diff --git a/api/app/Policies/FormPolicy.php b/api/app/Policies/FormPolicy.php
index 6555623ad..ea3947376 100644
--- a/api/app/Policies/FormPolicy.php
+++ b/api/app/Policies/FormPolicy.php
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ public function create(User $user)
         return !$user->is_readonly;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the user can perform write operations on the model.
+     */
+    private function canPerformWriteOperation(User $user, Form $form): bool
+    {
+        return $user->ownsForm($form) && !$user->is_readonly;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determine whether the user can update the model.
      *
@@ -47,7 +55,7 @@ public function create(User $user)
      */
     public function update(User $user, Form $form)
     {
-        return $user->ownsForm($form) && !$user->is_readonly;
+        return $this->canPerformWriteOperation($user, $form);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -57,7 +65,7 @@ public function update(User $user, Form $form)
      */
     public function delete(User $user, Form $form)
     {
-        return $user->ownsForm($form) && !$user->is_readonly;
+        return $this->canPerformWriteOperation($user, $form);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ public function delete(User $user, Form $form)
      */
     public function restore(User $user, Form $form)
     {
-        return $user->ownsForm($form) && !$user->is_readonly;
+        return $this->canPerformWriteOperation($user, $form);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -77,6 +85,6 @@ public function restore(User $user, Form $form)
      */
     public function forceDelete(User $user, Form $form)
     {
-        return $user->ownsForm($form) && !$user->is_readonly;
+        return $this->canPerformWriteOperation($user, $form);
     }
 }
diff --git a/api/app/Policies/TemplatePolicy.php b/api/app/Policies/TemplatePolicy.php
index de49a9689..93ba2e9b0 100644
--- a/api/app/Policies/TemplatePolicy.php
+++ b/api/app/Policies/TemplatePolicy.php
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ class TemplatePolicy
 
     /**
      * Determine whether the user can create models.
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Auth\Access\Response|bool
      */
     public function create(User $user)
     {
@@ -21,22 +19,20 @@ public function create(User $user)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Determine whether the user can update the model.
-     *
-     * @return mixed
+     * Determine whether the user can perform write operations on the model.
      */
-    public function update(User $user, Template $template)
+    private function canPerformWriteOperation(User $user, Template $template): bool
     {
         return ($user->admin || $user->template_editor || $template->creator_id === $user->id) && !$user->is_readonly;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Determine whether the user can delete the model.
-     *
-     * @return mixed
-     */
+    public function update(User $user, Template $template)
+    {
+        return $this->canPerformWriteOperation($user, $template);
+    }
+
     public function delete(User $user, Template $template)
     {
-        return ($user->admin || $user->template_editor || $template->creator_id === $user->id) && !$user->is_readonly;
+        return $this->canPerformWriteOperation($user, $template);
     }
 }