diff --git a/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/kernelSyscall.js b/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/kernelSyscall.js
index fa1ce165daf..56d51909ee4 100644
--- a/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/kernelSyscall.js
+++ b/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/kernelSyscall.js
@@ -178,16 +178,7 @@ export function makeKernelSyscallHandler(tools) {
 
   function retireExports(koids) {
     Array.isArray(koids) || Fail`retireExports given non-Array ${koids}`;
-    const newActions = [];
-    for (const koid of koids) {
-      const importers = kernelKeeper.getImporters(koid);
-      for (const vatID of importers) {
-        newActions.push(`${vatID} retireImport ${koid}`);
-      }
-      // TODO: decref and delete any #2069 auxdata
-      kernelKeeper.deleteKernelObject(koid);
-    }
-    kernelKeeper.addGCActions(newActions);
+    kernelKeeper.retireKernelObjects(koids);
     return OKNULL;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/state/kernelKeeper.js b/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/state/kernelKeeper.js
index 4e1cdbedd94..bd80c2ce59e 100644
--- a/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/state/kernelKeeper.js
+++ b/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/state/kernelKeeper.js
@@ -708,6 +708,19 @@ export default function makeKernelKeeper(
     return owner;
   }
 
+  function retireKernelObjects(koids) {
+    Array.isArray(koids) || Fail`retireExports given non-Array ${koids}`;
+    const newActions = [];
+    for (const koid of koids) {
+      const importers = getImporters(koid);
+      for (const vatID of importers) {
+        newActions.push(`${vatID} retireImport ${koid}`);
+      }
+      deleteKernelObject(koid);
+    }
+    addGCActions(newActions);
+  }
+
   function orphanKernelObject(kref, oldVat) {
     const ownerKey = `${kref}.owner`;
     const ownerVat = kvStore.get(ownerKey);
@@ -1823,6 +1836,7 @@ export default function makeKernelKeeper(
     kernelObjectExists,
     getImporters,
     orphanKernelObject,
+    retireKernelObjects,
     deleteKernelObject,
     pinObject,