diff --git a/dix/ptrveloc.c b/dix/ptrveloc.c
index 82a55d410..200cd48c2 100644
--- a/dix/ptrveloc.c
+++ b/dix/ptrveloc.c
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ static void InitVelocityData(DeviceVelocityPtr vel)
 /**
  * Clean up DeviceVelocityRec
  */
-void
-FreeVelocityData(DeviceVelocityPtr vel)
+static void FreeVelocityData(DeviceVelocityPtr vel)
 {
     free(vel->tracker);
     SetAccelerationProfile(vel, PROFILE_UNINITIALIZE);
diff --git a/include/ptrveloc.h b/include/ptrveloc.h
index cd3a3293c..9ff2dfa06 100644
--- a/include/ptrveloc.h
+++ b/include/ptrveloc.h
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ typedef struct _DeviceVelocityRec {
     } statistics;
 } DeviceVelocityRec, *DeviceVelocityPtr;
 
-extern _X_EXPORT void
-FreeVelocityData(DeviceVelocityPtr vel);
-
 extern _X_EXPORT int
 SetAccelerationProfile(DeviceVelocityPtr vel, int profile_num);