diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
index e6f24e50336..a2b187cf162 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
@@ -961,6 +961,8 @@ int ctdb_set_public_addresses(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, bool check_addresses);
 int ctdb_set_single_public_ip(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, const char *iface,
 			      const char *ip);
 
+int ctdb_reload_remote_public_ips(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
+				  struct ctdb_node_map_old *nodemap);
 int ctdb_takeover_run(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, struct ctdb_node_map_old *nodemap,
 		      uint32_t *force_rebalance_nodes,
 		      client_async_callback fail_callback, void *callback_data);
@@ -1007,9 +1009,6 @@ int32_t ctdb_control_del_public_address(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 					struct ctdb_req_control_old *c,
 					TDB_DATA recdata, bool *async_reply);
 
-int verify_remote_ip_allocation(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
-				struct ctdb_public_ip_list_old *ips,
-				uint32_t pnn);
 int update_ip_assignment_tree(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 				struct ctdb_public_ip *ip);
 void clear_ip_assignment_tree(struct ctdb_context *ctdb);
diff --git a/ctdb/server/ctdb_recoverd.c b/ctdb/server/ctdb_recoverd.c
index 759b74a14a1..87c77950de6 100644
--- a/ctdb/server/ctdb_recoverd.c
+++ b/ctdb/server/ctdb_recoverd.c
@@ -1564,68 +1564,6 @@ static int recover_database(struct ctdb_recoverd *rec,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ctdb_reload_remote_public_ips(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
-					 struct ctdb_node_map_old *nodemap)
-{
-	int j;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (ctdb->num_nodes != nodemap->num) {
-		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR, (__location__ " ctdb->num_nodes (%d) != nodemap->num (%d) invalid param\n",
-				  ctdb->num_nodes, nodemap->num));
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	for (j=0; j<nodemap->num; j++) {
-		/* For readability */
-		struct ctdb_node *node = ctdb->nodes[j];
-
-		/* release any existing data */
-		TALLOC_FREE(node->known_public_ips);
-		TALLOC_FREE(node->available_public_ips);
-
-		if (nodemap->nodes[j].flags & NODE_FLAGS_INACTIVE) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* Retrieve the list of known public IPs from the node */
-		ret = ctdb_ctrl_get_public_ips_flags(ctdb,
-					CONTROL_TIMEOUT(),
-					node->pnn,
-					ctdb->nodes,
-					0,
-					&node->known_public_ips);
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,
-			      ("Failed to read known public IPs from node: %u\n",
-			       node->pnn));
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		if (ctdb->do_checkpublicip) {
-			verify_remote_ip_allocation(ctdb,
-						    node->known_public_ips,
-						    node->pnn);
-		}
-
-		/* Retrieve the list of available public IPs from the node */
-		ret = ctdb_ctrl_get_public_ips_flags(ctdb,
-					CONTROL_TIMEOUT(),
-					node->pnn,
-					ctdb->nodes,
-					CTDB_PUBLIC_IP_FLAGS_ONLY_AVAILABLE,
-					&node->available_public_ips);
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,
-			      ("Failed to read available public IPs from node: %u\n",
-			       node->pnn));
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* when we start a recovery, make sure all nodes use the same reclock file
    setting
 */
diff --git a/ctdb/server/ctdb_takeover.c b/ctdb/server/ctdb_takeover.c
index 6462de8aa43..27fb01aaf11 100644
--- a/ctdb/server/ctdb_takeover.c
+++ b/ctdb/server/ctdb_takeover.c
@@ -1388,6 +1388,72 @@ static int getips_count_callback(void *param, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int verify_remote_ip_allocation(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
+				       struct ctdb_public_ip_list_old *ips,
+				       uint32_t pnn);
+
+int ctdb_reload_remote_public_ips(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
+				  struct ctdb_node_map_old *nodemap)
+{
+	int j;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (ctdb->num_nodes != nodemap->num) {
+		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR, (__location__ " ctdb->num_nodes (%d) != nodemap->num (%d) invalid param\n",
+				  ctdb->num_nodes, nodemap->num));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	for (j=0; j<nodemap->num; j++) {
+		/* For readability */
+		struct ctdb_node *node = ctdb->nodes[j];
+
+		/* release any existing data */
+		TALLOC_FREE(node->known_public_ips);
+		TALLOC_FREE(node->available_public_ips);
+
+		if (nodemap->nodes[j].flags & NODE_FLAGS_INACTIVE) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Retrieve the list of known public IPs from the node */
+		ret = ctdb_ctrl_get_public_ips_flags(ctdb,
+					TAKEOVER_TIMEOUT(),
+					node->pnn,
+					ctdb->nodes,
+					0,
+					&node->known_public_ips);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,
+			      ("Failed to read known public IPs from node: %u\n",
+			       node->pnn));
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (ctdb->do_checkpublicip) {
+			verify_remote_ip_allocation(ctdb,
+						    node->known_public_ips,
+						    node->pnn);
+		}
+
+		/* Retrieve the list of available public IPs from the node */
+		ret = ctdb_ctrl_get_public_ips_flags(ctdb,
+					TAKEOVER_TIMEOUT(),
+					node->pnn,
+					ctdb->nodes,
+					CTDB_PUBLIC_IP_FLAGS_ONLY_AVAILABLE,
+					&node->available_public_ips);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,
+			      ("Failed to read available public IPs from node: %u\n",
+			       node->pnn));
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct public_ip_list *
 create_merged_ip_list(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 {
@@ -4219,9 +4285,9 @@ int32_t ctdb_control_ipreallocated(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
    node has the expected ip allocation.
    This is verified against ctdb->ip_tree
 */
-int verify_remote_ip_allocation(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
-				struct ctdb_public_ip_list_old *ips,
-				uint32_t pnn)
+static int verify_remote_ip_allocation(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
+				       struct ctdb_public_ip_list_old *ips,
+				       uint32_t pnn)
 {
 	struct public_ip_list *tmp_ip;
 	int i;