diff --git a/dix/dispatch.c b/dix/dispatch.c
index 0a7fc948c8..2b01e26da8 100644
--- a/dix/dispatch.c
+++ b/dix/dispatch.c
@@ -716,12 +716,6 @@ CreateConnectionBlock(void)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-int
-ProcBadRequest(ClientPtr client)
-{
-    return BadRequest;
-}
-
 int
 ProcCreateWindow(ClientPtr client)
 {
diff --git a/dix/tables.c b/dix/tables.c
index 2c096c3173..50494d18a9 100644
--- a/dix/tables.c
+++ b/dix/tables.c
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #include "swaprep.h"
 #include "swapreq.h"
 
+static int
+ProcBadRequest(ClientPtr client)
+{
+    return BadRequest;
+}
+
 int (*InitialVector[3]) (ClientPtr /* client */) = {
     0,
     ProcInitialConnection,
diff --git a/include/dixstruct.h b/include/dixstruct.h
index 06a5c1b2c7..4d112b4887 100644
--- a/include/dixstruct.h
+++ b/include/dixstruct.h
@@ -156,7 +156,4 @@ extern _X_EXPORT int (*SwappedProcVector[256]) (ClientPtr /*client */ );
 /* fixme: still needed by (public) dix.h */
 extern ReplySwapPtr ReplySwapVector[256];
 
-extern _X_EXPORT int
-ProcBadRequest(ClientPtr /*client */ );
-
 #endif                          /* DIXSTRUCT_H */