diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c
index 70cf62c6c..83330b3e0 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.c
@@ -349,3 +349,22 @@ mtk_rectangle_from_graphene_rect (const graphene_rect_t *rect,
       }
     }
 }
+
+void
+mtk_rectangle_crop_and_scale (const MtkRectangle    *rect,
+                              const graphene_rect_t *src_rect,
+                              int                    dst_width,
+                              int                    dst_height,
+                              MtkRectangle          *dest)
+{
+  graphene_rect_t tmp = GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (rect->x, rect->y,
+                                            rect->width, rect->height);
+
+  graphene_rect_scale (&tmp,
+                       src_rect->size.width / dst_width,
+                       src_rect->size.height / dst_height,
+                       &tmp);
+  graphene_rect_offset (&tmp, src_rect->origin.x, src_rect->origin.y);
+
+  mtk_rectangle_from_graphene_rect (&tmp, MTK_ROUNDING_STRATEGY_GROW, dest);
+}
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diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h
index 0c9215fba..e63a51436 100644
--- a/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-rectangle.h
@@ -124,3 +124,9 @@ void mtk_rectangle_from_graphene_rect (const graphene_rect_t *rect,
                                        MtkRoundingStrategy    rounding_strategy,
                                        MtkRectangle          *dest);
 
+MTK_EXPORT
+void mtk_rectangle_crop_and_scale (const MtkRectangle    *rect,
+                                   const graphene_rect_t *src_rect,
+                                   int                    dst_width,
+                                   int                    dst_height,
+                                   MtkRectangle          *dest);
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c b/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
index 655b32506..2eb98a7fe 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-shaped-texture.c
@@ -1113,11 +1113,11 @@ meta_shaped_texture_update_area (MetaShapedTexture *stex,
       inverted_dst_width = ceilf (viewport.size.width);
       inverted_dst_height = ceilf (viewport.size.height);
 
-      meta_rectangle_crop_and_scale (clip,
-                                     &inverted_viewport,
-                                     inverted_dst_width,
-                                     inverted_dst_height,
-                                     clip);
+      mtk_rectangle_crop_and_scale (clip,
+                                    &inverted_viewport,
+                                    inverted_dst_width,
+                                    inverted_dst_height,
+                                    clip);
     }
 
   meta_texture_mipmap_invalidate (stex->texture_mipmap);
diff --git a/src/compositor/region-utils.c b/src/compositor/region-utils.c
index 3748f92ff..037dc4f44 100644
--- a/src/compositor/region-utils.c
+++ b/src/compositor/region-utils.c
@@ -416,11 +416,11 @@ meta_region_crop_and_scale (MtkRegion       *region,
     {
       rects[i] = mtk_region_get_rectangle (region, i);
 
-      meta_rectangle_crop_and_scale (&rects[i],
-                                     src_rect,
-                                     dst_width,
-                                     dst_height,
-                                     &rects[i]);
+      mtk_rectangle_crop_and_scale (&rects[i],
+                                    src_rect,
+                                    dst_width,
+                                    dst_height,
+                                    &rects[i]);
     }
 
   viewport_region = mtk_region_create_rectangles (rects, n_rects);
diff --git a/src/core/boxes-private.h b/src/core/boxes-private.h
index 4a9f9d093..3bc36138f 100644
--- a/src/core/boxes-private.h
+++ b/src/core/boxes-private.h
@@ -252,10 +252,4 @@ void meta_rectangle_transform (const MtkRectangle   *rect,
                                MetaMonitorTransform  transform,
                                int                   width,
                                int                   height,
-                               MtkRectangle         *dest);
-
-void meta_rectangle_crop_and_scale (const MtkRectangle *rect,
-                                    graphene_rect_t    *src_rect,
-                                    int                 dst_width,
-                                    int                 dst_height,
-                                    MtkRectangle       *dest);
+                               MtkRectangle         *dest);
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diff --git a/src/core/boxes.c b/src/core/boxes.c
index 915ef9fb2..6b54318fe 100644
--- a/src/core/boxes.c
+++ b/src/core/boxes.c
@@ -1946,21 +1946,3 @@ meta_rectangle_transform (const MtkRectangle   *rect,
     }
 }
 
-void
-meta_rectangle_crop_and_scale (const MtkRectangle *rect,
-                               graphene_rect_t    *src_rect,
-                               int                 dst_width,
-                               int                 dst_height,
-                               MtkRectangle       *dest)
-{
-  graphene_rect_t tmp = GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (rect->x, rect->y,
-                                            rect->width, rect->height);
-
-  graphene_rect_scale (&tmp,
-                       src_rect->size.width / dst_width,
-                       src_rect->size.height / dst_height,
-                       &tmp);
-  graphene_rect_offset (&tmp, src_rect->origin.x, src_rect->origin.y);
-
-  mtk_rectangle_from_graphene_rect (&tmp, MTK_ROUNDING_STRATEGY_GROW, dest);
-}