diff --git a/code/reports/Report.php b/code/reports/Report.php
index 5c7862d0..e3ab707c 100644
--- a/code/reports/Report.php
+++ b/code/reports/Report.php
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class SS_Report extends ViewableData {
 	 * The default value is zero.
 	 */
 	static function register($list, $reportClass, $priority = 0) {
+		Deprecation::notice('3.0', 'All subclasses of SS_Report now appear in the report admin, no need to register');
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -154,21 +155,37 @@ class SS_Report extends ViewableData {
 	 * All subclasses of SS_Report now appear in the report admin, no need to register or unregister.
 	 */
 	static function unregister($list, $reportClass) {
-		self::excludeReport($reportClass);
+		self::add_excluded_reports($reportClass);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Exclude a certain report class from the list of Reports in the CMS
-	 * @static
-	 * @param $reportClass
+	 * Exclude certain reports classes from the list of Reports in the CMS
+	 * @param $reportClass Can be either a string with the report classname or an array of reports classnames
 	 */
-	static function excludeReport($reportClass) {
-		self::$excluded_reports[] = $reportClass;   //add to the excluded reports, so this report doesn't get used
+	static function add_excluded_reports($reportClass) {
+		if (is_array($reportClass)) {
+			self::$excluded_reports = array_merge(self::$excluded_reports, $reportClass);
+		} else {
+			if (is_string($reportClass)) {
+				//add to the excluded reports, so this report doesn't get used
+				self::$excluded_reports[] = $reportClass;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Return an array of excluded reports. That is, reports that will not be included in
+	 * the list of reports in report admin in the CMS.
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	static function get_excluded_reports() {
+		return self::$excluded_reports;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Return the SS_Report objects making up the given list.
-	 * @return An array of SS_Report objects
+	 * @return ArrayList an arraylist of SS_Report objects
 	 */
 	static function get_reports() {
 		$reports = ClassInfo::subclassesFor(get_called_class());
diff --git a/tests/reports/ReportTest.php b/tests/reports/ReportTest.php
index 16bc3bed..c668dc66 100644
--- a/tests/reports/ReportTest.php
+++ b/tests/reports/ReportTest.php
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class ReportTest extends SapphireTest {
 		}
 		$this->assertContains('ReportTest_FakeTest',$reportNames,'ReportTest_FakeTest is in reports list');
 
-		//excluse one report
-		SS_Report::excludeReport('ReportTest_FakeTest');
+		//exclude one report
+		SS_Report::add_excluded_reports('ReportTest_FakeTest');
 
 		$reports = SS_Report::get_reports();
 		$reportNames = array();
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ class ReportTest extends SapphireTest {
 			$reportNames[] = $report->class;
 		}
 		$this->assertNotContains('ReportTest_FakeTest',$reportNames,'ReportTest_FakeTest is NOT in reports list');
+
+		//exclude two reports
+		SS_Report::add_excluded_reports(array('ReportTest_FakeTest','ReportTest_FakeTest2'));
+
+		$reports = SS_Report::get_reports();
+		$reportNames = array();
+		foreach($reports as $report) {
+			$reportNames[] = $report->class;
+		}
+		$this->assertNotContains('ReportTest_FakeTest',$reportNames,'ReportTest_FakeTest is NOT in reports list');
+		$this->assertNotContains('ReportTest_FakeTest2',$reportNames,'ReportTest_FakeTest2 is NOT in reports list');
 	}
 }