It is well-documented that an erasable delta-functor $(F^n,\delta)$ is universal. However, in 'small' abelian categories (in the technical sense or otherwise), there aren't always enough objects to erase all of $F^n(A)$ simultaneously. So consider the following variant:
Definition. Let $\mathscr A$ be an abelian category and $R$ a ring. Then an additive functor $F \colon \mathscr A \to \operatorname{Mod}_R$ is locally erasable if for every $A \in \mathscr A$ and every $x \in F(A)$, there exists a monomorphism $A \hookrightarrow B$ such that $x$ maps to $0$ in $F(B)$.
For instance, Yoneda's $\operatorname{Ext}^i(-,-)$ will not always be erasable in each variable, but it is always locally erasable. (I only care about situations where it is actually a set.)
It is not so hard to prove that locally erasable delta-functors are still universal, by a slight variation of the usual proof. This surely must have come up before, so:
Question. Is there a reference for this result?