diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiListEditor.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiListEditor.cpp
index 513a9a8329..ea7bf022f0 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiListEditor.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiListEditor.cpp
@@ -371,15 +371,7 @@ void PdmUiListEditor::slotListItemEdited(const QModelIndex&, const QModelIndex&)
 
     QStringList uiList = m_model->stringList();
 
-    // Remove dummy elements specifically at the  end of list.
-    
-    QStringList result;
-    foreach (const QString &str, uiList) 
-    {
-        if (str != "" && str != " ") result += str;
-    }
-
-    this->setValueToField(result);
+    trimAndSetValuesToField(uiList);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -406,7 +398,21 @@ void PdmUiListEditor::pasteFromString(const QString& content)
 {
     QStringList strList = content.split("\n");
 
-    this->setValueToField(strList);
+    trimAndSetValuesToField(strList);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void PdmUiListEditor::trimAndSetValuesToField(const QStringList& stringList)
+{
+    QStringList result;
+    for (const auto& str : stringList)
+    {
+        if (str != "" && str != " ") result += str;
+    }
+
+    this->setValueToField(result);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -458,14 +464,7 @@ bool PdmUiListEditor::eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent * event)
                 {
                     QStringList uiList = m_model->stringList();
 
-                    // Remove dummy elements specifically at the  end of list.
-
-                    QStringList result;
-                    foreach (const QString &str, uiList) 
-                    {
-                        if (str != "" && str != " ") result += str;
-                    }
-                    this->setValueToField(result);
+                    trimAndSetValuesToField(uiList);
                 }
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiListEditor.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiListEditor.h
index c088bbf056..980622e259 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiListEditor.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiListEditor.h
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@
 
 #include "cafPdmUiFieldEditorHandle.h"
 
-class QStringListModel;
 class QItemSelection;
-class QListViewHeightHint;
 class QLabel;
+class QListViewHeightHint;
 class QModelIndex;
+class QStringList;
+class QStringListModel;
 
 namespace caf 
 {
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ protected slots:
 private:
     QString             contentAsString() const;
     void                pasteFromString(const QString& content);
+    
+    void                trimAndSetValuesToField(const QStringList& stringList);
 
 private:
     QPointer<QListViewHeightHint> m_listView;