diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.c b/src/pipewire/context.c
index 1349df28b..c5b7391db 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.c
@@ -1067,29 +1067,6 @@ error:
 	return res;
 }
 
-/** Find a factory by name
- *
- * \param context the context object
- * \param name the name of the factory to find
- *
- * Find in the list of factories registered in \a context for one with
- * the given \a name.
- *
- * \memberof pw_context
- */
-SPA_EXPORT
-struct pw_impl_factory *pw_context_find_factory(struct pw_context *context,
-					const char *name)
-{
-	struct pw_impl_factory *factory;
-
-	spa_list_for_each(factory, &context->factory_list, link) {
-		if (strcmp(factory->info.name, name) == 0)
-			return factory;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static int collect_nodes(struct pw_impl_node *driver)
 {
 	struct spa_list queue;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.h b/src/pipewire/context.h
index b012b8840..8f5373770 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ struct pw_context;
 
 struct pw_global;
 struct pw_impl_client;
-struct pw_impl_factory;
 
 #include <pipewire/core.h>
 #include <pipewire/loop.h>
@@ -143,11 +142,6 @@ int pw_context_for_each_global(struct pw_context *context,	/**< the context */
 struct pw_global *pw_context_find_global(struct pw_context *context,	/**< the context */
 				      uint32_t id		/**< the global id */);
 
-/** Find a factory by name */
-struct pw_impl_factory *
-pw_context_find_factory(struct pw_context *context	/**< the context */,
-		     const char *name		/**< the factory name */);
-
 /** add a spa library for the given factory_name regex */
 int pw_context_add_spa_lib(struct pw_context *context, const char *factory_regex, const char *lib);
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-factory.c b/src/pipewire/impl-factory.c
index c7f471050..730679224 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-factory.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-factory.c
@@ -288,3 +288,26 @@ void *pw_impl_factory_create_object(struct pw_impl_factory *factory,
 			resource, type, version, properties, new_id);
 	return res;
 }
+
+/** Find a factory by name
+ *
+ * \param context the context object
+ * \param name the name of the factory to find
+ *
+ * Find in the list of factories registered in \a context for one with
+ * the given \a name.
+ *
+ * \memberof pw_context
+ */
+SPA_EXPORT
+struct pw_impl_factory *pw_context_find_factory(struct pw_context *context,
+					const char *name)
+{
+	struct pw_impl_factory *factory;
+
+	spa_list_for_each(factory, &context->factory_list, link) {
+		if (strcmp(factory->info.name, name) == 0)
+			return factory;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-factory.h b/src/pipewire/impl-factory.h
index bcb36340b..2c71a6640 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-factory.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-factory.h
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ void *pw_impl_factory_create_object(struct pw_impl_factory *factory,
 			       struct pw_properties *properties,
 			       uint32_t new_id);
 
+/** Find a factory by name */
+struct pw_impl_factory *
+pw_context_find_factory(struct pw_context *context	/**< the context */,
+		     const char *name			/**< the factory name */);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif