diff --git a/lib/rpmte.h b/lib/rpmte.h
index c87af5346..0d1fc8d95 100644
--- a/lib/rpmte.h
+++ b/lib/rpmte.h
@@ -20,28 +20,6 @@ typedef enum rpmElementType_e {
     TR_REMOVED		= (1 << 1)	/*!< Package will be removed. */
 } rpmElementType;
 
-/** \ingroup rpmte
- * Destroy a transaction element.
- * @param te		transaction element
- * @return		NULL always
- */
-rpmte rpmteFree(rpmte te);
-
-/** \ingroup rpmte
- * Create a transaction element.
- * @param ts		unused
- * @param h		header
- * @param type		TR_ADDED/TR_REMOVED
- * @param key		(TR_ADDED) package retrieval key (e.g. file name)
- * @param relocs	(TR_ADDED) package file relocations
- * @param dboffset	unused
- * @return		new transaction element
- */
-rpmte rpmteNew(const rpmts ts, Header h, rpmElementType type,
-		fnpyKey key,
-		rpmRelocation * relocs,
-		int dboffset);
-
 /** \ingroup rpmte
  * Retrieve header from transaction element.
  * @param te		transaction element
diff --git a/lib/rpmte_internal.h b/lib/rpmte_internal.h
index 87f4d5fb8..160409d61 100644
--- a/lib/rpmte_internal.h
+++ b/lib/rpmte_internal.h
@@ -21,6 +21,30 @@ typedef enum pkgGoal_e {
  */
 typedef struct tsortInfo_s *		tsortInfo;
 
+/** \ingroup rpmte
+ * Create a transaction element.
+ * @param ts		unused
+ * @param h		header
+ * @param type		TR_ADDED/TR_REMOVED
+ * @param key		(TR_ADDED) package retrieval key (e.g. file name)
+ * @param relocs	(TR_ADDED) package file relocations
+ * @param dboffset	unused
+ * @return		new transaction element
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmte rpmteNew(const rpmts ts, Header h, rpmElementType type,
+		fnpyKey key,
+		rpmRelocation * relocs,
+		int dboffset);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmte
+ * Destroy a transaction element.
+ * @param te		transaction element
+ * @return		NULL always
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmte rpmteFree(rpmte te);
+
 RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
 rpmfi rpmteSetFI(rpmte te, rpmfi fi);
 
diff --git a/lib/rpmts.c b/lib/rpmts.c
index 42556db98..433160d95 100644
--- a/lib/rpmts.c
+++ b/lib/rpmts.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "rpmio/digest.h"
 #include "lib/rpmal.h"
 #include "lib/rpmts_internal.h"
+#include "lib/rpmte_internal.h"
 #include "lib/misc.h"
 
 #include "debug.h"