diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.cpp
index aca79040c8..ff25503fd8 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.cpp
@@ -81,3 +81,8 @@ void IRCChannelMemberListModel::update()
 {
     did_update();
 }
+
+String IRCChannelMemberListModel::nick_at(const GUI::ModelIndex& index) const
+{
+    return data(index, IRCChannelMemberListModel::Role::Display).to_string();
+}
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.h b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.h
index 95acee0ce5..2bc62b795e 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.h
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCChannelMemberListModel.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
     virtual ColumnMetadata column_metadata(int column) const override;
     virtual GUI::Variant data(const GUI::ModelIndex&, Role = Role::Display) const override;
     virtual void update() override;
+    virtual String nick_at(const GUI::ModelIndex& index) const;
 
 private:
     explicit IRCChannelMemberListModel(IRCChannel&);
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp
index 83314e3555..c00d814654 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,14 @@ void IRCClient::handle_user_input_in_server(const String& input)
         return handle_user_command(input);
 }
 
+String IRCClient::nick_without_prefix(const String& nick)
+{
+    assert(!nick.is_empty());
+    if (IRCClient::is_nick_prefix(nick[0]))
+        return nick.substring(1, nick.length() - 1);
+    return nick;
+}
+
 bool IRCClient::is_nick_prefix(char ch)
 {
     switch (ch) {
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h
index c116e14797..a9a3b81e22 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCClient.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public:
 
     static bool is_nick_prefix(char);
     static bool is_channel_prefix(char);
+    String nick_without_prefix(const String& nick);
 
     IRCWindow* current_window() { return aid_get_active_window(); }
     const IRCWindow* current_window() const { return aid_get_active_window(); }
diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindow.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindow.cpp
index c3dc4e2e4e..b00d031d60 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindow.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/IRCWindow.cpp
@@ -69,80 +69,61 @@ IRCWindow::IRCWindow(IRCClient& client, void* owner, Type type, const String& na
             m_context_menu = GUI::Menu::construct();
 
             m_context_menu->add_action(GUI::Action::create("Open query", Gfx::Bitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/16x16/irc-open-query.png"), [&](const GUI::Action&) {
-                GUI::ModelIndex new_index = member_view.selection().first();
-                auto nick = member_view.model()->data(new_index, IRCChannelMemberListModel::Role::Display).to_string();
+                auto nick = channel().member_model()->nick_at(member_view.selection().first());
                 if (nick.is_empty())
                     return;
-                if (IRCClient::is_nick_prefix(nick[0]))
-                    nick = nick.substring(1, nick.length() - 1);
-                m_client.handle_open_query_action(nick.characters());
+                m_client.handle_open_query_action(m_client.nick_without_prefix(nick.characters()));
             }));
 
             m_context_menu->add_action(GUI::Action::create("Whois", Gfx::Bitmap::load_from_file("/res/icons/16x16/irc-whois.png"), [&](const GUI::Action&) {
-                GUI::ModelIndex new_index = member_view.selection().first();
-                auto nick = member_view.model()->data(new_index, IRCChannelMemberListModel::Role::Display).to_string();
+                auto nick = channel().member_model()->nick_at(member_view.selection().first());
                 if (nick.is_empty())
                     return;
-                if (IRCClient::is_nick_prefix(nick[0]))
-                    nick = nick.substring(1, nick.length() - 1);
-                m_client.handle_whois_action(nick.characters());
+                m_client.handle_whois_action(m_client.nick_without_prefix(nick.characters()));
             }));
 
             m_context_menu->add_separator();
 
             m_context_menu->add_action(GUI::Action::create("Voice", [&](const GUI::Action&) {
-                GUI::ModelIndex new_index = member_view.selection().first();
-                auto nick = member_view.model()->data(new_index, IRCChannelMemberListModel::Role::Display).to_string();
+                auto nick = channel().member_model()->nick_at(member_view.selection().first());
                 if (nick.is_empty())
                     return;
-                if (IRCClient::is_nick_prefix(nick[0]))
-                    nick = nick.substring(1, nick.length() - 1);
                 auto input_box = GUI::InputBox::construct("Enter reason:", "Reason");
-                m_client.handle_voice_user_action(m_name.characters(), nick.characters());
+                m_client.handle_voice_user_action(m_name.characters(), m_client.nick_without_prefix(nick.characters()));
             }));
 
             m_context_menu->add_action(GUI::Action::create("DeVoice", [&](const GUI::Action&) {
-                GUI::ModelIndex new_index = member_view.selection().first();
-                auto nick = member_view.model()->data(new_index, IRCChannelMemberListModel::Role::Display).to_string();
+                auto nick = channel().member_model()->nick_at(member_view.selection().first());
                 if (nick.is_empty())
                     return;
-                if (IRCClient::is_nick_prefix(nick[0]))
-                    nick = nick.substring(1, nick.length() - 1);
-                m_client.handle_devoice_user_action(m_name.characters(), nick.characters());
+                m_client.handle_devoice_user_action(m_name.characters(), m_client.nick_without_prefix(nick.characters()));
             }));
 
             m_context_menu->add_action(GUI::Action::create("Op", [&](const GUI::Action&) {
-                GUI::ModelIndex new_index = member_view.selection().first();
-                auto nick = member_view.model()->data(new_index, IRCChannelMemberListModel::Role::Display).to_string();
+                auto nick = channel().member_model()->nick_at(member_view.selection().first());
                 if (nick.is_empty())
                     return;
-                if (IRCClient::is_nick_prefix(nick[0]))
-                    nick = nick.substring(1, nick.length() - 1);
-                m_client.handle_op_user_action(m_name.characters(), nick.characters());
+                m_client.handle_op_user_action(m_name.characters(), m_client.nick_without_prefix(nick.characters()));
             }));
 
             m_context_menu->add_action(GUI::Action::create("DeOp", [&](const GUI::Action&) {
-                GUI::ModelIndex new_index = member_view.selection().first();
-                auto nick = member_view.model()->data(new_index, IRCChannelMemberListModel::Role::Display).to_string();
+                auto nick = channel().member_model()->nick_at(member_view.selection().first());
                 if (nick.is_empty())
                     return;
-                if (IRCClient::is_nick_prefix(nick[0]))
-                    nick = nick.substring(1, nick.length() - 1);
-                m_client.handle_deop_user_action(m_name.characters(), nick.characters());
+                m_client.handle_deop_user_action(m_name.characters(), m_client.nick_without_prefix(nick.characters()));
             }));
 
             m_context_menu->add_separator();
 
             m_context_menu->add_action(GUI::Action::create("Kick", [&](const GUI::Action&) {
-                GUI::ModelIndex new_index = member_view.selection().first();
-                auto nick = member_view.model()->data(new_index, IRCChannelMemberListModel::Role::Display).to_string();
+                auto nick = channel().member_model()->nick_at(member_view.selection().first());
                 if (nick.is_empty())
                     return;
                 if (IRCClient::is_nick_prefix(nick[0]))
                     nick = nick.substring(1, nick.length() - 1);
                 auto input_box = GUI::InputBox::construct("Enter reason:", "Reason");
                 if (input_box->exec() == GUI::InputBox::ExecOK)
-                    m_client.handle_kick_user_action(m_name.characters(), nick.characters(), input_box->text_value());
+                    m_client.handle_kick_user_action(m_name.characters(), m_client.nick_without_prefix(nick.characters()), input_box->text_value());
             }));
 
             m_context_menu->popup(event.screen_position());