diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/recurbate.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/recurbate.py
index 8c1d2be3b..73b6678c9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/recurbate.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/recurbate.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ class RecurbateIE(InfoExtractor):
         'skip': 'Free videos are available for a limited amount of time and for a single session.',
     }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def raise_login_required(msg='Login required: use --cookies to pass your browser's login cookie, or try again later'):
+        raise ExtractorError(msg, expected=True)
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
@@ -31,9 +35,7 @@ class RecurbateIE(InfoExtractor):
         get_url = update_url_query('https://recurbate.com/api/get.php', {'video': video_id, 'token': token})
         video_webpage = self._download_webpage(get_url, video_id)
         if 'shall_signin' in video_webpage[:20]:
-            raise ExtractorError(
-                "Login required: use --cookies to pass your browser's login cookie, or try again later",
-                expected=True)
+            self.raise_login_required()
         entries = self._parse_html5_media_entries(get_url, video_webpage, video_id)
         if not entries:
             raise ExtractorError('No media links found')