diff --git a/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussion.php b/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussion.php
index 0e3b95e9077..06fb22bd261 100644
--- a/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussion.php
+++ b/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussion.php
@@ -71,14 +71,8 @@ class BeatmapDiscussion extends Model
     // FIXME: This and other static search functions should be extracted out.
     public static function search($rawParams = [])
     {
-        $pagination = pagination(cursor_from_params($rawParams) ?? $rawParams);
+        [$query, $params] = static::searchQueryAndParams(cursor_from_params($rawParams) ?? $rawParams);
 
-        $params = [
-            'limit' => $pagination['limit'],
-            'page' => $pagination['page'],
-        ];
-
-        $query = static::limit($params['limit'])->offset($pagination['offset']);
         $isModerator = $rawParams['is_moderator'] ?? false;
 
         if (present($rawParams['user'] ?? null)) {
diff --git a/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussionPost.php b/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussionPost.php
index 22d8efea995..a02f502f0e6 100644
--- a/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussionPost.php
+++ b/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussionPost.php
@@ -41,14 +41,8 @@ class BeatmapDiscussionPost extends Model implements Traits\ReportableInterface
 
     public static function search($rawParams = [])
     {
-        $pagination = pagination(cursor_from_params($rawParams) ?? $rawParams);
+        [$query, $params] = static::searchQueryAndParams(cursor_from_params($rawParams) ?? $rawParams);
 
-        $params = [
-            'limit' => $pagination['limit'],
-            'page' => $pagination['page'],
-        ];
-
-        $query = static::limit($params['limit'])->offset($pagination['offset']);
         $isModerator = $rawParams['is_moderator'] ?? false;
 
         if (isset($rawParams['user'])) {
diff --git a/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussionVote.php b/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussionVote.php
index 0b8dd6fc8ba..7006417adcc 100644
--- a/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussionVote.php
+++ b/app/Models/BeatmapDiscussionVote.php
@@ -57,14 +57,8 @@ public static function recentlyGivenByUser($userId, $timeframeMonths = 3)
 
     public static function search($rawParams = [])
     {
-        $pagination = pagination(cursor_from_params($rawParams) ?? $rawParams);
+        [$query, $params] = static::searchQueryAndParams(cursor_from_params($rawParams) ?? $rawParams);
 
-        $params = [
-            'limit' => $pagination['limit'],
-            'page' => $pagination['page'],
-        ];
-
-        $query = static::limit($params['limit'])->offset($pagination['offset']);
         $isModerator = $rawParams['is_moderator'] ?? false;
 
         if (isset($rawParams['user'])) {
diff --git a/app/Models/BeatmapsetEvent.php b/app/Models/BeatmapsetEvent.php
index d5331a8d1d8..2d0fabf891d 100644
--- a/app/Models/BeatmapsetEvent.php
+++ b/app/Models/BeatmapsetEvent.php
@@ -83,14 +83,8 @@ public static function log($type, $user, $object, $extraData = [])
 
     public static function search($rawParams = [])
     {
-        $pagination = pagination($rawParams);
+        [$query, $params] = static::searchQueryAndParams($rawParams);
 
-        $params = [
-            'limit' => $pagination['limit'],
-            'page' => $pagination['page'],
-        ];
-
-        $query = static::limit($params['limit'])->offset($pagination['offset']);
         $searchByUser = present($rawParams['user'] ?? null);
         $isModerator = $rawParams['is_moderator'] ?? false;
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Model.php b/app/Models/Model.php
index 49c27893450..df5caf449b0 100644
--- a/app/Models/Model.php
+++ b/app/Models/Model.php
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ public static function booted()
         static::addGlobalScope(new MacroableModelScope());
     }
 
+    protected static function searchQueryAndParams(array $params)
+    {
+        $limit = clamp(get_int($params['limit'] ?? null) ?? static::PER_PAGE, 5, 50);
+        $page = max(get_int($params['page'] ?? null), 1);
+
+        $offset = max_offset($page, $limit);
+        $page = 1 + $offset / $limit;
+
+        $query = static::limit($limit)->offset($offset);
+
+        return [$query, compact('limit', 'page')];
+    }
+
     public function getForeignKey()
     {
         if ($this->primaryKey === null || $this->primaryKey === 'id') {
diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index 23dc6dd75c5..51053a3aec2 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -651,17 +651,6 @@ function pack_str($str)
     return pack('ccH*', 0x0b, strlen($str), bin2hex($str));
 }
 
-function pagination($params, $defaults = null)
-{
-    $limit = clamp(get_int($params['limit'] ?? null) ?? $defaults['limit'] ?? 20, 5, 50);
-    $page = max(get_int($params['page'] ?? null) ?? 1, 1);
-
-    $offset = max_offset($page, $limit);
-    $page = 1 + $offset / $limit;
-
-    return compact('limit', 'page', 'offset');
-}
-
 function product_quantity_options($product, $selected = null)
 {
     if ($product->stock === null) {