diff --git a/app/helpers/branches_helper.rb b/app/helpers/branches_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e08ffcc
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+++ b/app/helpers/branches_helper.rb
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+module BranchesHelper
+  def can_remove_branch?(project, branch_name)
+     if project.protected_branch? branch_name
+       false
+     elsif branch_name == project.repository.root_ref
+       false
+     else
+       can?(current_user, :push_code, project)
+     end
+  end
+end
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