3 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index cd61509bc8..7fa19e9309 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -368,12 +368,6 @@ int for_each_remote_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 	return refs_for_each_remote_ref(get_main_ref_store(), fn, cb_data);
 }
 
-int for_each_remote_ref_submodule(const char *submodule, each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
-{
-	return refs_for_each_remote_ref(get_submodule_ref_store(submodule),
-					fn, cb_data);
-}
-
 int head_ref_namespaced(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index a8d6f33703..5d25da227a 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ int for_each_tag_ref_submodule(const char *submodule,
 			       each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
 int for_each_branch_ref_submodule(const char *submodule,
 				  each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
-int for_each_remote_ref_submodule(const char *submodule,
-				  each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
 
 int head_ref_namespaced(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
 int for_each_namespaced_ref(each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data);
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index e072036e79..98e1f9d3c7 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ int is_staging_gitmodules_ok(const struct index_state *istate)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int for_each_remote_ref_submodule(const char *submodule,
+					 each_ref_fn fn, void *cb_data)
+{
+	return refs_for_each_remote_ref(get_submodule_ref_store(submodule),
+					fn, cb_data);
+}
+
 /*
  * Try to update the "path" entry in the "submodule.<name>" section of the
  * .gitmodules file. Return 0 only if a .gitmodules file was found, a section