diff --git a/engines/bastion_katello/app/assets/javascripts/bastion_katello/content-hosts/content/content-host-packages-applicable.controller.js b/engines/bastion_katello/app/assets/javascripts/bastion_katello/content-hosts/content/content-host-packages-applicable.controller.js
index 9ab8af5e33d..e29c0189669 100644
--- a/engines/bastion_katello/app/assets/javascripts/bastion_katello/content-hosts/content/content-host-packages-applicable.controller.js
+++ b/engines/bastion_katello/app/assets/javascripts/bastion_katello/content-hosts/content/content-host-packages-applicable.controller.js
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ angular.module('Bastion.content-hosts').controller('ContentHostPackagesApplicabl
             return $scope.getSelectedPackages().join(' ');
         };
 
-        $scope.performDefaultUpdateAction = function () {
-            $scope.performViaRemoteExecution('packageUpdate', $scope.getRemoteExecutionCommand(), false);
-        };
+        $scope.performViaRemoteExecution('packageUpdate', $scope.getRemoteExecutionCommand(), false);
 
         packagesNutupane = new Nutupane(Package, {'host_id': $scope.$stateParams.hostId, 'packages_restrict_upgradable': true});
         $scope.controllerName = 'katello_erratum_packages';
diff --git a/engines/bastion_katello/app/assets/javascripts/bastion_katello/content-hosts/content/views/content-host-packages-applicable.html b/engines/bastion_katello/app/assets/javascripts/bastion_katello/content-hosts/content/views/content-host-packages-applicable.html
index 7044841d939..21ac175cd49 100644
--- a/engines/bastion_katello/app/assets/javascripts/bastion_katello/content-hosts/content/views/content-host-packages-applicable.html
+++ b/engines/bastion_katello/app/assets/javascripts/bastion_katello/content-hosts/content/views/content-host-packages-applicable.html
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ <h3 translate>Applicable Packages</h3>
 
   <div data-block="list-actions" bst-feature-flag="remote_actions">
     <div ng-hide="denied('edit_hosts', host)" class="nutupane-actions fr">
-      <form ng-submit="performDefaultUpdateAction()" role="form">
+      <form ng-submit="performViaRemoteExecution(false)" role="form">
 
         <span uib-dropdown class="btn-group">
           <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button"
-                  ng-click="performDefaultUpdateAction()"
+                  ng-click="performViaRemoteExecution(false)"
                   ng-hide="denied('edit_hosts', host)"
                   ng-disabled="working || table.numSelected === 0 || !hostToolingEnabled"
                   translate>
diff --git a/engines/bastion_katello/test/content-hosts/content/content-host-packages-applicable.controller.test.js b/engines/bastion_katello/test/content-hosts/content/content-host-packages-applicable.controller.test.js
index f28b855ee62..247b2bbda8f 100644
--- a/engines/bastion_katello/test/content-hosts/content/content-host-packages-applicable.controller.test.js
+++ b/engines/bastion_katello/test/content-hosts/content/content-host-packages-applicable.controller.test.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('Controller: ContentHostPackagesApplicableController', function() {
     it("performs default action as appropriate for rex", function() {
         spyOn($scope, 'performViaRemoteExecution');
         $scope.remoteExecutionByDefault = true;
-        $scope.performDefaultUpdateAction();
+        $scope.performViaRemoteExecution();
 
         expect($scope.performViaRemoteExecution).toHaveBeenCalledWith('packageUpdate', $scope.getRemoteExecutionCommand(), false);
     });