diff --git a/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php b/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php
index 78516a94bd..45609f42a6 100644
--- a/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php
@@ -129,18 +129,9 @@ for ($columnNumber = 0; $columnNumber < $num_fields; $columnNumber++) {
 
     // old column attributes
     if ($is_backup) {
-        if (isset($columnMeta['Field'])) {
-            $_form_params['field_orig[' . $columnNumber . ']']
-                = $columnMeta['Field'];
-        } else {
-            $_form_params['field_orig[' . $columnNumber . ']'] = '';
-        }
-        // old column length
-        $_form_params['field_length_orig[' . $columnNumber . ']'] = $length;
-    
-        // old column default
-        $_form_params['field_default_orig[' . $columnNumber . ']']
-            = (isset($columnMeta['Default']) ? $columnMeta['Default'] : '');
+        $_form_params = PMA_getFormParamsForOldColumn(
+            $columnMeta, $length, $_form_params
+        );
     }
     
     $content_cells[$columnNumber] = PMA_getHtmlForColumnAttributes(
diff --git a/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.lib.php b/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.lib.php
index 9159ccf77c..3c265fd487 100644
--- a/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.lib.php
@@ -1261,4 +1261,31 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForColumnAttributes($columnNumber, $columnMeta, $type_upper,
 
     return $content_cell;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Function to get form parameters for old column
+ * 
+ * @param array $columnMeta  column meta
+ * @param int   $length      length
+ * @param array $form_params form parameters
+ * 
+ * @return array
+ */
+function PMA_getFormParamsForOldColumn($columnMeta, $length, $form_params)
+{
+    if (isset($columnMeta['Field'])) {
+        $form_params['field_orig[' . $columnNumber . ']']
+            = $columnMeta['Field'];
+    } else {
+        $form_params['field_orig[' . $columnNumber . ']'] = '';
+    }
+    // old column length
+    $form_params['field_length_orig[' . $columnNumber . ']'] = $length;
+
+    // old column default
+    $form_params['field_default_orig[' . $columnNumber . ']']
+        = (isset($columnMeta['Default']) ? $columnMeta['Default'] : '');
+    
+    return $form_params;
+}
 ?>