diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index 255474a56..af756d2ce 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -937,6 +937,8 @@ struct logical_volume *alloc_pool_metadata(struct logical_volume *pool_lv,
 					   uint32_t stripes, uint32_t stripe_size,
 					   uint32_t extents, alloc_policy_t alloc,
 					   struct dm_list *pvh);
+int add_metadata_to_pool(struct lv_segment *pool_seg,
+			 struct logical_volume *metadata_lv);
 int handle_pool_metadata_spare(struct volume_group *vg, uint32_t extents,
 			       struct dm_list *pvh, int poolmetadataspare);
 int vg_set_pool_metadata_spare(struct logical_volume *lv);
diff --git a/lib/metadata/pool_manip.c b/lib/metadata/pool_manip.c
index 32e627b4c..9e16805b7 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/pool_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/pool_manip.c
@@ -642,6 +642,36 @@ struct logical_volume *alloc_pool_metadata(struct logical_volume *pool_lv,
 	return metadata_lv;
 }
 
+int add_metadata_to_pool(struct lv_segment *pool_seg,
+			 struct logical_volume *metadata_lv)
+{
+	struct cmd_context *cmd = metadata_lv->vg->cmd;
+	char name[NAME_LEN];                   /* generated sub lv name */
+
+	if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, metadata_lv)) {
+		log_error("Aborting. Failed to deactivate metadata lv. "
+			  "Manual intervention required.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if ((dm_snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s%s", pool_seg->lv->name,
+			 seg_is_thin_pool(pool_seg) ? "_tmeta" : "_cmeta") < 0)) {
+		log_error("Failed to create internal lv names, %s name is too long.",
+			  pool_seg->lv->name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Rename LVs to the pool _[ct]meta LV naming scheme. */
+	if ((strcmp(metadata_lv->name, name) != 0) &&
+	    !lv_rename_update(cmd, metadata_lv, name, 0))
+		return_0;
+
+	if (!attach_pool_metadata_lv(pool_seg, metadata_lv))
+		return_0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static struct logical_volume *_alloc_pool_metadata_spare(struct volume_group *vg,
 							 uint32_t extents,
 							 struct dm_list *pvh)
diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index e16f1dc95..eaf85c20b 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -3018,36 +3018,6 @@ static struct logical_volume *_lvconvert_insert_thin_layer(struct logical_volume
 	return pool_lv;
 }
 
-static int _lvconvert_attach_metadata_to_pool(struct lv_segment *pool_seg,
-					      struct logical_volume *metadata_lv)
-{
-	struct cmd_context *cmd = metadata_lv->vg->cmd;
-	char name[NAME_LEN];                   /* generated sub lv name */
-
-	if (!deactivate_lv(cmd, metadata_lv)) {
-		log_error("Aborting. Failed to deactivate metadata lv. "
-			  "Manual intervention required.");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if ((dm_snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s%s", pool_seg->lv->name,
-			 seg_is_thin_pool(pool_seg) ? "_tmeta" : "_cmeta") < 0)) {
-		log_error("Failed to create internal lv names, %s name is too long.",
-			  pool_seg->lv->name);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* Rename LVs to the pool _[ct]meta LV naming scheme. */
-	if ((strcmp(metadata_lv->name, name) != 0) &&
-	    !lv_rename_update(cmd, metadata_lv, name, 0))
-		return_0;
-
-	if (!attach_pool_metadata_lv(pool_seg, metadata_lv))
-		return_0;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /*
  * Create a new pool LV, using the lv arg as the data sub LV.
  * The metadata sub LV is either a new LV created here, or an
@@ -3448,7 +3418,7 @@ static int _lvconvert_to_pool(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!_lvconvert_attach_metadata_to_pool(seg, metadata_lv))
+	if (!add_metadata_to_pool(seg, metadata_lv))
 		goto_bad;
 
 	/*