diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Model.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Model.java
index 2a36dbe18..205db2585 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Model.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Model.java
@@ -270,6 +270,19 @@ public abstract class Model {
     return db().delete(this);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Delete a bean permanently without soft delete.
+   * <p>
+   * This is used when the bean contains a <code>@SoftDelete</code> property and we
+   * want to perform a hard/permanent delete.
+   * </p>
+   *
+   * @see EbeanServer#deletePermanent(Object)
+   */
+  public boolean deletePermanent() {
+    return db().deletePermanent(this);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Perform an update using this entity against the specified server.
    */
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/onetoone/album/BaseModel.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/onetoone/album/BaseModel.java
index b3b6fc543..45f7bc95b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/onetoone/album/BaseModel.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/onetoone/album/BaseModel.java
@@ -48,10 +48,4 @@ public abstract class BaseModel extends Model {
     return this.deleted;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete this entry permanently.
-   */
-  public boolean deletePermanent() {
-    return db().deletePermanent(this);
-  }
 }