diff --git a/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/base.rb b/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/base.rb
index d78f3a6a9..1a1f61b12 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/base.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/base.rb
@@ -25,5 +25,25 @@ module DomainUpdateConfirmInteraction
         attached_obj_type: domain.class.to_s
       )
     end
+
+    def preclean_pendings
+      domain.registrant_verification_token = nil
+      domain.registrant_verification_asked_at = nil
+    end
+
+    def clean_pendings!
+      domain.registrant_verification_token = nil
+      domain.registrant_verification_asked_at = nil
+      domain.pending_json = {}
+      clear_statuses
+    end
+
+    def clear_statuses
+      domain.statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE_CONFIRMATION)
+      domain.statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE)
+      domain.statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE)
+      domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE] = ''
+      domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE] = ''
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/process_update_confirmed.rb b/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/process_update_confirmed.rb
index 43c053ba2..0e173c533 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/process_update_confirmed.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/process_update_confirmed.rb
@@ -21,32 +21,14 @@ module DomainUpdateConfirmInteraction
       WhoisRecord.find_by(domain_id: domain.id).save # need to reload model
     end
 
-    def preclean_pendings
-      domain.registrant_verification_token = nil
-      domain.registrant_verification_asked_at = nil
-    end
-
+    # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
     def update_domain
       user = ApiUser.find(domain.pending_json['current_user_id'])
       frame = Nokogiri::XML(domain.pending_json['frame'])
       domain.upid = user.registrar.id if user.registrar
+      domain.up_date = Time.zone.now
       domain.update(frame, user, false)
     end
-
-    def clean_pendings!
-      domain.up_date = Time.zone.now
-      domain.registrant_verification_token = nil
-      domain.registrant_verification_asked_at = nil
-      domain.pending_json = {}
-      clear_statuses
-    end
-
-    def clear_statuses
-      domain.statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE_CONFIRMATION)
-      domain.statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE)
-      domain.statuses.delete(DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE)
-      domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::PENDING_UPDATE] = ''
-      domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::PENDING_DELETE] = ''
-    end
+    # rubocop:enable Metrics/AbcSize
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/process_update_rejected.rb b/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/process_update_rejected.rb
index 09da14971..390f8db49 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/process_update_rejected.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domain_update_confirm_interaction/process_update_rejected.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module DomainUpdateConfirmInteraction
 
         notify_registrar(:poll_pending_update_rejected_by_registrant)
 
-        domain.preclean_pendings
-        domain.clean_pendings!
+        preclean_pendings
+        clean_pendings!
       end
     end
   end