diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index 4fe10cc146..0feeae2983 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -923,9 +923,6 @@ int access_or_die(const char *path, int mode, unsigned flag);
 /* Warn on an inaccessible file that ought to be accessible */
 void warn_on_inaccessible(const char *path);
 
-/* Get the passwd entry for the UID of the current process. */
-struct passwd *xgetpwuid_self(void);
-
 #ifdef GMTIME_UNRELIABLE_ERRORS
 struct tm *git_gmtime(const time_t *);
 struct tm *git_gmtime_r(const time_t *, struct tm *);
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 5ff1aadaaa..d7c70e28d2 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ static int author_ident_explicitly_given;
 #define get_gecos(struct_passwd) ((struct_passwd)->pw_gecos)
 #endif
 
+static struct passwd *xgetpwuid_self(void)
+{
+	struct passwd *pw;
+
+	errno = 0;
+	pw = getpwuid(getuid());
+	if (!pw)
+		die(_("unable to look up current user in the passwd file: %s"),
+		    errno ? strerror(errno) : _("no such user"));
+	return pw;
+}
+
 static void copy_gecos(const struct passwd *w, struct strbuf *name)
 {
 	char *src;
diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index 0e22d43814..dae5675a96 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -601,18 +601,6 @@ int access_or_die(const char *path, int mode, unsigned flag)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct passwd *xgetpwuid_self(void)
-{
-	struct passwd *pw;
-
-	errno = 0;
-	pw = getpwuid(getuid());
-	if (!pw)
-		die(_("unable to look up current user in the passwd file: %s"),
-		    errno ? strerror(errno) : _("no such user"));
-	return pw;
-}
-
 char *xgetcwd(void)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;