Expense Asset added to Fixed Assets as Capitalized by accident, how do we change that to Expensed?

We have two assets that were accidently added as Capitalized when they should have been Expensed several years ago. This error was not caught until resently because we do not run any reports that list the Asset Type. In the User Guide under Asset Setup I see a note that states "Once you save the asset, you cannot change the asset type." But I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else and what they ended up doing to correct this issue. Were you able to retire the asset then reinstate it with a new Asset Type. Did you have