diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index 4dd4f3691de..37c5c3cc6c6 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -316,16 +316,6 @@ int address_compare_func(const Address *a1, const Address *a2) {
 
 DEFINE_HASH_OPS_WITH_KEY_DESTRUCTOR(address_hash_ops, Address, address_hash_func, address_compare_func, address_free);
 
-bool address_equal(const Address *a1, const Address *a2) {
-        if (a1 == a2)
-                return true;
-
-        if (!a1 || !a2)
-                return false;
-
-        return address_compare_func(a1, a2) == 0;
-}
-
 int address_dup(const Address *src, Address **ret) {
         _cleanup_(address_freep) Address *dest = NULL;
         int r;
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.h b/src/network/networkd-address.h
index 0f291ba7f6d..67b7580be67 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ Address* address_free(Address *address);
 int address_get(Link *link, const Address *in, Address **ret);
 int address_configure_handler_internal(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *m, Link *link, const char *error_msg);
 int address_remove(Address *address);
-bool address_equal(const Address *a1, const Address *a2);
 int address_dup(const Address *src, Address **ret);
 bool address_is_ready(const Address *a);
 void address_set_broadcast(Address *a);
diff --git a/src/network/test-network.c b/src/network/test-network.c
index 49a332a7f9f..8eb59b1cedb 100644
--- a/src/network/test-network.c
+++ b/src/network/test-network.c
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ static int test_load_config(Manager *manager) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+static bool address_equal(const Address *a1, const Address *a2) {
+        if (a1 == a2)
+                return true;
+
+        if (!a1 || !a2)
+                return false;
+
+        return address_compare_func(a1, a2) == 0;
+}
+
 static void test_address_equality(void) {
         _cleanup_(address_freep) Address *a1 = NULL, *a2 = NULL;