diff --git a/ReCaptcha/ReCaptcha.class.php b/ReCaptcha/ReCaptcha.class.php
index 9e6cffb7e..e92791aac 100644
--- a/ReCaptcha/ReCaptcha.class.php
+++ b/ReCaptcha/ReCaptcha.class.php
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@ class ReCaptcha extends SimpleCaptcha {
 			   recaptcha_get_html( $wgReCaptchaPublicKey, $this->recaptcha_error, $useHttps );
 	}
 
-	function passCaptchaLimitedFromRequest( WebRequest $request, User $user ) {
+	protected function getCaptchaParamsFromRequest( WebRequest $request ) {
 		// API is hardwired to return captchaId and captchaWord,
 		// so use that if the standard two are empty
 		$challenge = $request->getVal( 'recaptcha_challenge_field', $request->getVal( 'captchaId' ) );
 		$response = $request->getVal( 'recaptcha_response_field', $request->getVal( 'captchaWord' ) );
-
-		return $this->passCaptchaLimited( $challenge, $response, $user );
+		return [ $challenge, $response ];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/ReCaptchaNoCaptcha/ReCaptchaNoCaptcha.class.php b/ReCaptchaNoCaptcha/ReCaptchaNoCaptcha.class.php
index 759c5dacc..1d9130bf4 100644
--- a/ReCaptchaNoCaptcha/ReCaptchaNoCaptcha.class.php
+++ b/ReCaptchaNoCaptcha/ReCaptchaNoCaptcha.class.php
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ HTML;
 		wfDebugLog( 'captcha', 'Unable to validate response: ' . $error );
 	}
 
-	public function passCaptchaLimitedFromRequest( WebRequest $request, User $user ) {
+	protected function getCaptchaParamsFromRequest( WebRequest $request ) {
 		$index = 'not used'; // ReCaptchaNoCaptcha combines captcha ID + solution into a single value
 		// API is hardwired to return captchaWord, so use that if the standard isempty
 		$response = $request->getVal( 'g-recaptcha-response', $request->getVal( 'captchaWord' ) );
-		return $this->passCaptchaLimited( $index, $response, $user );
+		return [ $index, $response ];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/SimpleCaptcha/Captcha.php b/SimpleCaptcha/Captcha.php
index 9b58259bb..63ed6d619 100755
--- a/SimpleCaptcha/Captcha.php
+++ b/SimpleCaptcha/Captcha.php
@@ -1059,10 +1059,18 @@ class SimpleCaptcha {
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
 	public function passCaptchaLimitedFromRequest( WebRequest $request, User $user ) {
+		list( $index, $word ) = $this->getCaptchaParamsFromRequest( $request );
+		return $this->passCaptchaLimited( $index, $word, $user );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param WebRequest $request
+	 * @return array [ captcha ID, captcha solution ]
+	 */
+	protected function getCaptchaParamsFromRequest( WebRequest $request ) {
 		$index = $request->getVal( 'wpCaptchaId' );
 		$word = $request->getVal( 'wpCaptchaWord' );
-
-		return $this->passCaptchaLimited( $index, $word, $user );
+		return [ $index, $word ];
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1092,6 +1100,18 @@ class SimpleCaptcha {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Given a required captcha run, test form input for correct
+	 * input on the open session.
+	 * @param WebRequest $request
+	 * @param User $user
+	 * @return bool if passed, false if failed or new session
+	 */
+	public function passCaptchaFromRequest( WebRequest $request, User $user ) {
+		list( $index, $word ) = $this->getCaptchaParamsFromRequest( $request );
+		return $this->passCaptcha( $index, $word, $user );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Given a required captcha run, test form input for correct
 	 * input on the open session.