diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
index 3b0b39310..b364b211c 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.c
@@ -1015,83 +1015,13 @@ ftl_band_read_head_md(struct ftl_band *band, ftl_io_fn cb_fn, void *cb_ctx)
 				cb_ctx);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 ftl_band_remove_zone(struct ftl_band *band, struct ftl_zone *zone)
 {
 	CIRCLEQ_REMOVE(&band->zones, zone, circleq);
 	band->num_zones--;
 }
 
-static void
-ftl_erase_fail(struct ftl_io *io, int status)
-{
-	struct ftl_zone *zone;
-	struct ftl_band *band = io->band;
-	char buf[128];
-
-	SPDK_ERRLOG("Erase failed @addr: %s, status: %d\n",
-		    ftl_addr2str(io->addr, buf, sizeof(buf)), status);
-
-	zone = ftl_band_zone_from_addr(band, io->addr);
-	zone->info.state = SPDK_BDEV_ZONE_STATE_OFFLINE;
-	ftl_band_remove_zone(band, zone);
-	band->tail_md_addr = ftl_band_tail_md_addr(band);
-}
-
-static void
-ftl_band_erase_cb(struct ftl_io *io, void *ctx, int status)
-{
-	struct ftl_zone *zone;
-
-	zone = ftl_band_zone_from_addr(io->band, io->addr);
-	zone->busy = false;
-
-	if (spdk_unlikely(status)) {
-		ftl_erase_fail(io, status);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	zone->info.state = SPDK_BDEV_ZONE_STATE_EMPTY;
-	zone->info.write_pointer = zone->info.zone_id;
-}
-
-int
-ftl_band_erase(struct ftl_band *band)
-{
-	struct ftl_zone *zone;
-	struct ftl_io *io;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	assert(band->state == FTL_BAND_STATE_CLOSED ||
-	       band->state == FTL_BAND_STATE_FREE);
-
-	ftl_band_set_state(band, FTL_BAND_STATE_PREP);
-
-	CIRCLEQ_FOREACH(zone, &band->zones, circleq) {
-		if (zone->info.state == SPDK_BDEV_ZONE_STATE_EMPTY) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		io = ftl_io_erase_init(band, 1, ftl_band_erase_cb);
-		if (!io) {
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		zone->busy = true;
-		io->addr.offset = zone->info.zone_id;
-		rc = ftl_io_erase(io);
-		if (rc) {
-			zone->busy = false;
-			assert(0);
-			/* TODO: change band's state back to close? */
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
 int
 ftl_band_write_prep(struct ftl_band *band)
 {
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h
index 98145d75a..a7f6e65e7 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_band.h
@@ -214,11 +214,12 @@ struct ftl_addr ftl_band_tail_md_addr(struct ftl_band *band);
 struct ftl_addr ftl_band_head_md_addr(struct ftl_band *band);
 void		ftl_band_write_failed(struct ftl_band *band);
 int		ftl_band_full(struct ftl_band *band, size_t offset);
-int		ftl_band_erase(struct ftl_band *band);
 int		ftl_band_write_prep(struct ftl_band *band);
 struct ftl_zone *ftl_band_next_operational_zone(struct ftl_band *band,
 		struct ftl_zone *zone);
 size_t		ftl_lba_map_pool_elem_size(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
+void		ftl_band_remove_zone(struct ftl_band *band, struct ftl_zone *zone);
+
 
 static inline int
 ftl_band_empty(const struct ftl_band *band)
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
index b1f81a7a9..802005bfb 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.c
@@ -384,12 +384,6 @@ ftl_submit_erase(struct ftl_io *io)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static void
-_ftl_io_erase(void *ctx)
-{
-	ftl_io_erase((struct ftl_io *)ctx);
-}
-
 static bool
 ftl_check_core_thread(const struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -406,7 +400,15 @@ ftl_get_io_channel(const struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int
+static int ftl_io_erase(struct ftl_io *io);
+
+static void
+_ftl_io_erase(void *ctx)
+{
+	ftl_io_erase((struct ftl_io *)ctx);
+}
+
+static int
 ftl_io_erase(struct ftl_io *io)
 {
 	struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev = io->dev;
@@ -419,6 +421,76 @@ ftl_io_erase(struct ftl_io *io)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+ftl_erase_fail(struct ftl_io *io, int status)
+{
+	struct ftl_zone *zone;
+	struct ftl_band *band = io->band;
+	char buf[128];
+
+	SPDK_ERRLOG("Erase failed at address: %s, status: %d\n",
+		    ftl_addr2str(io->addr, buf, sizeof(buf)), status);
+
+	zone = ftl_band_zone_from_addr(band, io->addr);
+	zone->info.state = SPDK_BDEV_ZONE_STATE_OFFLINE;
+	ftl_band_remove_zone(band, zone);
+	band->tail_md_addr = ftl_band_tail_md_addr(band);
+}
+
+static void
+ftl_zone_erase_cb(struct ftl_io *io, void *ctx, int status)
+{
+	struct ftl_zone *zone;
+
+	zone = ftl_band_zone_from_addr(io->band, io->addr);
+	zone->busy = false;
+
+	if (spdk_unlikely(status)) {
+		ftl_erase_fail(io, status);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	zone->info.state = SPDK_BDEV_ZONE_STATE_EMPTY;
+	zone->info.write_pointer = zone->info.zone_id;
+}
+
+static int
+ftl_band_erase(struct ftl_band *band)
+{
+	struct ftl_zone *zone;
+	struct ftl_io *io;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	assert(band->state == FTL_BAND_STATE_CLOSED ||
+	       band->state == FTL_BAND_STATE_FREE);
+
+	ftl_band_set_state(band, FTL_BAND_STATE_PREP);
+
+	CIRCLEQ_FOREACH(zone, &band->zones, circleq) {
+		if (zone->info.state == SPDK_BDEV_ZONE_STATE_EMPTY) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		io = ftl_io_erase_init(band, 1, ftl_zone_erase_cb);
+		if (!io) {
+			rc = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		zone->busy = true;
+		io->addr.offset = zone->info.zone_id;
+		rc = ftl_io_erase(io);
+		if (rc) {
+			zone->busy = false;
+			assert(0);
+			/* TODO: change band's state back to close? */
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static struct ftl_band *
 ftl_next_write_band(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h
index 51a51401c..77b4ba3d1 100644
--- a/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h
+++ b/lib/ftl/ftl_core.h
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ typedef void (*ftl_restore_fn)(struct spdk_ftl_dev *, struct ftl_restore *, int)
 void	ftl_apply_limits(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 void	ftl_io_read(struct ftl_io *io);
 void	ftl_io_write(struct ftl_io *io);
-int	ftl_io_erase(struct ftl_io *io);
 int	ftl_flush_rwb(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, spdk_ftl_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 int	ftl_current_limit(const struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev);
 int	ftl_invalidate_addr(struct spdk_ftl_dev *dev, struct ftl_addr addr);