diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
index c2ccd75af..be741ec67 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
@@ -1518,12 +1518,6 @@ timeout_cb(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 	}
 }
 
-void
-nvme_ctrlr_depopulate_namespace_done(struct nvme_bdev_ns *nvme_ns)
-{
-	nvme_bdev_ns_detach(nvme_ns);
-}
-
 static void
 nvme_ctrlr_depopulate_standard_namespace(struct nvme_bdev_ns *nvme_ns)
 {
diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/common.c b/module/bdev/nvme/common.c
index daea7b59f..bc6a5166a 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/common.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/common.c
@@ -204,3 +204,9 @@ nvme_bdev_ns_detach(struct nvme_bdev_ns *nvme_ns)
 
 	nvme_bdev_ctrlr_destruct(nvme_ns->ctrlr);
 }
+
+void
+nvme_ctrlr_depopulate_namespace_done(struct nvme_bdev_ns *nvme_ns)
+{
+	nvme_bdev_ns_detach(nvme_ns);
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_ocssd.c/bdev_ocssd_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_ocssd.c/bdev_ocssd_ut.c
index 3f9db68e0..91a573ace 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_ocssd.c/bdev_ocssd_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_ocssd.c/bdev_ocssd_ut.c
@@ -197,12 +197,6 @@ nvme_ctrlr_populate_namespace_done(struct nvme_async_probe_ctx *ctx,
 	ns->ctrlr->ref++;
 }
 
-void
-nvme_ctrlr_depopulate_namespace_done(struct nvme_bdev_ns *ns)
-{
-	nvme_bdev_ns_detach(ns);
-}
-
 static struct nvme_bdev_ctrlr *
 create_nvme_bdev_controller(const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid, const char *name)
 {