diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
index 1410bf346..bff15c1ba 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_internal.h
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ struct spdk_nvmf_globals {
 	uint16_t	   sin_port;
 };
 
-void
-nvmf_complete_cmd(void *rsp, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cmp);
-
-
 int nvmf_tgt_init(char *nodebase, int max_queue_depth, int max_conn_per_sess);
 
 extern struct spdk_nvmf_globals g_nvmf_tgt;
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/request.c b/lib/nvmf/request.c
index 7689eb69f..9c48e00ef 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/request.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/request.c
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ nvmf_process_discovery_cmd(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static void
+nvmf_complete_cmd(void *ctx, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cmp)
+{
+	struct spdk_nvmf_request *req = ctx;
+	struct spdk_nvme_cpl *response;
+
+	spdk_trace_record(TRACE_NVMF_LIB_COMPLETE, 0, 0, (uint64_t)req, 0);
+
+	response = &req->rsp->nvme_cpl;
+	memcpy(response, cmp, sizeof(*cmp));
+
+	spdk_nvmf_request_complete(req);
+}
+
 static bool
 nvmf_process_admin_cmd(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/session.c b/lib/nvmf/session.c
index 460584c01..75b150b39 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/session.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/session.c
@@ -284,20 +284,6 @@ nvmf_disconnect(struct nvmf_session *session,
 	}
 }
 
-void
-nvmf_complete_cmd(void *ctx, const struct spdk_nvme_cpl *cmp)
-{
-	struct spdk_nvmf_request *req  = ctx;
-	struct spdk_nvme_cpl *response;
-
-	spdk_trace_record(TRACE_NVMF_LIB_COMPLETE, 0, 0, (uint64_t)req, 0);
-
-	response = &req->rsp->nvme_cpl;
-	memcpy(response, cmp, sizeof(*cmp));
-
-	spdk_nvmf_request_complete(req);
-}
-
 static uint64_t
 nvmf_prop_get_cap(struct nvmf_session *session)
 {