diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
index 6923c1a6ddb..2196d50c4c5 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
@@ -572,11 +572,6 @@ class res_users(osv.osv):
     def _is_admin(self):
         return self.id == openerp.SUPERUSER_ID or self.sudo(self).has_group('base.group_erp_manager')
 
-    @api.multi
-    def toggle_active(self):
-        for user in self:
-            user.active = not user.active
-
     def get_company_currency_id(self, cr, uid, context=None):
         return self.browse(cr, uid, uid, context=context).company_id.currency_id.id
 
diff --git a/openerp/models.py b/openerp/models.py
index 2686397cea1..4e3d6cf348f 100644
--- a/openerp/models.py
+++ b/openerp/models.py
@@ -5204,6 +5204,12 @@ class BaseModel(object):
         index = dict((r['id'], r) for r in result)
         return [index[x] for x in record_ids if x in index]
 
+    @api.multi
+    def toggle_active(self):
+        """ Inverse the value of the field ``active`` on the records in ``self``. """
+        for record in self:
+            record.active = not record.active
+
     def _register_hook(self, cr):
         """ stuff to do right after the registry is built """
         pass