diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
index 650b496127..4b06084ff4 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
@@ -4805,13 +4805,8 @@ edje_edit_program_add(Evas_Object *obj, const char *name)
    ed->table_programs[epr->id % ed->table_programs_size] = epr;
 
    //Update patterns
-   if (ed->patterns.programs.signals_patterns)
-     {
-	edje_match_patterns_free(ed->patterns.programs.signals_patterns);
-	edje_match_patterns_free(ed->patterns.programs.sources_patterns);
-     }
-   ed->patterns.programs.signals_patterns = edje_match_programs_signal_init(ed->collection->programs);
-   ed->patterns.programs.sources_patterns = edje_match_programs_source_init(ed->collection->programs);
+   _edje_programs_patterns_clean(ed);
+   _edje_programs_patterns_init(ed);
 
    return 1;
 }
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c
index 05958bb266..49a0fea787 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ edje_file_data_get(const char *file, const char *key)
    return str;
 }
 
-static void
+void
 _edje_programs_patterns_clean(Edje *ed)
 {
    _edje_signals_sources_patterns_clean(&ed->patterns.programs);
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ _edje_programs_patterns_clean(Edje *ed)
    ed->patterns.programs.globing = eina_list_free(ed->patterns.programs.globing);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 _edje_programs_patterns_init(Edje *ed)
 {
    Edje_Signals_Sources_Patterns *ssp = &ed->patterns.programs;
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
index 9ea65cd05b..79428392a8 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
@@ -1214,6 +1214,8 @@ void  _edje_unref(Edje *ed);
 int   _edje_program_run_iterate(Edje_Running_Program *runp, double tim);
 void  _edje_program_end(Edje *ed, Edje_Running_Program *runp);
 void  _edje_program_run(Edje *ed, Edje_Program *pr, int force, const char *ssig, const char *ssrc);
+void _edje_programs_patterns_clean(Edje *ed);
+void _edje_programs_patterns_init(Edje *ed);
 void  _edje_emit(Edje *ed, const char *sig, const char *src);
 void  _edje_emit_handle(Edje *ed, const char *sig, const char *src);
 void  _edje_signals_sources_patterns_clean(Edje_Signals_Sources_Patterns *ssp);