diff --git a/app/models/mixins/retirement_mixin.rb b/app/models/mixins/retirement_mixin.rb
index 90c150206d4a..0097ce2c5054 100644
--- a/app/models/mixins/retirement_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/mixins/retirement_mixin.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ def set_retirement_requester(obj_ids, requester)
     end
   end
 
+  def instance_retire_request
+    make_retire_request(id, User.current_user)
+  end
+
   def retirement_warn=(days)
     if retirement_warn != days
       self.retirement_last_warn = nil # Reset so that a new warning can be sent out when the time is right