diff --git a/src/conf/domain_addr.c b/src/conf/domain_addr.c
index ebbfab6f40..3db02f3c5e 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_addr.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_addr.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ virDomainPCIAddressSetFree(virDomainPCIAddressSetPtr addrs)
 }
 
 
-int
+static int ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2)
 virDomainPCIAddressGetNextSlot(virDomainPCIAddressSetPtr addrs,
                                virPCIDeviceAddressPtr next_addr,
                                virDomainPCIConnectFlags flags)
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_addr.h b/src/conf/domain_addr.h
index 904d060119..4d6d12a663 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_addr.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_addr.h
@@ -155,11 +155,6 @@ int virDomainPCIAddressReleaseSlot(virDomainPCIAddressSetPtr addrs,
                                    virPCIDeviceAddressPtr addr)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
 
-int virDomainPCIAddressGetNextSlot(virDomainPCIAddressSetPtr addrs,
-                                   virPCIDeviceAddressPtr next_addr,
-                                   virDomainPCIConnectFlags flags)
-    ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
-
 int virDomainPCIAddressReserveNextAddr(virDomainPCIAddressSetPtr addrs,
                                        virDomainDeviceInfoPtr dev,
                                        virDomainPCIConnectFlags flags,
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index a7d268ac60..b4210f4ea8 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ virDomainPCIAddressAsString;
 virDomainPCIAddressBusSetModel;
 virDomainPCIAddressEnsureAddr;
 virDomainPCIAddressFlagsCompatible;
-virDomainPCIAddressGetNextSlot;
 virDomainPCIAddressReleaseSlot;
 virDomainPCIAddressReserveAddr;
 virDomainPCIAddressReserveNextAddr;