diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/AssetsController.php b/app/controllers/admin/AssetsController.php
index ae4cc5b8f1..484da8f29f 100755
--- a/app/controllers/admin/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/AssetsController.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class AssetsController extends AdminController
             } else {
                 $asset->rtd_location_id     = e(Input::get('rtd_location_id'));
             }
-            $checkModel = $this->checkModel(e(Input::get('model_id')));
+            $checkModel = $asset->checkModel(e(Input::get('model_id')));
             $asset->mac_address = ($checkModel == true) ? e(Input::get('mac_address')) : NULL;
 
             // Save the asset data
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/ModelsController.php b/app/controllers/admin/ModelsController.php
index 29ef9e400d..8a8fcb7d4a 100755
--- a/app/controllers/admin/ModelsController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/ModelsController.php
@@ -346,10 +346,6 @@ class ModelsController extends AdminController
         ->make();
     }
     
-    public function checkModel($modelId) {
-        $model = Model::find($modelId);
-        return $model->show_mac_address;
-    }
     
     public function getDataView($modelID)
     {
diff --git a/app/models/Asset.php b/app/models/Asset.php
index 2a49932bbb..a62f58a603 100755
--- a/app/models/Asset.php
+++ b/app/models/Asset.php
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ class Asset extends Depreciable
 		    return $this->name;
 	    }
     }
+    
+    
+    public function checkModel($modelId) {
+        $model = Model::find($modelId);
+        return $model->show_mac_address;
+    }
 
 
      public function warrantee_expires()