diff --git a/include/view.h b/include/view.h
index efdcf3fd..45bf42d8 100644
--- a/include/view.h
+++ b/include/view.h
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ void view_move_to_output(struct view *view, struct output *output);
 
 void view_move_to_front(struct view *view);
 void view_move_to_back(struct view *view);
-struct view *view_get_root(struct view *view);
 void view_append_children(struct view *view, struct wl_array *children);
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index e402b626..aa15ef92 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@ view_matches_query(struct view *view, struct view_query *query)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static struct view *
+view_get_root(struct view *view)
+{
+	assert(view);
+	if (view->impl->get_root) {
+		return view->impl->get_root(view);
+	}
+	return view;
+}
+
 static bool
 matches_criteria(struct view *view, enum lab_view_criteria criteria)
 {
@@ -2327,16 +2337,6 @@ view_move_to_back(struct view *view)
 	desktop_update_top_layer_visibility(view->server);
 }
 
-struct view *
-view_get_root(struct view *view)
-{
-	assert(view);
-	if (view->impl->get_root) {
-		return view->impl->get_root(view);
-	}
-	return view;
-}
-
 void
 view_append_children(struct view *view, struct wl_array *children)
 {