					}
-
-					$section->models()->delete($ids);
-					return true;
+					return $this->section()->deleteSelected(
+						ids: $this->requestBody('ids'),
+					);
 				}
 			]
 		];