diff --git a/lib/SubscriptionItem.php b/lib/SubscriptionItem.php
index f78f8fea0..44ba738d4 100644
--- a/lib/SubscriptionItem.php
+++ b/lib/SubscriptionItem.php
@@ -21,12 +21,27 @@ class SubscriptionItem extends ApiResource
 {
     const OBJECT_NAME = "subscription_item";
 
+    const PATH_USAGE_RECORDS = '/usage_records';
+
     use ApiOperations\All;
     use ApiOperations\Create;
     use ApiOperations\Delete;
+    use ApiOperations\NestedResource;
     use ApiOperations\Retrieve;
     use ApiOperations\Update;
 
+    /**
+     * @param string|null $id The ID of the subscription item on which to create the usage record.
+     * @param array|null $params
+     * @param array|string|null $opts
+     *
+     * @return ApiResource
+     */
+    public static function createUsageRecord($id, $params = null, $opts = null)
+    {
+        return self::_createNestedResource($id, static::PATH_USAGE_RECORDS, $params, $opts);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array|null $params
      * @param array|string|null $options
diff --git a/lib/UsageRecord.php b/lib/UsageRecord.php
index 1239222d4..45dabb53f 100644
--- a/lib/UsageRecord.php
+++ b/lib/UsageRecord.php
@@ -17,27 +17,4 @@
 class UsageRecord extends ApiResource
 {
     const OBJECT_NAME = "usage_record";
-
-    /**
-     * @param array|null $params
-     * @param array|string|null $options
-     *
-     * @return \Stripe\ApiResource The created resource.
-     */
-    public static function create($params = null, $options = null)
-    {
-        self::_validateParams($params);
-        if (!array_key_exists('subscription_item', $params)) {
-            throw new Error\InvalidRequest("Missing subscription_item param in request", null);
-        }
-        $subscription_item = $params['subscription_item'];
-        $url = "/v1/subscription_items/$subscription_item/usage_records";
-        $request_params = $params;
-        unset($request_params['subscription_item']);
-
-        list($response, $opts) = static::_staticRequest('post', $url, $request_params, $options);
-        $obj = \Stripe\Util\Util::convertToStripeObject($response->json, $opts);
-        $obj->setLastResponse($response);
-        return $obj;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Stripe/SubscriptionItemTest.php b/tests/Stripe/SubscriptionItemTest.php
index 15a496c65..be514ae80 100644
--- a/tests/Stripe/SubscriptionItemTest.php
+++ b/tests/Stripe/SubscriptionItemTest.php
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ public function testIsDeletable()
         $this->assertInstanceOf(\Stripe\SubscriptionItem::class, $resource);
     }
 
+    public function testCanCreateUsageRecord()
+    {
+        $this->expectsRequest(
+            'post',
+            '/v1/subscription_items/' . self::TEST_RESOURCE_ID . '/usage_records'
+        );
+        $resource = SubscriptionItem::createUsageRecord(self::TEST_RESOURCE_ID, [
+            'quantity' => 100,
+            'timestamp' => 12341234,
+            'action' => 'set',
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function testCanListUsageRecordSummaries()
     {
         $resource = SubscriptionItem::retrieve(self::TEST_RESOURCE_ID);
diff --git a/tests/Stripe/UsageRecordTest.php b/tests/Stripe/UsageRecordTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index efff6d884..000000000
--- a/tests/Stripe/UsageRecordTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Stripe;
-
-class UsageRecordTest extends TestCase
-{
-    const TEST_RESOURCE_ID = 'usage_record';
-
-    public function testIsCreatable()
-    {
-        $this->expectsRequest(
-            'post',
-            '/v1/subscription_items/si_123/usage_records'
-        );
-        $resource = UsageRecord::create([
-            'subscription_item' => 'si_123',
-            'quantity' => 100,
-            'timestamp' => 12341234,
-            'action' => 'set'
-        ]);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(\Stripe\UsageRecord::class, $resource);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @expectedException \Stripe\Error\InvalidRequest
-     */
-    public function testThrowsIfSubscriptionItemIsMissing()
-    {
-        UsageRecord::create([
-            'quantity' => 100,
-            'timestamp' => 12341234,
-            'action' => 'set'
-        ]);
-    }
-}