diff --git a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth-util.c b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth-util.c
index 21ce34efd..00963fae7 100644
--- a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth-util.c
+++ b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth-util.c
@@ -747,8 +747,7 @@ static void list_adapters(pa_bluetooth_discovery *y) {
     send_and_add_to_pending(y, m, get_properties_reply, NULL);
 }
 
-int pa_bluetooth_transport_parse_property(pa_bluetooth_transport *t, DBusMessageIter *i)
-{
+static int pa_bluetooth_transport_parse_property(pa_bluetooth_transport *t, DBusMessageIter *i) {
     const char *key;
     DBusMessageIter variant_i;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth-util.h b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth-util.h
index 95dd5c67f..e5fe11933 100644
--- a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth-util.h
+++ b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluetooth-util.h
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ bool pa_bluetooth_device_any_audio_connected(const pa_bluetooth_device *d);
 
 int pa_bluetooth_transport_acquire(pa_bluetooth_transport *t, const char *accesstype, size_t *imtu, size_t *omtu);
 void pa_bluetooth_transport_release(pa_bluetooth_transport *t, const char *accesstype);
-int pa_bluetooth_transport_parse_property(pa_bluetooth_transport *t, DBusMessageIter *i);
 
 pa_hook* pa_bluetooth_discovery_hook(pa_bluetooth_discovery *d);