diff --git a/refspec.c b/refspec.c
index 0dbbd1e799..3d6cf4dc92 100644
--- a/refspec.c
+++ b/refspec.c
@@ -238,16 +238,6 @@ int valid_fetch_refspec(const char *fetch_refspec_str)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int valid_remote_name(const char *name)
-{
-	int result;
-	struct strbuf refspec = STRBUF_INIT;
-	strbuf_addf(&refspec, "refs/heads/test:refs/remotes/%s/test", name);
-	result = valid_fetch_refspec(refspec.buf);
-	strbuf_release(&refspec);
-	return result;
-}
-
 void refspec_ref_prefixes(const struct refspec *rs,
 			  struct strvec *ref_prefixes)
 {
diff --git a/refspec.h b/refspec.h
index 2a28d043be..f62f83a7ee 100644
--- a/refspec.h
+++ b/refspec.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ void refspec_appendn(struct refspec *rs, const char **refspecs, int nr);
 void refspec_clear(struct refspec *rs);
 
 int valid_fetch_refspec(const char *refspec);
-int valid_remote_name(const char *name);
 
 struct strvec;
 /*
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 4bef6a1398..5574b6a00f 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -2828,3 +2828,13 @@ char *relative_url(const char *remote_url, const char *url,
 	free(out);
 	return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
 }
+
+int valid_remote_name(const char *name)
+{
+	int result;
+	struct strbuf refspec = STRBUF_INIT;
+	strbuf_addf(&refspec, "refs/heads/test:refs/remotes/%s/test", name);
+	result = valid_fetch_refspec(refspec.buf);
+	strbuf_release(&refspec);
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index d3978cdb8d..51402b95e4 100644
--- a/remote.h
+++ b/remote.h
@@ -448,4 +448,6 @@ void apply_push_cas(struct push_cas_option *, struct remote *, struct ref *);
 char *relative_url(const char *remote_url, const char *url,
 		   const char *up_path);
 
+int valid_remote_name(const char *name);
+
 #endif