diff --git a/source3/registry/reg_backend_db.c b/source3/registry/reg_backend_db.c
index ed823e4e053..7fde8a27b79 100644
--- a/source3/registry/reg_backend_db.c
+++ b/source3/registry/reg_backend_db.c
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ static NTSTATUS regdb_store_values_action(struct db_context *db,
 	return status;
 }
 
-bool regdb_store_values(const char *key, struct regval_ctr *values)
+static bool regdb_store_values(const char *key, struct regval_ctr *values)
 {
 	WERROR werr;
 	struct regdb_store_values_ctx ctx;
diff --git a/source3/registry/reg_backend_db.h b/source3/registry/reg_backend_db.h
index b88835bf70e..f6a6049061f 100644
--- a/source3/registry/reg_backend_db.h
+++ b/source3/registry/reg_backend_db.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ WERROR regdb_transaction_start(void);
 WERROR regdb_transaction_commit(void);
 WERROR regdb_transaction_cancel(void);
 int regdb_get_seqnum(void);
-bool regdb_store_values(const char *key, struct regval_ctr *values);
 bool regdb_subkeys_need_update(struct regsubkey_ctr *subkeys);
 bool regdb_values_need_update(struct regval_ctr *values);