diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 1a03ced1a5..870b22dd2f 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -2179,8 +2179,8 @@ int git_configset_get_string(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, char **dest
 		return 1;
 }
 
-int git_configset_get_string_tmp(struct config_set *cs, const char *key,
-				 const char **dest)
+static int git_configset_get_string_tmp(struct config_set *cs, const char *key,
+					const char **dest)
 {
 	const char *value;
 	if (!git_configset_get_value(cs, key, &value)) {
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 1d98ad269b..184aef1eca 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ void git_configset_clear(struct config_set *cs);
 int git_configset_get_value(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, const char **dest);
 
 int git_configset_get_string(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, char **dest);
-int git_configset_get_string_tmp(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, const char **dest);
 int git_configset_get_int(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *dest);
 int git_configset_get_ulong(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, unsigned long *dest);
 int git_configset_get_bool(struct config_set *cs, const char *key, int *dest);