diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 7135024161..b99471814c 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -7084,7 +7084,7 @@ int virDomainNetIndexByMac(virDomainDefPtr def, const unsigned char *mac)
     return -1;
 }
 
-static void virDomainNetRemove(virDomainDefPtr def, size_t i)
+void virDomainNetRemove(virDomainDefPtr def, size_t i)
 {
     virDomainNetDefPtr net = def->nets[i];
 
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index c3f12ad227..87b410336f 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -1902,6 +1902,7 @@ int virDomainDiskRemoveByName(virDomainDefPtr def, const char *name);
 
 int virDomainNetIndexByMac(virDomainDefPtr def, const unsigned char *mac);
 int virDomainNetInsert(virDomainDefPtr def, virDomainNetDefPtr net);
+void virDomainNetRemove(virDomainDefPtr def, size_t i);
 int virDomainNetRemoveByMac(virDomainDefPtr def, const unsigned char *mac);
 
 int virDomainHostdevInsert(virDomainDefPtr def, virDomainHostdevDefPtr hostdev);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index a6d741a6b1..2639b48a31 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ virDomainNetGetActualType;
 virDomainNetGetActualVirtPortProfile;
 virDomainNetIndexByMac;
 virDomainNetInsert;
+virDomainNetRemove;
 virDomainNetRemoveByMac;
 virDomainNetTypeToString;
 virDomainNostateReasonTypeFromString;