diff --git a/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c b/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c
index ef8459de5..b13de3434 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c
@@ -61,6 +61,38 @@ static void         _e_desktop_editor_icon_entry_changed(void *data, Evas_Object
 #define IFDUP(src, dst) if (src) dst = strdup(src); else \
     dst = NULL
 
+
+static int
+_e_util_icon_save(Ecore_X_Icon *icon, const char *filename)
+{
+   Ecore_Evas *ee;
+   Evas *evas;
+   Evas_Object *im;
+   int ret;
+
+   ee = ecore_evas_buffer_new(icon->width, icon->height);
+   if (!ee) return 0;
+   evas = ecore_evas_get(ee);
+   evas_image_cache_set(evas, 0);
+   evas_font_cache_set(evas, 0);
+
+   im = evas_object_image_add(evas);
+   if (!im)
+     {
+        ecore_evas_free(ee);
+        return 0;
+     }
+   evas_object_move(im, 0, 0);
+   evas_object_resize(im, icon->width, icon->height);
+   evas_object_image_size_set(im, icon->width, icon->height);
+   evas_object_image_data_copy_set(im, icon->data);
+   evas_object_image_alpha_set(im, 1);
+   evas_object_show(im);
+   ret = evas_object_image_save(im, filename, NULL, NULL);
+   evas_object_del(im);
+   ecore_evas_free(ee);
+   return ret;
+}
 /* externally accessible functions */
 
 EAPI Efreet_Desktop *
@@ -143,7 +175,7 @@ e_desktop_client_create(E_Client *ec)
 
         snprintf(file, sizeof(file), "%s-%.6f.png", bname ?: "", ecore_time_get());
         snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", icon_dir, file);
-        if (e_util_icon_save(&(ec->netwm.icons[0]), path))
+        if (_e_util_icon_save(&(ec->netwm.icons[0]), path))
           desktop->icon = strdup(file);
         else
           fprintf(stderr, "Could not save file from ARGB: %s\n", path);
diff --git a/src/bin/e_utils.c b/src/bin/e_utils.c
index e4a9dce63..f2d09e2ac 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_utils.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_utils.c
@@ -614,37 +614,6 @@ e_util_filename_escape(const char *filename)
    return buf;
 }
 
-EAPI int
-e_util_icon_save(Ecore_X_Icon *icon, const char *filename)
-{
-   Ecore_Evas *ee;
-   Evas *evas;
-   Evas_Object *im;
-   int ret;
-
-   ee = ecore_evas_buffer_new(icon->width, icon->height);
-   if (!ee) return 0;
-   evas = ecore_evas_get(ee);
-   evas_image_cache_set(evas, 0);
-   evas_font_cache_set(evas, 0);
-
-   im = evas_object_image_add(evas);
-   if (!im)
-     {
-        ecore_evas_free(ee);
-        return 0;
-     }
-   evas_object_move(im, 0, 0);
-   evas_object_resize(im, icon->width, icon->height);
-   evas_object_image_size_set(im, icon->width, icon->height);
-   evas_object_image_data_copy_set(im, icon->data);
-   evas_object_image_alpha_set(im, 1);
-   evas_object_show(im);
-   ret = evas_object_image_save(im, filename, NULL, NULL);
-   evas_object_del(im);
-   ecore_evas_free(ee);
-   return ret;
-}
 
 EAPI char *
 e_util_shell_env_path_eval(const char *path)
diff --git a/src/bin/e_utils.h b/src/bin/e_utils.h
index 6ab2b0bcb..6c1a7157a 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_utils.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_utils.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ EAPI E_Client    *e_util_desk_client_below(E_Client *ec);
 EAPI int          e_util_edje_collection_exists(const char *file, const char *coll);
 EAPI E_Dialog     *e_util_dialog_internal(const char *title, const char *txt);
 EAPI const char  *e_util_filename_escape(const char *filename);
-EAPI int          e_util_icon_save(Ecore_X_Icon *icon, const char *filename);
 EAPI char        *e_util_shell_env_path_eval(const char *path);
 EAPI char        *e_util_size_string_get(off_t size);
 EAPI char        *e_util_file_time_get(time_t ftime);