diff --git a/backup/util/plan/backup_step.class.php b/backup/util/plan/backup_step.class.php
index 2604dddb6b5..b8f1e93573e 100644
--- a/backup/util/plan/backup_step.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/plan/backup_step.class.php
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ abstract class backup_step extends base_step {
         }
         parent::__construct($name, $task);
     }
+
+    protected function get_backupid() {
+        if (is_null($this->task)) {
+            throw new backup_step_exception('not_specified_backup_task');
+        }
+        return $this->task->get_backupid();
+    }
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/backup/util/plan/backup_task.class.php b/backup/util/plan/backup_task.class.php
index f5e620d1dcd..f7840ef326d 100644
--- a/backup/util/plan/backup_task.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/plan/backup_task.class.php
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ abstract class backup_task extends base_task {
         }
         parent::__construct($name, $plan);
     }
+
+    public function get_backupid() {
+        return $this->plan->get_backupid();
+    }
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/backup/util/plan/base_step.class.php b/backup/util/plan/base_step.class.php
index efaa0929ae5..96db85f5bbd 100644
--- a/backup/util/plan/base_step.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/plan/base_step.class.php
@@ -87,13 +87,6 @@ abstract class base_step implements executable, loggable {
         return $this->task->get_setting_value($name);
     }
 
-    protected function get_backupid() {
-        if (is_null($this->task)) {
-            throw new base_step_exception('not_specified_base_task');
-        }
-        return $this->task->get_backupid();
-    }
-
     protected function get_courseid() {
         if (is_null($this->task)) {
             throw new base_step_exception('not_specified_base_task');
diff --git a/backup/util/plan/base_task.class.php b/backup/util/plan/base_task.class.php
index 1ac7014216d..a066a235407 100644
--- a/backup/util/plan/base_task.class.php
+++ b/backup/util/plan/base_task.class.php
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ abstract class base_task implements checksumable, executable, loggable {
         return $this->get_setting($name)->get_value();
     }
 
-    public function get_backupid() {
-        return $this->plan->get_backupid();
-    }
-
     public function get_courseid() {
         return $this->plan->get_courseid();
     }