diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.coffee
index e9a28c12159..4cda8b75d8e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.coffee
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ window.ajaxGet = (url) ->
 
 window.showAndHide = (selector) ->
 
-window.errorMessage = (message) ->
-  ehtml = $("<p>")
-  ehtml.addClass("error_message")
-  ehtml.html(message)
-  ehtml
-
 window.split = (val) ->
   return val.split( /,\s*/ )
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index fcff6952d38..e541b6fd872 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
 
   def transfer
     ::Projects::TransferService.new(project, current_user, project_params).execute
+    if @project.errors[:namespace_id].present?
+      flash[:alert] = @project.errors[:namespace_id].first
+    end
   end
 
   def show
diff --git a/app/views/projects/transfer.js.haml b/app/views/projects/transfer.js.haml
index 10b0de98c04..6d083c5c516 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/transfer.js.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/transfer.js.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
-- if @project.errors[:namespace_id].present?
-  :plain
-    $("#tab-transfer .errors-holder").replaceWith(errorMessage('#{escape_javascript(@project.errors[:namespace_id].first)}'));
-    $("#tab-transfer .form-actions input").removeAttr('disabled').removeClass('disabled');
-- else
-  :plain
+:plain
     location.href = "#{edit_project_path(@project)}";