diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index f74b40181068f4c5876b4be607c0d7ff30f1671f..87f47828a591c5774ddbaa01054159ac6d37236b 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -1100,8 +1100,6 @@ int remove_or_warn(unsigned int mode, const char *path);
 int access_or_warn(const char *path, int mode, unsigned flag);
 int access_or_die(const char *path, int mode, unsigned flag);
 
-/* Warn on an inaccessible file that ought to be accessible */
-void warn_on_inaccessible(const char *path);
 /* Warn on an inaccessible file if errno indicates this is an error */
 int warn_on_fopen_errors(const char *path);
 
diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index 6e513c904acea971199cc4434f373010562ab1dd..b117eb14a47ab8f6e3c1424241040f3930367524 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -418,6 +418,11 @@ FILE *fopen_for_writing(const char *path)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void warn_on_inaccessible(const char *path)
+{
+	warning_errno(_("unable to access '%s'"), path);
+}
+
 int warn_on_fopen_errors(const char *path)
 {
 	if (errno != ENOENT && errno != ENOTDIR) {
@@ -597,11 +602,6 @@ int remove_or_warn(unsigned int mode, const char *file)
 	return S_ISGITLINK(mode) ? rmdir_or_warn(file) : unlink_or_warn(file);
 }
 
-void warn_on_inaccessible(const char *path)
-{
-	warning_errno(_("unable to access '%s'"), path);
-}
-
 static int access_error_is_ok(int err, unsigned flag)
 {
 	return err == ENOENT || err == ENOTDIR ||