diff --git a/src/conf/device_conf.c b/src/conf/device_conf.c
index f58b9d0074297598b6913f88706fca0d70fe48b5..d69f94fadf144f25fe7fee09198059e332ee9d66 100644
--- a/src/conf/device_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/device_conf.c
@@ -32,6 +32,119 @@
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_DEVICE
 
+int
+virDomainDeviceInfoCopy(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr dst,
+                        virDomainDeviceInfoPtr src)
+{
+    /* Assume that dst is already cleared */
+
+    /* first a shallow copy of *everything* */
+    *dst = *src;
+
+    /* then copy whatever's left */
+    dst->alias = NULL;
+    dst->romfile = NULL;
+    dst->loadparm = NULL;
+
+    if (VIR_STRDUP(dst->alias, src->alias) < 0 ||
+        VIR_STRDUP(dst->romfile, src->romfile) < 0 ||
+        VIR_STRDUP(dst->loadparm, src->loadparm) < 0)
+        return -1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void
+virDomainDeviceInfoClear(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info)
+{
+    VIR_FREE(info->alias);
+    memset(&info->addr, 0, sizeof(info->addr));
+    info->type = VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE;
+    VIR_FREE(info->romfile);
+    VIR_FREE(info->loadparm);
+    info->isolationGroup = 0;
+    info->isolationGroupLocked = false;
+}
+
+void
+virDomainDeviceInfoFree(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info)
+{
+    if (info) {
+        virDomainDeviceInfoClear(info);
+        VIR_FREE(info);
+    }
+}
+
+bool
+virDomainDeviceInfoAddressIsEqual(const virDomainDeviceInfo *a,
+                                  const virDomainDeviceInfo *b)
+{
+    if (a->type != b->type)
+        return false;
+
+    switch ((virDomainDeviceAddressType) a->type) {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_LAST:
+    /* address types below don't have any specific data */
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_MMIO:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_S390:
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_PCI:
+        /* the 'multi' field shouldn't be checked */
+        if (a->addr.pci.domain != b->addr.pci.domain ||
+            a->addr.pci.bus != b->addr.pci.bus ||
+            a->addr.pci.slot != b->addr.pci.slot ||
+            a->addr.pci.function != b->addr.pci.function)
+            return false;
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_DRIVE:
+        if (memcmp(&a->addr.drive, &b->addr.drive, sizeof(a->addr.drive)))
+            return false;
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_SERIAL:
+        if (memcmp(&a->addr.vioserial, &b->addr.vioserial, sizeof(a->addr.vioserial)))
+            return false;
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_CCID:
+        if (memcmp(&a->addr.ccid, &b->addr.ccid, sizeof(a->addr.ccid)))
+            return false;
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_USB:
+        if (memcmp(&a->addr.usb, &b->addr.usb, sizeof(a->addr.usb)))
+            return false;
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_SPAPRVIO:
+        if (memcmp(&a->addr.spaprvio, &b->addr.spaprvio, sizeof(a->addr.spaprvio)))
+            return false;
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_CCW:
+        /* the 'assigned' field denotes that the address was generated */
+        if (a->addr.ccw.cssid != b->addr.ccw.cssid ||
+            a->addr.ccw.ssid != b->addr.ccw.ssid ||
+            a->addr.ccw.devno != b->addr.ccw.devno)
+            return false;
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_ISA:
+        if (memcmp(&a->addr.isa, &b->addr.isa, sizeof(a->addr.isa)))
+            return false;
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_DIMM:
+        if (memcmp(&a->addr.dimm, &b->addr.dimm, sizeof(a->addr.dimm)))
+            return false;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 int virPCIDeviceAddressIsValid(virPCIDeviceAddressPtr addr,
                                bool report)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/device_conf.h b/src/conf/device_conf.h
index 68615f6dc8607631a2f4f75ecfd1fb82f676502e..f87d6f1fc6ee8db0370d5cbadf09e5c5b0133faa 100644
--- a/src/conf/device_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/device_conf.h
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ struct _virDomainDeviceInfo {
     bool isolationGroupLocked;
 };
 
+int virDomainDeviceInfoCopy(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr dst,
+                            virDomainDeviceInfoPtr src);
+void virDomainDeviceInfoClear(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info);
+void virDomainDeviceInfoFree(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info);
+
+bool virDomainDeviceInfoAddressIsEqual(const virDomainDeviceInfo *a,
+                                       const virDomainDeviceInfo *b)
+    ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
 
 int virPCIDeviceAddressIsValid(virPCIDeviceAddressPtr addr,
                                bool report);
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 9276cd90bbda206c66230b6f18f640d09f784dd4..d88a88e469d88f90af95febfc46cfaea1050591f 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -1323,15 +1323,6 @@ bool virDomainObjTaint(virDomainObjPtr obj,
     return true;
 }
 
-static void
-virDomainDeviceInfoFree(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info)
-{
-    if (info) {
-        virDomainDeviceInfoClear(info);
-        VIR_FREE(info);
-    }
-}
-
 
 static void
 virDomainGraphicsAuthDefClear(virDomainGraphicsAuthDefPtr def)
@@ -3554,77 +3545,6 @@ virDomainDeviceInfoNeedsFormat(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info, unsigned int flags)
     return false;
 }
 
