diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/ILivePublishedModelFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/ILivePublishedModelFactory.cs
index 0810f2207b..0d7744389a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/ILivePublishedModelFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/PublishedContent/ILivePublishedModelFactory.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.PublishedContent
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a live published model creation service.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ILivePublishedModelFactory2 : ILivePublishedModelFactory
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tells the factory that it should build a new generation of models
+        /// </summary>
+        void Reset();
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides a live published model creation service.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/PublishedModelFactoryExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/PublishedModelFactoryExtensions.cs
index ac8c9f1be7..cfb29038c6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/PublishedModelFactoryExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/PublishedModelFactoryExtensions.cs
@@ -50,14 +50,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
             {
                 lock (liveFactory.SyncRoot)
                 {
-                    // TODO: Fix this in 8.3! - We need to change the ILivePublishedModelFactory interface to have a Reset method and then when we have an embedded MB
-                    // version we will publicize the ResetModels (and change the name to Reset).
-                    // For now, this will suffice and we'll use reflection, there should be no other implementation of ILivePublishedModelFactory.
-                    // Calling ResetModels resets the MB flag so that the next time EnsureModels is called (which is called when nucache lazily calls CreateModel) it will
-                    // trigger the recompiling of pure live models.
-                    var resetMethod = liveFactory.GetType().GetMethod("ResetModels", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic);
-                    if (resetMethod != null)
-                        resetMethod.Invoke(liveFactory, null);
+                    if (liveFactory is ILivePublishedModelFactory2 liveFactory2)
+                    {
+                        liveFactory2.Reset();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // This is purely here for backwards compat and to avoid breaking changes but this code will probably never get executed
+                        var resetMethod = liveFactory.GetType().GetMethod("ResetModels", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+                        if (resetMethod != null)
+                            resetMethod.Invoke(liveFactory, null);
+                    }
 
                     action();
                 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded/PureLiveModelFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded/PureLiveModelFactory.cs
index 8e8a19c729..b642f93bc9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded/PureLiveModelFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded/PureLiveModelFactory.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ using File = System.IO.File;
 
 namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded
 {
-    internal class PureLiveModelFactory : ILivePublishedModelFactory, IRegisteredObject
+    internal class PureLiveModelFactory : ILivePublishedModelFactory2, IRegisteredObject
     {
         private Assembly _modelsAssembly;
         private Infos _infos = new Infos { ModelInfos = null, ModelTypeMap = new Dictionary<string, Type>() };
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Embedded
             return ctor();
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void Reset()
+        {
+            if (_config.Enable)
+                ResetModels();
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Compilation