diff --git a/src/lib/image.c b/src/lib/image.c
index 46e90ae..d5e6f32 100644
--- a/src/lib/image.c
+++ b/src/lib/image.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ __imlib_LoadImage(const char *file, ImlibLoadArgs * ila)
    loader_ret = LOAD_FAIL;
 
    /* take a guess by extension on the best loader to use */
-   best_loader = __imlib_FindBestLoaderForFile(im->real_file, 0);
+   best_loader = __imlib_FindBestLoader(im->real_file, NULL, 0);
    errno = 0;
    if (best_loader)
       loader_ret = __imlib_LoadImageWrapper(best_loader, im, ila->immed);
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ __imlib_SaveImage(ImlibImage * im, const char *file,
      }
 
    /* find the laoder for the format - if its null use the extension */
-   l = __imlib_FindBestLoaderForFileFormat(file, im->format, 1);
+   l = __imlib_FindBestLoader(file, im->format, 1);
    /* no loader - abort */
    if (!l)
      {
diff --git a/src/lib/image.h b/src/lib/image.h
index f4f16c1..240355f 100644
--- a/src/lib/image.h
+++ b/src/lib/image.h
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ typedef struct {
    int                 frame;
 } ImlibLoadArgs;
 
+ImlibLoader        *__imlib_FindBestLoader(const char *file, const char *format,
+                                           int for_save);
+
+void                __imlib_LoaderSetFormats(ImlibLoader * l,
+                                             const char *const *fmt,
+                                             unsigned int num);
+
 ImlibImage         *__imlib_CreateImage(int w, int h, DATA32 * data);
 ImlibImage         *__imlib_LoadImage(const char *file, ImlibLoadArgs * ila);
 int                 __imlib_LoadEmbedded(ImlibLoader * l, ImlibImage * im,
diff --git a/src/lib/loaders.c b/src/lib/loaders.c
index 9d79538..f306d85 100644
--- a/src/lib/loaders.c
+++ b/src/lib/loaders.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "file.h"
+#include "image.h"
 #include "loaders.h"
 
 #define DBG_PFX "LOAD"
@@ -316,11 +317,14 @@ __imlib_LookupLoadedLoader(const char *format, int for_save)
 }
 
 __EXPORT__ ImlibLoader *
-__imlib_FindBestLoaderForFormat(const char *format, int for_save)
+__imlib_FindBestLoader(const char *file, const char *format, int for_save)
 {
    ImlibLoader        *l;
 
-   DP("%s: fmt='%s'\n", __func__, format);
+   DP("%s: file='%s' fmt='%s'\n", __func__, file, format);
+
+   if (!format)
+      format = __imlib_FileExtension(file);
 
    if (!format || format[0] == '\0')
       return NULL;
@@ -346,32 +350,6 @@ __imlib_FindBestLoaderForFormat(const char *format, int for_save)
    return l;
 }
 
-__EXPORT__ ImlibLoader *
-__imlib_FindBestLoaderForFile(const char *file, int for_save)
-{
-   ImlibLoader        *l;
-
-   DP("%s: file='%s'\n", __func__, file);
-
-   l = __imlib_FindBestLoaderForFormat(__imlib_FileExtension(file), for_save);
-
-   return l;
-}
-
-ImlibLoader        *
-__imlib_FindBestLoaderForFileFormat(const char *file, const char *format,
-                                    int for_save)
-{
-   DP("%s: file='%s' ext='%s'\n", __func__, file, format);
-
-   /* if the format is provided ("png" "jpg" etc.) use that */
-   /* otherwise us the file extension */
-   if (format)
-      return __imlib_FindBestLoaderForFormat(format, for_save);
-   else
-      return __imlib_FindBestLoaderForFile(file, for_save);
-}
-
 __EXPORT__ void
 __imlib_LoaderSetFormats(ImlibLoader * l,
                          const char *const *fmt, unsigned int num)
diff --git a/src/lib/loaders.h b/src/lib/loaders.h
index f323e23..faacf6c 100644
--- a/src/lib/loaders.h
+++ b/src/lib/loaders.h
@@ -20,15 +20,5 @@ struct _ImlibLoader {
 
 void                __imlib_RemoveAllLoaders(void);
 ImlibLoader       **__imlib_GetLoaderList(void);
-ImlibLoader        *__imlib_FindBestLoaderForFile(const char *file,
-                                                  int for_save);
-ImlibLoader        *__imlib_FindBestLoaderForFormat(const char *format,
-                                                    int for_save);
-ImlibLoader        *__imlib_FindBestLoaderForFileFormat(const char *file,
-                                                        const char *format,
-                                                        int for_save);
-void                __imlib_LoaderSetFormats(ImlibLoader * l,
-                                             const char *const *fmt,
-                                             unsigned int num);
 
 #endif /* __LOADERS */
diff --git a/src/modules/loaders/decompress_load.c b/src/modules/loaders/decompress_load.c
index c4683b1..1337401 100644
--- a/src/modules/loaders/decompress_load.c
+++ b/src/modules/loaders/decompress_load.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ decompress_load(ImlibImage * im, int load_data, const char *const *pext,
    if (!(real_ext = strndup(q, p - q - 1)))
       return LOAD_OOM;
 
-   loader = __imlib_FindBestLoaderForFormat(real_ext, 0);
+   loader = __imlib_FindBestLoader(NULL, real_ext, 0);
    free(real_ext);
    if (!loader)
       return rc;
diff --git a/src/modules/loaders/loader_common.h b/src/modules/loaders/loader_common.h
index 17f4b71..5afbac1 100644
--- a/src/modules/loaders/loader_common.h
+++ b/src/modules/loaders/loader_common.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "image.h"
-#include "loaders.h"
 
 __EXPORT__ char     load(ImlibImage * im, ImlibProgressFunction progress,
                          char progress_granularity, char load_data);
diff --git a/src/modules/loaders/loader_id3.c b/src/modules/loaders/loader_id3.c
index a432265..3804be5 100644
--- a/src/modules/loaders/loader_id3.c
+++ b/src/modules/loaders/loader_id3.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ get_loader(lopt * opt, ImlibLoader ** loader)
         return 0;
      }
    strncpy(ext + 1, data + 6, EXT_LEN);
-   if (!(*loader = __imlib_FindBestLoaderForFile(ext, 0)))
+   if (!(*loader = __imlib_FindBestLoader(ext, NULL, 0)))
      {
         fprintf(stderr, "No loader found for extension %s\n", ext);
         return 0;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ load2(ImlibImage * im, int load_data)
         strncpy(url, data, length);
         url[length] = '\0';
         file = (strncmp(url, "file://", 7) ? url : url + 7);
-        if (!(loader = __imlib_FindBestLoaderForFile(file, 0)))
+        if (!(loader = __imlib_FindBestLoader(file, NULL, 0)))
           {
              fprintf(stderr, "No loader found for file %s\n", file);
              free(url);