diff --git a/payu/models/access.py b/payu/models/access.py
index 8651d1e0..a542f5cf 100644
--- a/payu/models/access.py
+++ b/payu/models/access.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # Local
 from payu.fsops import make_symlink
 from payu.models.model import Model
+from payu.models.mom import get_restart_datetime_using_mom_submodel
 import payu.calendar as cal
 
 
@@ -226,6 +227,14 @@ def archive(self):
             o2i_dst = os.path.join(cice5.restart_path, 'o2i.nc')
             shutil.copy2(o2i_src, o2i_dst)
 
+    def get_restart_datetime(self, restart_path):
+        """Given a restart path, parse the restart files and
+        return a cftime datetime (for date-based restart pruning)"""
+        return get_restart_datetime_using_mom_submodel(
+            model=self, 
+            restart_path=restart_path
+        )
+
     def set_model_pathnames(self):
         pass
 
diff --git a/payu/models/accessom2.py b/payu/models/accessom2.py
index cfa8e930..b84d7185 100644
--- a/payu/models/accessom2.py
+++ b/payu/models/accessom2.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import shutil
 
 from payu.models.model import Model
+from payu.models.mom import get_restart_datetime_using_mom_submodel
 
 
 class AccessOm2(Model):
@@ -90,11 +91,8 @@ def collate(self):
     def get_restart_datetime(self, restart_path):
         """Given a restart path, parse the restart files and
         return a cftime datetime (for date-based restart pruning)"""
-        for model in self.expt.models:
-            if model.model_type == 'mom':
-                mom_restart_path = os.path.join(restart_path, model.name)
-                return model.get_restart_datetime(mom_restart_path)
-
-        raise NotImplementedError(
-            'Cannot find mom sub-model: access-om2 date-based restart pruning '
-            'requires the mom sub-model to determine restart dates')
+       # Use mom submodel to determine restart datetimes
+        return get_restart_datetime_using_mom_submodel(
+            model=self, 
+            restart_path=restart_path
+        )
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diff --git a/payu/models/mom.py b/payu/models/mom.py
index 6084407b..ace19183 100644
--- a/payu/models/mom.py
+++ b/payu/models/mom.py
@@ -225,3 +225,19 @@ def create_mask_table(self, input_nml):
             land_cells = int(fmask.readline())
 
         return land_cells
+
+
+def get_restart_datetime_using_mom_submodel(model, restart_path):
+    """Given a model object and a restart path, check for
+    a MOM sub-model and use it's restart files to find a cftime datetime 
+   (for date-based restart pruning)"""
+    for sub_model in model.expt.models:
+        if sub_model.model_type == 'mom' :
+            mom_restart_path = os.path.join(restart_path, sub_model.name)
+            return sub_model.get_restart_datetime(mom_restart_path)
+
+    raise NotImplementedError(
+        f'Cannot find mom sub-model: {model.model_type} date-based '
+        'restart pruning requires the mom sub-model to '
+        'determine restart dates'
+    )
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