diff --git a/app/models/host.rb b/app/models/host.rb
index cdaaf68c635..23cd3166715 100644
--- a/app/models/host.rb
+++ b/app/models/host.rb
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ def validate_unset_node_maintenance
     validate_unsupported("Maintenance mode is unavailable")
   end
 
+  def validate_reset
+    validate_unsupported("Reset is unavailable")
+  end
+
   def validate_unsupported(message_prefix)
     {:available => false, :message => "#{message_prefix} is not available for #{self.class.model_suffix} Host."}
   end