diff --git a/tsa/howto/retire-a-host.mdwn b/tsa/howto/retire-a-host.mdwn
index 17856077e3f048f0746527fb420e20b16fa43fa5..2a45ab5a633b6906161d83d36410f4ff25aee795 100644
--- a/tsa/howto/retire-a-host.mdwn
+++ b/tsa/howto/retire-a-host.mdwn
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 
         echo rm -rf /srv/backups/bacula/$host/ | at now + 30 days
 
+ 12. if it's a physical machine or a virtual host we don't control,
+     schedule removal from racks or hosts with upstream
+
 TODO: remove the client from the Bacula catalog, see <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/30880>.
 
 ## Wiping disks