-bool
-virDomainDeviceInfoAddressIsEqual(const virDomainDeviceInfo *a,
-                                  const virDomainDeviceInfo *b)
-{
-    if (a->type != b->type)
-        return false;
-
-    switch ((virDomainDeviceAddressType) a->type) {
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_LAST:
-    /* address types below don't have any specific data */
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_MMIO:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_S390:
-        break;
-
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_PCI:
-        /* the 'multi' field shouldn't be checked */
-        if (a->addr.pci.domain != b->addr.pci.domain ||
-            a->addr.pci.bus != b->addr.pci.bus ||
-            a->addr.pci.slot != b->addr.pci.slot ||
-            a->addr.pci.function != b->addr.pci.function)
-            return false;
-        break;
-
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_DRIVE:
-        if (memcmp(&a->addr.drive, &b->addr.drive, sizeof(a->addr.drive)))
-            return false;
-        break;
-
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_SERIAL:
-        if (memcmp(&a->addr.vioserial, &b->addr.vioserial, sizeof(a->addr.vioserial)))
-            return false;
-        break;
-
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_CCID:
-        if (memcmp(&a->addr.ccid, &b->addr.ccid, sizeof(a->addr.ccid)))
-            return false;
-        break;
-
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_USB:
-        if (memcmp(&a->addr.usb, &b->addr.usb, sizeof(a->addr.usb)))
-            return false;
-        break;
-
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_SPAPRVIO:
-        if (memcmp(&a->addr.spaprvio, &b->addr.spaprvio, sizeof(a->addr.spaprvio)))
-            return false;
-        break;
-
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_CCW:
-        /* the 'assigned' field denotes that the address was generated */
-        if (a->addr.ccw.cssid != b->addr.ccw.cssid ||
-            a->addr.ccw.ssid != b->addr.ccw.ssid ||
-            a->addr.ccw.devno != b->addr.ccw.devno)
-            return false;
-        break;
-
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_ISA:
-        if (memcmp(&a->addr.isa, &b->addr.isa, sizeof(a->addr.isa)))
-            return false;
-        break;
-
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_DIMM:
-        if (memcmp(&a->addr.dimm, &b->addr.dimm, sizeof(a->addr.dimm)))
-            return false;
-        break;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 
 static int
 virDomainDefHasDeviceAddressIterator(virDomainDefPtr def ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
@@ -3642,39 +3562,6 @@ virDomainDefHasDeviceAddressIterator(virDomainDefPtr def ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 }
 
 
-int
-virDomainDeviceInfoCopy(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr dst,
-                        virDomainDeviceInfoPtr src)
-{
-    /* Assume that dst is already cleared */
-
-    /* first a shallow copy of *everything* */
-    *dst = *src;
-
-    /* then copy whatever's left */
-    dst->alias = NULL;
-    dst->romfile = NULL;
-    dst->loadparm = NULL;
-
-    if (VIR_STRDUP(dst->alias, src->alias) < 0 ||
-        VIR_STRDUP(dst->romfile, src->romfile) < 0 ||
-        VIR_STRDUP(dst->loadparm, src->loadparm) < 0)
-        return -1;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void virDomainDeviceInfoClear(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info)
-{
-    VIR_FREE(info->alias);
-    memset(&info->addr, 0, sizeof(info->addr));
-    info->type = VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE;
-    VIR_FREE(info->romfile);
-    VIR_FREE(info->loadparm);
-    info->isolationGroup = 0;
-    info->isolationGroupLocked = false;
-}
-
-
 static bool
 virDomainSkipBackcompatConsole(virDomainDefPtr def,
                                size_t idx,
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index b337804597794c02d9206f4cbbbf727e81d50d34..4fef773efd930cc3d2462414cd31b95c4a4de89a 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2714,9 +2714,6 @@ virDomainDeviceDefPtr virDomainDeviceDefCopy(virDomainDeviceDefPtr src,
 int virDomainDeviceAddressIsValid(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info,
                                   int type);
 virDomainDeviceInfoPtr virDomainDeviceGetInfo(virDomainDeviceDefPtr device);
-int virDomainDeviceInfoCopy(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr dst,
-                            virDomainDeviceInfoPtr src);
-void virDomainDeviceInfoClear(virDomainDeviceInfoPtr info);
 void virDomainTPMDefFree(virDomainTPMDefPtr def);
 
 typedef int (*virDomainDeviceInfoCallback)(virDomainDefPtr def,
@@ -3341,11 +3338,6 @@ virDomainGetBlkioParametersAssignFromDef(virDomainDefPtr def,
                                          int *nparams,
                                          int maxparams);
 
-bool
-virDomainDeviceInfoAddressIsEqual(const virDomainDeviceInfo *a,
-                                  const virDomainDeviceInfo *b)
-    ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
-
 int virDomainDiskSetBlockIOTune(virDomainDiskDefPtr disk,
                                 virDomainBlockIoTuneInfo *info);
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index c7a54d84e3d51ce040253d5636baf56e0e2fc1d4..eda4269b70e72fcd8d5ee587682cf7e89b2167db 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ virCPUModeTypeToString;
 
 
 # conf/device_conf.h
+virDomainDeviceInfoAddressIsEqual;
+virDomainDeviceInfoCopy;
 virInterfaceLinkFormat;
 virInterfaceLinkParseXML;
 virPCIDeviceAddressEqual;
@@ -286,8 +288,6 @@ virDomainDeviceDefFree;
 virDomainDeviceDefParse;
 virDomainDeviceFindControllerModel;
 virDomainDeviceGetInfo;
-virDomainDeviceInfoAddressIsEqual;
-virDomainDeviceInfoCopy;
 virDomainDeviceInfoIterate;
 virDomainDeviceTypeToString;
 virDomainDiskBusTypeToString;