diff --git a/src/conf/virnetworkobj.c b/src/conf/virnetworkobj.c
index ccde72e727..d8eca1e90a 100644
--- a/src/conf/virnetworkobj.c
+++ b/src/conf/virnetworkobj.c
@@ -127,16 +127,7 @@ virNetworkObjListNew(void)
 }
 
 
-/**
- * virNetworkObjFindByUUIDLocked:
- * @nets: list of network objects
- * @uuid: network uuid to find
- *
- * This functions requires @nets to be locked already!
- *
- * Returns: not locked, but ref'd network object.
- */
-virNetworkObjPtr
+static virNetworkObjPtr
 virNetworkObjFindByUUIDLocked(virNetworkObjListPtr nets,
                               const unsigned char *uuid)
 {
@@ -193,16 +184,7 @@ virNetworkObjSearchName(const void *payload,
 }
 
 
-/*
- * virNetworkObjFindByNameLocked:
- * @nets: list of network objects
- * @name: network name to find
- *
- * This functions requires @nets to be locked already!
- *
- * Returns: not locked, but ref'd network object.
- */
-virNetworkObjPtr
+static virNetworkObjPtr
 virNetworkObjFindByNameLocked(virNetworkObjListPtr nets,
                               const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/virnetworkobj.h b/src/conf/virnetworkobj.h
index 8090c2e242..cb1fd13a36 100644
--- a/src/conf/virnetworkobj.h
+++ b/src/conf/virnetworkobj.h
@@ -65,18 +65,10 @@ virNetworkObjIsActive(const virNetworkObj *net)
 virNetworkObjListPtr
 virNetworkObjListNew(void);
 
-virNetworkObjPtr
-virNetworkObjFindByUUIDLocked(virNetworkObjListPtr nets,
-                              const unsigned char *uuid);
-
 virNetworkObjPtr
 virNetworkObjFindByUUID(virNetworkObjListPtr nets,
                         const unsigned char *uuid);
 
-virNetworkObjPtr
-virNetworkObjFindByNameLocked(virNetworkObjListPtr nets,
-                              const char *name);
-
 virNetworkObjPtr
 virNetworkObjFindByName(virNetworkObjListPtr nets,
                         const char *name);
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 37b815c06b..054315fb74 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -941,9 +941,7 @@ virNetworkObjBridgeInUse;
 virNetworkObjDeleteConfig;
 virNetworkObjEndAPI;
 virNetworkObjFindByName;
-virNetworkObjFindByNameLocked;
 virNetworkObjFindByUUID;
-virNetworkObjFindByUUIDLocked;
 virNetworkObjGetPersistentDef;
 virNetworkObjListExport;
 virNetworkObjListForEach;