diff --git a/db/src/internal_types.rs b/db/src/internal_types.rs
index 782ff22d..ff417c7c 100644
--- a/db/src/internal_types.rs
+++ b/db/src/internal_types.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ impl TermWithTempIds {
     }
 }
 
+impl TermWithoutTempIds {
+    pub(crate) fn rewrap<A, B>(self) -> Term<KnownEntidOr<A>, TypedValueOr<B>> {
+        match self {
+            Term::AddOrRetract(op, n, a, v) => Term::AddOrRetract(op, Left(n), a, Left(v))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Given a `KnownEntidOr` or a `TypedValueOr`, replace any internal `LookupRef` with the entid from
 /// the given map.  Fail if any `LookupRef` cannot be replaced.
 ///