https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/7338

templates/partials/topic/deleted-message.tpl

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<div component="topic/deleted/message" class="alert alert-warning<!-- IF !deleted --> hidden<!-- ENDIF !deleted --> clearfix">
+    <span class="pull-left">[[topic:deleted_message]]</span>
+    <span class="pull-right">
+        <!-- IF deleter -->
+        <a href="{config.relative_path}/user/{deleter.userslug}">
+            <strong>{deleter.username}</strong>
+        </a>
+        <small class="timeago" title="{deletedTimestampISO}"></small>
+        <!-- ENDIF deleter -->
+    </span>
+</div>

templates/topic.tpl

@@ -29,17 +29,7 @@
 		</div>
 		<!-- ENDIF merger -->
 
-		<div component="topic/deleted/message" class="alert alert-warning<!-- IF !deleted --> hidden<!-- ENDIF !deleted --> clearfix">
-			<span class="pull-left">[[topic:deleted_message]]</span>
-			<span class="pull-right">
-				<!-- IF deleter -->
-				<a href="{config.relative_path}/user/{deleter.userslug}">
-					<strong>{deleter.username}</strong>
-				</a>
-				<small class="timeago" title="{deletedTimestampISO}"></small>
-				<!-- ENDIF deleter -->
-			</span>
-		</div>
+		<!-- IMPORT partials/topic/deleted-message.tpl -->
 
 		<hr class="visible-xs" />