diff --git a/dix/ptrveloc.c b/dix/ptrveloc.c
index fce97c3fe..1245b7bfa 100644
--- a/dix/ptrveloc.c
+++ b/dix/ptrveloc.c
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ DeletePredictableAccelerationProperties(DeviceIntPtr,
 /**
  * Init DeviceVelocity struct so it should match the average case
  */
-void
-InitVelocityData(DeviceVelocityPtr vel)
+static void InitVelocityData(DeviceVelocityPtr vel)
 {
     memset(vel, 0, sizeof(DeviceVelocityRec));
 
diff --git a/include/ptrveloc.h b/include/ptrveloc.h
index a99416ee7..1280978bd 100644
--- a/include/ptrveloc.h
+++ b/include/ptrveloc.h
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ typedef struct _DeviceVelocityRec {
     } statistics;
 } DeviceVelocityRec, *DeviceVelocityPtr;
 
-extern _X_EXPORT void
-InitVelocityData(DeviceVelocityPtr vel);
-
 extern _X_EXPORT void
 InitTrackers(DeviceVelocityPtr vel, int ntracker);