diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index e55f753610..31f7253c3c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -3945,15 +3945,6 @@ qemuMonitorSetBlockThreshold(qemuMonitor *mon,
 }
 
 
-virJSONValue *
-qemuMonitorQueryNamedBlockNodes(qemuMonitor *mon)
-{
-    QEMU_CHECK_MONITOR_NULL(mon);
-
-    return qemuMonitorJSONQueryNamedBlockNodes(mon, false);
-}
-
-
 char *
 qemuMonitorGuestPanicEventInfoFormatMsg(qemuMonitorEventPanicInfo *info)
 {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index 9acc7c0aa4..a756b286e9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -1331,8 +1331,6 @@ int qemuMonitorSetBlockThreshold(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                  const char *nodename,
                                  unsigned long long threshold);
 
-virJSONValue *qemuMonitorQueryNamedBlockNodes(qemuMonitor *mon);
-
 int qemuMonitorSetWatchdogAction(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                  const char *action);
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 0fc371f57c..06a10c4ad4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -2028,6 +2028,36 @@ qemuMonitorJSONSetDBusVMStateIdList(qemuMonitor *mon,
 }
 
 
+/* qemuMonitorJSONQueryNamedBlockNodes:
+ * @mon: Monitor pointer
+ *
+ * This helper will attempt to make a "query-named-block-nodes" call and check for
+ * errors before returning with the reply.
+ *
+ * Returns: NULL on error, reply on success
+ */
+static virJSONValue *
+qemuMonitorJSONQueryNamedBlockNodes(qemuMonitor *mon,
+                                    bool flat)
+{
+    g_autoptr(virJSONValue) cmd = NULL;
+    g_autoptr(virJSONValue) reply = NULL;
+
+    if (!(cmd = qemuMonitorJSONMakeCommand("query-named-block-nodes",
+                                           "B:flat", flat,
+                                           NULL)))
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (qemuMonitorJSONCommand(mon, cmd, &reply) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (qemuMonitorJSONCheckReply(cmd, reply, VIR_JSON_TYPE_ARRAY) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return virJSONValueObjectStealArray(reply, "return");
+}
+
+
 /* qemuMonitorJSONQueryBlock:
  * @mon: Monitor pointer
  *
@@ -7854,28 +7884,6 @@ qemuMonitorJSONSetBlockThreshold(qemuMonitor *mon,
 }
 
 
-virJSONValue *
-qemuMonitorJSONQueryNamedBlockNodes(qemuMonitor *mon,
-                                    bool flat)
-{
-    g_autoptr(virJSONValue) cmd = NULL;
-    g_autoptr(virJSONValue) reply = NULL;
-
-    if (!(cmd = qemuMonitorJSONMakeCommand("query-named-block-nodes",
-                                           "B:flat", flat,
-                                           NULL)))
-        return NULL;
-
-    if (qemuMonitorJSONCommand(mon, cmd, &reply) < 0)
-        return NULL;
-
-    if (qemuMonitorJSONCheckReply(cmd, reply, VIR_JSON_TYPE_ARRAY) < 0)
-        return NULL;
-
-    return virJSONValueObjectStealArray(reply, "return");
-}
-
-
 int
 qemuMonitorJSONSetWatchdogAction(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                  const char *action)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
index 44456d878b..dee1b93f8b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
@@ -712,11 +712,6 @@ qemuMonitorJSONSetBlockThreshold(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                  unsigned long long threshold)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
 
-virJSONValue *
-qemuMonitorJSONQueryNamedBlockNodes(qemuMonitor *mon,
-                                    bool flat)
-    ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
-
 int
 qemuMonitorJSONSetWatchdogAction(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                  const char *action)